Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-04-22

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and forty thousand acres of grain put
in in this county during the next
four weeks.
The usual annual howl "a total fail
ure in the fruit CROP" is now: being
set up by extensive fruit growers in
the east.
The raging Pipestem threatens to
sweep away the new bridge just
built. Ifit succeeds, Stutsman county
will soon have another bridge con.
tract to let.
The Fargo Republican says that it is
reliably stated that S. P. snider, the
land king of the James valley, is
holding his breath, pending the sue.
cessful sale of 100000 acres at IS per
acre. o."
Late dispatches from Sioux City
say that the Dakota Southern rail.
road has been almost entirely swept
away by the flood, and that there is
some doubt about its ever being re.
constructed.
Prominent republicans of Chicago
are very much agitated in conse.
quence of the discovery of extensive
frauds, said to have been perpetrat-
ed by the unterrified during the late
city election. As result the repub-
licans cry fraud and claim the vic.
tory.
Pioneer Press: If Gov. Ordway
had enemies in Dakota before, his
noble generosity and untiring efforts
in behalf of the sufferes by the recent
floods should win him the love and
respect of every man, woman and
child in the Territory. He is accom-
plishing much for the relief ofthe suf-
ferers. The war department has
generously promised to care for them
for ten days.
General Manager Hill told a gentle
man in Chicago not long since that he
expected to be on friendly terms with
the Northern Pacific ere long. 1t is
also intimated in this connection that
he desires to pool earnings with the
Northern Pacific between St. Paul &
Fargo. Such scheme would send
freight rates up again and Fargo
would. practically, be no better off
than she was before Mr.. Hills road
came there.
Hiscock, the able New York rep.
resentative, seems to be regarded by
most leading journals as being the
coming man for speaker of the House.
He belongs, soul and body to the stal.
wart class and is said to be sure of the
eastern and middle states. Mr.. Blaine,
would like to see Kasson,
Of Iowa, get the place; but owing to
the opposition now being brought to
bear against Kasson by eastern men,
bers. 1t is thought that his chances
for success are few.
The revised edition of the new
testament ignores the existence of
hell, but recognizes the survival of
the gentleman in black" and the
theory that he continues to
go about ''like roaring lion seek.
ing whom he may devour." But
having abolished hell there is no
place to put the devil, SO the revis-
ers have given him recognition in
the Lords prayer, which is now
made to read, "deliver US from the
evil one." Where the next revision
will land him is hard to foretell.
Press and Dakotian.
The Associated press dispatches
of the 10th inst. say that it is rumor.
ed that the president will send a
special message to the senate in q
few days urging the necessity of
some confirm ations. 1t is said that
he will base his requests on the fact
that the Indian agents terms of Office
are expiring and there are vacancies
which hinder the proper disbursement
of supplies and bounties. The presi-
dent will urge the necessity of the
government keeping its obligations
to the Indians as the only sure means
of preserving the peace with them.
Should dissatisfaction spread among
them, it is feared that some
of the newer arrivals in Indian Terri
tory and the reservations may attempt
to break away, which would entail
the preparation of outrages on
settlers, and another war, possibly,
to bring them into subjection again.
Our Washington exchanges speak
very flatteringly of the efforts of
Governor Ordway in behalf of the
Missouri river sufferers. The
Fargo Argus commenting upon the
subject says that "the people he is
working night and day to assist, may
call him at Yankton = id long leg
ged Yankee dictator, and their cron-
les in North Dakota may villify him
because of his objections to court
house steals; but being not in his
own r. ounfrv. he ia not without hon