Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-01-21
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testimony and it is the prevailing opinion
here that this favors the sitting member.
WELLS oPfasEs.
| YASKrax, dan l9.-The Wallace con.
test is dragging slowly along. Miller, OF
! Rlchland, introduced bill Tor c.alTt
hous. and Jail in his county. A big fight
| is promised over the etfu.t to repeal the
| present railroad tax law. Baynes, OF Ham
son county champions the rep: al, because
| only few school districts III ssuthcrn
Dakota would profit By the change, while
Wells, Of Stutsman, leads .he oppssitieu.
because the percentage tax on earnings
has given the best satisfaction when tried.
Nj. Warmers memorial asking the pres
idcnt and congress- to divids the territory
Of Dakota and admit the southern hall in-
TO the Union is an elaborate doclnent,
containing condensation Of all tbs iu-
formation congress is likely TO desire up
IN the subject 1t asks that the nasac af
the state be South Dakota, aud the iu-
ference is that When the northern hal; is
admitt it will be called "Nprth Dakot.-'
though we have nn assurance Of this fact.
Mr. Warner is decidedly opi~sed 70 any
division of the southern part Of Dakota
which will cut o.. the Back Hills from
the COW counties. He enjoys his pleas-
ant association With his southeastern
neiynbors and does not desire to be de-
prived Of their society.
FIRE IN A TENEMENT BUILDING.
New Y,rk, Jan 81 Fire broke out in
tenement building on Motto street, n.
T.. at 8 o'clock yestcrda! m,rning. One
hundred aud sixty families occupied the
building. 500 persons in all. A terri
Bile panic ensued, but the Off :ers and po-
Ice succeeded in getting the people out
safely.
RUMoRED CONSOLIDATION
ST PAUL, Jan ol.-RumAr ef contem-
plated consolidation OF the Union and
Central Pacific r. r. revived yesterday,
but found actioa for rumor could not be
traced.
New York, Jan. 2l.-Rlfus Hatch has
gotten out an injunction against the cp;s-
solicitation Of tue telegraph lines He
owns 100 shares in the American Union
and claims the company started to pre-
vent monopoly. and that the consrlida-
tion Is detrimental to the that object.
CONGRESSIONAL tlSGs.
WAsnNer4x. Jan. 21.-'rhe Fl use
committee IN post Office ha. decided that
the chairmsn report favorable or Spring
er's resolution looking to The cstaLli.A>
nlent of the postal telegraph system.
Merius' resolution providing for the in.
vestigation of allegations that N.rshern
Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific r. RS
have ortgaged lads granted them by
the Government before they have earned
them by the construction OF road aud is re
garded as important .nd iEimical to tie
road
The funding bill is in the hands of the
Senate committee and its early report and
passage in amended form is probable.
A resolution was introduced is the
Senate yesterday to investigate the pubii-
cation Of the Chinese treaty before tho
Government allowed it. Edmunds said
l.,~ - IA 1,
papers who got it 10 disclose the name f
the person giving it to them il it had to
imprison correspondents.
It is said Justice Swaync's resignation
is in the hands of the President and that
Stanley Mathews appointme MT 10 ,le su
pre,ne bench has been made. It is said
that Justice Clifford has also resigned.
Quite an interesting interview took
place il the Senate chamber to-day, when
Hisc.ck of New York, candidate for the
speakership ard anli-Conktingite, called
upon Conksing to obtain his support
rhe latter received him haughtily and
told linn in plain terms That he must
know what kI d Of a republican he was
supporting, and if fansthing but stal~art
he must not look to him for support. 1t
Is believed that Hiscock will accept the
terms.
SENATORIAL QUESTIONS IN GENERAL.
CHieseo, Jan. 81 Matters in the SEN
a.orial contests in bo,h Nebraska and
Tennessee still remain unsettled.
HARRI,BrRe. Pa. Jan. 81 Oliver, the
Cameron candidate for the Seuate lost five
votes,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 The whitaker
court tmartial has adjourns nn:a tF~bru ~
Sd.
TUNNEL SCHEME.
MONTREAL. Jan, 2..-It is aatheritiveIy
reported here that there is . scheme on
foot to put hallway tum.el under ske
falls Of the Nisrsgs.