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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-02-15
Closing Scene in the Guiteau Trial.
Waiting for the Verdict.
| Report of the New York Sun. ]


Soon after o'clock, and while dusk was
becoming darkness in the courtroom, the
Jury took the case in ITS own hands. 4
grm-yi,agcd ballif making his way
through the dense throng that stood be-
tween the jury aud the door bcckoncd to
them to follow him. i coiorcd sheriff
gathering mp some of the documentary
evidence. prepared to follow, and one by
one, thu, escorted, the jury made its way
from the courtroom iuto the consultation
room overhead Judge Cox, after they
had gone, leaned over the bar and con
vrrSrd quietly with one or two lawyers.
MI Scoyillc and Mr.. Reed, the prisoners
counsel. chati,d with one OF two Of the
audience. .Iudgc Porter sat silent, while
CorkhiI made the only o1cions cNhihi-
tiuu by gathering together the documents
and papers with which the tables were
strcvn.
Guitcau sat in the dock fur five or six
minutes. like n stutuc, after the jury had
gone II was too dark to sc" his features
but those who stood near him said he was
muttcriug something to himself lie Ii
ndllv looked up toward the Judge and
tried to get up. but lac seemed To have lost
hi, strength. aud the officers who guarded
him Thought he Was going To break down
At last he said in weak voice, unlik"
that lr Ina, u-cd to interrupt the proceed
in-.s. that he would like To- Ice taken ont OF
tie court into tie Mar,hals office, and
Iudrr Cox consented. Two ballti~ took
him one by each arm, and he was led
through the throug, his head bent over
lis ewes upon the floor. shuilllng along nm
al hc got out Of the courtroom. In the
Marshals office he was seated III char IN
the corner. and when one of the deputies
spoke To him. asking him how he felt be
rrulicd in a trcmulous voice that be was
anxious To have it over, it wore on ms
nerves very much waiting for the jury 10
come in. lie would not say what he
thought Of Judge Cox's charge. Fifteen
minutes perhaps. after the jury went ont
1r5,, Cox decided to give a recess for halt
~ 4. s,o, 50 the cricr ANNOUNCED
this the cricr began to converse IN l"nd
W. hold dainty sand-wichc,
. ,,. annor. o,l There was the fra
on.o -, ,rc.h emf onplcs. The whisper
| ,,,,,rr,,r;r', and the murmcr
inc chatting. Everybody who had seal
kent il: no one would give up his place
Corkhiu. the Dlstrict-Attorney, was
j ricturc in pantomimc His round hca'
bol,brd back aud forth a. he whispered L
this or that man. ard hc threw of some
;, the official dignit, which routine has rem
drrcd heavy for his shoulders. Somebod.
passed him a red apple. lie put on Tn
look of one iu.uiicd, and Knocked II ''
the floor Mr.. Scovillc stood Ike st''u
with his arms folded, while MI Reed WI
was talking with lawyer sadly shoo
?, his head, rs II IN ANTICIPATION al N'l"''
e Within ten minutes after the recess ha
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-02-15

"Remember," says Mr.. McAdam,
who invented the road.bed that
goes by his name, remember that
if you keep stones out and water
of, you have a road"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-02-15
SIMON Il kOIIN,
r. M. FREEMA

fsouth.west corner of Public Square,
HOMER, La,
DEALER in Fancy and Family Groceries
SIoos Hats Clothing. Dry Goods, Notions,
and a rnIl snnply of everything kept in a
General store The custom of the public is
respectfully solicited.
Terms and prices liberal ,-
April Il, 1ss0. '''F
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-02-15

Markings or spots of indelible
ink can generally be removed by
washing the place hrst with . solu-
ton of salt and afterwsrd with
ammonia water. Aa
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

COPENHAGEN, Noy. 24.--A criminal
was beheaded i'll public to-day. Execu-
ton bunsling and indignation of the peo-
pie terribly aroused.
TROY, n. Y, Nov. 23.-The old police
force still hold station houses. New
superintendent says he will take them
soon as he organizes his new police.
OaDENsBuRG, N. Y, %. - Senator
Conger, of Michigan, is here to attend the
marriage of his son to Susie, daughter Of
Charles Ashley, prominent merchant.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Standard be.
leves tie attention Of the United States
government has been directed to the
claims of France in regard to Madagas-
car.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.--Eleven jurors haye
been obtained at the end OF the fourth
day in the Theresa Sturla murder trial.
The police made RAID on the city
gambling dens tonight and captured IL
persons.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Nov. 23.-- 4
special to the Journal Danville, says th'
noted racing sire, Imported Buckskin
died last night. The owner, Cspt. Cot
trell, of Mobile, just refused "a offer o
)l2,oco tos hin.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
OFFICIAL COUNT.
williams and Benson an Elected Pair,
and Along Comes Nickeus with "A
Thousand to Spare.
The Fateful Figures Which Boosted and
Blasted the Hopes Of Aspiring
Statesmen Yesterday.
Our Member OF the Council.

Arom the Daily. Wednesday.
After long agony of suspense the
question of the legislative election is at
at last finally settled, and the mountain
that seemed to loom up before us is now
found to be behind. The exaggerations
that came from Grsgs and Ransom coun-
ties by which Maratta and Goodrich were
guessed into Office have melted away be-
fore the official count like a snow bank
before q tropical sun. Stutsman county
has every reason to he gratiticd over the
result in the election Of one of her cltl-
zens to tic h!Yhes, legislative Office in the
district, and ,hai citizen man whose
a,,il.v will do honor to the district and
his const luents Whlie Sir. Nlckeus IS
rrpu!iCa" nHc! was elected rs such ne
IS no: such :, ;,n., san ~ 10 allow party
feel ne @ i:;I,a.@c rs acl'cn n his vote
on matters pertaining 20 'ue n'''er'aj m
tercsts and development OF the territory,
and the democrat Us we'll as republics
will have a representative in the terri
torial council in the person of MIR. Nick
Gus, and he should have the encourage
ment and support of all in the discharge
of his official duties, for he IS the repre-
sentative of all regardless Of party name
or party feeling. On political questions
he is of course expected to vote as re-
publican, aud as the representative OF
his nartv Int unOn other questions he is
expected to vote as the representative OF
the whole people of his district regardless
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
Township Organization.

The question of township organization
is beng agitated in some of the counties
in the territory and has also been men,
toned in connection with the govern
ment of Stutsman county. There is a d-
versity of opinion among the people in
the thickly settled counties of the states
as to the practical benefits Of the system.
The main objection to the system is that
it makes too many petty offices which are
a burden to the persons upon whom the
duties are imposed. The system adopted
in the states is very much the samein
all, and even there where every congress
this purpose, most of them with more in
habitants than all of Stutsman county,
outside of Jamestown, penalty is pro-
vided by law for refusal to serve IN
most of the official capacities of the town.
The Offices are so onerous and burden
some that people are compelled by law to
accept the honor. 1t is unnecessary to
say that an office held under protest will
not be very efficiently tiled. To
avoid the penalty they accept the
Office and then perform the duties
only SO far as necessary to escape a
penalty for neglect of duty. The system
of county government now existing IN
Stutsnan county meets every require
ment of the county, and is perhaps the
most satisfactory of any system OF county
government ever yet devised. When
Stutsman county attains to a population
of $4,000 and its territory is divided up
and settled into farms of 100 acres down
to 40 and 90 and 10 acres, township or
ganization may be practicable and advis-
able, but under the present condition it
certainly is much better managed under
the present system. There is entirely too
much machinery about the township Or
ganization system for the machine that
we have to run.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
Why the Revolution Failed.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.--The Inter-Ocean
will publish an interview with Thomas
NJ. Nlchol in regard to the statement pub
lished in the Cincinnati Enquirer, that
the democrats in congress had laid plan
to oust Speaker Keifer from the chair IN
the house of representatives last winter.
Nichol says he fully 5elieyes there is some
foul dation for the story, that lie had
heard it before the present story appeared;
knew of it within a day or two after it
happened, and that he asked Gen. Keifcr
about it. Keifer gave no details, but did
not deny there were grounds for the re-
port; that Keifer managed the thing dis
creetly, and by saying nothing did not
stir up bad blood; that he sent for a
prominent democrat and toid what he
knew of the plan and convinced him
1t would not succeed aud had
him advise his confreers to drop it. Mich
ol was al the time when the democrats
were making dilatory motions, and repub-
ltcans as about to introduce an amend
ment to house rules to overcome the diff
hcuty and democrats feared keifer would
recognize motion to amend rather than
dilatory motion and that in such case he
was to be taken from chair by force and
we were paid to do it. Nichol does not
think Blackburn or Kenna were in it
prominently
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
A Big Bonanza.

The Pioneer Press Co. has issued a new
and brilliant poster advertising the
Weekly Pioueer Press for the season of
1888. This paper is 50 we'll known and
appreciated as to hardly require our
hearty endorsement, but to those who
NAV not have seen it, if there are any
such in this county, we would say en-
phatlcally that 1t is by far the best Week
Iy in the west.
Its columns are full of we'll and care
fully selected matter, giving complete
aud accurate reports of the political, SCI
entitic and business worlds. To some OF
its special features. such as Hints for the
Household "What Women Want to
Know, )" "The Farm" Commercial Re
view" ETC., We would call particular at
>est'o9,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
The Official Count.

The county clerks of the several coun-
ties in the Fourteenth legislative district,
namely, Geo. W. Vennum, Stutsman; l..
D. Marsh, Barnes; j. L. Cotton, Ransom;
H. P. Smart, Grggs; Frank j. Mead,
Morton; A. E. Franks, La Moure; Thos.
Van Etten deputy, Burleigh; Il. 4.
Geschke deputy, Dickey, met at the
county clerks Office in this city yesterday
and canvassed the returns of the several
counties named for member of the terrific
rial council and two members of the legis-
lative assembly. The canvassing board
organized by appointing Geo. W. Ven
mum chairman and H. p Smart secretary.
The vote of each candidate is given in
the following tabular statement, no re-
turns from Kidder county having been
received:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
Murdered for S25.

FRANKLIN, Mlnn., Nov. 2l,-Ole Lee, a
farmer, was found murdered with two
bullet holes through his head last even
ing, four miles south OF here. He was in
town with a load of wheat and had s25.
He started home with young man
named Egan, who had been lounglng
around town for several days. \ few
minutes before Lee was found Egan was
met about half mile from the scene of
The murder going west across the prairie.
Egan bought a revolver few days ago,
and from other circumstances connected
with the deed, suspicion rested on him.
He was arrested at Fairfax. Lee was q
years old and single. Egan Is about 20
and has worked in this settlement the
past season. His mother is widow liv-
ing near Owatonna.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
4 y,.w Wor S 10 {uquirers.

From TAur.d,y'> Da,;y.
The ,un,ner and nature OF the inquiries
which come to the Alert from all arts u
the United States and the Cana''as, re-
questing personsl answer as to the v~ri-
GUS resources, the cost Of production, the
price of labor and various other details
would stagger professional statistic'an.
To answer all these personally would re-
Qu,re the entire time of one person. This
we cannot do and 1t is certainly beyond
reason to ask it. We apprehend that
those who make these requests are not
couversant with the sphere OF news
paper editor or the unceasing labor his
office duties impose upon him. nor the
character of his stock in trade. His busi-
ness is to give through his paper the IN
formation asked IN these personal re-
quests, and his paper is one OF his sources
of income. In the course OF
year nearly every conceivable inquiry
with reference to the country is
answered without the question being
asked Each season Of the year suggests
the character of information desired by
the public, and those desiring the inform
alton, as we have suggested should sub
scribe for the local paper published in the
vicinity in particular reference to which
he may desire information. by aften-
lively reading the local paper of a given
place Tor year, one will become almost
as thoroughly acquainted with the mate.
rial matters concerning it as if he had been
present himself. A general idea OF tho
character of the people and business o.
place may be correctly obtained from ever
one copy OF the local paper The adver
tis,ng patronage indicates the business o
the place and the news items the genera
character of the people. The proper wa.
Tor person to address newspaper MAJ
tor information in reference TO th
0gDhH u ws'ea ~ ssDk y Nv
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24

lished is to enclose the subscription
price of his paper for a year and give
plain directions as to the address to which
it is to be sent, and he will get the lnfor-
nation desired without asking single
question about it, that is if the lnforma-
ton desired comes within the sphere OF
journalism, and if it does not, why should
you suppose he would be able to give it?
You might as we'll ask lawyer to advise
you or a physician to prescribe for you
withou. compensation as to ask newspa-
per man to give you information which is
the stock in trade of his business. The
following from Allegheny county, Pa, is
sample of hundreds that are received at
the Alert Office, with such variations of
subjects of inquiry that it would require
the person answering them to be thor
oughly verscd IN all the sciences, from
astronomy to geology, and from tie law
to theology:
"How early in the spring can breaking
be commenccd!'
Can it be done IN time for an oat crop?
What is the expense per acre for break
ing? for seedng' for harvesting? per
bushcl for thrcshing? for sacking?
What are carpenters wages? What the
wages Of masons?
To reach well water must rock be pen
tratcd? or, is the water found above rock?
What is the usual depth? What is the
character Of the rock?
W hat AMOUNT Of work might one have
for IN efficient well auger! For well
bcrlng what price per footl
Please give us prices Of building ma
'crias"
Now We submit "facls to candid
wDrli," rs 'hc Declaration Of lndepend-
cnce says, # the task of answering by
personal letter such requests as the above
every day IS not enough to make the world
look dark and DISMAL to the already over
worked editor, and make him pine for
some dark cave in whose solitude he
might rest in peace?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
Church Meeting.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.--An important
meeting of prominent laymen of the
Protestant Episcopal church was held in
the Bible House this afternoon for a con-
ference concerning the American church
building fund. A resolution was adopted
concerning more general offerings upon
the part of parishes. The meeting was
spirited and indicates increased interest
in the movement to raise $1,000, 900 for
the church building fund In the Protest
ant Episcopal church.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
NO l8.
o the grand jury. In default of bail
Watson was returned to jail, where he
has been since the disaster
Death Of Thurlow Weed.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Surrounded BY
his weeping children, grand children,
physicians, nurses and attaches of his
household, the Hon. Thurlow Weed, the
veteran journalist and statesman, breathed
his last at 8:55 this morning.
His daughter, Miss Harriet Weed, who
has devoted her life to her father, was %
overcome that she had to be supported.
The grief of the other children was none
the less poignant. Just before passing
away Mr.. Weed groped with his right
hand around his ned as though he sought
his children's hands; his grand daughter
took the extended hand, felt soft pres
sure, and the neyt moment he died.
Thurlow Weed, was born at Caro-, N.
Y, Nov. Is, 1897 At ten years Of age
he was cabin boy on the Hudson river,
at twelve he entered printing Office 1t
Catskill, was employed in several news.
paper Offices. Was volunteer on the
Northern frontier in 1872. He establish
ed newspaper in his own name on be-
coming Of age, and in 1857 edited the
Anti Masonic Inquirer, and was twice
elected to the assembly His tact Is q
party manager, and his services in 1827-3O
In securing the election of Dewitt Clin-
ton as governor, led to his selection as q
competent person to oppose to the ssAl-
bany Regency body who had the man
agenent of the democratic party In New
York. In 1880 he removed to Albany
and assumed the editorship of the Albany
Evening Journal. Although a leader,
first ofthe whlg, and afterwards of the
republican party, he declined all political
office. He was prominent in procuring
the nomination of Harrison in 1886 and in
1s4o, of Gen. Taylor in ls4s, and of Gen.
Scott in 1852. He warmly advocated the
election of Fremont IN 1856 and of Lin
coin in 1860, although he had advocated
the nomination of Mr. Seward. He visit
ed Europe in November, 1861, in semi
diplomatic capacity; returned home in
June 1862, and shortly afterward with
drew from the Journal. He published in
1866, ''Letters from England and the
West Indies" Reminescence in the At
]antlc Monthly IN 1870, ind has contr,bu-
ted to various periodicals.. During his
long life he has been one of the most
prominent persons in journalistic and po-
lltical circles. but for several years ha 8
taken no active part in either.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
The Boom will Continue Right Along.

The boom of jamestown and the James
River Valley was expected by travellers
who have visited this country to stop
about the first of November and remain
in comatose state during the long
winter to revive again in the spring.
But such is not the case There is every
indication of busy winter and pros
porous traffic in all lines Of trade The
business of this town is too firmly estab-
llshed and the boom of the country too
great in momentum to stop for winter
now. Our merchants arc preparing for q
good trade all winter, and they will get
t for every ybody Is prosperous. The lar
ttices are all arranged for the winter,
and none will be shut up on account Of
the winter. Building is progressing and
projected as if no hindrauces were to be
anticipated from the coming winter, and
those who are projecting most of the build
ing are those who have experienced
Dakota winters and know how TO calcu-
late upon them. 1t is now settled beyond
the boom on account Of winter. 1t has
been demonstrated that all kinds of work
can he prosecuted here as we'll as in more
southern latltudes, and even better, for
while the weather is colder it is dryer and
more agreeable. Men work out doors
comfortably with the mercury down to
20 or rs degrees below zero. We have
none of the damp winds OF the more
southern lati:udes, which is the most dis
agreeable of cold weather. AS we have
already said, the business and building
boom Of jamestown will continue right
along all winter, and those who woulu
not find themselves away back ~ the rear
in the spring must not lag now, because
winter IS co ming on. Another fact the
Alert would call attention to
now is to make provision for
the immense immigration that will pour
into this town and valley in the spring.
These must be provided for, and the bet
ter we are prepared to take care of them
the more favorably they will be impressed
with the country and its people. Persons
who would have been valuable acquisi-
tlons to the industry, business and socle-
ty of this Town have sought homes in
other places the past fall because 1t was
impossible for them to find shelter and
temporary homes here. 1t is not expect
ed that any one should furnish these ac-
commodations grdtmtously. A large
profit would be realized from such an IN
vestment. Then let every effort possible
be put forth to meet the demand for ac-
commodations to the avalanche Of iTml-
grafton that will inevitably pour in upon
us in the spring.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
Tho Northern Pacific Land Grant.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.--Respecting an
adjustment of Withdraw wal of lands for the
benefit of the Northern Pacific railway
under grant of July End, 1864, Secretary
Teller has directed the commission of the
general land Office to conform to the line
of route as definitely located to make an
adjustment of route in accordance with
the maps of definite location filed in 1881
and 1882 upon which the road is con-
structcd from the boundary line between
Dakota and Montana to the east Of the
Yellowstone river and such other por
tions of road as has been definitely with
out material deviations from the line of
the general route; and where the road
mas been constructed. The purpose is to
permit the adjustment of withdrawal Of
lands lying along the constructed line of
road. THIS order Will carry out the di-
rection OF the president in approving the
recommendation of interior department
that such portions of railroad as have
been constructed in accordance with law
be accepted, and that patents be issued
for the lands earned. 1t appears that
maps of definite location show but slight
divergence from the former maps except
where the line of road enters the Crow
Indian reservation in Montana, and this
deviation was authorized by law.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-11-24
A Destructive Fire.

NORRIS, Mimi, Nov. 23.-There was I
destructive fire here this morrine. the
loss being about $6O, 900. The fire oriri-
mated IN the old post office building oceu-
pied by Boutell s. Co., auction and COM
mission, and burned from j. d. Goods
corner up to and including Max Bucken-
STEMS drug store. The Morris Tribune
office was burned. The prlncipa losers
are Larson & Nelson, dry goods and gro
ceries, $4,000, insured $1,000; Good &
Brlsbene, hardware and groceries, o2o.-
600, insured s12,5oo; L. S. Spooner, law.
library and furniture, $4,000, no insur-
ance; Morris Tribune, $1,000, insured
$500; VIM Summers, groceries, a2.soo.
insured 1000; Max Buckenstein, drue,.
$4,000, insured $4,000; Miss N. A. Kel-
ogg, furniture and clothing, 800. no in
surance; Boutell & Co., 81 900, no insur-
ance. Miss Kellogg occupied room next
to where the fire broke out and narrowly
escaped with her life. Cause of the fra
unknown.