Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-29
NO 10.
THE NEWS ABROAD IN BRIEF.

New York, Sept. 2G.-James A. Irving,
postoflicc clerk. has been arrested for
pilfering money from letters.
MITCHELL, d. T., Sept. 27.-The dem
ocratlc territorial convention has nomI-
mated w. Il. Steele, Of Dcadwood, for
congress.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 2s. John II
Parks, almshousc contractor, was arrest
ed tonight on charge Of conspiriDg to
defraud the city.
CHEYENNE, w T., Sept. rs. The Re
publican convention met at Greene yes
terday and j. NJ. Wcldrum was nomi-
mated for congress.
CoScoKD, N. H., Sept. 26.-Two
Frenchmen, section hands on the Con-
cord road, named Bullock and Green
wood, were killed while walking on the
track
NEW 1-oRK, Sept. 26.-Capt. Hamilton
and Mate Cummings, Of the steamer Un-
daunted, were arrested on a charge Of
cruelty at sea- One seaman was killed by
falling through feaf into the hold.
LEEAsuN, Pa, Sept 26.-At the Gale
brooke furnace, John Shirk was serious
]y burned, and other employees were
slightly scaldcd by al explosion caused
by The breaking of one Of the tryers.
LONDON, Sept Gladstonc's repre-
scntations TO a correspondent, declares
that he is unable to interfere with the OPP
erations of the Mormors in England, as
he prcsumes their converts go with them
willingly.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. 26.-.!amcs Davis, 4
cornicc maker, while working on the cap
ltol to-day fell to the ground, distance
of sixty-tive feet, and was instantly
killed. He was unmarried and came from
Grand Haven, Mich
PEORIA, Ill, Sept. 26-Reports from
the Illinois river valley and other sec
tons Of the great corn belt Of contral Lii
nois, state that there was considerable
damage from the frost to corn, especially
i'll the low land region.
MlsSEAroLIS, Sept. 26.-Thc sixticth
annual convention of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union of Minnesota,
was opened in this city to-day. The at
tendance Of delegates is quite large The
convention will continue three days.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Sept. pa telegram
from Pensacola, Fla, says the fever is
not subsiding, but rather on the increase,
and there is much dcstitution among the
poorer classes. Memphis will send $500
more of her subscription tomorrow.
DUBLIN, Sept. 26.-Dillon will retire
from parliament on account Of III health
The military and police of County Mayo
have cvicted fifty families in the last few
days in the Barony Errls, and the people
have been ordered not to shelter them.
New YORK, Sept. 26.-President Ar
thur is expected to start tomorrow upon
fishing excursion. Ex-President Grant,
Paul Strobach, of Alabama, Secretary
Folser and Clayton McMlchael, Of Penn
sylvania, were among the callers to-day
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 26. The
plo,v ing for winter wheat in Kansas is all
done and good deal Of wheat has bccn
sown this month. The crop will be heavy
this year and of excellent quality for seed,
which will stimulate farmers to put in
large acreage.
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 26.-Geo. Hallen-
beck, fifteen Years of age, and William
Stratlon quarrcled in Palmy yesterday
They met near the Carrizo pass and went
into darkencd room and fought duel
Stratton fired four times and Hallenbeck
fired, killing Stratton instantly.
TEREE HAuTE, Ind, Sept. 2e.-The
Express will publish au account of !.
swindle pcrpctrated on two banks here by
man named Thompson by means of
a duplicate bill of lading for wheat
shipped. The amount obtained was
nearly $4,000. Thompson has recently
been trying TO operate in Indianapolis OH
the same plan. No clue TO his where
abouts
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26.-Capt. J. w. Lee,
chief detective of ST. Francis county, and
Charles Wills, detective of the Wells
Fargo express, arrived here TO procure
John G. Patterson, alias kehoe, now in
Jail for burglary, wio is charged with
robbing tho stage coach between Morris
Flat and Nevada City. Sept. l, 1873, aud
being accessory to the murder of VIM. &.
Cummings, a bankcP of the former place.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 26.- The board OF
directors of the Garfield monument fair
say application for space, either for loauG
ed or donated exhibits, must be made on
or before the first of November and all
exhibits must be placed IN the hands OF
the board on or before November llth.
Two dollars will he charged for entfv.
All exhibits made for advantage on profit
Of exhibitors There viii be no CHARGE
for space for exhibits of this class, but an
cases, counters, etc, must be pnt up at
expense of exhibitor, Alipackayes sheuli
be addressed N.t;arfieid Monument Com
mittce, Washington, D. c., and bills OF
la.ling mailed to f. f. Wilson, secretary
of board .
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-The national
council of the order of United American
Mechanics, in session here numbers To-
i6i members. The order paid OIL for
benefit and relief during The past fiscal