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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31
Amateur Boat Racs.

PoRT HURON, Mich, Aug. 29-There
will be an international amateur regatta
on the St. Clair river at St. Clair about
September 9th. The prizes will be valu-
able for single or double seulls, pair and
and four cared shells. The four cared
race will be for the Oakland house prizes
Efforts will be made to bring many of
the eastern singie SOULS together. All
the crack four will be invited, the Hills
dale Centennials, Modocs, Farragut,
Torontos, Metropolitaus and other crews
are expected. The course is fine one
with one mile and return. Any amateur
scullcr or crew wishing to participate will
send their entry TO j. j. Lynn, Port
Huron, before SEPTEMBER Goth, who has
charge ef the management. Valu.bie
prizes will be given 10 each winner. The
cost Of the prizes is one thousand dollars
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tons, whenever enabling acts for that
purpose are passed by congress, but only
III the manner allowed by such enabling
acts, and through the action Of such per-
sons as the enabling act shall clothe with
the elective franchise to that end
If the people of a territory shall of their
oWn motion, without such enabling act,
meet in convention frame and adopt a
constitution, and demand admission to
the union under 1t, such action docs not
cntitle them, as a matter Of right, to
be recognized as a state; but the power
that can admit can also refuse, and the
territorial status must be continued until
congress shall be satisfied to suffer the
territory to become state.
To the above is added even stronger by
the supreme court of Nebraska in the
case of Brittle vs., the People which de-
cares that such Il constitution would
have no more force than a piece Of blank
parchment In the same tenor from the H.
lnstrspus Charles Sumner in the senate of
the United States, and trem Senator Ed
monds, of Vermont, who says of the
power of congress "wc have a right to
create states; we have q right to govern
territories; we have right to sweep
them aW3v.'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31
The Stutsman County Exhibit.

We went down yesterday to take view
of she exhibit which is being arranged
by Mcssrs Anderson and Bryan who are
artists in such business. The basement
of the First National bank is well filled
with wheat, oats and barley, which is be-
ing put in good shape for the exhibits in
Cincinnati, Minneapolis and Ill our Viii
lard Park for the occasion of the visit of
the Willard party next week. Among the
finest samples Of grain were those from
the farms of Adam Elliott. Near Spirit
wood, and those of F. z. Jones, j. Il.
Bush near this city, aud the Buchanan
farm up the }. & N, each of which have
wheat tina, will yield from 20 to 25 BUSH
els to the acre, and oats that will yield
10 to 60 bushels per acre. The samples
being sent to Cincinnati consist of 125
small bunchcs Of wheat, oats and barley,
60 full length specimens from three to
five feet In helght,3 ,35 different varieties of
grasses, among which one bunch meas
urcs fraction over ten feet IN height,
and blue JOINT or hay grass which meas
ures six feet high One large sheaf of
wheat land one of oats five and half feet
in height, with ten bundles of each as it
came from the reaper. specimens of tim
othy five feet high from forty acre field
which averaged two tons per acre. The
wheat and oats heaas are long aud well
filled to the end. The grain is unusually
plump and will maintain the best grade
ever markted from this part of the country
if not damaged before being brought into
market. The exhibit that is being sent
from Stutsman county will excel that of
any previous year in the quality of the
| cereals.
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Base Ball.

The Fort Stewards went over to Valley
City yesterday TO play tho Eclipse of that
place. The game was played out at the
fair grounds which IS quite distance
out. The boys were conveyed out there
but when the game was over the citizens
piled into the conveyanccs and the boys
who were of course tired, were left to
walk back into town or stay out there as
they pleased, and they feel that they
were shabbily treated, especially so after
they had done every thing in their power
to treat the Valley City boys royalty when
they were here. This was not the only
dscourtesy shown them but no more will
be said about it now. We regret that
the good feeling entertained toward the
Valley City club should be marred so
soon and in such an unexpected and un-
generous way. The following is the
soorp.
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The steamer Disaster.

New YORK, Aug. 29--A crowd of Curl
osity seekers gathered to-day on the
wharf in front of the spot where the
Riverdale sank yesterday and watched
the boats flying arsrud wrecking and
picking up whatever fioated. No bodies
were found since yesterday and the be-
lief is strengthened that there are none in
the wreck. The full extent of the calam-
Ity has been over stated. The wreck will
be taken to Jersey flats where search
can be made for more. Thomas ]. Sauls,
one of the injured, died at midnight. The
following missing people have been ln-
quired for: Mrs. Longs.reet, Mr. Arch
lbald, Mr.. Connolly, of Haverstraw;
Abram Thompkins, of Tarrytown, and
three ladies' who were with him; w. w.
Flippy, Palisades, Mountain houses Mrs,
Longfare and daughter, of Tarrytown,
Pa; w. w. Harris, superintendent of the
Belt railway; Moses d. Getty, of Yonksrs,
end Mr. Rose, sf Sing sing,
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\ gentleman eyer the signature of P.

a gentleman oyer the signature OF T.
G.. Shannon writes letter to the Dakota
Herald at Yankton, which tnat paper
nublisles in its issue Of Aug. 25th., on
the subject Of state organization, which
cffcctually aliuihilaies the Campbell and
Pettigrew theory. There is nothing in
the article to show who, what or
where Mr.. Shannon IS other than MS
name, but he was the wrong passenger
for them to wake up, whoever or what
ever he may be. His article occupies
three and half columns, in which his
object seems to be to give the opinions OF
sthers rather than his own. He quotes
aiberaIlv from standard authorities, and
from most of those whom Campoeii
quotes. 1t is mastery and Incon,ro-
vertlbe presentation of the question, and
:, suaes down like milestone on one side
., !, he scale while Campbcll's pamphlet
pocs !, U like 4 feather on the other siue.
Hardly, sn article written by MIR. Camp
bo1, or an interview with Mr.. Pettigrew,
but they refer as the ground work OF
their statehood scheme to the Michigan
case. the manrc,- in which Michigan
came Into the union ss gwen III lhe oe-
c,sion Of the case Of -Ncots VS. Inc De'rolt
Young Mems society, w.hch' sir. shah-
non says, is cease which, meteor
flames lawless through the judicial SKY
In answer to this he calls Judge eooiey
one of the Justices of the supreme court
of that state and the brightest Sudieiai
light She state of Michigan ever pro
duced, whose work, "a Treatise on Cen
stitutional Limitations" Is o stsnaard
authority throughout American ]uris-
prudence, to the stand. Judge Cooley Is
supposed TO know something OF the his
tory of his own state, and with luli
knowledge Of the Detroit case, says IN
the work above referred TO, on this SUBJ
jcct:
In regard to the formation and amend-
mcnt Of state constitutions the following
appear to be settled principles of Ameri-
can constitutional law:
The people Of the several territories
ny form feg themselvcs state ceasUsu-
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If we only thought before that the
Capital was a "crank,' we arr thor
oughly convinced of it now. The as
sumption and presumption Of the leading
article in that paper yesterday is not
comprehended by the term "gall,' for
that term only means "tte check OF a
government mnle,' which will not cover
the case. About year and half ago
the Capital started out to put down the
saloons, and during that tune they have
increased two hundred per cent. At that
rate it would be interesting amusement
for mathematician to figure out when
it would get through with the job. by
its radicalism on the one side it has pro
voked and kept up radicalism on the
other. and the other has held the fort
right along, as the steady and constant
increase shows. This we do not believe
would have been the case had not our
contemporary kept up perpetual agita-
ton of the subject, and we have no
doubt similar result will follow like
course in the future. But for this, a
compromise might lave been effected
sometime ago, but it is not in the nature
of things that the stronger party would
offer to compromise, The position of
the Alert on the license question IS the
same it has been heretofore, the Capitai's
eratuitous falsehood to the contrary not
wilhstandlng. We believe the license
was high enough last year, but 1t does
not necessarily follow that it should re-
main the same for all time to come. AS
the city increases the license should IN
crease, not correspondingly. perhaps, but
reasonably. The Alcrt's ideas are its
own. and it permits no dictaton from
any person or faction. 1t aims to be
right, 10 lie on the right side OF the law
and good public policy in govern nent,
recognizing the rights Of all under the
law, accepting the law as we find it, not
as we might individually wish it.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31

UNLESS Jaw Could is "conspicnous
and sublime liar" as Horace Greeley
used TO say, his note in answer to a letter
of inquiry by Washington Mclean as to
Gould's connection with the appointment
of Stanley Matthews to the supreme
bench shows Dorsey prevaricator of
that description. If his relations with
Matthews were such as he represents it is
not at all probable that he would give a
hundred thousand dollars for his appoint
ment, as Dorsey charges, or any other
sum for that purpose. AS thc matter
now stands itisa question of veracity
between the great star route thief and
the great monopolist, and credihility
would cel tainly bring down the end of
the scale on the side Of Jay Gould. 1t is
true the evidence Of person accused of
an offence is to be taken with n wide
degree of allowance than otherwGc, but
then the general character Of the prose-
cutting witness must also be considered
and weight given to his testimony ac-
cordingly. This is said by Dorsey TO
have occurred three years ago, since
which time he Dorsey has been branded
a dcfrauder of the government and
notorious thief time and again by the
leading newspapers Of the country, those
of his own party among the rest, and
after six months trial only escaped the
penalty due a thief by tcchncallties OF
law, and the statute OF limitations, but
now with sudden and surprising freak
of virtue after the lapse OF three years
through which he carried this load Of
unexposed corruption on his sensitive(0
conscience he relieves himself by giving
it to the public, not, however, until after
he had made repeated threats to do SO IN
retaliation for being prosecuted by the
government The character of the COM
plainlng witness IN this case is under
cloud. ItlsNlnfortunate for Dorsey that
his standing is such that if he should tell
the truth but few would believe It,.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31
The Underwriters.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29-lu the underwriters
convention Mr.. G. 4. Holloway, of CHI
cago, read paper on "risk" IN which he
deprecated the present tendency to the
broader insurance contracts without
adequate compensation and also the i'm
mediate allowance made IN rates where
novel appliances which are untrled are
kept in readiness for cxtinguishing fires
G. F. Mullen advocated IN a paper a
compact system of making rates. He did
not deem local agents competent or free
enough from prejudice to do good work
for the companies. The compact system
contemplated the appointment of COM
petcnt men to make rates of insurance
for the several districts IN which the
companies do business, these men to
derive their remuneration pro rata to the
business done by them. Adjourned uuti
o.morrOw
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31

TIE people Of Minneapolis have arrang-
cd to entertain the Willard party in that
city next Monday forenoon and are max
ing extensive preparations for it. The
party will spend tic time from Saturday
day night to Monday morning at Mime
tonka lake the guests of both St. Paul
aud Minneapolis, and after witnessing
the demonstrations at the latter place will
spend the afternoon and evening at the
former where magnificent banquet will
be given at night, after which the party
will proceed west stopping a short time
each at Fargo and jamestown on Tues
day, and probably the next day at Bis
mar-k to join i'll the ceremonies of laying
the corer stone OF the capitol building the
5th, Their progress along the Northern
Pacific will be a gala time all along the
line.
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SOME one who magines himself gifted
with political prophesy has written the
Chicago Times from St. Paul to the effect
that there is a revolution about to burst
upon the state Of Minnesota which will
carry the election over into the hands of
the democrats. He assumes that the
Germans and Norwegians are going to
abandon the republican party IN body
on account Of its relation to the prohibit
tionists and 90 over to the democracy.
That prophecy has been made of this
class of foreign citizens wherever they
have been found in considerable. numbers
at least thousand times within the last
twenty years, and still they come up
every year and vote the republican TICKET.
AS long as the democratic party builds its
hopes upon dlsaifectlon in the republican
ranks 1t will lie doomed to disappoint-
!..cnt If it cannot offer itself in any
other light than as choice between evils
1t will possess no attractions for the
German element or any other.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31
A Missing Man.

FALMOUTH, Mass, Aug. pa life
prcserver, torn but evidently new, and
stamped with the name OF G.. II. North
am, was found tonight upon tic shore
of Vineyard sound A party of children
upon the beach near Falmouth saw the
body of man floating in the surf close 10
the sands, But becoming frightened ran
away and told no one until too late and
the party had returned from the Vine
yard. He is supposed to be the missing
man from the yacht Mystery.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31
Panic on q Steam er.

BosToN, Aug 29-Thc excursion
steamer "John Rowell" with 700 passcn-
gers for Nantucket this morning was
struck by heavy sea tearing off the pad
die wheel and state room. The steamer
was ashore on Gallop Island and the pas
sengers safely taken off by the steamer
''Rose Standish". Quite panic but no
one hurt.
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UNCLE Rufus Hatch is reported to be
thoroughly disgusted with his select party
all on account Of six english dudes who
came us substitutes for the head Of fam
lily with a pedigree. These dudes i'm
aginc they arc the head of the party and
Uncle Rufus and the other men Of sense
Of the party their guests, except IN the
payment of the bills. These SIX snobs
are said to have cost Uncle Rufus ten
thousand dollars since they started out
on the toar, and so thoroughly disgusted
the other members of the party that Lord
Hcadiey aHd several others have paid
their own expenses whenever they could
get hold Of the bills before they were
paid by Mr. Hatch. One Of these dudes
went to st ore IN the National park the
other day, bought some expensive un-
derwcar and had the bill sent to Mr.
Hatch. The old man says if he gets out
of this scrape with enough money left to
keep his family over winter he Will never
engage IN another such scheme.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31
Arrasted.for Land Frauds.

DULUTH, Aug. 29-Dr. T. Wrlggles-
worth was arrested by Deputy Ma rshal
Bracket to-day for perjury in making
prcemptlon proof and Joseph Champtclor,
Jno Fisher, Geo. Coles, Joseph ChcllIori,
Samuel Carpenter and Angus Ioni for al
legged conspiracy to detraud the govern
ment in preemptions: Wriggleworth
gave bail; the others will be taken to st.
Paul Tomorrow,
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An Old Engineer Killed.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29-Ths Wabash train
"Cannon Ball." which left Council Bluffs
last evening at s O'Clock, when near Cliff
ton, MO-, at 2 a. M, ran over a COW, and
the engine, baggage car and one coach
were derailcd. The engine upset and
Engineer Hall, one of the Oldest employees
on the road, killed. No passengers hurt.
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Volcanic Eruptions.

LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch from
BATAVIA, Java says: The towns of Angler
and Iyrvinginc and TelekbeIong were
destroyed by volcanic eruptlons All the
light houses in Sunda Straits have disap-
peared and where the Mountain of Kren-
natin formerly stood the sea now flows.
The aspect of Sunda Straits IS mach
changed and navigation will be danger
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Their Penalties .

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 2S-The court mar
tial trying the soldiers who had partici-
pated in the massacre last year, senten-
ced thirteen charged with organizing the
the massacre to be hung opposite the pe-
lice station, and two to fourteen years
and six to five years penal servitude
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31
The Nutt-Dukes Case.

P1rTsBURG. Aug. 2s-The trial of
James Mutt the slayer Of Lyman Dukes,
will commence next week. District At
torncy Johnston and John Boyle will
conduct the prosecution, and w. FL.
Playford and A. D. Boyd will be counsel
for defense.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-08-31
Making War

PARIS, Aug. 29-It Is reported the en-
peror Of Abyssinnia having heard that
King Menelck, of Shoa, was intending to
send an embassy to France to solicit a
protcctorate Of Shoa, has declared war
against King Menelek and the Abyssin-
MAN ar'ny has already invaded Shoa.
B,lizzorrilia connected with the recent
revolt IN Spain, left fortnight ago.
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A Treaty.

PARIS, Aug. 29-The treaty between
France and AMMAN provides for the COM
plete recognition of the French potentate
over AMMAN and Tonquin; the definite
annexation of Dinthun to Cochin China
and permanent military occupation by
the French effects the immediate recall
Of the Annamite troops to Tenquin, and
garrison there to be placed on peace
footing, and return of mandarins to their
posts. France undertakes to expe, black
flags from Tonquin, and thus insure
safety to trade.
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he Dynamitere.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 29-In the examlna-
ton of Jamcs McDermott, supposed to
be connected with the dynamite conspir-
acy, it is stated that cards were found on
the prisoner signed by James Stephens
and O'Donovan Rosa. On the latter S
card, which was to bid McDermott good
bye, the following was written: Tell
the boys oyer there Will do my utmost
to help destroy the common enemy
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A Doctor Suicides.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s-Dr. D. Newell, a
physician of standing, committed suicide
to-day by taking dose of morphine. He
mad suffered from i'll health and had sus-
tanned number of finan cial reyerses
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
A Lumber Fire.

DULUTH, Aug. 20-The dry house Of
the Duluth Lumber company, with the
lumber IN it, burned this morning. Loss
about S25 900. No insurance.
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Steamer Sunk.

New YORK, Aug. 2S-at about ten
minutes to four this afternoon people whe
were in the neighborhood of the foot Of
Fourteenth street and North river were
startled by the souud of an explosion
coming from the direction of the river.
Looking out in mid stream they saw the
Hudson steamer Rlverdalc cnveloped in
steam. Less than SIX minltes after she
kceled TO one side and capsized opposite
Sixteenth street, she having floated that
far Instantly about fifteen different
tugs steamed from this city and Hoboken
to where the sunken vessel lay. There
we're over one hundred passengers on
board.
OF those on board the Riverdale when
she left the foot of Harrison street, some
were hurled into the air and then fell
back into the water. Others were COM
PEELED to jump into the river TO escape
the .scaldlng steam that had filled. all
parts of the vessel or to avoid going down
with her The cause of the disaster was
explosion of the boiler, which was amid
ship. When the boiler burst the air was
filled with flying debris and broken wood
work, and the pilot house snapped like a
plpestem and toppled over into the water.
About fifty people lost their lives, some
being blown into eternity and others met
their death by being drawn down by the
whirlpool caused by the sinking of the
vessel. Thosc who were floating ol
swimming about in the river were picked
up by the tugs and row boats that came
to their rescue. Three dead bodies were
also bssusAs u b ~ boasA
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milwaukee Grain,

MnwAuKsE, August se-Wheat, quiet and easy
10os, Sept. 1tss Oct. 1o4N. Corn. scarce, and
firm, Sis, No : e. Oats, scarce, new. 81. to, So
Barley, quiet 66, No2, 81.
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, Minn., Aug. 29--Wheat unchanged
held at 1o3is, bid 100. Seven cars of new No..
hard. best ever received ut beginning of season
received from Dakota.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Chicago Grain.

CHICAGO. August a9-Wheat unsettled ant
lower, Sept. 1905, Oct. I0sis. Corn unsettled
and lower, cash, 81, Sept. SOS. Oats, firm, - 4
Sept. 25k, Barley quiet 64l.
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A s.Spottero Arrested.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2S-A conductor on the
Chicago & Alton railroad yesterday had
private detective arrested for following
him about and the justice fined the spot
ter $40. The managers of the road to-
day stated they had discharged number
Of suspected conductors and had employ
cd detectives to keep watch of them un-
der suryeiiancc
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New Yoax, Auknet ss-Money easy ii and
4: Prime mexeanuie paper. 10 6ss Sterling ex-
caa1oe bankess edllg rather weak 81 4, sterling