Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-10-19

BURLINGTON, Oct. lG-Patrlck Cox,
d saloon keeper, in an alteration shot AM
J, killed an unknown man, a travelln
: umbrella mendcr, this afternoon.
NEW York, Oct. l7-Directurs Of III
Northern Pacific ratified the sales 0
second mortgage bonds to the syndicate
!. PARIS, Oct. III. w. Mackey an'
James Gordon Bennett signed a coutrac
with Sillsas Bros for transatlantic cables
The first cable will open about June lst
Sr. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1.-THE cza
and czarina Tomorrow will lay the corne
stone of church to be erected upon til,
, spot where the emperor Alexander II
was killed. The ceremonies will b,
imposing.
New ORLEANS, Oct, 17-Picayune's
Brewerston special: Four new cases on
Tuesday and to day. No deaths since
Monday. Since the outbreak there has
been thirty. one cases and eighteen
deaths. But one patient has fully re-
covered.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.-THE grand jury
concluded the investigation of the 1ivol
disaster where sixty-ivc lives were lost
They find verdict of manslaughtel
against Lowery Albert, proprietor of the
Tivoli grounds, and Frank Dlbeens, the
lessen.
DETROIT, Oct. ia frightful accident
occurred near Constantine yesterday by a
young mau named Wea,herly, was care
lesslv handling shot gun, which was
discharged. His whole lower jaw was
torn away aud his tongue had 10 he tied
to his breast to keep it from falling down
his throat and choking him. IL IS thought
he may recover, however.
OsKALoosA, Ia, Oct. l7-Last evening
as the Central Iowa freight was on the
grade four miles north Of this city the
boiler of the engine exploded, causing a
wreck, nineteen cars being piled upon the
space of 140 feet Engineer Z lward
Bayley was instantly killed and fireman
and Brakeman Blanchard probably fatal
ly injured. The boiler was carried for
ward $50 feet and the wreck piled up 80
feet in height.
WASHINGTON, Oct. I'm. w. Fitzger-
aid, pension claim agent, arraigucd and
confined in police court for an assault
has brought a libel suit against the Gin
cinnati Gazette Co. and lis Washington
correspondent, II. V. Boyn,on, for $780,
600 and another suit against the st. Louis
Globe Democrat and its Washington cor
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publications which he claims have dam
aged his character aud business
New \ DIRK, Oct. l6-Geo. StilIwagner
was sentenced to twelve years aud sly
months at hard labor. Stlllwagner was
the leader of gang of roughs who as
saulted and robbed the passengers on the
Rockaway railroad train last August. He
IS just q and has been marrc,! less than
year. His mother fell to th.. floor in
faint while his wife and sister scream
ed. HIS mother was carried 10 a private
room and doctor sent for. lie was hur-
ried off to the state prison half an hour
| after sentence.
Cn1CkGo, Oct. 17-Warrants were is-
sued to-day for the arrest OF C. +. Van
| Winkle and William Alkorn at the instl-
cation of the Western Union telegraph
company on charge of conspiracy The
trouble dates from last May when the
Western Union company refused to fur
nish the market quotations to bucket
shops and removed its tiekers. AS a
consequence the bucket shops have since
been at work with all sorts Of schemes 10
secure the reports with varying success.
For time it was supposed they managed
to receive quotations by means of signs
from parties on the board Of trade until
the fact became known.
EAU CLAIRE. Wis, Oct. 1.-THE Lea
der to-day publishes the details Of the
discovery of a remarkable bed of iron ore
in the northern part of the state. The
discovery was made by one Newell, of
this city, and J. g. Thrope, H. G. Pull
man, A. D. Cbappell and some Chicago
capitalists are preparing 10 develop the
mine. There IS great excitement
over the discovery and spur track is to
be built from the Wisconsin Central line
to the new mine as soon as sufficient ore
IS raised to begin shipments. This is
said to be the most valuable iron lead
ever discovered IN this country.
ST.. Louis, Oct. 1.-THE grand jury re-
ported several indictments TO the crimi-
nal court this afternoon, three Of them
being for murder, after which Judge Van
Wagner drew their attention to the fact
| that several books containing steno-
graphic reports of testimony taken by
the last preceding grand jury had been
! stolen from the circuit clerks office and
instructed them to investigate the matter
before proceeding TO any other business.
About the same time the judge was in
structing the jury district telegraph
messenger delivered q mysterious looking
package at Circuit Attorney Harris
office which, on being opened, was dis
covered to contain the stolen scrip and
notes.
WASHINGTON, OCT. 16-The Star says:
Gen. b. F. Butler, as attorney for the
Great Falls Manufacturing company,
filed in the department of justice claim
for 81 ,O0O, 200 damage fer property and
water rights which Will be used by the
government in effecting the proposed ex-
tension of the water supply for the DIS
trict. 1t is said the whole water power
and the greater part of Conn's island will
be used in making the extension At
the department OF justice all in formation
regarding the details of the claim and
what course will be pursued by the goy-
ernment in the matter is refused, the at
tsrney general desiring nothing to be
published in that connection at pres
cnt.
| ST. LOUIS, Oct l7-Sheriff Roubequet,
of st. Clair county, H., swore in about
thirty men as deputy sheriffs this morn
ing and distributed them at the different
railway yards in East St. LOUIS. Seven
United States deputy marshals also on
ground, but they are specially assigned to
the Ohio and Mississippi yards, that road
being under protection OF the United
States. In the Cairo Short line yard one
new man was assaulted and all other new
men IN that ward driven out by the