Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-03-02

to day relative to railroad taxation does
not change the method of taxation now
IN vogue, but makes provision for tax
collec ION and for the taxation of rail-
road lands
YANKToN, March 1.-The council pass
ed q number of local hills. 1t also passed
the bill locating the deaf and dumb insti-
tute at Sioux Falls.
The house bill TO create the county Of
Butte In the Black Hills passed the conn
Gil. The house bill to divide Lawrence
county was lost in the council.
The governor vetoed the bill establish
ing and endowing normal school at
Spear Fish.
All bills introduced to-day are purely
of local nature and are not of public in
terest
Council bills passed house: To amend
the charter of Fargo; to authorize the
treasurer of Yankton county to purchase
and cancel bonds other than railroad
bonds; to establish the boundaries Of
Faulk and Potter counties; to amend and
establish school district IN Grand Forks
county; TO enable owners of land to drain
and reclaim 1t; to prohibit Importation of
Texas and Cherokee cattle.
This was the day for the capitol remov-
al syndicate to put in work and all day
there has been intense anxiety and inter-
est over the expected developments, but
the day closed without action, the manip-
ulators not feeling certain of majority
in the house and having clear majority
against them in the council. The syndi-
cate is composed largely of North Dakota
men with two or three federal officials
thrown in. The scheme is to locate the
capitol near Ordway, Brown Co., where
the syndicate has secured large tract of
land to speculate on. The bill drawn
and ready for introduction. There is a
million dollars in the ring. Money offers
for votes have been made up among the
thousands. The bill ostensibly provides
for commissioner but in reality fixes the
capitol where the syndicate want it. 1t
was completely headed off to-day.
Chicago Pluguglles.
CHICAGO, March between eight
and nine O'Clock tonight James
Elliott, noted pugilist, and Jerry
Dunn, well known sporting man and a
man about town met in saloon and
restaurant, VIM. Langdon, alias Apple
ton, alias Appetite Bill, ex-bunco and
confidence man, and began shooting with
result, Elliott killed and Dunn wounded
IN two places. The trouble dates back
to the time when Harry Hill and others
came here from New York to meet Jem
Mace and Slade with view of arrang-
ing match with John T.. Sullivan whose
backer was Jerry Dunn. At the same
time Elliott, by Parson Dawes, was seek
ing match with the Maori. Harry Hill,
W! en- sOmewha mellow, was interviewed
and in lie course Of talk reflected severe
ly on Elliott's courage. Elliott began
hunting for Hill who Immediately took
the train for New York. Elliott in the
interview said Dunn had melted Hill to
make those remarks in order to cause
quarrel between himself and Hill, in or
der that Dunn might have an excuse to
shoot him. Elliott and Dunn III a sub
sequent interview let it be understood
that he would shoot Elliott on sight and
as his man questioned his nerve and
determination no doubt felt that shoot
ing match would occur whenever the
men met. Tonight Elliott entered Ap
petite Bills place to get something to
eat. Shortly after Dunn entered. Ac-
counts differ to subsequent proceedings.
One account says Dunn made threatening
demonstrations whereupon Elliott rose
from the table and took up chair and
went at Dunn with it, Dunn in the mean
time emptying ope revolver and drawing
another. Dunn's statement as that of an
eye eye witness is to the effect that he
was not aware of Elliott's presence. till
latter fired one shot passing under scalp
across the top of his head and another
passing through the left forearm. Dunn
then drew revolver and general fusi-
lade In crowd of twenty-five persons in
the place making hasty exit Dunn fired
five and Elliot four. Police arrived and
arrested Dunn and put Elliott in dying
condition in patrol wagon and started
for the county hospital. Elliott died on
the way there and his body taken to the
morgue. Fatal shot In the stomach.
The Grand Jury on the NewhaN Fire.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 2s-The grand jury
IN the Newhall disaster brought in final
reports this afternoon. The document
certifies that the fire originated at or near
the base of the elevator, dense suffocating
smoke and heat having no outlet in ele-
vator shaft filled the corridors and made
escape impossible. All lives were lost
within thirty minutes after the discovery
of the fire. They find that the Newhall
was constructed IN substanslal manner
as such buildings generally are, and that
there was scarcely hotel in the country
as easy of egress as the Newhall The
owners had done all reasonable for pro-
lection and escape in case of accident.
Find that Landlord Antisdel was extreme
" solicitous for the safety and welfare of
guests, that, however, he did not employ
sufficient men or means to alarm gu ests,
but will say in extenuation that he adopt
ed the same precautions as in hotels of
like size and call attention to unparalleled