Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-03-30
has been suggested and he thinks him
self that he will succeed to the port

folio.
: CHICAGO, March 2S-The city demo-
cratic convention held this morning nom
mated Carter II. Harrison for mayor,
John Dumphy treasurer, and Julius s.
Grunncll, city attorney.
PERU, Ind, March 2s-Solomen Figcly,
an aged farmer living alone in Butler
township, was burned to death Monday
evening while trying to save his money
in trunk m the garret of bis burning
house. The body was found in the ashes
of his burned house.
WASHINGTON, March 2S-Secretary
Folger continues to improve daily. lie
is much better tonight than he has been
for several days and is hoped by the
people around him that within week
he will be so far recovered as to be able
te take trip TO Bermuda.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 2S-At a
meeting of the Dukes Investigation COM
mlttce this forenoon Speaker Waunce
submitted letter from Dukes declining
to accept the seat to which he had been
elected and requesting the house to de-
clare the same vacant. 1t WAS 80 declar-
ed.
DULUTH, March 2s-Chris. Hang, a
leading ,eweler of this city, made an as.
signm' mt to Hang s. Jamannheim. AS
signees not yet determined. Probably re-
fuse to give assets anil liabilities. Now
stock Of jcwelry amounts to several
thousand dollars and liabilities must be
large.
FLINT, Mich, March 2s-Apparently
authentic reports from Lapecr, twenty
miles distant, state that a negro woman
was strangled to death at that place three
nights ago by two young men of high
social standing and family connection,
who visited her house while intoxicated
and committed the deed without provo
cation. Particulars of the crime arc very
reager as the wealthy and influential
relatives of the young 'n4en are using
every means to hush up the diaholical
outrage.
CHICAGO, March 2s-An order having
been issued by the Nckle Plate board
requiring engineers to work twelve IN
stead of ten hours the engineers employ
ed on this end of the line ran their loco
motives into the round house and quit
work. Nearly forty engines are aband-
oncd. The company has a large con-
tract on hand for the immediate ship
ment of freight and embarrassment IS
likely to result. 1t is lntimatcd that a
compromise maybe reacts,d to-day. .
WINDSOR, w., March 29-Mrs. Meaker
will be hanged tomorrow Calm most
of the day but seems to appreciate her
helpless condition and expected 10 break
down. She read letter from her son at
noon to-day offering consolation and urg-
ing her to confess saying his confession
made him feel enough better to pay him
for the pain it cost and that it would be
better for her IN the next world to make
clean breast of the affair. He said he
would lay down his life to save
hers, but that beng impossible he can
only offer her the satisfaction words can
give and expressed hope they "shall meet
in better land beyond where there is no
sorrow nor sadness" He closes by say
ing he Is trying to lead Christian lite
and trusting she will be in readiness to
meet her lord
New YORK, March 29-Relatives say
the insane wanderer, Gravesend, is not
Henry Rich the missing merchant
Jay Gould's answer in the first suit of
Williams against the Western Union
Telegraph: company and others in the
superior court to-day. Suit brought IN
reference to consolidation between the
Western and American Union and Allan
TIC and Pacific Telegraph companies.
Answer is general denial of the allega-
tions in the complaint. Gould alleges
that at meeting Feb. 5th, 1881, agree
ments, Jan. 10 and Feb. 3 for consolida.
ton, we're ratified by vote of 30s, ,225
shares in favor and GOO against. At same
meeting 3,OOs, ,ls9 shares voted in favor
Of increasing the capital stock to eighty
millions and one hundred shares voted
against. Meeting was valid and legally
held. None Of the stockholders of the
Western Union Telegraph company dis.
sented from stock dividend except Will
liams and Rufus Hatch who held but GOO
shares between them. The effect of this
agreement he AYERS was to increase the
market value Of Western Union stock and
injunction which plaintiff obtained to
depressed market value of these stocks.
Gould declares they are readily converti-
bic into cash and if plaintiff did not de-
sire to retain the investment it was easy
for HIM 10 convert them into money.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Members of
the civil service reform committee are
working with great industry in the
preparation of new civil service rules, and
expect to have them ready for presenta-
ton to the president on Saturday next.
Ex-senator Kellogg said to reporter
of the associated press tonight that in a
few days he expected to be able to make
statement which will be complete
denial OF allegations in Prices affidavit.
ae would show from the records IN the
postoffice department that he had never
indorsed m application for expedition of
service on any mail route except for one
steamboat route on the Red river in 1876