Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-10-12
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FIT. WAYNE, Oct. o. Samuel NC Donalt
was hanged here to-day for the murder 0
Louis Laurent. Mcdonald and Laurent
his cabin compan,on' were last seen il
company on the night of March 22d il
the cabin in the clearing. On the 29tl
thebody of Laurent was found in tn
CABIN frig htfully mutilated. Mcdonald
| was conulcted of murder IN the first de
gree on evidence wholly circumstantial
but so overwhelming that no doubt of hi
guilt existed. Yesterday Governor Por.
ter telegraphed refusal to interfere il
the matter and the execution took place
on the day originally fixed by the court
In his march from the cell to the scaffoll
he maintained the most stoical lndiffer.
encc. Before the sheriff conld propeunl
q question Mcdonald volunteered the
statement, .'Gentlemen have nothing
to say. May the Lord forgive me-
The emily public confession made was te
his attending physician last night to the
effect that he had no fault to find witt
judge or jury who convicted him.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9-The inquest or
the bodies of the four persons killed by &
collision of Northern Pennsylvania r.
X. train with street car on Friday last
is concluded. The young man driving
the car at the time Of the collision was in.
side collecting fares. The passengers
said that after the north bound train had
passed the fagman walked away and wit.
ness thinking this an indication that the
track was clear started the horses across
The flagman shortly after waved his flag
to stop the car, but too late to avoid the
collision. The jury returned verdict
declaring the Union Passenger railway
censurable for running passenger cars
with one person in the capacity of driver
and conductor; Peter Snultz driver OF
the car, criminally censurablc; Frank
Bird, engineer of the train, criminally
censurablc for running the train, and the
Philadelphia g Reading railroad cempa.
ny for scheduling their time at faster
rate of speed within the city limits than
allowed by ordinance. The railroad COM
pany also censured for employing lncom.
pctent tlagmen.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9-Frederick NJ Kerr,
the defaulting cashier of Preston, Kean
& Co., bankers, had a hearing in his ha
beas corpus case before Judge Drummond
IN the U. s. circuit court and decision
was given this morning. The points in
the present petition are the same rs those
IN the petition filed IN the state court and
which was denied. Kerr was arrested in
Peru and sets up the plea that he is a
British subject and was Kidnapped by U.
5. officials. Judge Drummond said Kerr
should have made application to the gov
ernment Of Peru for protection, and re-
marked that the case contained q number
of delicate points of international law
which he would like to see presented to
the supreme court The counsel for
Kerr says that the matter will be ap-
pealed.
New YORK, Oct. 9-Jehn S. Maxwell,
from Mlllersburg, Ohio, arrested charged
with having IN his possession several
finely finished photographs of the Unit
ed States notes from one to twenty dol
lars for which he was endeavoring to
have plates engraved. Large number of
finely executed photographs of legal ten
der notes were found IN his possession
and in his room was an unfinished letter
to his wife saying he had contracted for
part of the work and it would cost him
S1,6O0. He said he would send her some
of the goods" and gave her instruction.
how to get rid of the counterfeit he would
send her. He promised to send some
next week for her to practice with and
then lie would send. her more to keep
things gong, he writes, and when get
my hand in 1t will 90 merry.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 9-Lt. Storey,
who went up on the last trip of the
revenue steamer Corwln for the purpose
Of distributing among the Tchuckchee
Indians of Alaska 5000 worth of pres
~ hr, 3.
recognition of the shelter and food offer
Rogers, burned IN 1851, reports the dis
unknown. Accompanied by one attend
from Hatham inlet in Z southeastern
lievcd to be a mysterious river. He traced
miles. He retraced his steps distance
of 50 miles when he encountered some
natives from whom he learned that to
reach the head waters Of the unknown
stream it would take several months.
The Indians told him they came down il
a distance of 1900 miles to meet the ful
traders and that the river went up higher
than that.
PARIS, Oct. cit is reported that Col
Badens, commanding the French fort.
from Harpheny, has had an engagement
with Chinese regulars at Balnlnh and the
Chinese were defeated. French gunboat,
will cut of tho retreat. Col. Badens
| force numbered $50 men. The victory il
| important.
| frances agreement with the Black
Flags at Tonquin grants the1, arrears oI
pay and free possession of the territory
between Lackoi and Hunghoa. An epi.
demic dccrnated the force of the Blacl
Flags and many more dcsert1ng they
abandoned their works near Hanoi ant
retrea:ed beyond Dai and Rapids car a
towards Lackoi They have also partial
ly evacuated Soutar. The French troop
are reported to &C In excellent health aut
spirits.
The appointment of Gen Campener
as minister of war has been officially an
nounced.
MADRID, Oct. 1o-lt Is stated that a
the cabinet council yesterday the felelgl
minister proposed that the ambassador a
Paris be recalled if the French govern
nent persisted in Its refusal to make th
apology demanded by the Spanish gov
ernment. The minister declared he woult
resign if the result of his negotiation
were not such as the nation and king hat
q right to expect.
| MINNEAroLIs, Mlnn., Oct. 10-North
western Miller issue, will say: Our waite
power for first half of the week has beef
much improved over previous weeks ant
the flour production will be materially in
creased. Twenty-ene mills are IN opera