Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-09-21
NO. 81.

respondent says spectators are introdue-
ing American railway stocks on the
Bourse but their admission meets with
strong opposition.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l9-Upper Miss
lssippi and Missouri valleys local rams
2 and partly cloudy weather, yariafsie5
winds shifting to north and west with
colder weather and rising barometer
during Thursday night.
| CHICAGO, Sept. l9-The beard Of Pres
byterian general assembly for aid Of edit
cation was in annual session here to day.
Most of the session was occupied in the
consideration of applications for aid from
western colleges, notably those at sals
OAK
CHICAGO, Sept. ia small section OF
the Willard excursion party reached laeTes
this morning. Gen. Grant, Hon. NTn.
NJ. Eyarts, F. Billings, Expresident of
the Northern Pacific railroad, Gen. New
ton, Gen. McGeehy and Jessie Grant are
of the party. They leave for the east
this evening.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19-The annual con-
venton of general passenger and ticket
agents was concluded this alter-
noon, business chiefly Of routine nature.
1t was decided to place Florida tourists.
tickets, good for six months, on sale Oct.
18th, at the rate of AZ cents per mile.
round trip and 211s cents per mile one
way, via short line.
M1NNEAPoL1s, Sept 19-In Duluth ele-
vators on Monday were 3s2, ,277 bushels
against rs, 1928 week ago. Our receipts
and shipments were as follows for the
week ending Sept. 18th: Wheat, bushels
received, 477,000; shipments, 1888.
Flour, barrels received, 6,ooo; shipped,
II, ,ls2.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Sept. l9.-Frank A.
Hayward, late of the firm Of Thompson
& Hayward, carriage manufacturers, cut
his throat with razor this morning III
the presence of his wife and four children.
He is yet alive but his recovery IS doubt
full. Business troubles produced tempo
rary insanity which was the cause.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-The Democratic
State Convention met to-day. ES- Coy.
Philip F. Thomas was chosen temporary
chairman. Mr.. Thomas addressed the
convention counselling forbearance, w:s-
dom and some regard for the public in
terests in its deliberations. Committees
on credentials, permanent organization
and resolutions were appolnted and the
convention took a recess.
HoNG KONG, Sept ia corresponds
ent says the French are in difficulties
through want of troops. Many Chinese
are deserting to the Black Flags. Lon,
their chief, Is very powerful and France
may have negotiated with him. Fer-
| eigners have been seen fighting on the
side of the black flag. Gen. Bonet adj
mits he is unable to hold his position
after the last fight. The French are still
buying stores and horses.
SYRACUSE, Sept. ia construction
train on the West Shore railway, gong
east. at Z q. IN. struck hand car fetir
miles east of the city and fifteen platform
cars, with $50 workmen on board, were
piled up in mass. The killed were Pc
ter Smith, an Italian,"N ss,:' unknown
and John Carr, Jr., water boy. The IN
jured, several of whom, about twenty,
are not expected to live. The accident
was caused by the hand car not stopping
IN time.
CHICAGO, Sept. ia special from
Milwaukee says the Diamond Watch
company, one of the largest concerns of
the kind in the country, owning faeto-
ries at Oshkosh and elsewhere, has issued
a price list making sweeping reductions
IN wholesale prices Of watches. The re-
ductlon is over so per cent. Those which
have been selling for S. and 81, open
case, nov sell for 81 so and s2.55, with
discount to large purchasers. The con-
clusion reached is that the great watch
combination is broken.
RIcHFIELD SPRINGS, bulletin, Sept. 10
B. H. Hall moved the unanimous nomi-
udliOu VI SCu 1 Jus. f1s Vail, loi oSSAC-9Ns
tary of state. Carried unanimously zap
plause) Kesselburg moved the adoption
of the resolutions and they were adopted
unanimously. Ira Davenport renomlna-
ted for comptroller by acclamatlon. 1re-
main, of New York, nominated Ethan
Allen for state treasurer as the choice Of
united New York.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19-The reunion Of the
Society of United States Military Corps
began here to-day Morning devoted 10
routine. Business meeting IN the after
noon. Members took carriage rise
about the city IN the evening. Banquet
held at the Grand Pacific Hotel in con-
junction with the Veteran Civilians tel
egraph Tomorrow forenoon another
business meeting will be held at which
it is understood action will be taken look
ing to securing recognition from this
branch of service, during the war, from
congress.
GALVESTON, Ten, Sept. he. Jacobs,
reporter OF the Galveston Daily Print, an
evening publication, has been arrested
for criminal libel, the complaint being
that he published statement conveying
the idea that Mrs. Ada Spencer had inter-
married with Mitchell Bradford, negro,