Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-04-27
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

IN IL w ~ ID IllElOlGAl III,
WASHINGTON NEWS. N'
WASHINGTON, April 26-lt is consid-
cred settled that the DEVILS Lake land
office will be placed at Crcel City, the
Manitoba road has about decided to run
through that place. This is only tenn.
pory arrangement as Il permanent land
office will be the junction Of the Mani
toha s. jamestown branch of the North
crn Pacific, AS has been stated in these
dispatches ex-Rcprcscntallve Lord and
Mr.. Whipple will be the officers of the
new Office. a.us.., iu T.:
WASHINGTON, April 25-Thc commits
sioner of Internal revenue has issued a
circular stating forth the law with regard
to the redemption Of internal rev. checks
and proprietary two cent stamps and
announcing regulation to govern such re-
demption. -... ..n .
Secretary Chandler has issued lnstruc-
tlOns to Rear Admiral Baldwin, COM
manding L. S. Naval forces on the Euro
pean station to proceed with his personal
staff to Moscow to attend the coronation
of the Gar ..t.,s.
A despatch from Indian Agent Wilcox
of Arizona states that indications point
to the return of the rangers to Their
homes will pleased with the prospect
of restored quiet. The Indians are
returning to their farms. They hay G
behaved admirably under the circumstan-
ces of the past four days. # su ..s, a 'f"'
Secretary of Interior has a joint letter
from NJ. McCallum, deputy collector of
customs and John F. Malo, member of
the Canadian parliament under date of
Turtle Mountains, d. T., April IA, in
which they say the Turtle hiOuntain band
of Chippewa Indians are IN a starving
condition and unless Immediately relieved
few Of them will he alive to meet the In
dian commission in June as they now an
ticipated doing. The acting commls-
sioner has directed the Indian agent at
Devil Lake to use every effort to provide
for these Indians at once
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
ROME, Ca, April 25-At the Rockrun
furnace Alabama, o. Bass killed Butler
Sparks Willie shielding boy Brass wish
cd to chastise. .......t ..l
ANNAPOLIS. Md, April 25-Wm. Peck
convicted OF whipping his wife was
given twenty lashes to-day. 1t was the
first enforcement of the law Furnishing
wife beaters. .0, Co.
TRENTON, Ont, April 26-During a fire
at Heaton's saw mill, Stewart Heaton son
cause and fell across q circular saw which
severed his head from his body
ELGrN, LII. April 26-Hcnry A. Green
and wife of this city were aphyXiatetl
with coal gas Tuesday night from a stove.
The husband is dead and 1t is thought
that the wife cannot recover. ..-..
NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 25.-Wm
Bradley, Billy the kid, the pugllist is
missing from his house in Ansonia since
the 10Th and foul play is suspected. He
is cousin of Charley Mitchell the En-
glish champion now in America.
MILWAUKEE, April 25-Henry p.
Wright, assistant postmaster Of Racine,
Wis, charged with embezzlement of over
$1,000 of the postage funds was taken
before Commissioner Bloodgood of this
city this afternoon and waving examin-
alton was held IN bonds to the amount of
100000 to answer in the U. S. District
court next term.
LOUISVILLE, April 26-Hcrman Ship
hert, German carpenter, two years IN
America, mysteriously disappeared from
this city last December, Two days Qgo,
at Floyd street, the body of a tloater was
found. To-day 1t was identified as that
of Shiphert. When he disappeared he
had sl5 or $40. -,.. .-oa
NEW ORLEANS, April 26--Baton Rouge
special reported James Kirley found dead
yesterday near the spot where Pierce
Lancer was killed in Livingstone parish
and his body burned with coal oil short
ago. 1t Is rumored that Klrley had some
connection with the previous tragedy.
Kirley's body was riddled. A young
man named A. Jackson was shot twice
and dangerously wounded. ..
LITTLE ROCK, April 25--Ncar Cedar
Glades to-day VIM. Potter was murdered
while working in his field by Riley Clark
and Jack Daniels in whose possession
some of Pottcr's hogs were found. They
were taking him to the woods to shoot
him when he holloed to his wife and then
they shot him and fled to the mountains
and Joined several other desperadoes.
The sheriff and posse are searching for
them and a bloody encounter is ex-
pected. a'
RICHMOND, Va, April 2s-Robberies of
residences are frequent of late. Tuesday
in the open daylight, police Captain
Fl. Paratcr's residence was entered and
robDed and twice at night stoned. This
afternoon between and o'clock while
q policeman was on guard burglar en-
tered the gaffet seized his daughter aged
l6 years, tied and gagged her. But hav-
ing accidentally knocked the lash out OF
the window the burglar reused the house.
out made successful retreat.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
St. PETERSBURG, April 25-Several Off
GERS and soldiers who were suspected as
concer, ed with Nihilst operations have
killed themselves. ... a. r
DUBLIN, April 2G-Tcn OF the Jurors in
the second trial of Kelley were for con-
viction, as charged in the indictment. He
will be placed on trial the third time next
Monday. If the jury do not then agree
he will be tried again. 1 '.'-
WARSAW, Russia, April ga fire in
the cabinet maker shops burned to deatll
sixteen workmen to Gay. Striking fac
tory hands in the city OF Gyrudow stoned
the troops sent to arrest the leader. The
troops fired upon them killing two and
severely wounding five. ,.f. la
WINNIPEG, April 25-On the Canadian
Pacific railway yesterday two miles of
track was laid, making continuous track
west from Winnipeg of 597 miles was
laid to within tif.y-three miles of Sas-
katchewan Crossing. They innipeg Con-
solidated mining company to day recelv-
ed three gold bricks from the niue on the
Lake of the Woods. Ore shows returns
of s+s per ton.
Legal Men IN Trouble
ST. LOUIS, April 26-In the United
Stvtes circuit court at jefferson City, Mo.
James A. Harrison presiding justice, j. A
Lockhord and j. A. Prather, judges of thu
Lafayette court, were ordered to jail fol
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