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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-26
The Penalty Of a Henious Crime.

Some days ago Mr. Rice introduced in
the house Of the territorial legislature q
bill providing the death penalty for the
CRIME Of rape upon girls under ten years
of age, which bill was referred to the iu.
dietary and killed by that body. 1t Is an
open question whether the death penalty
should be inflicted in any case, and there
is strong argument on both sides, but il
there is any crime in the catalogue of hu.
man depravity that may be said to deserve
such penalty this IS one. There can be
no provocation, no eXtenuating circum-
stances, but the crime is wholly due to q
dcpraved and abandoned heart. The vic
tim is both guileless and defenseless, and
the crime one that is unknown even
among the savages whom we have driven
out to make room for higher civiliza-
ton, as we claim. The penalty for such
CRIME under the law as it now IS seems
altogether out of proportion to the enor'
NIFTY of the oiIense, ten years III the peni-
tcntlary being the highest ll'rit. So long
as the legal punishment Of CRIME is mad.
equate, so long will people under the ex-
asperation of the outrage execute venge-
auce upon tho offender without law aad
popular sympathy being on that side any
attempt to enforce the law against mob
will be futile This unfortunate condi-
tion of things is produced by the law be-
Ing too len,cnt which begets correspond
ing severity on the part of mob outbreaks.
They arc two extremes. The lynchlng of
offenders IF this kind shows conclusive|y
that the masses of the people are not sat-
islied with the penalty of the law as it IS,
that they demand more severe penalty
and more rigorous execution of the law,
and until that demand is complied with
we may expect to hear of mob violence
in such cases. Imprisonment for life
would seem to meet the demands of the
people, and the atrocity of the crime
would seem not to demand less, and it is
to be hoped the legislature vii. yet revise
the law and increase the penalty.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-26
What the Legislature Is Dsine.

The bill to increase liquor license to
not less than $500 nor more than 81, 600,
provides that it shall not take effect until
the first of January, 1884. if it shall pass.
1t also makes some changes in the bond
requirements of the liquor seller.
The bill for the location of the asylum
for the blind at Huron is being consid-
cred. The HuronAes have made liberal
propositions in the way of furnishing
grounds and argue as farther induce
ment that the town is located on dead
level where there is no danger of the
blind falling of from anything.
Council bill No. 10, presented by MIR.
Burdick, provides for fire escapes in
hotels, and is one good result of the Mil
waukee calamity.
A bill Is beng prepared to prohibit the
introduction of Texas and Cherokee cat
tie into the territory of Dakota, it being
represented to the legislature that disease
and death among our native stock is be-
ing sown by that means, especially in
Lincoln county.
Mr.. Benson has introduced bill in the
house to form the new county of Becker
from portions of Ransom, Brown and
Dickey counties.
Mr.. Rinehart's bill for the relief of the
Black Hills hail storm sufferers provides
that the taxes of such sufferers for 1882
be remitted upon proper affidavit. Some
fifty persons will probably avail them
selves of its advantages.
Mr.. Rice has introduced a bill in the
house providing the penalty of death for
the crime of rape upon child under ten
years of age. Under the present statute
the penalty for this crime is not more
than ten years imprisonment.
Mr.. Scobey has introduced bill in the
council to change the manner of releas-
ing mortgages by filing special instru-
ment setting forth the fact INSTEAD Of
being stated in marginal notes by the
register OF deeds as under the present
law.
Mr.. Washabaugh has prepared bill
in regard to grand juries which will make
that body consist of not less than sixteen
nor more than twenty three. This is to
enable tha! body to carry on business in
case of the sickness of one or more Of the
members.
MIR. jackson bill to amend section
366 chapter 80 of the penal code making
the use of obscene language misde-
meanor.
The tax extension bill, known as coun.
Gil bill No. S, as originally presented pro-
vlded for the extension of the tins when
the taxes of 1852 should become delin-
quent to the fourth Monday in May. II
was amended IN the house so as to extend
its provi- ons only to the counties of
Dawson, Grant, Deuel., Hamlin, Coding-
ton, Clark, Splnk, Brown, LaMoure,
Stutsman, Dickey, Kldder, Ransom, Bur
leigh and Morton. On its return to the
council Mr.. Nickeus moved the accept
ance of the house amendment and while
that body was waxing hot under the COL
lar discussing It the house recalled the
I'LL nd soon afterwards returned it
to the council amended so as to only ap-
ply Its provisions to Stutsman county.
Mr.. Nickeus then moved to strike out the
enacting clause which was carried and
the bill thus decapltated was no more,
and the law in reference to deliquent taxes
IS the same as heretofore
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-26

followed but did not differ materially
After that adjournment TIL Tomorrow
District Attorney says he wants to show
that the first ones who tried to escape
had a harder time than those afterwards
The first ones seemed to be sutlocated
with burning gas.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-26

Although the mercury was only down
to zero and the sun shown out brightly
there was more complaint of the weather
yesterday than when it was IS below
zero. The disagreeableness was on ac-
count of the wind being from tue south.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-26
LATE DISPATCHES.
Down q 100 Feet Embankment.


SANFRANcIsCo, Jan. 2O-The Southern
Pacific train which left here at 9:3O yes
terday stopped near Tepaehapi station ia
cut out an extra engine taken at Summer
to assist pulling up the Tepachapi grade,
while making the change, by some
means as yet unknown, the train got
away and started back down the grade OF
one hundred and twenty feet to the mile.
Train consisted of two engi nee, express
mail and baggage cars, two slcepers, one
coach and smoker. 1t went down the
grade at frightful speed for about four
miles when the hindmost sleeper jumped
the track and went over an embankment
about one hundred and fifty feet high,
carrying with it the other sleeper. mail,
baggage and express cars which were
piled in heap, took fire and were con-
sumed. The coach and smoker kept on
down the grade and were stopped with
out leaving the track about two miles
further on, all on board were. unlnjured.
The scene following the wreck was terri
bic and a number of persons we're jammed
amid the ruins Of the train and roasted
10 death before the eyes Of those who
stood by helpless 10 save them. At pres
ent it is impossible to give the loss of
life. Twelve or fifteen persons killed or
burned to death. The dead 50 far US
known are Mrs. Johnson Casse1, wife Of
well known mining man, burned, F..
w. Pierson and Express Messenger
Wright; taken out alive hut died soon
after, Lawrence Porter. Of the other
sleeper burned it is found that the wife
of Ex Gov. Downcy, who with her hus
band, was on the train is among the
dead. At 1910, several bodies had been
taken out, some burned beyond recogni-
tion. The following are reported injur-
ed: Mrs. Capt. J. Waterhouse, Mrs. A.
l.. Waicrhouse and two children, John T.
Cassell, Ex Governor Tom Downey, maid
of Mrs. Porter AS e, james Woodall, T..
W. Dougherty, Miss p. C. Hatch, Mrs.
Hatch, Miss Ida Brown, Mrs. Capt. }. X.
Brown. 1t is a remarkable fact that the
wounded are almost without exception
but slightly injured. The following un-
hurt: Porter Ashe and wife, and T. j..
Oliver. Many are missing who are
supposed to have been burned in the
wreck and consumed. Ashe and wife
who is the daughter of the late Judge +.
B. Crocker, who were on wedding tour,
were in the sleeper which first left the
track and their escape uninjured is al
most miraculous. A SPECIAL tram has
been sent to the scene from Los Angeles
with physicians and an undertaken. TIE
dead and wounded will be taken to Los
Angeles aud in the meantime every pos
slble attention will be paid them on
the ground. A wrecklng train has ar
rived from Summers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-26
The Corwner'S Inquest.


MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23-Landlord Antis-
del's statement at the coroner's inquest,
Newhall house disaster, contains the fol-
lowing main points: When he went to
bed on the night of the fire there were
about forty guests in the house, two
pages OF the register we're filed. Retired
at 1890 Had in house probably fifty
or over female employees. The clerk,
his son, or Tlce always paid the help.
They slept on the 5th floor on the west
side on the alleyway. There was door
across the servants hallway at the south
end and it was kept locked until elevator
fire of March 4th, 1874, the door was
there AMI could he pushed down by any
girl. On Dec. there were all told 81
employ ees, but business had been
light and many had been dismiss
ed. Thirty males, most of them slept at
home, and one night clerk, Tom Delaney,
aud night watch, Mckenzie. The latter's
duties were to make ,unds and see that
everything was all right. He was sup
posed to 60 through the house every
hour aud oftcner. When late trains
came in he took care Of the baggage and
occasionally was night porter and boot
black tut white occupied in the latter
Delaney made the rounds a. wstch,nan.
He carried no stop watch or clock.
There never was an alarm bell on tho
premises. There was no fuel in the
room near the elevator. He discovered
rubbish IN the room back OF the elevate,
and had 1t removed aud the room locked.
Elevator was enclosed IN pine lumber and
mad not shrunk particle. There was no
grease at the bottom of the elevator. The
open court was not used for storage. A
person coming in on broadway could &c
down into the basement at any time. The
Michigan street tenements on ground
door leased from D. Nash. There was
not particle of fire in the basement ex.
cept IN the engine room. There
was fire plug in the latter room. Most
Of the stores and offices on the ground
floor and hotel we're heated by steam
from the hotel boilers. George SchelIel
had charge of the bar and billiard room
since it was fixed over year ago last
May. A person could from Michigan
street go INTO the bar room and billiard
hall down into the basement to the foo,
of the elevator. Fire escapes were the
the same as the Plaukcrton House
There were no signs or lndica-
~tlons to show where the fire escape va,
located. House had been afire since h.
had been there upwards of thirty times
Artesdelsaid any part of the house tina
Le had charge of could not have produc
ed such q fire unaided. Occupants of th,
9Th floor were nearly all lost because til,
hot air and smoke poured W as if sho
from gun and they were strangled
Could not tell whether the occupants OF
this floor lived lntil the floor burned un
der them or not as two Of the girls skel
out in q helpless condition could not tel
how many girls we're saved Is the head
Of different departments hired their owl
belp, Tsaasnesy # tve se1s q k)eeda
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-26
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--Senate-After
rout,nes buiness the tariff bill was taken
up. The only interesting action taken
was the rejection by vote of IL to 81 Of
amendment increasing the duty on iron
ore from 80 cents to 81.
House-A bill was introduced by Mr..
Butterworth for the appointment of seven
railroad commissioners.
Mr.. Young offered resolution to retire
Gen. Rufus Ingalls, with the rank of msjor
general.
The day was principally consumed in
the discussion of the naval bill, which,
was amended in several particulars.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Senate After
some un,mportant routine business the
consideration Of the tariff bill was resum-
ed. A motion of Sherman to increase
the duty on pig iron, scrap iron and scrap
steel from s6 to $6.72 per ton was lost, 26
to 81.
Housc-The day wasspent IN committee
of the whole on the naval Appropriation
bill.
The provi zion for the completion of the
unfinished monitors was adopted.
The president recently told a New
England senator that while he was
ANXIOUS to have congress pass bill to
revise the tariff he was fearful on account
of the latcness of the session and the
diversified interests in the bill that it
would fail. Being asked If he would call
an extra session If the bill fail he said:
"That is an emergency will not consider
until it arises"
WASHINGTON, Jan. Observation-Disclosures
ing was done except the delivery of
eulogies upon the late Senator Hill, of
Georgia.
House--The naval bill passed. The
house then took up the ways and means
tariff bills after refusing to take up
various revenue bills. Among the latter
was the bill to reduce the tobacco tax,
the vote being 100 to l47 against the
consideration of that measure Eloquent
tributes were paid to the memory of
Senator Hill.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-26

the grave. The Catholic dead were in
tered In Calvary cemetery and the Pro-
testant in Forest Home. The interior
decorations of the cathedral and cxposi-
ton were fine.
A terrible panic occurred while the
funeral services were gong on. A steam
pipe hurst while the building was crowded
to Its utmost capacity. 1t is estimated
that Is 900 people were in the building.
The cry of fire was raised and tie people
went wild. rush was made for the
door and the windows and number
jumped some distance to the ground
None were seriously hurt but hundreds
received minor injuries. The militia
near by was called and quelled the panic
and the procession which was very large
moved at noon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-15
Tan Bark in Beer.

chicago IlmeS.
"Do you see that vessel just turn
ing the curve in the river ?" asked an
office at the barge Office as he button
holed reporter.
81 do"
"And the deck-load ?"
"Bark, is it not? What of it?
"Do you see the schooner in the
draw of the bridge and the other ap-
proaching it?'
81 do; both have bark also."
well, that's the way you see it
here day after day."
"What do they want with so much
of it? Do they burn it or use it in
the tanneries ?"
"There is the interesting point.
The stuff won't burn worth a cent.
1t is hemlock bark. 1t is sometimes
used in the tanneries, but you can't
imagine that all that comes up the
river is used in making leather. The
tan yards would hardly hold it in
stacks"
"Then what becomes OF it ?"
SIT is used as an adulteration for
beer. Large quantities of it are
ground up and shipped to other
points. Chicago brewers can afford
to make pure beer, and l guess they
do it, but this bark is fixed up here
and sent to other places. Iasuppose
you know that brewers do not now
report the ingredients of which their
beer is made, as they once did. The
courts have decided that they are not
compelled to do so. l have made
some casual inquiries and 1 learn
that tan bark and soda are the prin-
cipal substances used. A little rice
malt gives it body and makes it hold
the foam. Hemlock bark is a new
discovery in this respect and is USE
full to certain extent. of both malt
and hops. 1t is not poisonous, but it
certainly cannot be said to contain
any nutriment. 1t adds the pungent
bitter taste and gives the dark red
dish color to the liquid. 1t is very
cheap and the brewers who use it
must grow rich very fast"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-15
NUMBER 90.
Woman's Province.

What a great task is assigned to
woman, its dignity cannot be elevat-
ed. 1t is not her province to make
laws, to lead armies, nor to be at the
head OF great enterprises, but to her
Is given the power to form those by
whom the laws are made, to teach
the leaders of mighty armies, and
the governors of vast empires. She
is required to guard against having
the slightest faint of bodily infirmi-
ty touch the frail creature, whose
moral, intellectual and physical being
Is derived from her. She must in
still correct principles, inculcate right
doctrines, and breath into the soul of
her offspring those pure sentiments
Wnlch from time to come will be a
part OF themselves, and bless genera
tlons as yet unborn. Yes, to woman
Is given the blessed privilege of aid
ing the sufferers in all the various
stages of his existence. She smiles
CIV anu
Weeps at the burial, while she soothes
the bereaved heart. This is her pro-
vince and duty. Yet how can she
fulfill her mission unless she is pos
sessed of strong and healthy body ?
The preparation of PERUNA, is Just
the thing for all persons suffering
from a majority of the complaints
incident to this climate. 1t is inyal-
liable to women, and Mrs.. J. w.
Reynolds, ofNew Lisbon Columbiana
county, is noted example of what
the medicine can do. She says she
had suffered for years with conges-
ton of the lungs, catarrh in the head,
and was troubled with bad cough,
She had tried number of physicians,
but they all failed to cure her. She
was induced to try PERUNA, and i'm
mediately marked change took
place. After using one bottle her
cough ceased, and in a short time her
other ailments We're cured. She is
now completely restored to health
and gives all the credit to PERUNA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-15
The Governors Defeat.

Governor Hamilton's rejection by
the Democratic party of Maryland
and the ultimate defeat of mis- reform
policy, should the ring retain their
control of the organization, is now
settled beyond dispute. The reason
OF the Governors failure may be
found in his strong attachment to his
party. The leaders of the ring have
presumed upon this to work out his
overthrow. If he had raised the
standard of reform and called to his
aid all voters, irrespective of party,
he could easily have swept the State
and then he could have reconstructed
the Democracy upon an honest foun-
dation, He has been afraid to strike
his sturdiest blows for reform lest he
should wound to the death the party
he has loved so well and served so
long. Therefore. he has acted too
much in the spirit of concession and
compromise. The leaders of the ring.
on the contrary, made it manifest
long ago that they would rule the
party or ruin it, and although they
will eventually do both, the politi.
clans choose to put off the evil day as
far as possible. We are reminded OF
one Of the incidents related in the
Scriptures to show the wisdom of
Solomon; Two women came before
the wise man, each laying claim to
the same child, and when he pro-
posed to divide it between them the
sham mother, who was harlot,
agreed to the cruel proposal at once,
but the true mother gaveu up her claim
in order to save the life of her babe.
There is this difference, however, in
the result: Solomon gave the child
to its real mother; but the rank and
file of the Democracy in Maryland
will deliver the child up to be nur-
tured in the den of harlotry. Sooner
than such a calamity should befall it.,
would it not be a thousand times bet
ter to have it torn in twain? Cover
nor Hamilton has found to his great
disappointment that his moderate
and conciiatory spirit haye been set
down to the score of weakness, and
his mild measures haye been de-
spised. The black flag has been rails
ed against him, and if he and his
friends surrender, they will either be
slaughtered without mercy, or. il
spared, they will be made "hewers
of wood and drawers of water" Even
now, however, if the Governor will
act firmly and decidedly, the reform
Democrats will make common cause
with all other honest voters of our
State, and the members of the ring
although we'll organized and ably
led, will be "routed horse. foot and
dragons. ."-BdH0. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-15
In Bad Company.

A few years ago an infideI lawyer
in st. Louis, during the progress ofa
great revival which he ridiculed, was
on his way to drugstore to procure
some medicine for his sick child. 1t
was bright afternoon of the Lords
day, and street preacher was preach
ing of Jesus to an immediate crowd in
one of the worst quarters in the city.
The curiosity of the infidel was
aroused, and he stopped for a moment
on the edge of the vast throng to see
what the gathering of SO many people
meant.
Not word the preacher uttered
could he hear; but near him, and
mounted on wagon, stood a man
who was pouring forth volume of
blasphemy and obscenity and hate,
cursing the Bible and Christ and
Christianity. The infidel noticed
that the blasphemer had quite a
group of sympathizers around him,
who laughed at his coarse jests and
loudly applauded his vile sentiments.
But he also noticed that the group
was made up of the very scums (f
society. Thieves, burglars, prosti-
tutes, bloated drunkards, men, wo-
men, and half-grown lads upon whom
the police kept a watchful eye, con-
stituted the admiring audience of the
foul wretch who was flooding them
with his tide of filth.
The lawyer after awhile bowed his
head in utter shame as he reflected
that he was identified with this
spawn of hell. 1t is true that he was
an infidel on far higher grounds, rest
ing his scepticism upon intellectual
and scientific affections to the Bible,
but ae remembered that the argu-
ments and witticism of his class of
thinkers dribbled down through the
various strata of the community, be-
coming dirtier and more offensive at
each successive descent, until they
reappeared at the bottom in the dis
gcsting shape that faced him from
the wagon of the infidel orator. He
walked away chigrined and mortifi-
ed, and without hearing sermon he
renounced infidelity, became Chris
tian and determined to devote the re-
mainder of his days in defence of the
cause he had sought to destroy
Aynaory.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-15

81 had 'em ALL" said rubicund
happy-faced gentleman. "All what?"
asked his friend. "Why all the symp-
tons of malaria. viz: lame back,
aching joints, sleeplessness, indiges-
ton, dizzy fits, cold extremities. rush
of blood to the head, constant fatigue,
no appetite, pains in the breast after
eating, night sweats, alternate chills
and fevers, etc., ETC., but BrotO1'S
Iron Bitter's cured me and 1 recon-
mend it as being the only perfect
tonic made"
Mrs. Sarah M. Morlock, Westmin-
ster, Md, says: Browns Iron Bit
tiers entirely cured me of dyspepsia,
loss of appetite and weakness"
Mr.. G.. A. Miller. Westminster,
Md, says: 81 haye used Browns
Iron Bitters and found it good tonic
and appetizer"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-15
NOTICE.

down any of the timber on my land on the
Hooppole Road, adjoining the land of Bowie
Johnson, about three miles from Deer Park
for cutting down timber I'm Garrett county,
Md, without permission Of the owner of the
land, is the same, under the Act of 1880, ch.
26i, rs for feloniously Stealing goods or chat
tells TO the value of the tree or trees so cut
down.
THEOS. B. HoRWITZ.
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