Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-10-19
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r A Railroad Meeting.
l CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE sub committel
9 OF classification committee for the east
bound traffic association met here to-day
e and considered the proposition for change
{ Of classification of dressed beef, meats
and other articles heretofore carried to-
!, gether with view to giving each sepa-
rate classification SO that mutton, beef
pork, etc.. be no longer carried under TIL
same head. No action was taken pend
ing visit to the stock yards tomorrow.
Northwestern traffic association, iowa
trunk line association, Central iowa
traffic association, Illinois trunk line as :
sociation and lines interested in the busi-
ness between Peoria and Chicago were to
have met here to-day, but as each Of tho
members is interested in two or more OF
the meetings neither was able to get
enough members to do business and an
adjournment was taken till Tomorrow.
Earthquake Destruction.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. IL Reported
much damage to property and great loss
OF life caused by earthquakes between
Chesne, ASIA Minor, and tho southern
coast of the Gulf of Smyrna. All the
villages in that region destroyed. II ID
believed that upwards of ], COO persons
perished, Survivors of the disaster are
| suffering frightful privatiens. Complete
panic prevails.
Most OF the houses collapsed 1t the
first shock bu1ying their inmates. PeO-
pie who had escaped became panic
stricken and sought the fields where
many are still Luddled together IN q
starving condition and suffering from
cold. Help for the stricken people is
going forward from Smyrna. The Porte
has issued notice stating that 10000
people are homeless and pleading for
immediate assistance. The government
commission will start as soen as ipossible
to aid local officials. The report that
1000 perished Is confirmed.
| Western Associated Fress Meeting.
DETROIT, Oct. II Regular annual
! meeting of the Western Associated Press
held here to-day for the election of off,
GERS and consideration OF other business.
In the absence Of the president, Gen'l b.
Il. Cowan, of Columbus, presided. Re-
ports of the years transactions were made
by Richard Smith, chairman of the ex-
ecutlve committee and fromWm H. Smith
general manager. Important committees
were appointed to consider an amend
ment of the copyright law and revision of
the postal law relative to notes and news
paper postage. Following elected board
of dircctors
Richard Smith, VIM. II. Haldcman,
D. NJ. Honser, M. Z. Stone, John q. New
| Col. A. H. Bel0s, Gen. y. Il. Cowan.
The board met and organized by the
election of the following officers:
President, Joseph Medrill, of Chicago
Tribune; vice president. G. w. Knapp,
Of st. Louis Republican, and secretary,
Fl. E. Baker, of Detroit Post and Tri-
bune. The ex-committec Richard Smith,
VIM. H. Haldeman and Melville Stone
The O'Donnsu Trial.
LONDON, Oct. l7-Sull1van read the af-
| fdavit of the prisoners solicitor that the
solicitor of O'Donnell at Cape Colony had
cabled there were important witnesses
there who could be called to testify in
the case. Attorney General James
stated that he would not oppose the ap-
| plication for postponement of the trial IT
the names of the witnesses were inserted
in the affidavit and the drift Of the evi-
dence to be given by them indicated.
After remarks by Judge Denman it was
decided to postpene the trial on prison
er's and Sullivan's application. On post
ponement O'Donnell was brought into
court and in response to the question by
the judge as to the charge of murder pre-
ferred against him pleaded not guilty u
careless and Indifferent manner. Gen'l
Roger A. Pryor, o'Donnell's American
counsel was present IN court
seated behind the junior counsel.
He was the object of much attention on
the part of the spectators. Luxuries and
food of the best kind is daily sent to
| O'Donnell from tavern adjacent to the
the prison. Maaulcy, an Irish lawyer, is
coming to London to assist in the defense
of O'Donnell.
The Minneapolis Mills
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1.-THE Northwest
ern Miller, in issue of October 10, will
say: The water IN river remained at
very fair stage all last week and the mills
were enabled to run stronger the last three
days than expected, averaging produc-
ton of about Is, 900 barrels day This
week started off with nearly as good head
of water but the prospect of remaining SO
till brought to close is trif1e uncer
tain, the draft of the mills up to Wed
nesday having a perceptable effect upon
it. There is no change with regard to
operations of mills, all except one max
| ing all the flour which the power will
admit. At this writing, Wednesday, the
| flour production for the week promises to
average about $4,000 barrels per day,
same as week ago. The flour market
remains the same, prices not beng the
most satisfactory to millers However,
there is q trifle better demand for lev
grades and the millers seem to have fs-
1 cllities for disposing of all the flour they
can make. Hardly anything is being
done in the export business, the bulk of
shipments being for the eastern markets,
Our receipts and shipment for the week
lending Oct, l6 were as follows: Wheat,
bushels received AGO, 500: shipped, 5000.
Flour, barrels received, 10000; shipped,
1l5, ,727. Last week. flour, barrels receiv-
ed, q, AS; shipped, l45,564. Wheat, BUSH
els received, 56s, 900; shipped, 7l,0c0.
The stock of wheat in store in the eleya-