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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Raalroaa Klsctaon.

CHICAGO, June 6-The annual meeting
of stockholders of the g. r. I. q r. RI.
company held IN this city this afternoon,
at which $50, 600 shares were represented
out of possible stock rate Of 40 800
shares, A. G. Dulman, BENZ. Brewstef,
Il. p. Flower and Geo. s. Wright re-slecs-
ed directors for the term of three yeaxs.
Mr.. Hugh Riddle declined reelection q
president and Mr.. r. II. Cable was chos.
en- to succeed him. David Dows and 4.
Klmball elected vice presidents, the lat
ter IN place of Mr.. Cable. ]. II. Tows,
reelected secretary and treasurer. The
following executive committees Wero
chosen: Hugh Riddle chairman, DAVID
Dows, f. II. Tows, Il. p. Flower and R.
r. Gable. The retirement Of Mr.. Riddle
was made the occasion of complimentary
resolutions. Mr.. Cable, as vice presi-
dent and general manager, had been as-
sociated with Mr. Riddle for several
years. Mr.. Kimball, Mr.. Cables sue
cessor, has been connected with the
Rock Island road for twenty-five years.
The annual report shows gross earnings
for the fiscal year ending March 81, 1l2,-
1000, operating expenses, q, Ito, 600,
net revenue $5, ,OsO, ,0OO. Land sold o5l,-
600, which makes q net revenue of e.
$4,000. After paying interest on the
bonded debt, and four quarterly divi-
dends of ~ per cent. each, the remain
ing 81 SOC, 900 was ordered earned ever
to the addition and improvement &C.
count.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08

A D1srATCH from Bismarck yesterday
morning conveyed the intelligence that q
call would emanate from that source
requesting every county to send delegates
to the constitutional convention at Huron
the 10Th inst. The authority upon which
the call will be issued Is not stated, nor is
it material, for the convention is move
ment that had its origin with some DIS
gruntled politicians down in the vicinity
Of Yankton and only has force and
weight as the people give it. The origi-
nal design was that it should be South
Dakota affair, to take into consideration
the propriety of forming a constitution
for South Dakota in which the people of
North Dakota were neither invited nor
expected to take part as they would in
mo way be parties in interest II this
movement is for the purpose of captur-
ing the convention and formulating q
a constitution for the territory undivided
we apprehend it will most signally fail,
for preponderance OF sentiment in the
north is still in favor of division on the
46th parallel and it is certainly largely 80
IN the south now However, there can
be no harm in complying with the forth
coming call as the meeting at Huron, if
attended by representatives from every
county IN the territory, will develop and
show very accurately the state of public
sentiment upon the question of division.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Boards OF Exasninsrs.

WARRINGTON, June THE civil ser-
vice committee have announced the fol-
lowing additional local boards: Examln-
ers for post Office 1T Chicago, II. ]. Nc
Grath, E. p. Upham and W. D. Rawlins.
Custom house at Chicago, Frank G..
Green, Augustus T.. Campbell and Chas.
D. Stone. Post Office at Hilwaukee,
Hamilton SPEEDY, John L. Kane and
Jerome B. johnson. Port Huron, Frank
Whipple, Edgar g. 6paulding and Geo.
G. Vsnalstine.
Civil service commission gives notice
that competitive examination for admis-
sion to the public service will be held be-
tween the 10Th Of June and 3rd Of July
at the following places: Chicago, Gin
cinnati. Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis,
Kansas City, Louisville, Nilwaukee, New
Orleans, Pittsburg, Port Huron, st.
Louis and SanFrancisco. Any pearson
wishing to be examined at either Of said
places for service in any department In
Washington should send written re-
quest to the civil service commission O.
that place for proper application blanks
which will be shipped.
President appointed VIM. w. Thomas,
Of Maine, minister resident ct Sweden
and Norway, David n. Dunn, Of Indiana,
United States consul ct Valparaiso, and
James p. Hollowell, Of Kansas, at&ofney
for United States for the District 81
Kansas.
Captain Michael v. Sheridan, 7th cav.
airy, appointed major and as1s1Gant "a.
jutant general Ito Ill the Vacancy caused
by the death Of General 1itchstl. Bids
for new steel cruisers will be oponod at
the navy department.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
A Call to Huron.

BISMARCK, June Agreeable to sug-
gestlons cf the committee appointed for
that purpose the counties of Pembfna,
Walsh, Grand Forks, Trail, Cass, Rich
land, Ransom, Barnes, Stutsman, Ram
sey, LaMoure, Morton. Dickey and other
counties north of the 46th parallel since
organized are requested to send delegates
to Huron June 10, to take part in the con-
vention called for the purpose Of formu-
lating proclamation relating to eecur-
ing statehood in the near future. Ar
rangements will be made by the commit
tee for the transportation from St. Paul
from which point the train will leave IN
the morning of the 18th aud delegates are
requested to be promptly on hand there.
More definite Information in regard 10
time will be made public - soon % ar
rangements can be made.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
A Bieoted Priest.

New HAVEN, Conn, June 7-Ansenia
is excited over the alleged attempt of
Father Byron to compel Catholics to
have medicinal services only by DR..
Conkling. A parishioner employed 4
protestant doctor for his sick wife but
she did not improve and it was feared
would die. Father Lyon was sent for
but refused to attend because DR.. Conk-
ling had not been employed. The woman
is now recovering and last Sunday morn
ing Conkling went to Father Brady with
. letter of Introduction. Father Brady
" as i'll and the doctor handed the letter
to Father DAILY, his assistant, asking him
to announce at the first mass that DR..
Conkllng was coming among them to
practice medicine and give fhe lntroduc-
ton to the people. Father DAILY did 90
and Father Byron at the next two masses
announced he was glad to announce 4
young Catholic doctor had come.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
From the Capitol.

BISMARCK, June 6-Gov. Ordway,
Capt. Hughes and other members of the
capital commission left In their special
car for Fargo to night.
Penitentlary board selected to-day .
site adjoining the main line of the N.
p. railroad and advertisements for con-
tracts will be inserted in the papers in
few days.
The Milwaukee railroad officials arriv-
ed to-day and after looking the city over
proceeded eastward. 1t is understood
they will run to this point at once.
Train from the east brought in a large
number of new spectators and investors.
1t is reported that six newspaper outfits
are on the way 10 Bismarck to catch ON
to the capital boom.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08

THERE is very general feeling that
the location of the capital at Bismarck
will advance the value of land along the
line of the Northern Pacific railroad and
for many miles out on either side. This
feeling seems to have stimulated pur.
chases and rapidly increased inquiries fol
land. The boom that IS now ut its height
at Bismarck is beginning to spread
all over North Dakota, just like
the waves that spread from drop
ping q pebble into body of water,
gradually extending wider and farther
until the whole surface is alike agitated
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08

THE attitude of the democracy in Iowa
is aggressive on the liquor question de-
clarlng emphatically against sumptuary
laws, but is about as equivocating as the
Ohio republicans on the tariff question.
Their object seems to be to force the
whisky question into the campaign as
the issue and thereby divide the republi-
can party by compelling it to take the
side of prohibition. As strategic move
ment it is perhaps the best they could do
to obtain shadow of success and Is per.
haps the very thing the republican party
would rather they had not done. The
Hawkeyc democrats have caught the idea
from the campaign of last year IN Ohio
and are acting upon it with more shrewd-
ness than usually characterizes their
plans Of political policy. They have got
the republicans into very similar posi-
ton on the liquor question to that of the
party in Ohio last year. There they
pinned the Pond law, which had been
declared unconstitutional, to the repub-
l,can party and made it stick until they
defeated the party at the polls Now the
plan of the Iowa democracy is to pin the
constitutional prohibition amendment,re-
Gently declared void, to the republican
party of that state and make that the
weapon of the campaign, and it is diff
cult to see how the republican party can
escape the issue. The better policy of
the republican party now woaid seem to
be to accept the gauntlet thrown down
by the democrats and meet them upon
their own chosen battle ground, the very
thing they do not expect. If the repub-
licans take the defensive IN the issue aud
equivocate by denying the position with
the democrats and assuming it with pro-
hibitionlsts they will probably be worsted
IN the campaign, but If they accept the
situation the 10000 majority of the vote
in favor of the amendment last year will
no doubt so far combine as to carry them
safely through this campaign, aud the
liquor interests which now haye the up
per hand will find they have broken their
own necks IN forcing the issue into the
campaign, for IT the republicans are sue
cessful with this the issue they cannot
we'll avoid re-eaactiug the prohibltory
amendment, and there is scarcely doubt
that it would he adopted by the popular
vote
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08

No more deserving tribute was ever
paid an American citizen than the Italian
statue that is soon to be placed at the
head of the grave of General and pres
ident Zachary Taylor, eight miles from
Louisville, Ky. 1t IS little less than q
national shame that the government hai
not marked in fitting manner the grave
OF not only noble man and an incor.
ruptible president but hero IN wal
whose record challenges the admiration
of the military world. During the Mex.
lcan war he received the title of "Old
Rough and Ready" and his presence
among his soldiers, where he was always
found when fighting was going on, va.
such tower of strength and inspiration
to them that his command came to be re.
garded as invincible. OF him it was said
she never knew when he was whipped u
At the terrible battle of Buena Vista al
reports show that he was at one time
badly whipped but neither he nor the
Mexlcans under General Santa Anns
knew 1t until afterwards, and he fought
on until he completely demoralized hls
adversary and virtually dicided the con.
test of war. The date of the unveiline
of the statue Is not yet definitely fixed
but will be in the near future, and all the
old soldiers of the Mexican war will be
invited IN narticlnate in the imnreasive
ceremony. 1t will be . grand and lm.
posing sight to see those old and gray
soldiers of '46 and ~ in line about the
grave of the grand and illustrious old
hero who led them through the bloody
scenes of that memorable campaign and
who never asked his men TO brave q dan.
ger that he would not face himself, and
whose old white horse made him . tar
get Tor the bullets of the enemy As well
as vision of terror to them.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08

AMID the many speculative booms that
spring up here and there IN different
parts of the territory people should not
forget that the progress of development
and the advancement in value of proper
ty in Jamestown pursues Its steady and
onward course. There is no fact more
firmly and indisputably established IN the
commercial world than that fictitious
prices will sooner or later be followed by
crash. The laws of commerce govern
ing values cannot be infringed upon
without incurrlng q penalty any more
than any other. jamestown has passed
the period of fictitious prices and the
value of property is governed by sound
and permanent basis, by what 1t is worth
for use by the owner and not by what it
weuld probably sell for as speculation.
The increase in value is regulated by the
growth and development of the town and
the improvement and agricultural re-
sources of the surrounding country. So
long as government land could be had
pre-emption laws, or railroad lands at
four dollars an acre, occupied or second
hand land would only command like
price with value Of improvements added.
But that day is passed and now the price
of land is regulated by its agricultural
capacity, by what 1t will produce and py
the demand for it, and it will continue to
increase in price until point is reached
where the returns from cultivation cease
to ray more than a good interest on the
money invested. This condition Of things
will not be reached for perhaps ten or
fifteen years yet to come, and IN the
meantime the increase in value will be
steadily upward. City property will
probably reach its height more rapidly
and earlier, except in special business
locations.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Educating Nurses.

CLEVELAND, June THE American
Medical Association adopted resolution
recommending the establishment every
where of schools and societies for train.
ing nurses, instruction to be given by
physicians and rates SO low as not to bar
the poor from the privilege Of attending.
Next meeting in Washington the first
Tuesday in May "a.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Close Of the Festivities.

Moscow, June Gall foreign news
paper correspondents :[ Hi anu prominent
the coronation. will attend soiree to be
minister of the imperial household, and
will present him with an address thank
ing HIM him for the cordial and liberal
welcome extended them during the fes-
t,vities 1t ia rumored that Acsokoff
we'll known writer, has been banlsh-
ed for publishing an article. asking the
Czar to grant liberal reforms. There IS
no truth IN the story that the mayor Of
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Base BAH.

TRENTON, June 7--Detrolt 9, Trenton
4 in fifth inning, in eight.
BALTIMORE, June 7-Columbus and
Baltimore's played two innings and rain
stopped the game.
PHILADELPHIA, June 7-St. Louis and
Athletic game was called to end fourth
inning on account of tn rain.
BosToN, June 6-Boston's 2 in first, 4
in sixth; Cleveland's on fourth.
BROOKLYN, June exhibition game
Clncinnatl's $, Brooklyn's in third.
NEW YORK, June 6-The game be-
tween Chicago and New York mines,
was postponed at the beginning Of fifth
inning on account of rain.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Another Body Found.

LOUISVILLE, June 6-The body of q
young woman was found floating in the
Ohio river, yesterday near West Point,
two miles below this city. Inquest by an
ignorant county magistrate developed
nothing beyond the fact that she was
dead. Reporters for the press of this city
afterwards examined the body and found
fracture at the base of the skull, which
caused death. Body in such advanced
stage of decomposition as to be beyond
recognition. Had unusually heavy black
hair. dressed fairly well, clothing from
waist down being torn as if IN a struggle.
Inference is that the woman had been
outraged, murdered and then thrown into
the stream.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Tho Tide az Emmisr.sion.

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 7-As indi-
eating the tide into Oregon and Wash
lugton Territory q steamers Of three
steamship lines plying between SanFfan-
cisco and this city landed here during the
month of May with $40 passengers And
$4,000 tens Of freight making total since
January Of 26, 600 passengers and IL, 900
tons of freight. This shows . large per-
centage of increase over any previous
year. Ships of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Co., have been compelled to increase
their tr,ps from trl-monthlZ TO yeekly
and Victoria. The traffic to Alaska has
also increased SO as to demand semi-
monthly steamers with full cargoes. Re-
cent discoveries in the mining regions Of
Northern Idaho and Montana has also
served to attract settlers toithese districts.
The crop reports from the region east Of
the Cascade Mountains give promise Of
large Yields.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
eeveral Persons provued.

ST. Louis, June MIR. and Mrs. Geo.
Redhan, were drowned while crossing Z
swollen creek, near Breckenridge, Mo-,
Monday night, and James Perdue, Of Pet.
It's county, accompanied by Miss Town
send, were drowned in attempting to cross
Muddy creek, near Warrensberg. Henry
and VIM. Temple and August Kalke,
while riding in sklff on the Missouri
river opposite Glasgow, yesterday, upset
and were drowned
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
A Spanish Murder Trial.

MADRID, June 6-The governor gen.
eral of Cuba having reported favorably
concerning thestate Of the island, over a
hundred exiles will be allowed to return
there shortly. The trial has begun at
Xeres of seventeen members of the Black
hand society, charged with numbering an
associate suspected of betraylng the or
ganizatlon to the government. The pub
lie prosecutor in opening the case claimed
he would submit evidence sufficient TO
secure the execution of sixteen of the
nrlSOnerS -:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08

The grade on the Mouse river branch
was completed yesterday to the Pipestem
west from Darlington. The graders will
commence on the west side of the Pipe
stem to-day and rush the six miles from
there to Sykeston as rapidly - possible.
The survey is not completed to Sykeston
yet, but will be kept out Of the way Of
the graders, and the. probability is that
trains will be running to that place by
the first Of July.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Killed In a Row.

ST.. LOUIS, June IA row between Geo.
Marshall and his step father, Thomas
Edwards, occurred at the residence Of
the latter in the rear of 1851 Lucas ave-,
last night, which resulted in Edwards
being shot and killed by Marshall. The
latter has been arrested All the parties
are colored
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
ALottery operator Arreeted.

ST. PAUL, June Horace Wallace
was arrested tonight. 1t is believed be
is the operator of . scheme bearing the
name of E. NJ. Washburne & Co., pro-
posing the disposal of q lot Of cattle and
farm machinery by Lottery. A number
of circulars were found setting forth the
plan have been extensively advertised
throughout the country and considerable
money collected.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08

THERE are many political indications
that the old firm Of Tilden & Hendricks,
which was dissolved by certain high
joint commission in February, 1S77,is go
ing to set up IN business again. Tom
Hendricks has allowed himself to te in-
terviewed upon the subject and in weak
moment indicated that he would have no
objection to resuming his place - junior
meanheg eS ths dEm In The aampsiga uext
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
The Crop Prospect.

CHICAGO, June 6-The farmers Re-
view condenslng its weekly reports from
one thousand townships in the North
west and Southwest finds no improve
ment to report IN winter wheat. 1t is
heading out short. Spring wheat shows
improvement. Oats are backward but all
right. Corn is coming very slowly and
replantlng is general.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Denial Of the Poisoninr storie,.

LONDON, June 1.-THE truth of the story
of poisoning by the lnvincIbles in Dub
lin of q number Of persons obnoxious to
to them is much contested. The Free
mans Journal of Dublin denies that
there is any foundation for it while the
Central News correspondent at Dublin
reasserts the correctness Of the story.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Did Not Msterial1ze.

Special to the Alert
BISMARCK, June THE report yester-
day that Wells, chairman of the central
committee, would issue call for the
counties in North Dakota to send dele
gates to the Huron convention but the
call has not materialized yet. The feel
ing here is that Dakota can never be di-
vided and will remain in the present con-
dition for years to come unless united
movement is made to take the necessary
steps for admission.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Barnum's Advertisement.

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE burning of the
main tent of Barnum's circus in this city
occasioned the loss of one performance
but destroyed little property and none of
the costumes as tntimated in certain dis
patches. The occurrence will not inter-
fere with any of its billed performances
outside of this city.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Election Of Directors.

ST. THOMAS, Ont. juno 6-The annual
meeting Of the Canada Southern Ry.
elected as directors, VIM. Vanderbilt,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sidney Dillon, J.
E. Brown, A. Dulman, James Tilllnghast,
A. Wilkes. S. I. Barlcn and Augustus
Schell. Directors elected of Niagara
River Bridge Co., w. Fl. Vanderbilt, Cor
nellus Vanderbilt, w. K. Vanderbilt,
Jas. Tillinghast, w. P. Taylor, Augustus
Schell, Samuel r. Barlen, Anson Stager,
e. nj. DepeW.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08

READER, did you ever stop for mo.
ment to cor slider what an unreliable au-
thority "they say" is! That irresponsible,
ubiquitous apd invisible tale. bearer IL
the origin of more scandal, more slander,
more social and domestic trouble, more
divorces, than all others combined. 1t IL
authority for this man being corrupt, that
woman being not what she should be, the
other maintaining d,sreputable practices
and SO on down the line ad lnfinitum.
When you come to trace these reports
back you can soon run them down to
"they say" and that Is the end of it.
Everybody quotes "they say" as authori.
ty but nobody knows who or where he,
or she or both, as the case may be, is. A
careless word or rejecting inuendo is
sufficient. "They say" then takes it up
and scatters it broadcast through all the
avenues of society and as a lie will travel
q league while truth is gettin ready ia
start, . slander will have gained admit
tance into every household and locked
the door against truth beforeit comes
along. Woman is the special victim Of
this 6end of society, because defenceless,
and strange as it may seem she is the first
to accept the defamation Of one of her
own sex by ''they say" and the most dill
igent to aid IN spreading evil report Of
one whom she should defend for she
knows not how soon her own good name
may be attacked and she may need the
''stay Of judgment" which she refuses to
accord to her sister. You may set it down
as rule that ''they say" is an invisible
unmitigated and sublime liar.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-06-08
Storm at Albany.

ALBANY, June Ga storm this after
ses at cea2s
s,~eF psec so up rce ae11o
on the new capital and flagstaff on Della
van house were shlvered. No persons
injured. Weed, Parsons s. Co., printers,
suffer damage of slO,O 900 by flooding cell
lar; presses damaged and a large amount
of paper ruined.