Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-09-21
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looSa, iowa: Dc TepuOIlCdn CoHSiSo
slonal convention for the 9th district, t
nominate successor in congress to tn
late M. Z. Cults, met here to day ant
selected Hon. E. H. Stiles, of Ottumwa
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1S-There is larg'
attendance of delegates to the Democrat
ic state convention Tomorrow The in
dications are that Hon. Robert McLane
of this city, will be nominated for gov
ernor On the first ballot if he does no
decline before the convention meets.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 1s-The big
event of the day was the ten mile amateur
race for the championship of the United
State. There were eleven starters, anC
the race was witnessed by oyer 1000
people, and was won by the English
Hendee, time 33 minutes and "a seconds.
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 1S-Henry Vii.
lard, in letter to the Astoria chamber
of commerce, regrets to say thai the esti.
mated cost Of a line from Portan nd to
Astoria IS SO large it will be impossible
for the Oregon & Transcontinental com.
pany to undertake its construction. AS.
toria people are greatly disappointed.
TRENTON, Sept. ls-At 2:20 O'Clock
the convention assembled, Senator John
Taylor appointed permanent chairman.
He said the people paid no attention to
political promises, it was actlen that
swayed the mult:tudes. He thought the
signs of the times were all IN favor of an
aggressive campaign being successful.
He had no sympathy for the cowardly
sentiment that discounted success.
FoRT SCOTT, Kan, Sept. l5--Private
dispatches received here tonight from
reliable sources at Silver City, N. NJ, by
Hon. L. +. Ware, announce the finding
OF Charley McConas, little son Of Judge
and Mrs. McComas, who were butchered
by the Indians in Arizona some months
ago, and report him IN good health. The
parties who have him claim the GOO
reward, which will be paid. No par
ticulars IF his recovery given.
New York, Sept. 1s-James Kemlo, a
Methodist minister at Newark, N. j., to-
day made a determined attempt to kill
his wife and himself The couple visited
The clergyman's mother, 49 Fulton street,
Brooklyn, and while alone q;larreled,
when, as it appears, the man drove a
large butcher knife into his wife's throat
and then drawing the same over his own
throat jumped out of the window from
the fourth t1oer OF the building. Both
were taken to the hospital and neither is
expected to live.
HALIFAX, Sept. IS Captain Alfred
Gosston, of the bark Brittainia which
wes wrecked off the coast Monday last,
tells story Of fearful suffering. They
were on the wreck frem Monday until
Tuesday afternoon, during which time
a gale was blowing and all hands were
compelled to remain on deck exposed to
the fury Of the storm. They fiLally took
to small raft and hardly had the people
got op this when heavy sea washed of
every one and the captain and eight men
were the only ones who regained it.
During the night and the following
morning, five others were washed off in
a similar manner leaving only four snr-
vivors who were rescued by boat from
there. Thirteen perished, including the
wife and four children of Captain Goss-
ton. All were natives Of England Two
Of the captains children were picked up
hat died IN few minutes either from
fright or exhaustion,
DEsNoINEs, Sept. 1s-A sensational
scene occurred in street car, crowded
mainly with ladies and ministers, in th;s 8
city, late last night, between Gen. ]. B.
Weaver, greenback leader, and Rev. D.
Lucas, the noted political preacher.
Weaver assailed Lncas in great violence
Of language accusing HIM Of misrepre-
senting his record on amendment in his
speeches and went toward him saying he
was going to make him swallow his false
hoods. Lucas retained his good nature,
but for several minutes the scene was
very lively.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S-The general pas
senger ticket agents association of the
United States began quarterly meeting
here to-day. There was large repre-
sentatlon from roads IN all parts of the
country. The session will not be an ex-
tended one. Resolution reaffirming the
rule providing that passengers be not al
lowed over $50 pousds of baggage was
passed Motion to rcattirm and return to
rates on all roads represented
in the association, on October l, and
rigldly maintain them, passed
without dissent The association will
continue IN session to- morrow
No further cut has been made in rates
between Chicago and Louisville this af-
,crnoon and it is understood the Pan
handle will make slight advance to-
morrow, returning to S. and thot the
are being conducted with a
view OF settlement of all trouble be ap-
proved.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s-ln the case of
the Northern Pacific Railway Company
VS.. Baptiste Herne, appeal from the COM
missioner of the general land Office, Sec
rctary Teller has ruled that a settler
under the Oregon donation act of 1850
does not forfeit his right to land upon
which he has settled by failure to file the
notice required by the act of 1858, for the