Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-11-16
The SUNDAY Morning Fire,

The Sunday Morning Fire.
The origin Of the fire that destroyed
the immigrant buildings Sunday morning
Is yet unsovcd. and all clues SO far have
ended without satisfactory result. Va
r.ous rumors are in circulation and theo-
res advanced but they are wanting IN
substantiatlon. The fact Of keg of
liquor which had been stolen from MIR.
Campion's saloon the night before being
found near the planning mill, and night
watchman Murphy meeting the man who
IS charged with the theft on the bridge
coming down town Immediately after
the fire was discovered seem to connect
the two together hut nothing definite.
The man gaye the name of James Adams
and was arrested the day before, fer the
theft but there was not sufficient evidence
against HIM to hold him to bail. Sunday
lie was re-arrestcd and admitted TO Chief
of Police Schmitz that he stole the liquor
but denied setting fire to the building,
and explained his being down there so
early after the alarm by saying he was
sleeping in the depot and when the alarm
was given that he ran down there to
look after the liquor, but the story seems
unreasonable. lie had a preliminary ex-
animation before Justice Hayward yes
,erday m orning where and when he de-
MED making admission of the theft to
Schmitz the night before but was held to
bail in default Of which he was sent 10
Jail. -.-
The wind blowing very hard at the
time endangered the whole business part
of the city from M'in street south by the
flying embcrs which canght several times
in barn on this side OF the river, and
but for close guarding conflagration
would have started at the barn which
must inevitably have proceeded TO the
extreme east part Of town in spite of any
resistance the people could have made.
NEW York, Nov. l3-J. H. Havcrly
saws the report that he was about to build
two new theaters, one in this city, the
other IN Philadelphia, is true. Money
for the enterprise will be furnished by
Chicago capitalists but he will have the
building and furnishing of the theatcrs.
The site of the New York thcater is al
ready chosen but not purchased. lie
proposes to build after the plal Of the
London Alhambra at cost Of 81 100000
and it will be the largest and handsomcst
place OF amusement in the country.
Seating capacity 1900.
MADISON, Wis, Nov. l3--Thc com
mittce Of expert builders and architects
appointed to consider the cause for the
collapse of the new capitol building find
nothing defective IN the plans but d. find
serious latent defects in the ironwork
which sustained the roof of the south ex-
tension of the building some of the sup
porting columns had internal flaws which
rendered them worthless. The report
tends to exculpate the architects and con.
tractors. The flaws in the lr0nwOrk were
not visible and emily were revealed when
the columns were broken.
New LONDON, Conn.,, Nov. l3-The e.
b. SIa,. ford arrived last night with the
barge Hatte,as. The Stamford left New
York with the barges Ida Osprey, Dun
derberg and Hatteras, coal laden for
Providence, Fall River and Somerset
When midway between Cornfield and
Eankland island at 6 O'Clock last evening
the hawser between the first and second
barges parted and the Ida Osprey and
Dunderberg disappeared. 1t is believed
that they aud eight men on board are
lost. The barges We're owned by Pad
dock s. Steele, New York. The Stam-
ford has gone to the scene of the dis
aster.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l3-Complaint has
reached the postoffice department that
mails on the Northern Pacific road are
not properly worked by the postal clerks,
and instead of being distributed at the
various points along the route are carried
through to Portland and stacked up
there. superintendent Thompson says
that this stste of affairs is brought about
ny combination Of the postal clerks who
purposely neglect the work IN order to
compel hlm to double the force, which
re maintains is already sufficient to dis
tribute the mails properly. However this
may be Postmaster general Gresham has
taken the matter in hand and
tonight assigned Assistant superintend-
mt james to duty. going over the whole
line of the road from St. Paul to Port
land and making thorough examina-
lion of the postal service. If he finds the
force insufficient to properly work the
mails 1t will be increased. If the present
employees are inefficient they will be re-
placed by better. in short, whatever is
needed to make the service prompt and
efficient along the line will be supplied
at once and all cause for compliant be re-
msved.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Nov. l3-rhe dlsas-
'rous fire of yesterday is still burning but
Is entirely under control. Relief is arri
rivlng and the homeless are being taken
into other families. Loss $500, 900; in-
surancc $4,000 Temporary buildings
are being erected. The Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad company contributed
$50, 900 for relief aud will transfer all sup
plies free.
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