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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

THE proposition tor re-spportion.
ment Of delegates to the next national
republican convention which will he sub.
mitted 10 the executive committee by
Senator Frye, OF Maine, cannot fail to
recommend itself Us eminer tly fair and
just, MS much 50 as apportioning the
members of congress upon the population
of the several states. Delegates to the
republican national convention only
represent the republican party in any
state, not the whole people made up IN
part by democrats. Under the old plan
of appOrtionment Iowa and Kentucky
each are entitled to twenty-six delegates
in the national republican convention,
but Iowa gave ls3.927 republican
votes at the last presidential
ei. ction while Kentucky only gave
lO4, $50 republican votes. 1t 10 man.
ifes,y unfair that thess two statts
should have equal representation In the
national repu hlican convention next year,
and the new plan gives Iowa 80 and Ken
lucky 10. Texas, which under the old
plan 10 entitled to 26 delegates only gave
s3, ,296 republican votes at the last presi-
DENTAL election, aud gave democratic
majority Of $3.50, balances Iowa in the
convention, aud it is proposed to cut
down Texas from 26 to Is While 1t Is
right that the republicans in every state
should sc represented the representation
should be proport,ouate. The republican
party can no more hope to obtain an
electoral vote from Kentucky or Texas
than from Canada, and it is no more than
right that the republicans who have to
elect the president should have pro-
D ,rtionate vo'cc in selecting the candi.
date.
1t would be somewhat amusing to see
the democrats aAopt a similar plan, but
it is right and fer that they should do so.
The confederate brigad,ers would ccme
to the front and be able - dictate the
candidate and why should they not since
the sssolld south" is depended up,n to
elect a democratic president A re- adj
iustrcnt OF the app.rtionment OF dele
gates to the democratic national conven-
ton would work alm,.st exsctly the re-
VssVs Of that Of The rspablicsus.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

SUIT has been CONNIE need in the Bur.
leigh county district court by John W.
Proctor to re, over tract Of land COM
prising some forty lots in the business
center Of Bismarck, the facts as to which
We gather from an editorial IN the Tr-
bune of yesterday, and which are given
substantially as follow:
The townsile Of Bismarck was located
III May, 1872, by $50. W. Sweet. on land
selected by lhe Northern Pacific railroad
hut which, when the survey was made
some years later, was found 10 he on an
ev y numbered section aud consequently
belonging to tho government. Tille was
then sanght 10 he obtained ny pre.emp.
,isn aud rs an additional safeguard SCRIPT
locations were made upon it tut both were
defeated by cotestan,s. Edward Hacke't
and John w. Proctor We're then selected
10 secure the title, and after contests and
counter contests for five years compro-
mise Was effected and the townsite was
entered on behalf of the city. In the
compromIse the lots occupied were con-
cedeL to the occupants and tw0.thirds Of
the unoccupled lots were decided to The
railroad company. ln order to prevent
al appsa! Proctor was decided some forty
lois.
j. j. Hill, now of the Manitoba rail-
road, was Proctor's principal Ia :ker, and
few years later when Proctor was con
victed of crime amt sent to prison ut De
troit, Mich, to reimburse MIR. Hill decided
that gentleman these lots and Mr.. Hill
sold them to Alex. Mckenzie for 81, 900.
Proctor now comes into court claiming
that his transfer Of the lots to I'LL! was
not absolute hut IN the nature Of mort
gage to secure the payment Of the money
advanced bv Mr.. Hill, and seeks to dis
possess Mr. Mckenzie Of the property
which is st present worth $4,000.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

IT seems that many of the democratic
journals recognize the election Of Car
isle to the speakerslip as the first mis-.
take of the nss democratic congress, aud
even before the charge is made by the re.
publicans some Of those journals are dis
claiming it Is any Indication Of the posi-
ti0n the democratic party will take on
the tsrin question in the president al
camps,gn next year. The 81. Paul Globe,
which IS the organ Of democracy In the
Northwest, and locally free trade advo-
cate, repud,stes e issue in national
contest aud says il may as we'll be conce.
ded that the national democratic party is
b0pelessly divided on tue tariff question,
and further that the drift Of sen lment
since The election Of Carlisle ought to he
. warning to the democratic leaders to
eliminate the tariff % national 4ues-
tion.
As we have said. this was the first mis-
take, for however much they may desire to
eliminate the txriI question from the
campaign next year they have put them
selves on record and the issue will be
forced upon them hy the republican
party. The only escape would BE- in tine
national democratic convention next year
repudiating the present democratic con-
gress and that 1t would not dare to do
The republican party can better afford
than the democratic party to make the
tariff an issue, for IS the Globe says,
"the interests Of the west are IN the line
Of free lraus and free trade platform
would be popular in that locality, but IN
the middle and eastern states the party
that advocates free trade must 50 u the
WALL"
The number Of electoral votes has in
creased since the last presidential cleo.
tion from 1863 to 4Ol, and In the next elec
tisn 2Ol will be necessary to . choice.
For the benefit of our readers who may
wish to keep themselves posted oa the
course OF political events aud maze 6g-
ures on the next campsgn We give the
electoral vote of each state under the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14
The rather sensational announcement

The rather sensational announcement is
United States for the value of her slaves
liberated during the war. They neglect
ed TO file the CLAIM against the estate of
Abraham Lincoln 10 the probate court
until it was barred by the statute Of limi-
tations and now it seems they are agita-
ting the question of presenting it in the
court of claims against the national gov
ernment. 1t IS d.fflc ult to imagine upon
what the state Of Texas would base such
\ claim as the state Of Texas nor any
other state ever owned slave. The
thirteenth amendment 10 the constitution
put an end to property in man either as
individual or state
Whatever color of right there might he
in claim against the general govern
mcnt for loss in the emancipation Of
slaves would he individual in which the
state would have no concern or interest.
That surplus in the treasury probably
suggested The idea Of presenting such 4
claim If it ever was seriously conteE:pla
ted at ALL
There is also clause in the 4th section
Of the 14th amendment which reads as
follows: "Neither the United States nor
any state shall assume or pay any debt or
obligation incurred in aid Of ineurrectlon
or rebellion aga a.nst the United States, or
any claim for the loss or emancipation of
any slave. y
Such claim is forever barred by the
supreme law of the laud, aod the repub.
licans in making such an absurd issue
against the democrats IN the canralgus
of 1876 and 1880, ~ An intention of pay.
ing the ,'rel,el debit" weakened rather
,nan strengthened ther own cause. Such
proposition would be voted down by
The popular vote Of the sonthsrn states.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14
The xans,s oass,e pis.a.e.

KANSAS CRY, Dec: l2-Reports having
been telegraphed .broad that many cattle
in Douglass, jefferson and adioinin0
counties in Kansas were dying with some
contagious disease, perhaps pleural pneu-
monla, the Livestock Indicator Of this
CITY has investigated the matter aud to-
morrow will say the reports are un-
founded. Veterinaries as well as the
best informed stockmen say the few losses
that have occurred are from the use or
OF damaged and unwholesome food re-
sulting in an ailment similar to dry MUIR
rain Here and there few head have
died bu tnothing like epidemic
ssruesilne for the Nseioaal Coavsasasa.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l2-The parloss aud
corridors Of the Arlington house
were tilled this evening with members OF
the national republican committee and
delegates from various states.
Chicago men are very confident that
the convention will so to that city and
say that they already have enough ple1e-
ed votes to secure the holding of the next
convention IN that city.
Cincinnati and Indianapolis ielexateg,
however, are NO. willing to concedc thia,
though a few OF them say privately that
they would not be surprised If ChicagA
il selcotsd ss tbe place of meeting.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

The Alert has canvassed the Blaine
blan, the Parker theory, and lnnumer-
able other schemes for dispesing Of the
eighty millions of surplus revenue
In the government treasury and We lind
them ell Objectionable in great many Of
their features, and the burden is liable
to remain unreIieved and unremoved.
We can imagine no greater distress thsn
having more money than ono knows
what 10 do with, aud We can only i'm.
sg:ne this one for it has always been our
Rsod fortune 90 far in lite to escape ex-
perience OF that burdensome kind. But
the Alert has theory which modesty
that the country msy not justify has
caused it to withhold from the public.
We thought seriously Of suggesting Il -
! paragraph in the presidents; message
but cefra,ned hoping that be might have
the same idea IN view and would promul-
rate 1t IN hls annual essay before con-
rrese. Hut he left the money where he
found it, except q vague saggestion Of
sinking 1t in the navy. Our plan is this:
Apply it IN establishing daily papers IN
the country wherever "a long felt want"
is found to exist. We guarantee this
plan will clean out the treasury OF It's
burdensomc surplus in less than six
months and relieve any necessity for re-
duc,ug the revenues to avoid its accumu-
latlou in the future.
Hmu Thussdsy's Daily,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

TnE Introduction of the bill in congress
by Delegate Raymond for the organiza-
tion of the territory Of North Dakota il
an act which correctly represents large
majority Of the people of both sections
of the territory, for the effect Of its adop.
tlon would be q division of the territory.
Tie Alert has not as yet seen the full
text of the bill but presumcs that ii
makes the forty sixth parallel the south
ern boundary line. There will be little
if anv opposition 70 the measure BY the
citizens of the territory, and that little
will be in the vicinity Of Bismarck for
. reason that can hardly be called public
spirit, but still one that probably would
be found in any locality having real OF
presumptive title to the capital. Bis
marck was one of the strongest advocates
of division until the capital removal
scheme was projected and 1t is not ct all
surprising that 1t would rather be the
capital Of $4,000 square miles Of domain
than of IS, 600 and take the chances OF
being the capital Of the smaller-run the
gauntlet of another capital location.
But it is, we think, the settled purpose
of large majority OF the people OF the
territory to accomplish division and re-
s,st admission as whole, and Bismarck
can i'll afford to incur the animosity Of
the eastern portion of North Dakota by
opposing division, for that portion has
the power to move the capital if Its peo-
pie combine together for that purpose.
The passage of this bill would give u.
and forever settle our title to, the name
of North Dakota to which every citizen
clings with unrelentlng tenacity and one
to which South Dakota could offer no
valid objection. The matter Of location
of the capital Of North Dakota is one OF
MINOR and secondary consideration, a.
the ideas of the people on the value Of
the name Of being the capital have been
very materially modified by the experi-
ences OF the past year. 1t Is morally Ger
tain that no city or town in North Da-
kota will give elOc, 900 for the name Of
being the capital, aud If, IN case Of divt-
sion, the ca pital should be taken from
Bismarck it will be more because she
has provoked antagonism than any ether
cauSe,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

The movement being made by the peo-
pie of Bismarck, in conjunction with
those Of localities tributary to that city
on both sides of the river, to secure from
the Northern Pacific railroad em,grant
rates to correspond with those Of the
roads into the southern part Of the terri
tory, ,s one that is worthy Of emula-
ton by the people along the line of that
road all through Dakota, and particularly
east of that point. A difference of few
dollars on car or in fare would not seem
to be much of an influence but the cold
fact starcs us in the face that it was suftl-
cient last spring TO take thousands of set
tiers into the southern part of the terri
tory who would, with equal rates, have
come to North Dakota. The logic OF
dollars and cents is invulnerable.
The answer Of the railroad company
with figures TO show that their rates from
St. Paul to Portland are cheaper than
those of any other route is not to the
point ut all. They have seemed to put
forth all their efforts to induce emigra.
ton beyond the mountains to the neglect
Of Dakota, the best part of country
through hich their road passes, and that
fact more than any other has actuated the
people in efforts TO secure other lines of
road into Norts Dakota, and after next
spring We will have plenty Of them. But
next spring We will be compelled to de-
pend upon tue Northern Pacific to bring
in our immigration and We hope that
company may be convinced Of the error
Of its policy last year and accept the tide
instead of turning It aside, by higher
rates, to other reads aud into other parts
of the territory.
II is no answer TO this demand for the
company to say they "know how to run
q railroad," and such answers have
driven the people to learn how to run .
railroad themselves, or how 10 procure
ra,,ruads that will supply their wants IN
the way Of bringing in immigrants and
this lss5on they are learning very fast.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

'l'HE measure Of ones responsibility for
his belief is q question upon which there
is great diversity OF opinion; and how
far one's belief is subject 70 control of bis
will, or, If at all, how tar it should be-.
A mans belief cannot be accurately de-
termined from his actions, neither can
his actions from his belief. How can .
person believe until he is convinced, and
how can one help his unbelief if he is not
convinced?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

If the atrocities of the prison pen At
st. Petersburg are not exaggerated by
half in the repor, Of them by the Mills,
MS gwen IN the dispatches, the civilized
world ought to join IN thrashing Russia
iIt0 civilization. The dark aud barbarous
"ges Of the world would hardly furnish q
parallel. A nation that would permit
such iphumsnlty onght to be exterminat-
ed from the map OF the world.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14
The WEEKLY ALERT.
j. 4. WARNQCK, EDITOR.

QulET on the governorship question
now reigns almos. supreme throughout
the territory, the enemies and friends OF
Gov. Ordway seemingly having exhausted
themselves The iia,cbet, however, is
buried with the handle sticking out and
as soon as the governor returns from bis
leave Of absence the war whoOp will he
raised again bv the factions.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

THE Columbia Dispatch taxes excep-
ceptiOn to the premises OF the Alert in
saying that while the constitution car
ried in South Dakota by technical ma.
jority it was really defeated BY those
whn failed to vote at all. The idea Of the
Dispatch seems to he that ii no one had
voted on the question it would have been
taken % carried unanimously.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

The railroad combinations that .rc
now being entered into seem to be taken
ty the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy =
the gageof battle and the Indications are
that it will declare war soon which will
involve many other lines.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

The veterans Of the MEXICAN war have
memoriaiized congress- for pensions and
the people Ut the United States would
find no fault with such an expenditure
Of money.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-12-14

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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-06
RUssiiousE.

Nos. GO and I0Il J Street. between
Tenth and Eleventh, Sacramento.
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TO THE UNF0RTUNATEi
DR.. GIBBONS DISPENSARY,
SIS Hearny street. san Francisce.

Established in 1854, for
the treatment of Sexua
and Seminal diseases,
such as Gonorrhea, elect,
Structures, Syphilis in all
its forms, Seminal Weak
ness, Impotency, Skin
Diseases, ETC., pernia-
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.sOas gyF.Y

A ssAYER AND CHEMIST, No. az SgAEE.
"A Sacramento, Csl All Asssys and Cher,ie
Analysis accurately carried ens ct s5ors notice an
moderate rates. Aaing Property Se.d and Col.
Purchased. Instructions given Ia Blov-cipe ASA
Ing. tsssp reE CfRcGlAR.l nz-ipiIr
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Hcw he SAVED The TRAIN.

They were sitting around the stove when
little blear-ey ed, weazen-faced Individual
sneaked in by the back door and skunk into
dark corner.
That's the chap" said one.
"Who is it 7" asked several at once.
"Why, the man who saved train from
being wrecked" was the reply.
Come, tell us about it, they demanded,
as the small man crouched in the darkness,
as If unwilling that his heroic deed should
be brought under the glare OF the blazing
kerosene lamp.
After much persuasion, he began:
at was just such night as this, bright
and clear, and / was going home down the
track, when right before me, across the
rails, lay a great beam. There it was
pale and CHASTITY as lifeless body, and
light as it appeared, had not the power to
move it. A sudden rumble and roar told
me that the night express was laundering
down, and soon would reach the fatal spot.
Nearer and nearer it approached, till just
as the cow-catcher was about lifting me
/ sprang aside, placed myself between the
obstruction and the track, and the train
flew on unframed"
The silence was SO dense for moment
that one might have heard dew drop.
Presently ionebody said
What did you do with the bean p
81 didn't touch it, he replied, but it
touched me.n
"Well," persisted the questioner, " if
you couldn't lift it and didn't touch it, how
did the train get over it ?"
why, don't you see?" said the sad
faced man, as he arose from his seat and
sided toward the door. 1.-The obstruc-
ton was mocnbeam. and / jumped go
that the shadow of my body took it's place,
and the train flew by unframed.
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SAN FRANGISGO MARKET REVIEW.
ts.ronFsp rop me sAcRnssTO ksOORD-UsIor.l
General Merchandise.

SAN FRANCISCO JanuIy 3, 1888
BAGS AND BAGGING-We quote Calcutta Wheat
Bags for next June and July delivery at 8lSsc: Po-
tato Gunnies I3d14c; Wool Bags 4Zl@i7ic; Burlsps,
7tc for 4neh AID 2se for 6o-ineh Hop Cloth lgllte
q yard
BRICK-English Bath. 42i@45c q dozen from ship
English Fire. S32s5; Calf RIA building descriptions,
S. 5ldll Il thousand.
Acknowledgement, 81 rs. g and 90 % for the
three numbers Extra Patent, 81 g. 81 So 80 rs and
IS so for the four styles; Mill and Stable, So 50 90
and "a for the three styles; Ship 81 Whisp and Toy
Br joms 81 Sol 70 q dozen.
CASDLRs-Following quotations for Eastern
brands in round lots Grants Stearic A i'd, II
l2c; Gross Co Adamantine IA or 1lGl2c; Hardness
Patent Wax l7sc Mitchells Adamantine, I6Gl61c for
II and c for 16 or Proctor Candles Stearic Acid
II o. l5c; Ropes sale for the two styles Schaef-
fers Ste lric Acid Il l5c and II OF Star loc; o.
Candle Compa1ys IL uz, l0c Werks Stearic Acid, E3
Ollie for Is OF and l6c for II OF: W. IL Woods &
Co.'S Shield Hottie. and solar Wax. l6di6Ac, both
fun weight Woods Conihans II or l09l0lc; Paraf-
fine, Zoe; Sperm, 25d23c-
brands in In tins, and 81 25G2 50 . doz 2-fb tins
CLAIMS, 81 50@3; HOLSTERS, Ss5G5 Is; Turkey and
q Chicken S3Gs3 IS: Eastern Green Corn, 81 500
] 30; Eastern Green Peas, 81 65dl TO- Fresh Bait
more Oysters packed in and in refrigerator cars
being offered at 81 8 can. Each can contains 3
dozen Oysters.
CEMENT-The consumption here in 1882 was larger
than for any previous year We quote Portland for
eign) 81 oUet3 rs Eastern Cement is quotable at
81 25se2 5) Santa Cruz Lime 81 25CGl 81 e Dbl
CHICOEY-California 4t9I6c: German, 6a17c e. u.
COAL-Receipts kere for 1882 were about s5OOJJ
tons C3nsi cradle also received a. Wilmington.
Prices remain finn The consumption Tor the past
weather. J. W. Harison's private circular quotes
as follows
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Seminal Weakness.

Seminal Emissions, the
consequence ofself-abuse
Tdis solitary vice or de
,,-ova.l oax-,,ai ;,si,,io,an,.
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SYRUP-Sinoe November 18th the quotations for
local made have b-en as folloEs: Bos. 55c
hf bbls SIZE; 5gaon kegs, e2ic; i-sallon tins 72ac
TEI~Gool medium grades of Japan are iO6bing at
35GSTtc.
ToBAcco-yar'ous brands of Plug quoted all
the way from 45c to ESQ., Twist and Cell zoe to lI1e
smodng 5BcdSl 90 = ID; Fine Cut Chewing in
lob pals, S. 80 to So 50 q pail
wHIsKy-we quote high proof 81 SOL 80; low
proof 81 1902 so various brands Of Bourbon = 2ta
so g gall. according to age.
WINE French Claret, S55@60 2 cask: @ am
payne Si6d32 basket California bI.lk descriptions
are quoted follows Angelica, 81 05dl Is: Glaret
50g75c Port Sl93 50; Sherry, 81 l5Sl IS; White,
45cdsl so 2 ssl.
WooDENwARE-Tubs, painted. per dozen, Se@0
nest OF three, 80; nest Of eight 81 vanished, pei
dozen. S992l; nest OF three, s. 50; tola hoopl
per Dozen Sl2116; rest Of three SO so ear lgayan
lied hoopk per dozen, Sligl5 nest of three, 81
Keeer's vanished, per dozen, S2at; nest of FIVE
81 IS Pals painted, 81 Is per dozen ; vanished
S393 80; white, 80 5e94 50; lard GOV red. 50 5093
Wsshboards Cali ornia zinc 81 80 per dozen East
ern combination, 81 Eastern double zinc s. 50
Eastern Wilson. 80 50 per dozen
FREIe HTS Parthena, 1881 tons. Wheat TO Liver
pool, Havre Ant Serp. SIS, Cd; Buepos A,res 64g
tons Railroad Tiss to Mexico Mary s. Ames 70t
tons, Dyewoods from Mexico for New York.