Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-11-23

Fl. SMITH, Nov 21-Storm here a
noon damaged cotton compress, River
side hotel, Miller block and other build
ings. The falling smoke stack Of NC
Le0d, Vale g. Sparks furniture factor!
killed John Mecham, engineer, and scri
ousiy injured Deidrich, workman.
berlin, Nov. 2O--i'hc Prusslan die
was open d to-day by NonPntkamer
minister Of the Interior. The speech from
the throne set forth that the financial
situation had improved and the working
Of the railways by the state had resulted
in the accumulation Of considcrabl:
surplus.
The news budget does not make any
claim upon the credit Of the state but q
certain disproportion continues with re-
gard to the resources Of the treasury as
compared with the demands upon it as
arising from the pressure OF commercial
charges and the lnadequacy Of salaries
of punllc officers. The speech announces
bill for ]evyiog tax on incomes derived
from pr operiy and of measures for the
further purchase of railways for the
state.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l-The Chinese
minister on behalf Of his government
delivered letter to Secretary Frcllng-
huyscn relative to Anam. TIE following
extract gives the spirit Of the co,ninuni-
cation:
elf France desires TO maintain friendly
relations with China why should we not
discuss the matter amicahiy? If she in
sists upon invading the northern part of
Anam, where our troops are stationed,
ahis indicates that II Is determined to
break the friendly relations and our
troops cannot afford 10 remain with fold
ed arms but must meet them jn The field.
We, therefore: send this communication
to all foreign powers showing tiat,in the
event of the friendly tie being i'okcn the
cause for the rupture does not conc from
China,
LONDON, Nov. 2O-Thc Standard pub
fishes long letter from e,poudent
whose good faith 1t states to bc bey3
question, and who processes to he q mem
ber of an American Irish secret society.
The writer regrets having joined the or
ganlzatl0n andadys 4very one watches
the other, that he ia paid officer re-
celving el3 per week ahd must keep him.
self acquainted with the whereabouts Of
22S men under him to whom he is re-
Quired to deliyer sealed or,lers; that
everything is done with the greatest Sc.
crecy by ballot and no ono knows the
others business although several may
have the same tasks to perform. The
writer believes that some Of the employees
OF the postOft1cc are members vi the So
ciety as it is known ut headquarters when
q member receives q letter from where
and from whom. He says the sold man.
has reorgan zed everything since the last
great failure and some new movement is
as thirty of his party have
left Tor sometime to an nnku"wn desti-
nation all If whom received sum of
English money. The writer concludes as
follows: ''1t is cruelty. Anyone who
takes the oath as member surrenders
his liberty and spies watch his every
stsp."
PlTTsBURG, Nov. 20-palrick William
0 'Brien, the Irish giant, aud Christiana
ID. Dunz, the German glantess, were mar
ried IN this city to-day. The ceremony
was performed IN the German Evangeli-
cal church on Smithheld street by Rev
Frederick Ruolf and was witnessed by an
immense coDcourse Of people. including
Mayor Peterson of Allegheny, Judge
White, John Mccullough and Margaret
Mather, the Aztecs, dwaris, Indians and
snake charmers outside the church. The
crowd gathered in such large numbers
as to obstruct traffic in spite of the efforts
of large force of police.
Mr.. O'Bricn wore full dress suit and
the medal presented TO him by the land
leagae ornamented his breast. The bride
wore an orange blossom wreath and veil
that covered q superb dress of white satin.
ln her hand she held bouquet of enor-
nous size. After the service the bridal
party drove at once to the Harris museR
and held q public reception.
This evening special reception will
be given at the Hamilton hotel. The
wedding cake IS the largest ever made,
nine feet in circumference and
two feet in thickness. A giant loaf OF
bead. five feet in length, will decorate
lhe table This was tue first marriage of
giants in America and the second IN the
world. The combined height of the bri-
dal pair IS fifteen feet three inches and
hey tip the besm at $40 pounds The
ring weighed seventeen penny.
weights and was tlvc inches in circumfcr-
enoe.
MADISON, Wis, Nov. '20-.The circuit
court of Lacrosse rendered judgment
that Jeanette Washburne,
insane widow of the lalc Governor Wash
burne, should recover dover in oue-third
Df the real estate Of winch tho testator
was seized during his marriage together
with one-tbird Of the pessonAf property
Of the tesiator, and that exccutoss should
Bdmeasure and set of AS such DOVER TO
Jeanette Washburne one-thlrd in value
Vt tes,ator's real estate IN Wisconsin, con-
s,dering timber cut By them since tesla
Ior's death rs we'll as standing and grow
ing GU said lands part thereof at time
executors should pay TO Geo. X. Ch>se,
hurne: one.thlrd Of the net personal e,
decease together with ane third of the
issues and profits of tests.or's personal
estate, received or collected by the said
executors, and further that they should
account for and pay over to the said
guardian for the SAID jeanette w Wsshburne
e-tbird Of the rents, issues aud profits
Of the testator's real estate in Wisconsin
exclusive of pine cut from said timber
lands which have come or are to come
into their hands.
Inc court IN INC OPINION rendered TO-
day by Chief Justice Cole, held that this
could b, said to he devise or .sother
provision" made for the widow within
il,e meaning Of the statute which pro,
vides that ii any lands be devised 10 q
or other proyisiva be made for her
in the Will Of her husband sic shall make
her election whether she will take the
lands SO devised or the provision so made
or whether she will claim tire share of
his estate allowed her by law.
The next question considered was, Goes
tho statute apply to an insane person.