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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-22

The sensational and gr0undless story
that Cleveland was about to be Withdrawn
from the presidential race and Tllden
substituted, ls met by the report that
Blaine's mind is failing rapidly and pc
litical writer's are tracing his mental de-
generacy back to his sunstrOke IN 1876,
and asserting that lie will have to be
Withdrawn from the contest before the
campaign is ended. The indications at
the very outset Of the campaign were that
this was to be lying contest between the
two parties and subsequent events have
fully justified that idea. The difference
Of principles between the two parties has
been almost wholly ignored and discus
sion of the personal qualities Of the two
candidates has been the theme of dispute.
The platforms of the respective parties
have been almost forgotten in the pruri-
ent search for scandals in the lives Of the
candidates. Such campaign is dis
grace to American politics which at best
is not at very high standard. Neither
Cleveland or Blaine are anything in the
campaign except in SO far as in their can
didacy they represent principles Of gov
ernment and lines Of national policy.
The question before the American people
in this presidential contest is what will
either do as the chief executive of the
natlons The answer to this question
must be looked for in the principles aal.
vocated and enunciated in the platform
of the convention which nominated him
and of the general characte: and policy
of the party that has chosen him as
standard bearer AS we have said he
fore, the man who is elected by either
party goes into office with ring IN his
nose; he Is put there to do the bidding of
the party leaders and his masters. 1t is
the character Of the party that elects and
directs the president which should be
serutlnlzed and not that of the man who
IS to obey the behests OF the party in his
administrative official capacity
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-22

The Bismarck Journal, perhaps the
ablsst journal in North Dakota, Is throw.
ing up Dreastworks about the capital on
every side by ,ntimidating internal dis
Aenslons upon the congressional delegate
question and repelling outside attacks
coming from whatever, source they may
1t warns the people Of Bismarck and Bur
leigh county that combinations arc being
made throughsat Dakota against Bis
narck as the capital, and that the legis.
lature will be elected on that issue that
while bills will be pending IN the legisla.
,tilre to remove the capital to Jamestown,
fHusea. tQnlway, Aberdeen or Pierre, 2
bill will alse be pending in congress to
divide the territory and Mr.. Raymond
will have charge of that bill, which, the
Journal assumes, will fix the capital at
Bismarck. In this connection the Jour-
nal sarcastically remarks that "a few good
slaps in Raymond's face-an unfrlendly
delegation which may cause his defeat
will have a tendency to increase his in
terest in our behalf and prevent an amend
mept to the bill in the interest OF his
friends in some James Or Red River To-
cality." This narrows the delegate con-
test down to Bismarck against the field.
If, as the Journal says, there will be bills
before the next legislature "to remove
the capital to jamestown, Huron, Aber-
deem, ordway or PIERRE" why should the
people Of those localities favor for dele.
gate man who would push bill through
congress to defeat such bills by fixing the
capital at Bismarck? Could they reason
ably be expected to do so' Is it not pre-
suming much more of the unseltishness
of those places than Bismarck herself
manifests IN the matter? A year ago
while the people of the above named pla-
ces were almost unanimously for division,
Bismarck was opposing it and clamoring
for "admlsslon a. whole, as grand
empire state Those localities are still
in favor of 4Gth parallel division, but
those on the north side Of that line are
not IN favor of an act Of congress for dl-
vision "fxing" the capital at Bismarck.
So far as the lert is informed on the
subject there is no intention or desire to
disturb the capital at Bismarck for the
present in case of division of the territory
but we are quite sure the people do not
want the capital fixed" at Bismarck by
act Of congress, nor do we believe they
will consent to division. as much as they
desire it, upon such terms. If that is the
issue Bismarck intends to make with the
balance of the territory at the Pierre con-
vention the 18th Of September will be a
cold day for any candidate it advocates.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-22

The beautiful Burke tells hew "Ed-
wards get into the last convention"
When sthe gentleman from Lake. told
the Beautiful Burke that Baglsy's name
was forged to the peexy, the Beautiful
Burke rushed down toWard the chsirman
of the Huron convention, squeaking,
"Swear me-" ''swear me-" in that fall
setto voice peculiar to to the b. b's.-
Fargo Argus.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-22

date ~ ch0aen, will be entitled to . mel
her Of the upper house, and that she III
probably ask at the hands Of the c0Dva-
ton, and what she asks for she will pro-
ably have" Again it says: "We Ire
abundantly able to settle the matter del
nlte'y ourselves whom we want aud 4,
whom our votes will be cast. The tln
Is past when we Will allow candidate ;
be forced down our unwilling throats b
cause he happens to snlt ontsiders."
The Sanborn- Enterprise kicks ssmk
what vigorously over the refusal of tt
committee to appoint the conventions
Valley City. There IS evidently a g4l
height of temperature under the colld
of Barnes county people on the subject
the coming legislative contest. Thd
was good deal Of pent up bitternl
over former contests in that county Al
this outside jar has exploded it like
Mantle and we may expect political pd
demonium in that county from now UNI
after the election IN November. 81.
Stutsman county is all serene witl3r
her own borders and has no dlsposltionll
interfere in Basnes county's internal strtl
or in her coAdict with Burleigh count,
While Stutsnaau county will insist upl
her rights when the legislative tic&t
comes to be made up at the conventiln
Oct. 18th, she now has no quarrel VIII
any county or section Of the district al p
we hope to have none during the cal I
paign. ... T.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-22

the sensational story of cannibalism
among the Greeley party is probably a
scheme of the New York Times to raise
breeze and increase the sale of Its edi-
tions, an idea which the other journals
sf that city were not slow to catch ON to
aud avail themselves of either In corrob-
orations or denials. The means of DIS
proving the story If not true happily are
at hand in the bodies of the dead men,
bers of the expedition. The young man
Henry, Of Nebraska, who was shot in
military discipline for theft is the one up
on whom the party is reported to have
made canni oalistic feast, and his body
which IS just buried in the cemetery at
Lincoln that state can and will be ex-
humed for the purpose Of examination IN
reference to this point. The evasion of
one of the survivors in purported inter-
view with newspaper reporter are too
gauzy to carry much force of implication
and look very much as if he was standing
in with the newspapers to add zest to the
sensatlOp.
Lieut.. Greeley emphst,cally denies any
knowledge OF such cannibalism among
his men and declares it ghoulish and
monstrous fabrication. He says that it
became necessary in order to MAINTAIN
military discipline and save the lives OF
other members Of the crew to shoot the
young man Henry who had been detected
stealing rations second time after being
rep, imanded and warned Of the consc.
quences if he should repeat the offense.
The extremity of the crew W IS then so
great that the ratlons were restricted
down to the point of barely sustaining
life and this act upon the part OF the
young man Henry rendered the starva-
lisn Of the rest more certain. Lisnt.
Gresley says that full particulars Of the
execution are on file in :he navy depart
ment, and if there was any cannibslism
1t was individual cases which he knew
nothing about and which he thinks is
hardly possible.
the legislative situation in this district
is net as clear as might he now and will
probsbly become more complicated by
the result of the Pierre convention. Pub.
lie sentiment in this district is divided
and at sea upon the question of delegate
to congress, the advocates and oppon ents
Of Mr.. Raymond being very nearly equal
in numbers, but neither very tenacious,
and the differences Of opinion and feeling
on this qust,on may be very easily CON-
promised either way. The question OF
members Of the Legislature will however
be held IN abeyance to the disposition Of
the delegate question at Pierre when and
where those who consider themselves
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-22


The Bismarck Tribune takes the Jour
nal of thst city severely to task for Its
real in urging and,trying to force it upon
ths pespls OF that city aud Burieigh
county = support the candicacy Of Mr..
Raymond for delegate to congress-. The
Tribune says:
1.-THE last two editions Of the Journal
has rendered neutrality impossible. The
editor, OF the Journal seemsdstsrmlned TO
force this county 70 support Mr.. Ray
mond by any and every means. Two
weeks ago he put forth plaintive appeal,
which somehow did not seem to convince
everybody that his postofiice was If great
er importance than all other interests; SO
this week he INDUCES IN several columns
of pretended communications threaten
ing Bismarck an Bismarck interests AID
men with dire destruction if they refuse
to accept his dictum as to whom they
shall support for delegate"
While the Alert is opposed to the Jour-
nal in the issue it presents, namely, that
of delegate to congress who will use his
influence in congress to push through a
bill for division of the territory and fixing
the capital of North Dakota by congress
sional enactment at Bismarck to defeat
any legislative bills that may be pending
for removal, we do not believe the post
Office at Bismarck has any weight with
COL Lounsberry, the editor Of the Jour
nal, in his action and interest in the mat
ter. Col. Lounsberry is thorough Bis
MARKHAM, and whatever seldshness he
may seem to manifest is for the communi-
ty IN which he lives and not for himself
personally farther than as he may share
the advantages of the community. Bat
Bismarck cannot but ALLEVIATE much of
her support tha. is indispensable to her
success in retaining the capital by her
local unifcatlon and declaration of plans
TO defeat future and at present imaginary
measures in which jamestown, Huron,
Ordway, Aberdeen or Pierre may be
deeply interested. jamestown has stood
by Bismarck in her capital contest so lar
- she had law and court decisions to
support her claims, but when Bismarck
thrsws down the gauntlet of conflict of
interests between that city and this she
must expect jamestown to take the side
of human nature and look cut for herself.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-22

WITHIN the next few weeks there vail
be all manner Of Political schenass 81 up
with view to capturing the Pierre con-
vention BY the fnsods Of the various can
didstes for delegate to congress- and thsir
adversssies. In politics the rnls OF lhw
which presumes psrsoa innocent OF sny
ofense until proven guilty il reversed and
every one ID presumedto be guilty efseme
scheme in politics until he proves himself
innocent. This il the way in which the
various factions in Dakots polit,cs regard
each other and each u laying the ropes to
defeat the plans Of the other.
There are now two prominent candl.
dates before the people, lsmsly, Ray
mend, u Moth Dak0ea, and 1eAaseess.
Of tn Black Hula, with tho territorial
secretary, j. u. Tsalas, Of fankt0n, ceen-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-22

In an address before the people of
Grand Forks on the subject Of the public
school lands Of the territory Gen. Bsadle,
territorial superintendent Of public NJ
strul,liou, denounced the "Grandins and
i)alrymples rs public thieves" saying
che wonM not mlnce terms but call them
by their right Names" He said they
had no right to rob the future state Of its
substance and appealed TO public senti.
ment to prevent these sharks aud specu-
lators from acquiring the land which be-
longs to the future state. In his indig-
nation he declared that If any cause would
induce hun to quit the territory it would
he the robbery of the people Of their
means Of educating the rising genera
tiOn.
IL does not appear in the report Of the
address given by the Herald what was the
occasion of all this bluster about thieves
aud indignation about something that
cannot happen. Why the arandins and
Dslrymples should be characterized as
thieves does not appear unless he assumes
that their large landed possessions in the
Red river valley are grounds for the
charge. We confess that we cannot CON-
prehend his rule of deduction. If man
who owns forty thousand acres of and is
therefore thief one who owns less
amount would be propsrtionately thief
on the same grounds. The legal acqulsl-
tion of land is not in any legal or mora!
sense robbery, 1t may be bad policy on
the part of the government, either state
Or national, to leave the matter 80 that
vast bodies Of land can he acquired by in
,l,viduals or corporations but the acquisi.
tion ot such estates under the present laws
,tpes nut deserve 10 be characterized ~
robbery. All this land is taxable for
school purposes and in this way furnishes
.ts just proportion Of means for educating
the rising generation. Mr.. Beadle is bor
rowing trouble ON this score.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-22

THERE IS considerable indignation felt
and expressed by the farmers in Minneso-
ia and Dakota over the action Of the
Minneapolis Millers' Association in fixing
the price of wheat, ana If the Duluth
dealers combine with those Of Minneapo-
lis in this matter it will stimulate the
wheat producers Of the northwest to cast
about for some other outlet and market
for their products. One Of the best means
of defeating such combinations would be
the building and operation of good and
capacious mills throughout Minnesota
and Dakota, and instead OF shipping our
wheat by the bushels to run the gauntlet
of grade III the inspection and price by
monopolles, ship it as flsur by the sack to
vi! points where the demands Of con-
.nmpa,on require from one extreme of the
continent to the other The wheat pro-
ducers are the ones who feed the world of
people Of every avocation and condition
Of circumstances aud life, and if they
could send this staff of hfe from their
farms TO the kitchens of its consumers
they weuld be independent of millers' as
sociations, produce exchanges, bulls and
bears. There are hundreds of places
slsng the streams Of Dakota where as
good power can be had as that ct Mime
apolis and if those streams were dotted
with good mills it would be Of little con
cern tn the wheat producers of this coun.
try what combinations the Minneapolis
Millers' Association and Duluth produce
exchange made in regard to the price Of
wheat
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07
Notice of incorporation.
CALHOUN, GILLIs & CALHOUN,
Cmpt's SOlicitO

by AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF THE
ID Legislature of the State of Florida, enti-
tied An act to provide for the Incorporation
OF Railroads and Canals, approved February
10TH 1874, and the acts amendatory thereto,
notice is hereby given that accompany has
been formed under the name of the
SG. Augustine and T>alatIxa
Canal and Transportation
Com eS3nys
to be invested with all the rights, powers, pri-
vilegcs and franchises conferred upon cOmpa-
mics formed under said act, for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and operating Il
canal and vessels of various kinds for the
transportation Of persons and property within
the State of Florida.
The main line of said canal shall extend
from point Mt or near FOcoi, ON the St Johns
river, to some point a or near st. Augustine
and from the channel Of said river to deep wa
ter in the Atlantic ocean, and said canal shall
utilize the waters of the st. Johns river to-
gether with the waters of Moultric creek in st.
Johns county, Florida ON the East, and those
of Deep Creek on the West end of the propOs-
ed canal.
Dated june lst, 1884,
j. X. RAINEY,
Il. Il, GARN EFT,
J. 5. COWDON,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07
In Circuit G0uTf.

Putnam Jounty Filth judicial Circuit OF the
State of FLORIDA.
In ChanceTy.
vs.. Bill for Divorce.
lamar j. Crawford
1t appearing by the affidavit Of the COM
plainant filed in the above cause that the de-
PENDANT resides out of, and beyond the limits
of the State of Florida. to-wit, in the State of
Michigan. Now therefore it is ordered that
the defendant lamar J. Crawford, do appear
ami answer the said compliments bin for di-
vorce fled against her in Our said court ON or
before the first day of September. \. ID. 1854
otherwise said bin may be taken pro cOufcsSo
Witness T8y hand and the seal of our said court
thit 24th day OF April A. d. 1884.
VIM. 4. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Court
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07
In ChanCerv.

In the Circuit Court Fifth judicial Circuit of
Florida, Putnam COunty-In Chancery.
james J. Montgomery, Complainant Suit for
vs..
Mary A. Montgomery, Defendant. Divorce.
happening to the court that the bill of com
plant was duly filed in this case and affidavit
made and filed that Mary A. Montgomery the
defendant, resides beyond the limits of the
State of Florida, butin one of the United States,
it is therefore ordered that the said Mary A
Montgomery, defendant, doappear and answer
the said bill, on the First Monday in September,
A. ID. 1884, otherwise the cOmplainant's bill
win be taken pro cOnfessO.
WIN. T. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Court.
VIM. Thompson, Conplainant's Solicitor.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07
In Chanceru
J. X. RAINEY.
Il. Il. GARN ETT,
J. s. COWDON,

In the Circuit Court Fifth judicial Circuit of
Florida, Putnam County In Chancery.
Amanda Brown Complainant e,,;t f
vs.. i,s - ~
John Brown Defendant. Di'OiNo'
1t appearing tot the court that the bill OF COM
plaint was duly filed in this case and affidavit
made and filed chat John Brown the defend
ant resides beyond the limits of the State of
Florida, but in one of the United States is in
the State Of Georgia, it is therefore ordered
that the said John Brown do appear aud an
Swer the said bill on the First Mondayin Sep
TENDER, \. d: 1854, otherwise the complainant
bill VIII be taken pro confessO.
WM. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Cou"
VIM Thompson, ConplainaLts Solicitor
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07
Among the Bears, AIIigatOrs, skunks
RattlesnaIIes and Bee Trees.

Among the Bears, AIIigators, skunks
RattlesEakes and Bee Trees.
Land and Flowers.
Last week 'Old Chris" Gray went out
to hunt the bee trees. His wife and little
SON accompanied him to carry the ak and
pans, and ''Old Chris" took along his
gun and dogs as usual. The Oc1Iock-
once river was 50 full that the water
had run the 'varmints ont of the
swamp on high land, and the old fellow
soon became absorbed in hunting war
minis" Instead of bees. After he had
killed three large bears, a nine-foot ALI
gator and thirteen sllunks, he heard his
wife screaming over in another part of
the woods like panther had seized her.
9 Old Chris hurried to her assistance and
found his better half gazing intently into
athicket from which proceeded a buzzing,
rafting noise. He says that he knew
\" gol darn it, that rattlesnaze was
charmin' her. He shot and killed the
reptile and it measured z feet 4 inches in
tClibtt anu 1i tCN II AteAtACS stlNl q DuNtttt
After killing the snake. . Old Chris = dis
covered that his wife in her flight had
dropped the AK she was carrying and
chopped off the big toe on her right foot
He tore off a piece of his shirt and bound
bees wax to the crippled toe and pushed
on after another bear which he succeed
ed in killing also. He finally killed six
more skunl1s and cut three bee trees, all
Of which were rich with honey. The
Junior Gray was kept busy with his pony
and cart hauling game and honey home.
He saved nearly barrel of strained hon
ey and brought the wax to the city last
Tuesday and soldit to Mr.. G. II. Meginnis
for S. and went home with every cent of
it in his pocket.
If we refer too often to 9 Old Chris"
Gray, we hope our readers will overlook
it, as the old fellow is now near on to
ninety years of age and he win not re-
main here furnishing the Tallahassee
market with bear steak and wild honey
more than fifty years longer, and when
the Creator finished up "0ld Chris" he
quit making that sort.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07

State of Florida, in the Circuit Court for Put
nam County 18th judicial Circuit of Florida.
james w. Robertson, CompIt.)
VS..
Norman I'll. Chamberlin, In Chanccry.
Mary Elite Chamberlin,
DcftS.
Itappcarng by affidavit, to the satisfaction
sOf the court that the said defendants reside
out of the said 9Th judicial Circuit of Florida
and beyond the limits of said State, but within
the United States the particular State being
unknown, now, therefore, on motion of Cal
houn, ellis & Calhoun, complanant's solicit
Ors, it is ordered that the defendants Norman
II. Chamberln and Mary Elite CtiambcrIin do
appear and answer the bin of complaint, filed
by the complainant, in the above cause, ON or
before the 9Th day of October 1884, otherwise
said bill shall be taken as confessed. 1t is fur
Their ordered that a copy of this order be pub
lished in the Palatla NEWS, a newspaper pub
lishcd within said FifthJ judicial Circuit where
in said mortgaged premises are situated, once
in every week, for at least four months before
said 9th day of October 1884.
Dated May 3lst, 1894.
BY the Court.
lSEAL.l WEN. T. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Court.
CALHOUN, GILLIs & CALHOUN,
Cmpt's Solicitor,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07
Savannah, Florida az Western R'y
Waycross Short Line.

All trains of this road are run by Centha
GOTH Meridian time, which is 33 minufbs
slower than Jacksonville time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07

The Ghetto at Rome is fast being de-
mollshed 10 make room for modern inn
provement, The hoSse where Paul
dwelt, according to tradition. : among
those doomed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07

Pullman Palace Buffet and Drawing Roors
Sleeping Cars on this Train to Washington
Pullman Palace Sleeping Curs. Jacksonville
20 Savannah.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on this Train 10 I,oliiz-
vile Via ThOmasVilIc.
Pullman Hotel and Sleeping Cars ON this
Train 70 Cincinnati Via Savannah
restaurant has been opened at Waysrosz
anu apuhdant time viii be allowed for meals
by all passenger trains
CONNECTING at savannah with steamers fas
New York, Philadelphia Boston and Balr
more.
Connecting at Charleston with steamers far
New york, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Trains on T. and W. X r. leave iunetfoz
at l2:l0 D. IN. daily
Through tickets sold all points by Hail
ana steamship connections, and BagEaxs
Checked through. Also Sleeping Car berfks
and sections secured at Company's Office "a
Astors building, s. BAY street. and ct Depot
Llckct Office. JAS l.. TAYLOR.
General Passenger Agents
4. VI. IVES Agent
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-07
Florida Southern Railway.
Tho Orange Belt Route.
GOING SOTTH

OFFICE SUPERINTEE DENT,
PALATKA, March 2G, 1884. {