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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

The national teachers association now
in session at Madison, Wisconsin, is the
most important meeting Of its character
ever held in the Northwest, and Is fit
ting recognition of the Importance of the
Northwest in the educational develop
meDt and progress of the whole country.
Representatives and distinguished edu-
Gators and scholars from all parts of the
United States are present and the con-
ference of these learned men and women
will no doubt be beneficial to those per
sonally present as well as to the cause
they represent.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

The nomination Of Thos. A. Hendricks
for the vice president end of the demo-
cratic ticket may not be as satisfactory to
that distinguished gentleman as 1t will be
to the party. Mr.. Hendricks thought he
was the heaviest en- l Of the ticket eight
years ago, when Tllden was at the other
end, and he will now surely think so. 1t
was almost cruel of the party to carry
him up almost to the third heaven Of
glory in the convention and then let hlm
drop to give place to Cleveland, who is q
mere kid in the party as compared with
If he does not think repub-
lies are ungrateful he ls certainly convin-
ced that the democratic party is. The
party ought to have given old "billeng-
lish'' another chance.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

BEN, BUTLER's speech before the dem
ocratic convention was net only terrific
ally sarcastic but ludlcorus IN some of
Its points. He said the financial plank Of
the platform was "drawn by capita list
and commences in favor of honest money.
Who Is not? Tret HIM out it there is such
q man. No, it is a phrase of contempt
upon the greenback men of the nation.
1t is not original, so he can't get . patent
for it. but it is cribbed from the taunts Of
my old friends; the republicans. Why
didn't he say "rag babys" Upon their
plank in reference to civil service reform
Butler made the following dead shot: IL
will venture to say there is not a man in
this con vention that Is IN favor of civil
service reform, unless he is school mas
ter. One of the first statesmen of Ohio,
one who would have right to have been
brought here by his delegation and put
before you for your sutfrages as president,
an able, a learned man, Got carried away
by the dectrinaires, and started what IS
known as civil service reform, and it
buried him so far out Of sight with the
Ohio democracy that he never has been
heard Of SINCE" Farther along on this
subject Butler said: "Gsorge Washing
ton could not have passed civil service
examination in the capital for . u, 200
clerkship. His early education was neg
lected, and in his will, written by bis own
hand, he spells clothes "cloaths." The
entire speech of Butler on this occasion
Is splendid reading for those whom It
misses, and he does not miss very many
of the leaders of either party.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

In his speech before the democratic ma
tional convention Ben. Butler gave them
the following connundrum: II object to
the tariff plank Of your platform adopted
by your committee, for it took them thir-
ty-six hours to frame II. and if it took
these able gentlemen that time to frame
1t and get it into form, there must be
some reason for 1t; and if they could not
find out what they meant in thirty six
hours, how is lsboring man to find out
what it means?" Old Ben. Butler has
been published spoon thief, liar, a
scoundrel, a demagouge, but no paper on
the continent has ever been 80 lost to all
regard for truth as to publish him fool.
He only had thirty minutes allotted him,
and part of that time was taken up with
Interruptions and sneers, but he meas
ured every word, and with every word
dealt sledge- hammer blow. Buffers
speech will be read by more people, and
be discussed and talked about more than
the platform Of the convention and that
Is just WuaI uc was SltcI. ~ " % hAC o
lawyer getting evidence before a jury,
which he knew would not be admitted,
by stating it IN his argument before the
court in favor of its admission. BY the
time he gets through with his argument
to the court he has made the desired I'M
presslon npen the jury and then he does
not caro- ,vhct her the evlden ~ ia admit.
ted or not
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
Those republicans who Aatter them

THOSE republicans who flatter them
selves that the nomination CT Gov. Cleve-
land, OF New York, by the democratic
nationa, convention means . walk away
aud easy victory for Blaine are blind
guides to the party. They are dreamers
who will wake up to correct understand
ing OF the situation at the end of the cam
paign, or at any rate when the returns
from the election come in. The atten-
tentiOn of such is called to the campaigns
Of 1874 and 1852 Whenthe democrats IN
1874 nominated Gov. Polk, Of Tennessee.
against the illustrious Kentucky states
man, Henry Clay, who had been nomina.
ted by the Wings few weeks before, the
nomination was laughed at by the Wing
party. but the laugh was turned into a
broad grin when the returns from the
election came IN showing 10 electoral
votes for Polk and lO5 for Clay. The
nomination OF Franklin Pierce Of, New
Hampshire, by the democratic party in
1862 was viewed Euch the same way by
the Wings who couple of weeks later
nominated the world renowned warrior,
Gen. Scott, to walk away with the prize,
but when the election returns came in
they showed 254 electoral votes for Pierce
and only AZ TOR Scott. This year tbs
personal comparison between the candi-
dates for the first place Is very similar to
that Of ls44, except that neither of the
candidates now are the equal of those OF
that year In point Of ability, Cleveland
being about as much below that Of Polk
- Blaine IS below that of Clay. The re-
publican party can win with Blaine and
Logan, but not by undertaking the
strength Of Cleveland and Hendricks.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

&, SUNsET Cox In his learned dissert alton
on salt while discussing the Salt River
amendment to the river and harbor bill
concluded his definition al follows: "But
IN its most remote and liquid meaning the
word salt implies retlracy from power, an
exile up stream where there may be no
patronage, but much repentance" The
national democratic party tsok that voy.
age twenty-four years ago next Novem-
her, but the people still doubt the SINGER.
hy of its repentance. Another quarter
century exile will possibly work perfect
reformation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

SITTING BULL was once name of ter
rsr in the Northwest, and the old blosd-
thirsty chief No doubt earned by merciless
carnage upon the whites all the anenvia-
BILE celebrity he obtained IN that direc-
ton. Many scalp has dangled from
his belt and many . scout has bit the dust
in trying to obtain the top knot of the old
chef But all things earthly must end
and the conflict between the whites and
Sitting Bull is perhaps at an end forever.
There has not probably been very radi-
cal change of heart on the part Of the old
chief nor much brotherly love engendered
for him In the feelings of the old timers
on tho frontier. After the Custer massa-
ere few years ago Sitting Bull went up
across the British line for the benefit of
his health as horse thieves frequently do
now when not caught by vigilantes before
they reach that healthy climate. After
few years recuperation he was permitted
to come back and receive the protection
of the law on condition that he would
obey the law himself, and he Is now said
to be making some progress in the CIV
,lizsd pursuit Of farming exercising the
hands that once welded the implements Of
savage warfare in agltating the hoe and
the shovel. He may yet become Mr.. Bull
ss citizen. He may become Hon. 3.
Bull as member of our legislature and
be recognized by the speaker on the fleor
of the house as "The gentleman from
Standing Rock" His early education
would be an advantage to him rs poll
ticiau, for politics is about as cold bleed-
ed business as Indian warfare, the only
difference being that the latter 10 IN ln-
discriminate massacre OF oil ages, sexes and
conditions, and the former is like ruth
less assassination Of character and repH-
tation,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

1T is now given out from an authorita-
tive source, though not authoritatively
gwen ou:, that Ben. Butler intends to
enter for the sweepstakes in the race for
president. His position in the canvass
will be that of . guerilla, not strong
enough in numbers to make an open field
fight he will worry and annoy both the
old parties along the way. He will not
get one electoral vote out of the 4O1 but
he will have the opportunity of making
himself conspicuous.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

IT is drawing it very mild to say that
those papers which dub the democratic
candidate for president "hangmsn"
Cleveland excite more disgust than mirth
by the invidious characterization. II
he did hang two men or had hung z
dozen men in the line of his duty as sher-
if he only did his duty as an officer of the
law, and though 1t be a painful duty it il
no discredit to such officer unless he makes
a bungllng job of it which Cleveland did
not do. The paper or person who makes
such an argument against Cleveland is
well nigh out of ammunition.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

THERE is considerable criticism by some
Of our exchanges Of the appointment Of
the young man Sperry to the Dakota
judgesh,p oy president Arthur. Mr..
sperry is said to be only % years old and
that youthful age is taken as the ground
for criticism without inquiry Or knowl-
edge as to the abilities of the young man.
1t is not safe to judge Of mans legal
ability or general judgment frsm his
age. One may be better qualified for the
position at the age of % than another at
so. Mr.. sperry perhaps showed better
judgment in declining the appointment
than the president did in making it and
he is entitled to credit for that. He per-
haps hao read the republican platform On
the subject of territorial appointments
which perhaps the president had not
done. He possibly foressw that his CON-
ing into the territory to assume such
position would not be agreeable to the
citizens Of the territory, which possibly
the president did not foresee. Upon the
whole 4r. Sperry, we think, manifested
much better judgment IN the matter than
the president, which is creditable to him
both as republican loyal to the platform
and man considerate of the sensitive
feelings of our people. The appoint
ment Of Mr.. Sperry to the receivership of
the land Office at Bismarck seems to be
entirely sat,sfactory to the people of that
city and district, and that being the case
the people outside Of that district have
no cause TO kick. AS . member Of the
supreme court his appointment would
have been q matter of interest and con
cern to the whole people Of the territory,
but IS receiver of the land Office it only
ceucerns those IN his immediate district:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

The democratic agony is over, the nom
ination Is made and his name is Grover
Cleveland, present governor Of the state
Of New York. The most bitter opposi-
ton manifested towards HIM was from
his own state, and the character of the
clan that opposed him there was perhaps
his best recommendation and secured his
nomination. This has been hard year
on machine politicians and party bssscs
in beth Dartiss, fact upon which the
people Of the country may congratulate
themselves. The democratic convention,
rs did the republican, has responded to
the wishes Of the masses Of the party IN
making the nomination, so far as that
wish ,uld be ascertained at late hour.
Tilden was the choice Of the masses of
the party and they clung to him until so
late that they had but little opportunity
to indicate their second choice. When it
was at last discovered that Tilden was
immovable IN his determination to with
draw frem politics it was but natural that
sentiment should be transferred to an-
other man of his state, and Gov. Cleve-
land was hit upon as the man. The nom
ination is . respectable one, but whether
it was judicious one remains to be de-
veleped in the canvass. He will be an
noyed through the campaign by some
sorehsads under the leadership of John
Kelly as Blaine will be by the soreheads
Of bis party under the leadership Of Cur
tbs, 50 that it will be stand. off between
the two on this score.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

The state department In Washington
10 taking every possible precaution to pre-
vent the cholera scourge being brought
across the Atlantic from the infected
parts of France and other countries. a
desth.ln New York city few days ago
from cholera morbus aroused a great deal
Of anxiety among the people. 1t seems
improbable that the eastern cities on the
Atlantic coast will escape q visitation OF
the dreadful scourge even this year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

THE territorial republican central COM
mittee have decided Pierre as the place
and the l7th;ef September as the time fer
holding the territorial convention to nom
mate the candidate for delegate to con
gress. The time IS perhaps as convenient
for all parties as could he named as the
harvest will be secured before that time.
Pierre seeAs to oe rather far west for the
center of population bnt perhaps is as
good point as any.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

To read the congressional Record close
ly is not calculated to inspire the Ameri-
can citizen with very exalted reverence
for the dignity of the congress of the
United States. Hon. John D. White, re.
publican member for the Ninth Kentucky
district, and Hon. 5. S. Cox, democratic
member from the Sixth New York, re-
Gently spent days time of that body
discussing the following amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Belfsrd, of Colorado, to the
river and hsrbor bill III. r. 1922. ''For
the improvement of Salt River, IN the
state of Kentucky, the sum of $loo, 600;
provided, that the improvement herein
contemplated and provided for shall be
completed before the llth Of November,
A. ID. 1884, so that the democratic party
may thereby have free aud sassy Access to
one Of the states Of the United States they
have the capacity to govern"
OF course this was the opportunity Of
Sunset Cox and he syailed himself of it..
He Is q whole circus and menagrle COM
bincd. He is to the democratic side of
the house what the clown is to the big
shsw, and such proposition as the above
was banter for speech which Cox
could not resist If he would and would
not if he could. He traced the history
and properties of salt through the Greek
and Latin languages down from remote
antiquity, descanted upon the commerce
of Salt River which he said sis stream
as full of sad meaning to the politician
as the Stygian stream was to the ancient
Creek" and moralized upon the savory
influence the salt of reform would have
upon the republican party. The redlcu-
lousness Of the proposed amendment
would justify almost any kind of speech
and Cox can make almost any kind of q
speeCh,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

WHEN the paper mills get to running
on full time again Carter Harrison will
begin TO write his acceptance Of the dem
ocratlc nomination for governor Of ILL
nois. He has. postponed the document
until thst time - that he may net he IN
terrupted IN tho midst of his political ef-
fusion by the supply of stationery becom-
in0 exhausted
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
Germany and France

PARIS, July l6-The official Jouanal
says: Terry received reply frem Bis
marck to the commissioner in explains
ton of the Hotel Continental incident.
Bismarck informed Terry that he was
aW are that before the German flag was
torn down the French flag had been in
suited by q German
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
P1nkerton Detectives Arreet,d.

CoLuMBUs, o., June le-- At New
Straltsville to-day the entire Pinkertsn
police force arrested, half for rist and the
others for unlawfully usurping the sf1cs
of constable. Great excitement during
the preliminary hearing which is cen.
tinued until Friday.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

The clown of the democratic party
''sunsst" Cox, says Of the platform adop-
ted by the national democratic csnven-
tlon in Chicago last week "taken in its
itstaiity, it is . code Of first class democ-
Fscy: and progressive thought" What
grim joke is Cox perpetrating on the par
III ana. she a.arla ao-.f., Nsso has -hasa
held up as monster before the world for
tiddllng while Rome was burning but that
was net more monstrous than Cox joking
in this way at time when nearly the
whole democratic party are on the verge
of booming inmates of the insane asylums
from trying to fathom the meaning Of the
platform which Cox says. "taken in its
totality, is a code of first class democracy
and progressive thought" There ls no
doubt about its being democratic, for it
says 1t IS, but the question Is What Is
democracy There is, however, one evi.
dence of progressive thought, which i'm
partial history will credit to the massive
brain Of Carter Harrison, and that is, IN.
stead Of declaring for "a tariff for rev.
enue only" as in former conventions it
declares for a tariff exclusively (only) for
public purposes (revenue). This substi.
tuition of words meaning the same
thing IN the tariff plank of the platform
must have caught the eye of the demo-
cratic clown and msved him to remark Its
"progressive thought" His familiarity
with Greek and Latin, as shown in his
discussion of the Salt River amendment
to the river and harbor bill, enables HIM
to see distinction In syntax which would
be overlooked by an ordinary person.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18

A canvass of the Irish citizens of CHI
cage on the subject of the presidential
nominations shows very general feeling
for Blame and distrust of Cleve land.
This feeling is not slsne with the Fenisn
and dynamite Irish as is claimed by the
cellar organs of the party but 1t includes
the better class of citizens of that nation
allty who labor and own their homes, and
who take no part in the lmpetuous and
fiery demonstrations of the mere radical
class. The disaffec ten in the democratic
ranks seems to the most conservative
view far greater than that Ct the eastern
dudes who bolted the nomination OF
Blame. 1t is so plain that he must be
willfully blind who does not see that the
nomip alton of Blaine has strong hold
upon the Irish vote, upon that portion OF
the nationality who represent peace on
earth and good government amsng men
as we'll as those who want man in the
chair who will twist the
British lions tail. In the short time that
Mr.. Blaine was in the Garfield cabinet as
secretary of state he directly interpssed
for the release Of several Irish American
citizens who were imprisoned as suspects
in Ireland and secured their freedom
while minister Lowell, at the court OF st.
James, was exchanging milk and water
notes with the British ministry on the
subject. Blaine Is . thoroughbred Amer
,can and as the chief executive OF the
American nation every American citizen
would be protected on land and sea in his
right of liberty.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
Butler Vail Run for President.


CHICAGO, July 16- Information has
been received from close friends Of Gen.
Butler by B. F. Shively, secretary Of the
anti-monopolist committee. dispellin9 oil
doubts regarding Buffers candidacy for
the presidency on an independent ticket
and stating definitely that he will run.
Shlvely, who is at the Briggs house in
this city, expressed to-day the most sbse-
lutte certainty that Butler will be can
didate with the endorsement Of the gresn-
hackers, anti-nonopolists and probably
lsborlng men. Buffers refusal st prss.
ent to make aspublic statement, shively
says, is prompted by desire to nEst ses
what will be done by the convention Of
labor representatives to be held in Chica.
go the 3Oth.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
Stores Destroyed.

GENEVA, Switzerland, July l6-Large
fire occurred in grain stores here destroy
ing immense quantity of corn and Hour.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
A Fatal Aeeidont, !,

CHICAGO, July l6-By the fall 81 irsp
beams and . scaffold Of rink On the
west side IN course of erection this after
noon. eight men were injured, two, VIM.
Sykes, and X. Walsh will probably die.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
10000 Rebels on the March.

CAIRO, July l6-1t Is ascertained be-
yond doubt that 80, 900 rebels are march
ing on DOngola.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
No Further Troub,s.

INDIANAPOLIS, July l6-The financial
situation is improved. Slight run on the
city banks to-day but was over by noon.
No apprehensions of further trouble.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
Suspected Infectious Rass.

8u6p0ct0d infectious 3a60.
WASHINGTON, July 16-The treasury
department has been informed by one Of
its agents on the Canadian border that
paper rags supposed to be collected in the
cholera infected districts il Egypt, Tur-
key and South France are being imported
into the United States through Canadian
ports. They are described o. low grade
and likely to coatain the germ OF the
disease. A large lot was recently shipped
to this country from Liverpo sol.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
Hard en the Normous.

VIENNA, July l6-The police here have
been ordered to arrest oil Mormen mis-
sionaries detected in endeavoring to 60
cure converts. Warrant issued for the
arrest of missionary Paul Hammer, Of
Nevada.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
Lace Noeohant 1ailurO.

New YORK, July l6-Ed~srd Yard,
Jr.. lace merchant No. 81 Leonard street,
assigned this morning, to VIM. Freed
man and Q. W. Vanderpool. preferences
$3.50, 900, liabilities over Z million.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
Tventv Paraona Xillod.

LONDON, July l6-Express train Man
chester s. Sheffield railway wrecked to-
day. Twenty. persons killed, and many
injured.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
War InaNtahla.

SHANGHAI, July l6-French munster ct
Trentzen demanded the Withdrawal Of
Chinese troops from the frontier of Ton
quin and payment of indemnity asked by
France. This demand was delivered to
Tsung Liysmen who rejected it. The
time allowed China by France for COM
pliance with the terms she offered expires
July 10Th. War apparently ineyitable.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-18
orssnback Convention Called.

NEW YORK, July l6-The state green
back convention called for New York
city Aug. 7th.