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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27
BURCHARD THE BLATHERSkITE.

There were large number Of Irish
democrats in New York who, under the
impression that Blaine was more in SYM
pa,by with Ireland in her contest with
England than Cleveland, had rallied to
the support of the Name man. The love
Of the land of their birth vas greater than
their attachment to party in this country,
and the feeling was not al unworthy one.
On the eve of election the lrrepressible,
bgoted and intclerant blatherskite, Rev.
Burchard, of New York, or the occasion
Of large number of ministers calling on
Mr. Blame denounced the democracy as
the party of Rum, Romanlsm and Rebel.
lion. This contemplate exhibition of
religious bigotry created stampede
among the Irish supporters of Blaine and
drove mure than enough Of them back I"
the support Of the democratic ticket to
change the result OF the election in that
state and throu III that Of the natlcp.
These IRISH were nearly all Catholics ard
no sect is more tenacious nor have any
bette, right t. be tenacious OF their re-
ligious convictions than tho Catholics.
No sect furnished more loyal or braver
soldiers in defense of the union than did
The Catholic, and the insult offered to
their religion, their loyalty and their
standing in society BY this ingenious COM
bination of words expressing so much was
resented by returning to the party from
which they had temporarily DETECTED.
The support of New York preachers was
one of the disasters to Blaine. campaign.
The clerical mob that tished in the cess.
pools of hell tor filth to throw upon Cleve-
lard aroused sympathy for him, which
nut for this he could MT have had, was
bad enough, but when the Burchsrd
bla,herskite opened his mouth be put his
foot in it still worse for he drove the Cath
olics from the support o! Blame. Mr..
Blaine ought to add an appendix to the
second volume OF his Twenty Years of
Congress showing the disastrous effect OF
the support Of New York preachers in a
presidential campaign
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27
THE DAKOTA EXEMPTION LAWS.

The question of revising the present
exemption law of the territory will 20
douct come before the Legislature this
winter a liberal exemption from seiz-
ure for debt has been found to be both
humane and good public policy, but like
many other good things may be carried
to such IN excess as to become an evil.
The rights of the creditor on the one side
are to be considered with the right to be
secure from distress and suffering from
enforced and sudden destitution on the
other. Suffering and distress from destl-
tuition is an extraordinary condition
among American people. The means OF
subsistence, the avenues OF business, the
variety Of profitable industries all com
bine to make us a nation Of prosperous
people aad comfortable homes. The va
rious states provide charitable institutions
for the care and comfort of th.eir unfortu-
mates, and they arc likewise solicitous tor
tho welfare aud comfort Of their women
and children. To accomplish this latter
purpose laws are made exempting from
seizure the necessary comforts OF the
household and the means of subsistence.
Women and children arc dependent upon
the heads of the various households, IN
most cases for the domiclle 10 shelter
them, the clothing they wear and the
food they eat. These being essentials of
life thy are natural rights OF which no
one has a right to deprive them for sny
eau &c, and IN which the humane exemp.
ten laws protect them and say to the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27
Pickering Will LanguiSh.

john Pickering, who for some time past
worked in the Trihuue's book bindcry,
and oft. made the gentle calf take the
record book in fond and close embrace
has put his foot int He was arrest
ed at Jamestown, Thursday, and was
brought to Bismarck Friday. The cause
of the arl est of Mr.. Pickering is the al
legged fact that he took horse with HIM
on which Mr.. Walter, of this city had
mortgage. Pickering SAID he would go
to Chicago on horseback, and being a
sport of no mean pretensiens. was deter
mined to make good time. He struck
jamestown Wednesday and immediately
upon his arrival he encountered minion
of the law, who invited him to dlsmount,
present arms and march to the county
barracks, which the same he did in proper
style. A deputy went to Jamestown
Thursday night to bring the prisoner
back to Bismarck, Bismarck Tribune.
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A SLIGHT REBUKE FROM A QUES'
TIONABLE SOURCE.

1t is surprise. even to the old res dents OF Da-
kota to be confronted by the probability that the
territory has given majority Of sixty thousand
for the republican candidate for congress. This
majority exceeds the majority Of most states and
it has been given 10 behalf of the party which not
many years ago de led our people the boon OF rep.
rescntation in the national government and place
in the sisterhood OF states. 1t would seem as
though the Hales of the senate in this hour when
a ma iorl,y Of the states has declared against the
republic IN party, would feel that Dakota, i'll re-
aifirmingit loyalty, in the face Of suubs and in.
suits. was heaping Goals Of nre on somebody g head
after the good old orthodox fashion.--Prsss and
Dakotaian.
While the foregoing is true it IS not the
whole truth The balance Of th" truth
with reference 70 this SUBJECTS that the al
tempt OF Yankton county 10 rapudiate her
railroad bonds was tho grounds for sena
ator Hale's opposition to either admission
or division of he territory.
On July |, 1872, IN accordance with a
vote OF the people Of Yankton county
previously taken the legal authorities of
that county issued TO The Dakota South
ern Railroad Company 5000, 900 in twenty
year bonds bearing eight per cent inter
est, payable aemi-annually. Having de-
faul,cd in payment of the interest upon
tt csc bonds, though taxes had been levied
ana collected for that purpose, suit was
commenced in 1876 to collect the coupons
due and past due before Judge ?. G..
Shannon, chief justice Of the supreme
court Of the trrrito!y and acti"g judge of
'he district court OF the iankton district,
where judgment was given for the de.
fendant The hondholders appealed from
this decision to the supreme court Of the
territory where the judgment OF the dis
trict court was affirmed. The bondhold-
ers then on = writ of error took the case
to the supreme court of the United States,
where, in MAY 1850, q decision was rem
dered which may be found in volume l0l,
mage I29 of the United States Reports,
reversing the decision Of the supreme
court OF the territory ana remauding the
cause with instructions to reverse the
Judgment of the district court and direct
iudgmen, for the plaintiff On the facts
found for such amount as sh Ill appear to
he due on the coupons sued for"
So far this contest was a matter only
involving the credit and integrity OF
Yaukton county, but in the face OF this
decision of the court Of highest appeal
and last resort Yankton county procured
the passage OF an act by the territorial
legislature Of 1881 directed squarelv
against this decision Of the supreme court
Of tho United States by which the county
was authorised to fund, retire, cancel OF
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27

republican patty the assassin, Guitcau,
appeared on the scene, shot president
Garfield, procloiming himself ga stalwart
Of the stalwarts," and an instrument in
the hands of God to remove the president
for the harmony of the republican party.
This national calamity for time caus-
ed a cessation Of open hostihties between
the two warning factions of the republic
can party but instead of modifying the
spirit OF the bitter contest it rather deep
encd 1t by tho half breeds charg ing an in
direct responsibility for the crime Of the
crank Gu,teau upon the stalwart Conk-
ling.
The 10th Of Sept. 1881, presllent Car
field died aud vice president Arthur. a rep
resentativc Of tho stalwart faction, sue
ceeded TO the presidency. Blame soon
afterwards retired from the calumet, the
executive machinery Of the nation was in
The hands Of the stalwarts and but for
ConkliDgs's previous foolish resignation
he wonlh have been 1.-The power behind
eAS AAAohC SASdICA eAoIl AAAo ehAObS AloSAA'
Thus far both factions Of the republican
party were crippled, the stalwarts by the
retirement OF their great leader and the
half breeds by the death of Garfield and
consequent retirement of Blaine from the
cabinet.
The democrats took advantage OF this
weakness OF their adversarlcs and at the
election. III 1882, with the aid Of disatfec-
ted republicans broke the Cameron polit-
ical dynasty in Pennsylv mia and buried
Conk klingism IN New York under 1872 900
majority in the election Of Cleveland gov
ernor over Conkling's man Robinson.
The status Of the two parties had then
become n united democratic party against
divided republican party.
These dlscordant factions were repre-
scntcd in the republican national con
vcntion last June in the Blame and Ar
thur forces with those of Edmunds, Logan
and Shcrmaa as sklrmishcrs. OF all The
asplrants Blaine had the strongest friends
and bltterest enemies. To nominate him
was to assume that the divided republ-
can party could triumph over united
democratic party, and it must he admitted
that it came very near doing it. But the
end which began four years ago came in
the defeat of the republican candidates
and through them the defeat Of the par
ty.
/: Is political history repeating itself in
this important particular. Twenty -four
years ago the united republican party vas
confronted by numerically more power
full hut divided democratic party. This
year the conditions were reversed with
like disastrous result to the divided party
Both parties have DOW had the bitter les
son Of experience and what the future
will tring forth from it remains 10 be
seen
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27
MARSHALL MCCLURE PEopR.
j. G. WARNOCK .ED1TOR
THE REBEL FLAG DEMOCRATS.

Well authenticated reports conc up
from the "solid south" of display of rebel
flags and cheers for Jeff Davis being a
somewhat conspicuous feature Of some OF
the ratification demonstrations ,ver the
election of Cleveland and Hendricks.
Such things are always possible in coun-
try where there Is no law against people
making fools Of themselves. 1t shows
more lg ,orancc and lack OF appreciation
Of the circumstances than anything else.
1t IS possible tina; there arc some people
down IN the sunny south who are so nn-
progressive that they think tue election
of a dcmocrati: president means return
to James Buchanan and jeff DAVIS dem.
ocracy: means the e-cnslavement Of the
negroes and a new hope for the "lost
cause" For 4 quarter OF a century they
have noen living 10 b]lssful ignorance of
the progress Of public sentiment. Such
persons are objects Of pity more than of
censurc, and their rebel 1ag demons,ra-
,ions should be looked upon AZ an c1hi-
oAlAOh Va obP~AS'AtI>uo nt1SS hhN uoV
AS the exemplilication Of living senti-
mcnt that has any place IN the minds and
hearts OF the intelligent portion OF the
southern people. There are a great many
people living IN that section OF country
who never read, and who know nothing
more than what they learned in the rebel
service and have never learned anything
since. TO them democracy means the
same it did twenty five years ago, and in
view Of this fact 1t Is not surprising that
such demonstrations should be made by
them as reported. These old mossbacks are
skeletons OF the south as the idlctc child is
the skeleton of the family circle Cleveland
Will have it in his power 10 bring these
nossha1ks out Of the rut in which they
arc groveling and have been for nearly
generation. He can teach them that this
is a progressive age and that this nation
is composed Of progressive people. II
he does thus the people of the entire ma.
tion will be benefited by his administra-
ton, more perhaps in this respect than
con'd have been accomplished by Mr..
BiAite.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27

discharge any judgment rendered or that
might thereafter be obtained or any bonds
outstanding issued to the Dakota South
ern Railroad company in new bonds bear
ing six per cent interest at the rate Of fifty
cents on the dollar of the judgments,
bonds or coupons 80 taken up with the new
bonds and not to exceed the rate Of one
dollar of the new bonds for every two dol
lars of the judgments, bonds and coupons
to he Cancelled and retired.
This was not only dl,cct resistance to
a judgment of the supreme court of the
United States by the legislature of the
territory but il was reputation of one
half the 'acc value of the bonds and &C.
crued interest which the supreme court
lad already held to be valid and binding.
This was the strong point made agains,
the whole territory by Senator Hale by
which he etfectual]y defeated both dlvis-
ion and admission. 1t all come Of Yank
ton county's dishonesty and reputation
OF her railroad bonds in tie first place,
and the legislature attempting to help
them out in their reputation scheme IN
the second place. While we do not JUS
tify .the grounds taken against the terri
tory on this account by Senator Hale it
must be admit,ad that defense can only
be made by going outside of the record.
Since that, however, those bonds have
been refunded and the odium OF repudia-
ton which hung over the territory for
years has been removed, but the Press
and Dakotaian, as representative OF
Yankton county. is not in position to
call up the past III regard to division or
admission nor to crlt,cise Senator Hale
for his antagonlsm. Yankton county's
Reputation defeated both division and
admission when it could otherwise have
been accomplished and not the republican
party as the 2 and D. insinuates.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27
C,rOp RenOrts.

Ole johnson, section "a, township l42,
range "a, this county, reports wheat so
acres, average yield per acre 20 bushels
Oats l9 acres, average yield IS bushels
per acre.
? II. Griffin. section %, township l4O,
range GA, this county, Is acres whest
average yield S511s bushels per acre. Oats
% acres, average yield As bushels
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27
WHERE THE END BEGAN, ITS COURSE
AND ITS TERMINATION.


but the end of a strife which hogan in the
republican party at the national convcn.
,irn forr years before, and 1t is interest
ing and may be profitable to note the
prominent points along the course from
cause to effect, from the rupture in the
republican party IN the year 1880 to its de-
feat III 1884.
The immovahle column and unbroken
phalanx of "306' delegates headed by
Conkliug Of New York stood like wall
for Gen Grant throughout the seven
DAVIS contest OF the convention OF 1880 at
Chicago ard went down under defeat
with their faces TO the foe, everpowered
bv combination of Blaine's support with
all other forces and factions opposed
either to Gen. Grant personally or to the
principle of third term.
James A. Garfield, OF OHIO, who head
cd the Ohio delegation to the convention
and made the speech putting in nomina-
ton John Sherman OF that state, was
brought as a dark horse and was himself
nominated to the surprise Of all the pco-
ne of the United States and to the nnut.
terrible disgust If the Grant party. Gar
fielr's nomination was accomplished by a
combination OF the scattering anti.Grant
forces with those Of Blaine. Just how
Gar Blaine was personally responsible for
This result ls not OF course known. Sut he
WAS charged up In the memorandums
with large share OF it 20 await the day
OF political judgment
Tins was mortal offense 10 the "boss.
-a, of the republican party, who, ,ogeth-
RI with their following, were distinguish
eh by the political term ''stalwarts," and
he Garfield wing by the term "half-
breeds" Arthur was fished out Of the
,,epths of obscurity into which he had
teen retired by the Hayes administration
ard placed on the ticket ss candidate for
vice president TO placatc tho offended
Coukling as far as his naming the candl
date for vice president could do, which
.ecur, d his half hearted support as also
tha: of Grant, Cameron and Logan, the
leaders Of tie stslwart and disgruntled
faction, which accomplished The election
Of the ticket, but still the sour grapes
were conspicuous in the political diet OF
The stalwart faction.
THIS condition OF tho party continued
with very little improvement until the
cor ing in OF the new administration,
when Conkling saw lis political foe,
Mr.. Blaine, placed IN the highest cabinet
position and found his own wishes IN ref
rrencc to tho appointment for the treasu
" department dlsregaroed and wAolly
Ignored Then 1t was that Blaine had his
heel on Conkling's neck and he took care
10 make the distinguished senator feel 1t.
In his humiliation Conkling resigned his
seat in tire senate and immediately sought
reelection at the hands of the New York
legislature, which was then In session, a.
n rcbuke TO the adm o istration. In this
he failed and instead of bumiliating the
administration he was himself again hu
initiated aud he then retired from active
politics
At this stage OF the conflict between the
stalwarts and haif.5rsed factions OF the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27

creditor he must not touch them at the
peril Of beiEg trespasser. A man may
b. ever 50 honest and yet by mistake Of
Judgment or misfortune of disaster by fire
or flood be 50 reduced that but fer the in
terposltion of exemption laws his wife
and children would be turned out Of house
and home:
On the other hand the exemption may
be so large that dishonest persons may
take advantage of it TO defraud their cred
rs. The exemption IN this territory Is
so large that only the supposedly wealthy
get in debt enough to avail themselves OF
Its full benefit. \ great many would
consider themselves in good circumstan-
ces IT they had as much as the law ex.
cmp's. For this cause, knowing the i'm
practicablllty of collecting debts by the
usual course OF law, chattcl mortgages
are resorted to which defeats the opera
tion of the exemption law so that by the
extreme to which 1t IS carried the cxemp-
ton Jaw to great extent defeats Its own
end and humane purpose The object of
such a law primarily Is to benefit and nro-
tect the poor, not the rich in defraudl'g &
their creditors as the present exemption
law OF the territory can be made to do.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27

Don't forget the oyster supper to be
gwen by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
NJ. E. Church this evening at w. r.
CIark's old stand on Fifth avenue. You
will eat a Thanksgiving dinner late in the
afternoon, then in the evening you will
want another meal. Finish the day in
making the ladies and yourself glad by
dong good.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-27

Boss Bon SLEIGH FoR SALE'-Any one
wanting first class psir of bob sleigh
the strongest, the easiest running CT any
in the territory, call on Jacob Laux,
Jamsstswn. 2A-lm.
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For Rent.

Two hundred acres on the Pitts farm
II. miles from Jamestown. Job Q. break
ing given TO tenant. Apply TO q. NJ. Ts-
Der at Office Of John Watson. s5.1t
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There Is likely to be music in Sargent
county over the county seat question.
1t IS charged that Minor voted several
train leads Of nou.resldents.
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Aggregate for pubic educa-
ton during the year, sl,74s,5 ,562 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-20

Mr.. Macveaghs letter criticising President Arthur
ana hts administration IN severe tone 0f irony. "a
the subject OF discussion at the Capitol to-day
The conference committee Of the HCNSe and
Senate are In conference on the Post Once SUpgo-
pFiataOn bin this afternoon
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En-.

blsi @IR thu widow d. a q the ..s John
Funeral will take psce from her late residence No.
90 Defrss street ON "Wednesday. the inst 50
No flowers ~
- I BRoNAuGH In victori., TexAs on May 7th ,ssA
W. Bronsugh. Of this city.
BUR fHzsst On Tuesday May 2oth iss4 ocaosL
The thirtieth year OF her age.
Day by day saw her fade
And gently sink AWAY:
But often in my heart pray
That she might longer stay.
Funeral will take place from her ressdenca 10
Ills Georgia avenue southeast on ThursdaT NAV ~
a. 2pm Relatives and friends rssPecifSiy nvisSd
CARROLL. On Tuesday. May 2oth 1894 NJ the rcel-
m men HELM HANCOCK second daughter q
Friends and scquaintances are invited TO attend he,
.nnersd on Thursday. May a at D. from isol Y
,DRIsCoLL. On Monday night May 10 1894 afser q
lnEering illness. DENIS J. DRISoOLI. ssed twenty
Funeral will take place from HIS mother, residence
80 laSS 9TH street northwest. Tuesday NJ O'clock
rIenas ana relatives ARE RESPECTFULLY invited 70 attends
HOWARD, On May 18th. 1884. ut his residence near
y, Ma ., Richmond county, Va JULIAN HOWARD.
H, .e III year Of his age only son of Mr De
MCCARTHY. ON Monday, May 49, 1884 MICHAEL
MCCAkIHl. native of Iipp@rary, County Tippssrury.
Funeral viii take place FROM his late resaeno. s2a
Fourand- half street southwest "Wednesday Al GS0
O. m hequiem mass at St. Domnic's church.
McDERMoTT. ON sunday. May 18th 1854 at twenty
fever and diphtheria BRIDGET i, PHiA, IN. triS,sd
daughter of Henry and Mary Nc s,s,,S
Years.
Funeral was private
RosENBERRY. ON May the Goth 1884. MARY. be.
loved wife OF Joseph Rosenberg IN the forty
year Of her aee.
ea ,r, to take place from her hgsband residence
relatives are respectfully invited TO attend
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BALTIMORE, May W.-VirEinis threes. 81 bid to-day
BALTIMORE, Nd. May 2o.-Cotton dull-mid
ding, 1l,s Flour quiet and unchanged Whest-south
ern fair demand; western quiet aud firm; southern
red 11os1; II; DO: amber. illsl.ls; No: 1Msryiand
May Jane S.aie5 te 5u iyoi
August gal 92a Corn.southeIn essy and quiet
low 63a64 western mixed. spot and May, 69s60 June
eOa6Oh: July, 6laslA; August 62a62h Oats easy and
4la43 do. mixed. 3sa4l. Hay frm-prme to choice
Pennsylvania and Maryland. 15.o0a11O0 Provisions
creamery. 24aa7. Eggs quiet. Halls Petroleum nomi-
nal-refned. 7zSas Coffee dul-Ro caTToes, ordinary
to fair. 9 al0k Sugar dull-A soft Z; copper refined
quiet, a. Whisky nominal lle Freishts TO Liverpool
1927 barrels wheat 10000 bushels corn boo bush.
els; oats goo bushels rye 1000 bushels Shipments
wheat, sou bushels corn. % OOO bushel1 6Aa6-Wheat
2l0.OOO bushels corn, 75.O0O bushels.
CHICAGO, May co. IL 80 m-Wheat, after easy open.
ing. showed little more strength.
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Depression i'm Wall Street.

MEASUREMENT OF CONFIDENCE IN RAILROAD NAM
AGEMENT.
NEW YORK, WALL STREET, May 20, ESQ D. NJ
The Post SayS:-The stock market was again weak,
lower and unprom1sing during the entire forenoon,
and by IL O'Clock all the active stocks showed de-
conspicuous causes Of depression are the further
unsettlement OF confidence In railroad management,
generally by developments in connection with the
Louisville and Nashville, the weakness OF the Lon
don market for American securities and selling here,
both by the bears for short account and by some
uneasy investors for long account There was con-
siderable buying OF stocks in small amount at
prices frequently higher than the general range,
and this usually indicates investment buying on a
small scale. But 1t was too small to have any
eject on the market to sustain prices. The mar
ket for railroad bonds was only moderately active,
but prtC eS were generally lower