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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

THE rise IN Northern Pacific stocks the
past eek is already beginning to exert p
gratifying influence upon the financial
interests of North Dakota, which were
somewhat depressed by the long con
tlnuei and steady down grade of these
stocks, There new was any cause for
this for which the country was at all re.
sponsiolc, but it suffered some in conse
quence nevertheless. The depression OF
stocks of the Northern Pacific was the
result of contest betwc n the bulls and
bears of Wall street in which for a long
time the latter were masters Of the situa-
tion, the ultimate result of which will he
that both these financial factions will
make money by squeezing the smaller
dealers and sending them home with q
large fund of experience but with empty
pockets. The preferred stock of this
company is at all times worth hundred
cents on the do lar in payment for rail
road lands and IN this way the depression
of the stock has been to the advantage Of
those who have made payments on rail-
road land purchases
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

IT would seem that now we are to have
pestilence of monument cranks. A
man from Mitchell has gone to Washing
ton with great deal of enthusia m for a
monument to the homestead law, of
which he is not modest either in claiming
to be the originator or in making the fact
known. This is unnecessar", however,
for 1t would oe more difficult to hnd any
other man who would admit that he was
the originator of such an absurdity than
to find one who would claim the distinc.
tion. The proposed monument IS to be
erected at Mitchell at cost of 100000,
towards which congress is asked to ap-
propriate township of the public lands
This caps the climax of all the ridiculous
propositions tina; have ever been thrust
upon the congress of the United States
1t may suggest to the national congress
the idea of appropriating that much land
towards building al insane asylum at
that place, and this proposition would be
a strong point in favor of such charity.
If the public lands cannot be applied to
better purpose than to building monu
ments to boom townslte they had better
be allo we'd to revert back to the Indians.
This proposition is of itself enough to
immortallze Mitchell-for unadulterated
gall.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

The gang of loafers hanging upon the
secret service as detectives and unofficial
inspectors arc almost as great burden
as were the locusts iu ancient Egypt 10
the days of the Pharaohs, aud if con-
gresham Bill Springer's investigation
shall result IN sloughing of these super
numerary barnacles grateful nation
will rise up and call him blessed. The
department of justice ,s the special field
of thes biooLsuckers of the treasury and
annoyance of the people, and the money
drawn out of the treasury to maintain
them aggregates countless thousands. If,
in addition to this, Sherman's lnvestlga
ton of the shotgun interference with the
colored voters in Virginia aud Mississippi
shall be the means of giving the people
down IN those chivslry ridden states and
others of the late confederate "last
ditch" enterprise free and untrammeled
ballot the Investigations will not be in
vain and may come nearer repaying for
the cost than most Of the work con
0ress
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

The friends OF ex-Speaker Keller
should take him around the corner into
some secluded back alley and whisper
into his ear that he is making an eyre
gious ass of himself in taking advantage
Of his seat in the h use to make a per-
sonal attack upon Boynton, the news
paper correspondent who criticised him,
as 1t corro borates rather than refutes the
truth of 1t. Kelfer's vindictive re-
joinder that Boynton had "approached'' y
him in the interest of another person
shows that he was considered approacha-
BILE and not above suspicion, while his
long continued silence upon the subject
Of his temptation would detract much
from its weight and give out the i'm !.
preston that the grievance was more 90
account of undertaking his price than
of insult to his integrity. His harangue
would sound very we'll IN ward caucus
but does comport with the supposed
dignity Of the congress Of the United
States
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

SENATOR CAMERoN's bill enabling he
people of Dakota to meet at the capital
IN December and form a state constltu-
ton embracing such part of the territory
as they may decide upon if carried
through will make lively time. Ii the
capital question should not be settled ny
that time. which 1t. will probably not be
unless congress settles it, there will be a
conflicting difference Of opinion as 10
whether the convention is to meet in
bismarck or Yank,on. It would Oe
much better to have the bill designate
some particular point AMI leave the cap
ital question out Of it The capital Of
Dakota is too numerous place for the
ssembling Of such body.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

A FEW days ago articles of lncorpora-
Lion were lied in Baltimore for q tele-
phone company which, it IS thought,
will knock the bottom out Of the Bell
telephone monopoly. The incorporators
are men of prominence and veal b.
They own the Shaw patents and control
The claims of Antonia Meucci, of New
York, who is claimed to be the original
Inventor Of the art of transmitting the
human voice over wires by means of elec.
tricity, his experiments dating back as
carly as ls49, and that he filed his caveat
10 the patent Office in 1871, which is prior
to that If any other. The prize is worth
struggling for and will probably be final
ly decided in legal contest.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

A MEMBER of congress from the state
Of Missouri proposes that the government
furnish school b 'oks for use in the terri
tories by which he promises saving of a
vast amount Of money to the people and
the realizing of large profits to the CIV
ernment. The territories seem 10 be a
kind of target for premature statesmen
to practice upon and field for expert
mental legislation. 1t is a wonder some
ambitious congressman does not intro
duce bill providing creed of 'aith and
system of religion for the territories.
The only reason presumable IS that this
is one subject of which the congressman
knows absolutely nothing At all about,
not that he knows less about it than OF
many subjects Of legitimate legislation
but he thinks less about it. The people
not only do not desire the politicians Of
either party to formulate . system of
school instruction for their children, but
wou not permit it. We neither want
nor will submit to enforced republican or
democratic schools, in partisan sense
nor to enforced protestant or Catholic
schools, IN . religious sense. These are
matters which each family will forever
claim and maintain she right to decide
for itself. Thev are all good when peo-
pie may make choice, and any one OF
them would be rejectei as enforced.
1t is true tha, the idea of this preco-
cious CONGRESSMAN Is both bipartisan and
unsectarian ~ to the text books to be
used, but to suppose that congress could
produce q school reader that would no,
be partial toward the party in power is tc
suppose su absurdity. 1t seems that
every Congressman who, for some in
scrutable purpose and by some eccen-
tricitv Of the elective franchises brought
out from the obscurity in which h,s
native talent placed him to . seat in the
national legislature feels called upon te
introduce bill for the government and
vexation Of the people of the territories
The idea OF . congressman from a back
woods district in Missouri, . state where
according to the census nine per cent o.
the people above the age OF ten years ar,
Nh BILE to read and to whom the alphabe
looks like Chinese puzzle, introducing
bill in congress TO regulate the system
OF public school instruction. in Dakota. I,
a the qu,ntesceuce Of sublimsted gall.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

Gov. Hubbard, of Minnesota, declines
to accedc to the request of petitions t.
call special session of the legislature tc
relieve the farmers from the oppression
OF railr'' ad corporations of which they
complain. The governor reminds them
that ia his message last year he urged
this subject upon the legislature, and a.
it was unheeded then it would likely bt
now and about the only result to bt
expected would be heavy expense to
the state. This "po,nter" may suggest
to the farmers there as we'll as elsew here
the idea of beng more careful hereafter
upon whom they bestow their votes when
they are selecting the men TO represent
them in the legislature.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

'rHE reports that now come from
Washington indicate that the preslden-
'ial boom for John A. Logan is increas
ing rapidly, and if 1t keeps on at the
present rate of progress and expansion
for the four months he will totally
eclipse all the other candidates at the
Chicago convention. He is beyond ques-
ion the strongest candidate in the west,
in fact the only one that has developed
much strength as yet, but this will en-
gender combinations in the east against
him rather than enhance his strength IN
that quarter. There is not man in al
the long list Of candidates SO generally
known in all parts of the country as
Logan and none that can show better
record. ta
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

The disposition manifested by the pres.
ent manag' mcnt of the Northern Pacific
railroad with reference to freight and
passenger rates to immigrants il in happy
contrast with the "penny wise and pouud
foolish" policy pursued BY the former
management which allowed at least
twenty thousand people to be taken and
settled in South Dakots, who, with a
like liberal rate. would have come to the
country trsversed by the Northern Pacific
and long before this time would have
more than made up the reduction in
fre,ghts by their shipments of produce
ana importation OF supplies. It nov be-
gins to look as il the great Northern Pa
clic would be converted into an advan-
tageous element Ia the settlement ol
North Dakota instead Of . hindrauce as
it was ~ the policy I:ursued last yea,
and the change will be hsiled with grea,
ioy by those who for years have been
Iaboriug under that load Of objection
SO far a. the policy OF this road Is in
d,cated IL looks to rates that we can
boast OF instead of disguise as We haa tn
do last year, and II that policy is carried
out il is no exaggeration to say that the
tide OF immigration that will come into
North Dakota this coming spring and
summer will surpass any rush that has
ever vet been made into the Northwest
We have millions ot acres of untouched
lands awaiting the coming of the hUs-
baudmen to yield up their golden har.
voste m reward for the labor Of culti N
lion, and with rate ef transportation
which the poor can AFFORD these land'
will soop be occupied,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08


The resolution introduced IN the sen-
ate the other day by Senator Dan Voo:-
hees, the democratic war horse of Ia
diana, which was agreed to and has gone
to the house for concurrence, providing
for free transportation of newspapers
through the mails to regular subscribers.
is one that ought to pass Subscribers
were formerly required to pay the post
age on their papers at the postotfice
where received but some years ago the
law was changed so as to require pub
llshers to pay the postage at the posi-
Office where mailed, except to persons in
the same county, which were allowed
carried free. The papers made such a
war upon the frankiug privilege which
members of congress abused IN sending
anything AID everything that could be
slowed into mail bag, from their own
speeches to dirty linen and household
furniture, that congress was forced to
repeal it IN part, and at the same time
turned the tables on the newspapers by
repeating the "pay at the end of the
route" system and compelling them to
pay in advance. The Inconvenience ard
vexati m in adding the extra amount OF
odd cents for postage to the subscription
price was so great that publishers were
virtually compelled to pay that amount
out of their own pockets which they
have done. The present postal law IN
reference to newspaper postage on
papers sent to subscribers is nothing
more nor less than penalty put upon
them for demanding aud forcing the re.
peal or rather the restriction of the frank
ing privilege, and there is no just treason
why they should be singled out to bear
alone this heavy burden in support Of the
postal service. This tax upon newspa pert
has driven them as far rs can be done te
the express companies for transmission
through news dealers, and the most for
midable opposition to this resolution wi
come from the express companies and
| news dealers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

THE Fargo correspondent of the st.
Paul Globe has wonderful faculty of
drawing on imagination for asserted
facts. His last effort in this direction is
that Senator Sabin, of Minnesota, char
man of the natioual republican central
committee, is influencing Mr.. Wells,
chairman of the territorial republican
central committee to call the convention
at the early date OF the last week in Feb.
ruary. Our recollection is that the Press
and Dakotaian first gave out the impres.
sion that the territorial convent ion must be
held not later than the first week IN
March and suggested the latter part of
February, and the idea was fastened in
the minds Of the people aud accepted
IN all parts of the territory without in
vestiga,ing the source of its authority. It
seems that the idea is An error wherever
it originated. Mr.. Wells stated to the
Alert yesterday that he had not had any
communication, either directly or IN
directly, with Seuator Sabin upon this
subject and has no information whatever
OF the desires of that distinguished gen
tleman IN the matter. Mr.. Wells further
dealres the Alert to state on his behalf,
once for all, that he has no preference Of
time or place of holding the territorial
convention except as the same shall be
determined By the majority OF the central
committee. with oil of whom he Is now
communicating; and further, that he has
expressed no preference for any of tho
newspaper candidates for president now
being so freely discussed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

IT has been for years vexed moral
question with conscientious people
whether or not man could be lawyer
and christian at the same time, and
ioubt about il has probably Kept g:eat
many out of the profession that would
have been bright aud shining legal lights,
and decided them to take to the ministry
" newspaper business, the pulpit and
the press, which are the levers that uove
The world. But the alert is not bigoted
and ph ,risalcal. aud its honest convic
tions are that man can be 3 lawyer and
\ christian at the same time, though We
confess that We cannot just now call to
| mind an example IN demonstration Of this
conviction We lave dim recollection
Of hearing of case of the kind many
years ago and that is sufficient to an
unprejudlced mind to establish the posi-
oilty, and the possibility once estab-
Iished the question is answered, and oil
scruples should be laid aside. However,
We argue more from theory than practical
demonstration.
1t is true the lawyers in the days of the
Great Founder of christianity were not
considered by Him as of his flock. They
were too much disposed to argue the
point, demur to HIS declarations, object
to the evidence, reject His authorit,es,
,mpeach the witnesses, enter motions to
dismiss, take appeals, deny jurlsdic-
tion, and all that sort of thing. Saul Of
Tarsus was a lawyer aud became zeal
Gus christian, but 1t took . miracle to
reach him. He is the example that We
referred.to above as being in our dim
recollection. 1t is true that he changed
his name to Paul after he enlisted IN the
ministry and took down his sign, but 1t
is on record that he appeared in his swn
defense before Agr;pps's court, and by
strainlng the point little he may be said
to have been lawyer and christian at
the same time and We are disposed to
give the legal fraternity the benefit Of It.
Theoretically, the law is the grandest
and most enuobl,ng in its influ ences Of
any study that engages the mind. 1t il
the be irock upon which the eterual and
| immovable principles Of justice and right
are founded. 1t is of divine origin, pro-
mulgated from Sinai and elucidated BY
| by the most profound philosophers OF an
cient and modern times 1t harmonizes
ali conflicting interests and with equal
and exact justice protects the rights OF
all without regard to station or con-
di,ion; anf. the mnn who studies aud
practices lts precepts, who 10 imhued
with and conforms his life TO its admlnis-
tratlon of justice hetween man and man
with an honest purpo-e, 10 engaged in aa
honorable profess on and is m honor 70
the profession, 10 . benefactor. . COED
man, e Cd citizen. good lawyer.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

E. p. Wells, chairman Of the republi.
can committee for Dakota, is arranging
to call the convention to appoint dele
gates to Chicago, at Huron, the last Of
February Some think the selection of this
place is in the interest of the James River
railroad, in which Wells is largely inter-
ested, as Huron is on the James. He OH
iecis to allowing two conventions, one
for the south and one for the north, on
the alleged ground that there might be
some informally in the thing that would
cause q contest. That, however. IS evil
dently but pretext, and exceedingly
transparent. The separate action Of the
two sections would look like recogn-
ton of division ind have bad effect
upon the effort to form one great state.
The rustlers of the north always have
something IN view and don't show their
hands prematurely. The remarkably
early date at which it IS to be called is
| believed to be in the interest of Senator
Logan. IL IS alleged that his strength is
confined to the west. and that nearly all
the territnries, with Iowa, Illinois, Mich
,gan and two or three other western
| states, can be carried for him, and have
appearance Of boom IN them can he put
The foregoing is from the Fargo cor
| respondence of the st. Paul Globe. and ,s
80 unfair in criticism that it arouses the
susp,cioo that spirit of envy is at the
bottom Of it In the first place Chairman
Wells ls not arranging to call the conven-
ton at Huron, as stated. nor at any other
particular place, but is communicating
with the other members of the central
committee to ascertain their views upon
the most accessible point, and merely
suggested on his oEn part, that he
thought Huron would be perhaps the
most convenient of access to all parts of
the territory. As the James River Valley
road would not exac. any fare for walk
ing down its grade We cannot see how
the holding of the convention at Huron
would be in the interests Of that road.
It's the general understanding that
the convention ls required to be held
not later than the first week In March, it
80 having Jcen ordered by higher poll
tical authority, and that being the case
the latter part Of February could hardly
be characterized as a ''rcma, kahly early
date" or in the interest of Logan or any
other particular candidate. Senator
Logan has many warm friends in this
territory aud that friendship would not
he changed hy delay IN the matter OF
holliug the convention TO- appoint the
delegates.
There should be Ya contention over the
place Of holding this convention but all
should concede the greatest convenience
| 10 the greatest number.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

THE governor of Dakota Is not the only
territorial executive that has thorny
bed to lie upon. Gov. Murray, OF Utah,
is m liking statements through the press
IN his own defense against the charges of
his people and Gov. Newell, of Washing
ton territory, has hs hisllife made such
burden by the enm,ty of part of the
people that he looks forward with
pleasure to the time when his term will
expire and he may step down and out to
give place to q successor.
The starting point Of this feeling in
every case is that the governor is not a
resident OF the territory except for the
purpose of holding the office, and the
people have become numerous enough to
furnish their own executive timber and
they rightfully think wise enou Il to
govern themselves.
Possibly congress may be wise enough
to understandingly read the signs of the
times in the territories and pass the
pending bill for the election of such Of
hcers by the people Of the territories. 1t
may be safely assumed that no governor
who may hereafter be appointed from
the states to rule over any of the terri
tories will be received by the people with
anything less than feeling of aversion
no matter how competent or good amsn he
may be; an1 unles, he has skin as tn ick
as the hide of an elephant he may expect
to have it punctured by the quilts Of
many of the newspaper writer's within
the scope Of his authority.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08

THE crossing of races IN the marriage
of the venerable Moses of the negro race
with white woman is looked upon BY
many of the colored people as an "unjust
discrimination" against his own race
and they are kicking about it. They
think Fred Douglass was a little too
dainty in his tastes II brushing past the
daughters Of Ham and bounding over the
line into 'greencr fields and pastures
new" and cleaving unto one Of the
\daughter Of Japheth. AS we suggested
at the time they would, the colored peo-
pie kick more against the unnatural
alliance than the white people do. Tney
look upon it as their great leader going
over to the enemy, AMI by it he will prob
ably lose much of his grip with his peo-
pie: The woman married go, 900 gay
ernment bonds, the first place in the
hel'ship to . good estate, and Fred
Douglass; and he married . white woman
who in consequence is left out OF the
social circles of her own sex of both
colors, place that would have been cor
daily accorded to bride of his own hue.
But she is probably living more in the
anticipation than the real, 10 the time
when she will be wealthy widow and
travel in Europe with q retinue of serv-
ants and captlvste the dudes with her
silks and diamonds. You can't always
tell what nice LAID plans woman may
have for her widow hood.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-02-08
THE weekly ALERT.
j. T.. WARNQCK, EDITOR.
EDITOR.

IT would seem from the dispatches tina
Southern Dakota is we'll represented in
Washington at present, and if they do
not get what they desire they will at
least let congress know what they want.
Ex-Delegate Pett,grew heads the delega
tion and he is a host himself as worker,
besides haying the advantage Of an init
mate personal acquaintance with many
Of the members of both houses.