Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-09
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Sullivan will probably meet Mitchell.
Pat Donan wants the Duluth postoffice
Ex Secretary Of State Frellnghuysen Il
dying.
Ericsson has taken the job of forming
the French ministry.
His shelks desire to surrender Osmar
DIgua for British gold.
Frank Ward knocked out Joseph Wied-
ner near Milwaukee, Monday.
A destructive ice gorge does great dam.
age IN the valley Of the susquehanna.
St. Paul and Minneapolis Knights TEN
plar attended church last Sunday.
The president does not allow petitions
to influence him in selecting officers.
Commander Kane calls for and is sen
more marines to open the Panama rail-
road.
The new English minister, Mr.. Phelps,
is preparing at Washington to leave for
London.
The base ball clubs of this country it ID
estimated will cost the people SIC 600 ,00o
this year.
Billy Wilson offers 500 to any man
in the northwest who will stand before
him Blk rounds.
The president, through cabinet officer,
gives his reasons for the appointment OF
Pearson.
Capt. Howell, editor Of the Atlanta
Consti tuition, declines the position OF
consul to Manchester.
Gen. Grant dictates bulletin for him.
self in which he lauds Gen. Barrios, who
he says is still alive.
Dublin will decorate and illuminate on
Wednesday in honor of the visit Of the
Prince of Wales.
The 4th of May has been set for the
visit of veteran officers and soldiers to the
Gettysburg battle field.
Commission of Indian Affairs Atkins
does not fear any trouble in removing the
Winnebago settlers.
China asks for peace on condition that
the French blockades, cede back Tonquin
and ask no indemnity.
The Kansas people on the Indian Ter.
Iltory frontier think that the boomers
have as much right to occupy the same
as the cattle growers
Cleveland goes to hear minister Sun
dtrland because he was bis mothers pas.
tor. DR.. Sunderland bitterly opposed
the president during the campaign.
The settlers on the Winnebago and
Crow reservation in Dakota are terribly
wrought up at the ideA that the govern
ment is to drive them from the same and
deliver it over to the Indians.
While the British government IS resort
ing to drastic measures for the cure Of
malaria in the East, the Canadian gov
eminent will have to try ITS hand at sur
gerry IN the Saskatchewan territory.
There is nothing new or startling from
the theater OF action in the northwest ter
ritories. Late sdvices from Prince AL
bert would seem to indicate that the po.
sltion of the police there IS quite precari-
GUS and that relnforcements aud provis.
ions must be forwarded quickly TO be of
any account to the beleaguered. AS the
wires are cut between Battletord and
Winnipeg, the fate OF the women and
children at that point is q mere matter of
speculation, and OF the gravest spprehen-
SION. The Canadian tro ,ps, who might
now have been to the front had the gov
ernmcnt sent them through the states,
hsye just arrived At Winnipeg, and valu-
able time has been sacrificed to the gov
ornamental policy Of patronizipg the all
Canadian line at whatever cost to the
people of Manitoba and the Northwest
territories.
DAKOTA
q. NJ. Towner, q Mouse river stockman
declares he has successfully wintered
several head of hogs on hay, and the hogs
are IN tlne condition,
The Fargo typographical union has
passed resolutions unanimously endorsing
Jere S. Thompson for The position Of
public printer.
The Bad Lands Cowboy reports fall
of more than a foot OF snow last week, /,
and further states the loss of stock will
exceed the cs imates made two weeks
ago.
At Huron. in the case of Thorn ton and
William Hill, for shooting Charles Will
hams, the former was discharged, and
William Hill was convicted Of simple as
sault
John Noble has been arrested at Plank
lnton charged with making counterfeit
dollars, and held in $500 bonds for trial
A skeleton supposed to be that of .
soldier, has been found and buried near
TroverEe, several blank cartridges and
military buttons were found near the
body.
The Father DeSmet mining company
of Deadwood declares its forty ninth div
idend At 20 cents per share. aggregating
1900. Total dividends for 1885, $780,
COO; grand total of dividends from open
ing to date, s9sO,o0o. The Homestake
niue has declared Its seventy ninth divi-
jend at 25 cents share, aggregating
$3l,25O. Total dividends for 1855, $685.
$50. Grand total OF the mines dividends
from opening to date, O., ,6s7 500.
Yesterdays passenger train from the
east was almost endless, consisting OF