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, 1885-11-13
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
TERRITORY OF WYOMING,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT


In continuance Of the beautiful custom
Of our lorefathcrs OF appointing a day in
which to acknowledge the infinite mercy
and bountiful blessings of our Heavenly
Father, and in accordance with the rec.
ommendation Of the president, |, Francis
+. Warren, governor of the territory OF
Wyoming, do hereby suggest that Thurs-
day, November 20, 1885, be made an es-
pecial day of thanksgiving and praise, nc
knowledging that this action OF our peo-
pie. who are all the recipients of His low
ing kindness, is due Almighty God.
| earnestly request that all the people
of this territory shall on that day lay aside
their business cares and so far as they
may, assemble in their several places of
worship, or gather around the sacred altar
of home, and offer thanks and praise to
tn the Savior of all men for his manifold
blessings in the past, and implore a con
tinuance of His watchful care e us.
In the observance of this time honored
day, shall We not make it the time for
renewing and extending the ties OF friend
ship and love in all our private and public
relations with those around us; in our
thankfulness not forgetting to share our
plenty with those who are needy and in
affection.
Witness my hand and the great seal of
the territory of Wyoming, at Cheyenne,
Wyoming Territory, this 10th day Of
November, A. D., 1885.
SEAL. FRANCIS +. WARREN.
BY the governor,
II s. n MnRnAN- Sec,v of Tor
, 1885-11-13

One train of beeves loaded at Rawlins
and owned by Ed. Page 4 Co. passed
through Cheyenne yesterday on the way
TO Chicago.
Tom Sun will load to-day at Rawlins
one train of beeyes for the Chicago mar
ket
Campbell, Andrews & Anderson will
load to-day at Pine Bluffs one train OF
beeves for Chicago.
j. Author, of Greeley, received yester-
day from the Swan Land & Cattle com
pany 500 head of half breed two-year-old
Hereford heifers.
The Bay State Cattle company shipped
one train of cattle from Pine Bluffs yes
terday.
, 1885-11-13

For sprains, swellings or lameness
Chamberlain Pain Balm has no equal.
Sold by w. n. Hunt.
, 1885-11-13

When you can't sleep for coughing take
a dose of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
For sale by W. n. Hunt.
, 1885-11-13

Cardigan jackets, all colors aud prices
at Polack's.
, 1885-11-13

We now have a large stock of goods
on hand, with more coming, on which
we have made a reduction of rs per
cent.
And we further offer to our customers
and the people of Wyoming in general
an extra discount of 10 per cent, for
cash,
, 1885-11-13

Underwear in all colors at Polack's.
, 1885-11-13

For fine watch repairing,
DAVID MmfER. Idelman block
, 1885-11-13

The celebrated John Van wrought iron
family ranges, at Arp 4 Conway's.
, 1885-11-13

II Depti Cheyenne, Hyo.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22

THE national w0man's suffrage asso
citation recently held a meeting in st.
Paul which was not only highly respect.
able IN the character of its members tu,
impresslvely important in number. Hav.
ing no vote they now have no direct DO.
lit'cal influence and power, but they
have moral influence that Will sooner
or later secure for them the political
right of voice IN the government by
which they are governed as surely as tha,
civilization and governmental science il
progressing The fruitlon of this desired
end will be accelerated or retarded as the
movements to secure it may be judicious
or indiscreet. This convention did an in.
discreet thing IN demanding the remova
of Gov. Pierce, of this territory, for We.
toing the women suffrage bill passed BY
the legislature last winter. 1t shows 8
vindlctive spirit, because his remova
from office would not lessen the force anG
effect of the veto nor retrieve one iota Of
what was lost by 1t. 1t manifests a sp,ri,
of intolerance that will be detrlment tt
the cause it IS intended to advance. I,
may he suspected of having some vii,
politician of the male persuasion behiuc
1t who is desirous of helping the move
ment along backwards.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22

The statement is made by the Press
and Dakotaian, of Yankton, that Gov
Pierce has filed as Zone of his excuses fol
vetoing the capital removal bill, lettel
from Judge e. s. Palmer urging HIM t.
veto the blll.'' 1t does not state will
whom this "excuse" was filed, nor why
but considering the circumstance tha,
charges have been filed against the gov.
ernor in the interior department at Wash.
ngton the inference is that this "excuse,' y
as the +. and D. pleases 10 term it, was
filed there In answer to charge on this
point. But the Alert hardly comedies
that the governor designated it an "ex.
cuse, which would virtually admit hav.
ing done such a pslpable wrong that pal.
liatlon IS the only defense left hun. The
P. and ID. may and probably does regard
any action of the executive that serves to
retain the capital at Bismarck as the I'm
pardonable sin Of holy writ and therefore
not susceptible of any defense other than
palliating excuse, but fortunately for the
governor the P. and d. is not the end
nor the exponent of public judgment in
the premises. If the act of vetoing the
capital removal bill constitutes one of the
charges against the governor it would
seem the best defense he could make
would be copy of the veto message.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22

The territorial democratic central com
mlttee at its recent meeting at Mitchell
sat down with the momentum of q pile
dryer on the Sioux Falls convention and
the South Dakota statehood scheme.
This practically sounds the death knell
OF that extraordinary flank movement
into the union. In numerical strength
the democracy of this territory is so d.
mlnutive that 1t is almost a microscopic
quantity, barely visible to the naked eye,
but with a democratic administration and
congress it is decidedly a heavy weight.
The too previous movement of forming q
constitution for one half the territory
without consulting the other half or con-
gress upon the subject, vas of itself gall
enough to condemn it, but when supple
mented by the ridiculous farce of pro-
ceeding to elect state officers before the
embryonic constitution is brought 10 the
official notice of congress, is the superla-
tive degree of absurdlty. The democrat
ic party of the territory is now put on
record against the scheme, and the ques-
ton will go before congress as a party
measure, the republican party favoring
and the democratic party opposing 1t.
With democratic majority in congress
anyone who is not stone blind can tore.
see the result.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22
J. Q. WARNoCK, Ed,to,

The latest political sensation from
Washington Is that John d. Benton. of
Fargo, Is to succeed Gov. Pierce as chef
executive of this territory, the appoint
ment probably to be made soon after the
New York election. While these con-
lectures from Washington as to future
appointments are about as unreliable as
the weather prognosticatlons of the sig
nal service they are pointers as to the
current OF thought by assumed manipu.
lators of the political machine. If we
are 10 have change perhaps no better
man for the place could be found than
MI. Benton. South Dakota would prob
ably kick because he is North Dakota
man, and some parts of North Dakota
would kick because he is a Fargo man,
but outside of these sectional considera-
tlons no well founded objection could be
urged against Mr.. Benton. II, however,
Gov. Pierce "bo]ds the fort'' until the
people of Dakota agree upon a successor
he will be several years older than he is
now before he will be called upon to
vacatc.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY.
JAMESTOWN OAK, THURSDAY. OCTOBER o. 1885.

purpose TO personally assail Mr.. Day, but
his methods are not those of pure dem
ocracy and we spurn them" Several
months age the Alert directed attention
to the democratic Office brokers who had
set Themselves up in the business of par
ceiling out the federal appointments for
the consideration of "incidental expens-
es' and we are glad, for the good Of the
civil service, that the respectable element
of the party, of which the Herald is q
worthy representative, is dlsgusted with
such methods 1t is the shame and dis
grace of the civil service of our nation
that merit has no weight against dollars
in securing the influence of party leaders
for federal appointments, and the sooner
these barnacles aud bloodsHckers are
kicked off the door steps OF tn preslden-
tial mansion the better it will De for the
country and the more respectfthe party
that does 1t will command and receive of
the people.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22

TIE charges filed against Gov. Pierce
emanated from the brain and pen of NJ.
H. Day, who is running federal patron
age brokerage Office in Washington, and
whose methods are repudisted by the
better element of his own party, as q
sample sentiment of which we make the
following extract from an editorial in the
Yankton Herald on the course and meth.
DDS the democratic party of the territory
must pursue to command the respect and
confidence of the masses of the people
and build up the party in the territory
Gas democrats and as party we want tc
begin by renonncing, denouncing and ig
noring the brokerage business that Mr.
n. II. Day, Of Bon Homme county, is do
lug IN Washington city. We have nj
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22
Sentiment on the Division and State.
.--s>. hood Question.

AS predicted weeks ago the division of
Dakota and the formation of const,tu-
ton and state government has degenerat-
ed into squabble to secure the tempor-
ary capital by towns and vigorous cam
paign by political hulks to secure office.
They are fit counterpart of the leglsla-
ture that made the scramble possible
Vermillion Republican.
While there is wide diversity of opln-
ion relative to the separate clauses to be
voted upon in connection with the con-
stitutlon, We believe all elements of the
republican party and considerable por-
ton Of the democratic party will unite
upon the constitution ITSELF The fight
will come upon the separate clauses
Yankton Press and Dakotaian.
The Herald after mature reflection has
come to the conclusion that the proper
course to pursue for all those who are op-
posed to this whole Sioux Falls business
IS to refrain from voting upon the con.
stitution-so called. This was the course
pursued at the recent election for dele
gates, and if our memory serves us right
it proved pretty effectual, especially in
this county, ankton Herald:
Those Republican statesmen of the
Hugh J. Campbell school, who talk so
glibly of organizing an independent state
government without the Intervention of
an enabling act, will discover next winter
that congress spells Nation with a great
big N, and territory with very small t.
There has been quite a forward move
ment in that respect since the date of the
much talked of Michigan affair.-Yank-
ton Herald.
| r. F. Pettigrew has announced himself
as q candidate for representative in con-
gress from the visionary state of South
Dakota. This ::proves the position We
have repeatedly taken, viz: That ma.
jority of southern members of the las,
legislature favored the constitutional au6
division movement from personal motive.
and for the few offices some of then
might catch, were division and statehood
Of the southern half accomplished. L
was not IN the interes, Of the "dear peo
pie" so much as for "poor ne'' that the,
MISUNDERSTANDING Press
i With this issue the Journal sends I,
each of lts Dakota readers q supplement
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22
NUMBE 10.

of the innocent whites, never appearsd
more imposing and never sent the cigar
ette smoke curling from the nostrik Of
his expansive nose with greater saaisfac-
tion. His abdomen, which. whsa hs de-
parted for the east, gave no svidsncs of
princely living, 10 now o round and
plump as barrel. He has besn living
high, and after hobnobbing with the
aesthetic ninnies Of the east, he looks with
contempt upon his former acquaintancss
and surroundings. He now weighs 1ss
pounds, and if he had continued on his
eastern banquet : few weeks longer he
would have reached the 200 pounds nsc-
essary for membership in the fat mems
base ball nine. While the old chief was
bull headed and stubborn in Ill his deal
ings with the Wild West management,
he returns well pleased with his tr1p, sad
seems to benefit by the knowledge gained
of the numbers and powers Of the whites.
He has drawn good salary, 500 Per
week, and when he departed Mr.. Cody
Buffalo Bill presented him with the
finest riding pony in the show. The pony
was purchased ct New Orleans last win
ter, was formerly the property Of dr.
French family, and will be
highly prlzed by Mr.. Bull and his kin.
And they all smoke cigarettes. Every
dirty faced member of the returning band
smoke cigarettes, and from their general
demeanor, the Bostonlsn curl Of their
upper lips, and the Roman twlrl OF their
aboriginal togas, the only surprise = that
they did not return with the single-b bar
relied eye-glass and vacant stare Of the
puerlle anglo.manlacs among whom they
have so successfully starred il during On
of fourteen bright and sunny
weeks.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22

THE Fargo Democrat rears up on its
hinds legs and paws at the Alert for ex.
pressing its views on the subject of fed
eral appointments in Dakota, as 1t reads
the signs of the times, and charges 1t
with arrogating to itself the prerogative
of speaking for North Dakota people of
both parties. With democratic indigna-
tion it asks
Does the Alert pretend to speak for the
democrats of North Dakota, after con.
tempuously charging that certain "Mo
guls' OF the democratic party have arro-
gated the perrogatlve Of running the ma
chine? This looks little too thin. To q
man of sense, the Alert might just as
well have said, straight out, that having
run the republican machine, the same old
gang of which the Alert Is factor and
of which Governor Pierce is the tool,
propose to run the thing under a demo-
cratic administration in spite of the lead
ers of democracy, IN the territory, who
are struggling to get their party onto q
footing.
The "moguls," of which the Democrat
is one, have been pretending to speak for
the democrats Of the whole territory for q
long time but their voices seem not to
have reached the presidential ear, judg.
ing from the appointments that have
been made. The Alert pretends to speak
not for the democrats OF North Dakota
nor of any other part of the territory,
but speaks of them wherever they are
found in visible quantities. If the Fargo
Democrat has copyright on the party
and its movements the Alert will respect
its rights, otherwise We will note the
course of democratic events just the same
as if we had authority from the self -ap-
pointed "moguls' of the patty. The
Democrat fur:hcr says:
The Democrat has an existence in
North Dakota, and as North Dakotalan
1t wants the Alert to understand that it
prefers South Dakota Democrat, to a
Chicago republican, for Governor Of d.
kota every time.
Well, that is mere matter of taste and
"there is no accounting for tastes.' The
Alert said, as the Democrat correctly
quotes, that '.the people north of the
46th parallel would kick against Ziebach
or any other South Dakota man for gov
ernor," in case the territory should be
divided, and we still think so, but we will
now modify the assertion by excepting
the Fargo Democrat. We will magnsn.
imously concede that much for the sake
Of peace with our contemporary on the
Red.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22

company, to escape from the burden o
taxation for the completing of the capita
at Bismarck, and it threatens to hur
from power the next congress unless i'm
mediate admission Is granted. Taken q
q whole, the appeal is medley of as
sumptions, of contradictions, of trutl
and falsehood adroitly lnterwoven, ant
of gross and unwarrantable conclusion
that reminds one more of patent med
icine advertisement than grave public
document.
| Not the least objectional feature of the
appeal is the assumption of the ignorance
of the masses to whom it is addressed
Not content with general statements that
contain mixture of truth and falsehood,
there are some statements that are alb
solutely and unqualifiedly false; for in
stance, the following: eve speak ad-
visedly when we say to you that in all
directions the sentiment in favor of the
admission of this part of Dakota as a
state into the union has grown stronger
each year" The truth is, and Mr.. Camp
bell and that committee know it, the
sentiment in favor of division is decreas-
ing, and it is much weaker today than it
was even at the opening of the Sioux
Falls convention. This fact could not
have escaped the observation Of the con-
ventlon, nor can it have escaped the no.
tice of one as keen as Mr.. Campbell, who
in fixing up the programme for an elec-
tion, has studiously avoided giving the
people an opportunity to vote upon the
question of division. Mr.. Campbell ap-
pears to have had 1t pretty much his own
way IN the arrangement of the election
programme, and upon the vital question
in which the people are interested, they
are denied the opportunity of expressing
their opinion. They never have spoken
upon the matter, and are at last gagged
by the committee of the convention of
which Mr.. Campbell is the head and
front. 1t is plainly evident that neither
the convention or Mr.. Campbell dared
submit the question to the people. The
convention through this committee COM
planned of extravaganza and corruption
of the territorial legislature, while the
convention itself was the most glarlng il
lustration of its extravaganza and folly.
1t holds out to the people as an induce
ment to adopt the constitution, the ad-
vantage of escaping from the payment of
taxes for the erection of the capitol at
Bismarck, but it does not hint at the
probability of paying twice as much for
the erection of capitol at Pierre or else
where, and that, too, with only about
half the property for taxation: What
ever may be the sentiments of the people
of Southern Dakota upon the question Of
division, the people of Central Dakota
are unit against it and 1t behooves them
to combine and solidly oppose It.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22
The Growth Of Daksta.

The growth of Dakota 10 not more a.
tonlshing than the growth Of the twln
cities, St. Paul and Minneapolis. One
prominent factor In this growth is the
railroads, and among the numerous rail
roads none hsye done more or ere more
popular, or more deserving Of popularity,
than the '.Omaha and Northwestern y
which operated as one, from what ID best
known to the travelling public = the
Royal Route. With three distinct lines
spreading out from st. Paul and Mime.
apolis, the Royal Route connects the c,t,es
Of St. Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago; 81.
Paul, Minneapolis and Des MONIES; and
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kan
sas City. The Chicago line of the Royal
Route deserves special mention because
of the fast through trains with their
elegant equipment, in which speed, safety
and every comfort are combined, making
1t a pleasure to travel On such Q we'll
managed and splend,dly equipped route.
Another thing to make note Of b that
the Royal Route is the only route csa.
Meeting IN same depots at Ss. Paul aad
Minneapolis with al trains from The
north. If you are about to travel, cur
advice IS to secure tickets over Tie ROYAL
Route, and if you buy through froa year
starting point you win ave moaay.
Write T. w. Teasdale, General PaGssaeee
Agent, st. Paul, before staftlng, 81 -
will mail you, free Of charge, naos -
pamphlets showing routes aad esaa0e-
tions, to the point you wish tevisik IL
Royal Route always treats II patroas il
q right royAl manner,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22
The Sephlstry Of Hugh J. Campbell
shown IN.

The Bangor Rustler, of Walworth
county, makes the following scathing
review Of Hon. Hugh j. Campbell's ad-
dress to the people of South Dakota in
support of the statehood scheme:
Out of thirteen reasons given for dlvl-
sion, for adoption of the cor stltution and
admission as state, not one has really
any blnding force. 1t denounces past
legislation, but it only refers to the capi-
tai commission as an illustration of past
jobbery and corruption. 1t appeals to
South Dakota to free herself from the
chains of the Northern Pacific railroad
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22
Sitting Bulls Return.
From the Bismarck Tribune. ),

Sitting Bull and his band of dingy
dudes who have been swelling it among
the giddy gawks of the orient during the
summer months in connection with Buff
falo Bills Wild West monstroslty, re-
turned to the city yesterday, and will
leave this morning tor their home at the
Standing Rock agency. Sitting Bull the
chief Of the bloodstained savages, and
the greatest attraction because he has
the most horrible record in the butchery
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-10-22
The Yankton Herald Snuffs out Mr..
DaV


Day.
The Oldest, ablest and most influential
democratic paper in the territory is the
Dakota Herald at Yankton. One of its
editors was recently appointed surveyor
general for the territory by president
Cleveland and the sanctum of the Herald
is supposed to be In the circuit of con-
6dentlal communication with the exec
utlye mansion at Washington. The
Herald has become wearled with the as
sumptlons of NJ. H. Day in the disposal
of federal patronage and thus snuffs him
out:
Mr.. NJ. H. Day does not possess the
confidence Of the democratic masses IN
Dakota to such an extent as to authorize
him to speak for them at Washington,
and the sooner he closes his Office there
the better, for his further interference
will not be tamely submitted to. He IS
attempting to control personally matters
that every other member of the party is
equally interested in, and he is making q
"buslness'' of that which every member
of the party should regard patriotic
duty. MIR. Days methods are embarras-
sing to the administration and injurious
to Its reputation. and drawback to the
progress of the party in Dakota, and
should be discontinued. 1t Is very sure
the offices can be filled with better ma
terial without Mr.. Days interference.
He has no right, as member of the ma
tional committee or otherwise to set him
self up at the capitol to control federal
appointments for Dakota, and the sooner
he folds his tent and steals away the bet
ter for the good name of the party in Da-
kota and the better for Mr.. Day. His ar
rogant assumption has been tolerated
long enough, and his unwarranted mt sr-
ference with the interests of the party
will not be longer submitted to without
protest. His efforts IN behalf of Capt
McCormick, of Grand Forks, who has no
especial fitness for or claims on the Office,
came very near causing man from Vir-
gina to be appointed marshal of Dakota:
And we are glad Mr.. Cleveland has ceased
to listen to Mr.. Day, and we invoke HIM
to keep on not listening to him. Mr..
Day has no authority to speak for the
democratic party of Dakota. His methods
are bad.