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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

SoMs of the south Dakota democratic
pilgrims to Washington have returned
and have. .unbosomed the doleful intor'
nation that federal Office holders 10 the
territory are in no more danger OF remov"
Al than they were under republican ad-
m,nis,ration. This is good news for the
..,us'' but 1t is hard on the ''cuts" A
large number of politicians VIII" 'mag'neo
that democratic millennium was ina"-
gura,ed With Mr.. Cleveland and disposed
of their secular business I" enter into the
;kinedom are now confronted ny the colo
feet that . sure thing is mighty uncertain
in politics. Those who have been prac'
,tic,ng writing governor, U. 5. Marsnal OF
postmaster after their names ever since
the election last fall will have to be con-
tent without an Official title to their sig
natures for time indefinite. The Alert
sympsth,zes with those premature COVER
mrs. marshais and postmasters in their
disappointment and with the country IN
beinp deprived of their valuable servl es
through . want OF appreciation on the
part Of the newly made president. u
president Cleveland continues smotherlnf
out the kindled sparks of patriotic desire
to serve the country in those resurrectee
bourbous he will probably 60 out OF OF
ice four years hence the best and mos
unpopular president the party ever had
Four years from now 1t will be as hard
find democrat who will admit that d
voted for Cleveland as it is now to nm
one who will admit that lie did not vet
for him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
Buc's Opinion Of Railroad Employees.

BuC'S Upi0lOn Ol N0aIrOaO EmplOyess
,b argument used by the prince!y
cia: who is now ''so!e proprietor" OF
thegening abortion, in trying to secure
these OF the court house for the taxpay-
ers Getting from one Of the county com.
mioners the other evening, was that il
theourt house could be secured for the
pupse of holding "Flint caucus" it
out to be opened for q taxpayers meet
iugW hen told by the commissioner that
u, e furniture had not as ye, been ac-
cepd by the county and that the floors
hadust hceu newly oiled and other por-
.loi newly painted, the room had been
bay damaged by the caucus and he was
oplsed to its being further occupied un
til ,cepted and finished ny the contrac-
torBurke answered that all the damage
tia had been done to the room had
bee done by about $50 drunken
raoad men. Now every one knows
thnthere were but few railroad men
.Vsent and those who took part IN the
pceedings were taxpayers and had just
is,ood right 10 vote as Burke who
ornds them as set Of "bums''. In sim
pljustlce TO the railroad employees the
Art wants to state that the charge is a
bse falsehood and Blrke knows it. If
Jnestown had few more railroad men
au less polished idiots it would be bet
tc off.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
Self.nominated Justice.

EDITOR ALERT:
In Mr.. Hamilton's card accepting his
his own nomination for police magistrate
he makes the point that only lawyers
should apply. The lawyers usually want
the eartn but it seems to be the general
,mpre ss,on that good business man
might safely be entrusted with the once
of city justice, especially since We now
have no justice here except lawyers. Mr.
Hamilton already holds the ONCE OF
county justice and if he is such On emi-
nent lawyer that he only il Qualihed 20
hold the scales of justice, then people
will probably take their business to hun
but 1t might be good plan to take Que
of the offices out of the claws OF the gen
tlemen of the bar and see what will be-
come of US. JUSTICE
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
The war c loud in Europe is considera-

THE war cloud in Europe is c1nsidera-
6ly larger than mans hand now. Queen
Victoria has submitted q proclamation of
war TO parliament and there Is s3arcelv
any doubt that Russis will meet the ap-
neal to arms with bold front. Russia
Is the m, st powerful empire in the world
and contains about one-sixth OF the hao-
liable globe. Her war footing is num-
bered by the millions and her navy COM
mands the Baltic and Black seas. Great
Britain - likewise powerful and has The
finest navy IN the world. A conflict OF
syms nelweeu these two great nations
will secessarily be terrific, and it Will be
almost impossible 20 avoid collisions with
vther nations. A war between these two
nations, with the conflict already in pro-
Rress down in Egypt. means rivers OF
blood and practically standstill in rro'
,duction Of nearly all kinds in the c"un
tries involved. The demand upon Amer
ics for provisions will be such as was
never before known, and prices beyond
the most ex,ravagant expectations. The
calamity Of such wlr TO the countries
involved would produce corresponding
prosperity 10 America. Let 'em fight and
we will feed them a. long as they Wall
send over tho dust to ray .or 1t.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
THE money strlngency and business de-

The money strlngeucy and business de-
pre.s,on of the past year have brought
down to hardpan. Produce
and the lands upon which it is PRODUCED
have been at low water marx Tor over
wear. But now everything IS on the as
cending scale, The tide has hut merely
turned. it IS true, but it has turned, ana
IA TO some ext. mt accelerated by the war
news from Europe. The enforced econ
omy of the past two years would natur-
ally bring better times, and TO this is ad-
ded the prospective heavy demand Tor
provisions from over the sea. AS produce
rises in market value so the lands thai
produce it correspondingly rise in value.
The surplus excess OF wheat IN TN
United States now Is given at twent!
millions bushels over that OF last year
| AGAINST this is heavy decrease in IN
acreage of winter wheat on account o
the low price last fall, the unpronis'o
condition OF wheat seeded last fall o
account Of the extremely unfavorabl
wes,hse during February and Narca
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

The papers that are speculatlng upon
a hanging if Frank James should be sur
rendered to the Minnesota authorities
and tried for the Mortified bank robbery
and murder are in error. The rest toration
of the death penalty in that state by the
late legislature would not apply 10 his
case nor to any crime committed previous
to tho existence of the law. There is
little clause II the constitution o! the
United States which prohibits the pas.
sage of ex post facto (after the deed is
done) laws. That ls, q law which would
assume to punish as crime an act COM
mitted prior to the enactment Of the law,
or that would increase the penalty Of a
crime committed before the law vas en-
acted would be clearly unconstitutional.
If Frank James lives until he is executed
according to law for the Mortified mur-
'ler he will see more winters and sum.
m, rs than Methuselah. The COnstitu.
tional inhibition in reference 10 ex post
facto laws, docs not, howevtr, apply t.
lynchlng, for which Minnesota is some
what peculiar, and as Il matter of per-
sonal policy it might bo we'll for this con-
s;itucnt of senator Vest 10 keep shy Of
Minnesota.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

The scare in Winnipeg over the pos
sibility OF Ricl aud his insurgents taking
that city would seem to be unfounded
from what is known Of his strength.
There Is no question that he IS raising ell
Kat In the Northwest Territory. but he
will have all he can DO to defend himself
against the attacks of the Dominion mill
tia In his stronghold without making any
aggressive movement upon the thickly
settled portion of the Dominion. The
dispatches, however, show great excite.
inent and energetic war movements In
Canada. Whatever aggressive movement
he makes he will haye to execute quickly
and more "a raid tnan as conquest
for the militia will soon begin to mass
against him in such forces as to drive
him and his deluled followers into the
mountaine. Ger. Terry, who has COM
mand of the United States troops IN the
northwest, says that no Indians have yet
attempted to cross the line into Montana,
but when the Dominion forces reach the
scene Of lns,rrectlon large numbers OF the
redskin klckers will probably strike for
Montana.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

TIE energies being perverted by the
brltjuC faction in the city campaign
would, If used TO stimulate the prosperl'
ty Of jamestown aud its public enterpri-
ses, be potent influence IN the advance
meut and up. building OF the city in all OF
its material interests; but the bitterness
that is being engendered will have Its
blightine influence throughout the sum-
,oer, the very time of all others when our
people should be united aud stand to-
ce,her as one man. The object OF all
who acted in good faith with reference
to the public meeting of citizens at the
court house, called to nominate ticket
for city officers, was 10 give the masses OF
the people an opportunity Of expressing
their choice and thereby virtually end the
strife that has h,thert, characterized ou'
city election campaigns.
The meeting was held AMI the masse
of the people attended it. A free discus
sion OF the policy of the next city admin
,stration was had, and with unezpecte
, and unprecedented uuanimity the peop'
+ manifested their choice Of Mr.. J. J. Flu
, "a the executive head of the next admin
, is,ra,ion by vote 80 overwhelming a.
> be practically unanimous. That the mee'
ins Was fairly conducted NO one has pr
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

which months are the critical time will
winter wheat on acc ount Of the alternate
freezing aud thawing, aud the unexpect.
ed and tremendous demand that is almost
sure 70 come from abroad for this cereal.
Before such facts as these this twenty
millions bushels excess vanishes like mist
''efore hurricane, and the probability is
that the crop this season will tall lift,
millions bushels short of supplying the
urgent demand.
These circumstances W. think are suf.
tic.ent to warrant Dakota farmers in rails.
"g all the wheat they possibly can this
ear. Not 50 much the amount of ground
eeded as the amount cultivate ! and seed
d well. 1t ia more profitable in several
wa,s two raise Two thousand bushels of
wheat on tifiy acres than to raise the
same amount ON one hundred acres. AS
the price Of Dakota wheat rises in tho
markets so will Dakot, lands rise in valne
and Dakota will have such boom as was
never befoIe known in tho west.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

IT is seemingly authoritative'y report' q
that Hon. John X. Wilson, late democrat.
&c candidate for delegate in congress IS 10
have the position Of United states as
,rict attorney for Dakota, the place no"
held BY Hon Hugh J. Campbell, OF anS-
ton. Campbell is supposed, whether
rishtfulIy or not, to have been 70 some
extent connected with the "gotng oeh'oo
the returns'' scheme IN Louisiana atter
the election of 1876 and changing the
m.iori,y in that state from T'lden 10
HAYES; ; and that it was that ''fello~ feel
ing which makes US wondrous k'ad
that pa, it into the grateful heart OF MRS
Haye,' husband TO appoint Mr.. Campoe''
10 The position he now holds. Be that q
i. may, Mr.. Campbell was eqniPpt q VII.
4 commission aud carpet bag ana sent o."
To Dakota - United States attorney sne
he's held the position ever sihce. de ma
no. havs bess ..o6ens,vs!y partisan. an
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

less the test be made retroactive Jar
enough back to take in the campaign and
count of 1867, but he has undoubtedly
bern offcns,vely personal to Elk Gov. Ord
way, and as Ordway is now IN Washing
ton he would hardly feel called upon to
refute any statements that might DO made
connecting MIR. Campbell with the "grea'
fraud"
However, the political fates seem Il
have decreed that Campbell must go, an
after he has gone the people of Dak"u
will spend hut little time inquiring til
why's ami wherefores. We rather thin'
majority of the people of this territor
woud bear the political and official be-
reavement In such silent fortitude tina
the grief would scarcely be visible to the
naked eye, Mr. Wilson, his prospective
successor, is man whom everybody es
teens and respects for his manly and gen.
tlcmanly bearing. He Is clt,ze" Of the
territory, an able attorney and would re-
fleet honor upon the office and the ad
which appointed him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
Mum Is the Word.

Mr.. Burke: l never mentioned the
railroad men In any connection whatever
with the Flint caucus or the taxpayerI
meeting. Ifyou are sufficiently interest,"
ed to inquire you will find that all the
county commissioners will bear out my
statements.
Mr.. Eddy: He did state to me that 1t
was from one hundred to one hundred
and fifty of Flints drunken railroad men
that did the damage. I would ask Mr.
Burke If he does not remember that re
piled that 1t was no such things
Mr., Burke: Mum.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

THE Yankton Press aid Dakotaiar
feels encouraged over the fact that thu
Pierre papers haye decided the capital j.
etill at Yankton. They base thel. dictun'
on what they allege to be failure Of the
capital commission to secure "good and
sufficient title decd" to the capital
grounds. THIS decision will hardly per
suade the governor to cause the territorial
offices TO be moved back to Yankton as
the court is of questionable jurisdiction.
However, down IN that part Of the coun-
try where they make state constitutions
and admit themselves into the union they
are not supposed to be very particular as
10 the jusisdict,on OF the courts. An
"agreed case'' by Pierre and Yankton,
involving the capital, would leave Bis
marck IN about tue same position before
the court that Dred Scott occupied before
Judge Taney's court when the memorable
Dred Scott decision was promulgated.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
A Disclaimer.
JAMESTOWN, March 9th.

EDITOR ALERT.
notice in this evenings Capital .
"Request of Cltlzens' directed to J. W.
Davidson that he become candidate for
mayor and pledg,ng themselves to sup
port him in the forthcoming canvass. |
notice my name among the list making
the above request. In explanation l de-
sire to say that petition was presented
me some days before the city caucus pur :
porting to be call in the interest Of Mr..
Dayldson's candidacy before the caucus.
had paid but little attention to politics
and hardly knew that j. J. Flint was to
be candidate. AS had no objections TO
Mr.. Davldson's appearing before the eau
GUS signed the petition. At the caucus
his name was Withdrawn and J. j. Flint
was made the candidate by an overwhelm-
ing majority. It has always been my
practice to support the regular nominees
of regular caucus. shall adhere to
that principle in this case. But I would
support J. j. Flint for other reasons.
B. r. B1GEIow.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
Another Disclaimer.

To THE ALERT:
Noticing my name among the petition
ers asking Mr.. ]. W. Davidson 70 be-
come a candidate for the Office Of mayor,
allow me TO say, my name Was put there
"1.nout my knowledge and without my
titlop; that am not nor will l be sup.
porter of Mr. Davidson for that position,
but on the contrary, believing Mr.. Flint .
fit and proper person to preside over our
city council, will give him my vote and
exert every honest endeavor to the best OF
my ability to secure his election.
II. E. MUELLER.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
Tia SANITY Burke Convicted OF being q
Monumental Liar.


The following sauctimenious exhibition
0 injured innocence ~ appeared in the
4pital yesterday evening:
To the Railroad Men.
An article appeared'in Sundays Alert
which stated that had made disparag.
ig remark concerning = class of men
Mom have known to respect and ad-
mre during my three years. residence in
tbs city. Life Is too short to spend In
ans wering falsehoo1s, no matter what
,lclr source, but cannot allow you to
fr one moment believe the statement.
can only say that was not In atten-
dance upon the convention, and did not
know whether there were five or one
Kindred railroad men in that meeting;
tIat l never asked any commissioner for
av use Of the court house for any pur-
lose whatever, and 1 never mentioned
the railroad men in any connection
whatever with either the Flint caucus OF
the taxpayers meeting. If you are suf-
hciently interested to inquire y'u will
ind that all the county commissioner
will bear out my Statements.
w Fl. BURKE.
And here is what county commissioner
}. }. Eddy says ON the same subject
Mr.. Eddy is a man whose wordno one
who knows him would doubt for mo
mcnt.
EDITOR ALERT:
was in the Capital Office on the day
after the taxpayers meeting recently held
tlou with W. IL. Burke in regard to hold.
ing public meetings IN the court room
He did state to me that it was from one
hundred 10 one hundred and fifty OF
Flin,'s drunken railroad men that did
the damage. would ask Mr.. Burke II
he does not remember that replied to him
that 1t was no such thing, bu: on the con
trary, the damage was done by some OF
our best citizens who were asked to &c,
of the desks that cost this county from
one hundred to one hundred and fifty
dollars'
J. J. EDDY.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

ALL the meetings of citizens for the
purpose of selecting candidates for the
varlons offices in onr MUNICIPAL. gnyern-
ment ut the coming city election nave
been held, In which the people have had
the opportunity to express their preferen'
ces. The meetings have been unusually
orderly, and we think we may say the re
suits have Teen generally unusually
satisfactory That there are few incon-
sequen,lal kickers Is not surprising. 1t
would be surprising If there were none'
There have been kickers in every aggre-
CATION of Individuals for any and every
purpose. Even some of the angels kick
ed themselves out Of heaven by following
the lead of the arch kicker, Lucifer, who
figured as John Paul Logan in kicking
against the government of the celestial
kingdom.
The nominations made by those meet
lags, from the citizens meeting at the
court house where the general officers III
the CITY were nominated, down to the
ward caucuses where aldermen for the
respective wards were nominated, arc all
rood selections from among tooo citizens
aud prudent business men who are ent
tied to the hearty support of the people
of t his city at the coming election. The
chronic kickers and boilers, who "would
rather reign IN hell than serve IN hea'
yen." will make an effort to bring out
. opposing candidates and may succeed so
far a. to gain the consent Of some over
ambitious persons t. stand as candidates
hut such candida Is will only be used a
tools by which these kickcrs and boilers
, NAV magnify themselves by the furor
: they make in the campaign
I We think 1t safe to assume that large
e mai ,ri,y of the masses Of The people arc
!, honest aud recognize the obligations o.
n honor. They recognize that this IS
). country and government in which tn
r. majority rightfully rule and the minorit
e must l,ya'ly. submit. When men Assem-
/. bic in body, as in the caucus or conVen
= ton, for the expression of opinion upo
r, any question of public policy they DO
r. with the understanding that the agree
n mcnt of the majority is the agreement
in the who'll. The man VINO takes part il
cs A convention does 80 of his own free VII
10 hut when he becomes part of the cor
If vention he thereby agrees to ablde its q
,g cis,on whe' her it be in accordance VII
re- his individual wishes and opinions VII
ed reference TO the question or not. ne
II in honor bound to support the po'''
,st adopted or candidate nominated ana u
ID. man who refuses to do go invites the oe
n um of kicker and bolter and cannot
he cape l..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02

Councilman Richardson gives Walter
F. Jones a column write up IN the Valley
City Times for the special dispatch sent
the Pioneer Press about Richardson being
rotten egged on his return home from the
legislature. In one paragraph Mr.. Rich
ardson suggestingly remarks: "What-
ever may have been the occasion OF the
alleged assault have not taken the trou-
BILE to ascertain. But of this mucn am
certain: If this Jones had thrown rotten
eggs at me on the night in question, as
he did on previous occasion at his now
bosom friend, Herbert Root. l would not
have fired pistol shot into the ground,
As did Root, and then have skulked into
q vault, Is he did. but would have put II
where it would have done the most god. =
L. r. Casey and wife. Of Carrtn1ton,
are in the city guests Of the Metropolitan.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
MARSHALL MCCLURE. Proprietor
]. @. WARNoCK. Editor
TIE condition OF Gen. Grant is such

TIE condition OF Gen. Grant is such
that physician remains at his house all
the tins. The impression IA that he vii.
choke to dea'h, which Is liable to occur
At any moment. The physicians issue
bulletins every hour, which are about as
intell'glble to the public as those issued
during the lingering Of president Garfield
after he was shot, There is now no hope
Of his recovery and tho end is oaly a
question Of hours or few days at th'
most. The doctors concede that the old
women's remedy, q strong decoction OF
clover, gives him more relief than any
medicine they can give.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-04-02
THE statements published in this paper

THE statements published in this paper
from several who signed the petition re
qucsting Mr.. J. W. Davidson to become
II candidate for mayor will throw light
upon their competition with that dOcu-
ment which does not appear on the sur,
face, and which the parties engineering
the boiling movement have studiously
disguised. The names of quite number
who participated IN the citizens meeting
at the court house Friday evening, the
2Oth inst, appear on this paper, which,
unexplained, places them before the pub.
lie in the attitude of boilers Of the nom.
ination made at q meeting IN which they
took part. We are informed that large
number of the signers of this petition
subscribed their names TO it before the
conyention at the court house was held,
with view to obtaining Mr.. Davidson's
consent to be candidate for the onlna.
tion at that convention and not with the
idea OF intention of supporting HIM at
the polls against the candidate nominated
by the citizens nt the court house meet.
ing.
At the court house convention Mr..
Klaus stated that he was authorized to
Mr.. Davidson's name. No one
doubted then nor has since denied that
NJ, Klaus was authorized by Mr. David
son to make that announcement, nor did
any one doubt the good faith Of Mr.
Klaus liz making It, This announcement
left the friends of Mr. Davidson who mad
gone there to support him for the NOM
ination free from the obligations Of the
pledge of support in the petition, and
they then assumed new obligations by
voting for the nomination Of Mr.. Flint,
which they are in honor bound TO carry
out at the polls as we have no doubt
nearly all O, them will 90.