Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-11-25
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disc ntinued their use of the telephone
in this city at noon today.
SEDALIA, Mo-, Nov. lit was learned
definitely today that the friends of David
messenger Who is suspected of completely
"a the late robbery, Lave completed sr
apgements Tor securing his release on
bond, be the amount what il may. The
bondsmen viii be business men Of St.
LOUIS, Sedalia and Rich Hill.
DETROIT, Nov. According to Pres
ldeut Stealns, of the Detroit Base Ball
club, not only the Chicagos, but all the
members of the league except the st.
Louis and Washington club and the
Kansas City applicants have consented
TO give the Detroits percentage of gate
receipts as they did last year. 1t wasi
consideration of this wholesale conces-
SION that the Detroit club today decided
to remaiu in the league.
Fort KEoGH, Mont, Nov. 2.-Last
Tuesday, the remains of Jim Swan, alias
Jack Sheppard, prince of Northwestern
highwaYmep, were found in the Big
Horn Mountains. He escaped some time
ago While handcuffed ard was never
caught afterwards. He died from star
vation, IS his manacled condition pre-
vented him from procuring food. A knife
aud revolver, chambers empty,w found
beside him.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Altbough very
little attention is beng paid to the mat
ter, the Vest Villas consrovers is not slun-
bering. The Missouri senator is spending
time and money collecting evidence OF
partnership against Villas. He is a de-
termined man, Is Vest, bnt 1t seems that
Cleveland Is determined TO back Villas.
and he is as bullheaGed az he can be-
Hence, prospects are that Vest will ac-
complisl, nothing but sound and fury.
New York, Nov. q : At half past five
O'Clock the jury in the McQuade case
came into court and reported to the re-
corder that it had been impossible to
agree upon verdict, and expressed the
bellef that farther trial to Go SO was use
less. The recorder lectured them on the
importance of the duty before them and
sent them back until eleven O'Clock. 1t
is understood the panel has stood ten for
conviction ond Two acquitted al day.
Norwich, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Comstock, a
medium OF this city, Is about to sue the
estate Of Byron Boardman, who dlott a
year ago, for $1,000 for professor SER
wees Mr.. Boardmant she alleges, en-
gagged her for stated sum 10 attend TO
his spiritual cravings by the year. The
s. 200 asked for represents her labors for
three years. Che aamiaistratssssof the es..
tate aver that the claim is made up one,
and that Byron declared on his deathbed
that he owed no one dollar. Mr..
Boardman's estate is valued at $J0, 900 to
$4,000
NEW YORK, Nov. PA conference
was held this afternoon tetween Prcsi-
dent Harris and a committee of the
Northern Pacific railroad directors and
President Smith and several directors Of
the Oregon Navigation company. The
object Of the conference was to consider
the plan of the Northern Pacific III leas-
ing the Oregon Navlgation's lines. Presi-
dent Harris, after the adjournment, sta
tod hot, ~ ha ~,
regard to the conference. President
Adams OF the Union Pacific railroad was
not present at the con ference.
WICHITA, Ran, Nov. 24-This FORE
noon the north bound train on the St.
Louis and Fort Scott Railroad arrived at
the depot at Wichita at the same time
city depot. The switch engine was sent
to flag the north bound train, but the en-
gineer, seeIDg the train advancing to-
wards him through the fog, reversed his
engine and leaped from it. 1t ran back
and collded with the engine Of the
north bound train, standing at the depot.
Both engines were completely wrecked.
The passengers were badly shaken up
and frightened, but no one was injured.
P1TrsRURG, Nov. 24.-The Ccnnells
vile coke operators sent a letter to the
officials of the Miners American Associa-
ton today, rejecting the proposition of
| the latter to settle their differences by ar
! biiration, and declining further confer
ences until past promises had been full
filled. The letter states that arbitration
has frequently been tried, and failed TO
give satisfaction. Advances of almost
every kind had been granted to keep the
peace, but the work promised by the men
! bad not been performed. There has been
no advance in coke siuce Aprll /, aud
! othing in the condition of the market 10
Rrrant it. The miners now say they
/ will insist upon their demands, and VIII
order strike OF the 1900 workers IN
| the coke region 1T once.
| CHICAGO, Nov. "a. The attorneys for
the condemned anarchists are bending 81
/ their energies 10 the preparations Tor Sc.
curing a stay OF execution from the su.
preme court. preliminary to an applica
ton for new trial. The counsel decline
to say to what judge they will make thel
! application for supersedeas or upon wha
day they will file it. This action cannot
however, oe long deferred, since the da,
set for execution is Friday of next week
IL is represented that Mr. Leonard Swet