Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-12-23
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weeks an inmate Of the asylum for ln-B
sane at Yalkeon, his mind having been
destroyed by long and intense suffering
from wound received in the army
LONDON, Dec. 22-Jacques, the En-
gllsh faster, partook Of food yesterday
evening, after an abstinance Of q days.
His experiment to fast until he collapsed
had to be abandoned owing to pecunlasy
difficulties, but few people gathered % h
witness his attempt. This morning he
walked ten miles before breakfast, and
then resumed work IN silk facp0ry
where he was employed before beginning
his fast. 8s sgSss
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-ln an article head
ed Importing Pest to Agriculture, q
the Daily News tomorrow, will protest
against the landing Of fifty English rab-
bits, reported to have arrived on the
steamship Werra. The News says Eng.
lssh rabbits, nnlike the American species,
is burrowing animal, and being thus
able to breed unmolcs.ed, will multiply
until farming becomes we'll nigh impossl.
ple. Vegetatlon, it is said, virtually dis
appears wherever the animal makes 10
habjtation.
ST.. PAUL, Dec, 2l.-John L. Snlllvan's
business manager, p. Sheedy, writes
from Helena as follows concerning
matches to take place here: .sPleaSe
notify Patsy Cardiff for ne that his match
with j. l.. Sullivan Will be arranged for
January 1s, 1887, at Minneapolis. BY
doing this you Will give him plenty
Of time to train himself Notify Pat
Killen that his match with Sullivan
will De arranged for the 24th, at ~.
Paul.
ST. LOUIS, Dec d. Chief Shaw, OF the
government secret service, returned 10
the city yesterday, with every link in the
chain OF evidence against the counter
feiters, Andrew Hunderford Charles
Dickel and Sylvester Martin, whom he
arrested recently, complete. When he
arrested Dickel & Hnnderford and their
wives, at Holton, Kansas, he found :
complete outfit of counterfeiting ms
chinery IN their possession. They were
turning out counterfeit half dollars that
the examiner in the local sub-treasuly
says are the best deception he has seen
for years.
LONDON, De-. 2l.-Judge Butt this
morning formally dismissed the petition
for divorce presented by Lady Colin and
Lord Colin Campbell, in view OF the YER
dict rendered by the jury yesterday, fnd-
ing neither of the parties guilty OF adul-
terry The Judge granted Lady Colin
ESQ, cost IN her suit against her husband
and the full cost of her defence against
her husbands suit. He also granted fDll
cost to the duke of Marlborough. Chief
Shaw and DR.. Bird; correspondent in
Lord Collins suit against his wife. Gen.
Butler, another respondent, did no; sp-
bly, TO: costs.
OKALoosA, La, Dec. pa most dis.
astrous fire, which is still raging, broke
ou: st Okaloosa, in the post office about
O'Clock tiis morning, and despite the
efforts Of the fire department, assisted by
citizens, the flames are still beyond con-
troll and progressing eastward, envelop-
ing the entire block in which is located
the post Office. Thus far the post Office,
The Times bull I'M, with all its contents
Baums' battery, Henry's large furniture
store, the opera house and three adjoin-
lug buildings have beel destroyed, in
yolving loss of more than forty
thousand dollars, with the prospect that
tue whole block Will be- destroyed and q
loss of Slo0, 900 entalled
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-'tParson" Davis
aud Jack Burke are exre ;ted home from
their California trip tonight or tomor-
row morning, and efforts will be made
immediately upon their ARRIVAL to bring
Burke and Frank Glover, the heavy
weight champion of Illinois, together for
a second meeting. At their first encoun-
ter Glover punished Burke so severely
that certain Illinois sporting men have
indicated their willingness to put up$S-
600, on the chance of the Illinois lad
licking the Irish lad. Burke has sent
word on that he is ready for the meeting
and if the match can be arranged, it is
likely to be one of the most determined
aud vicious slusging contests that the
west has seen for many day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The report OF
the Investigation committee IN relation
to the fishery trouble will be made in
few days. Ii VIII recommend that addl-
tional legislation be had, giving the pres
ident unlimited powers for retaliation
against Canadians if the dominion gov
ernment continues TO seize our fishing
vessels. This is deemed necessary, be-
cause the next recess of congress, from
March to December, 1857, will include
the entire fishing season. Ii the Ca
| nucks continue TO display their promls-
cuous activity next spring, the president
viii have good opportunity to dIst,n-
guish himself, and 1t is now known that
Secretary BaYard is very anxious for ex-
treme measures Ia fact, he iseefneseJy
inviting the impending crisis with Ennf e
Since the death OF the secretary 11 .
! favorite daughter spirit of ms3aG
has settled upon him, and ae - ~ eAas
condition of mind which welcomes -
stirring or dangerous event - . felia1
from thoughts which haunt him dsy asd
night. We may expect trouble with