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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-16

Abandonment of the Play Written by MARI
Twain and W. ID. Howells.

Abandonment of the Play Written by Mark
Twain and W. d. Howells.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New YORK, May ia new play with the
joint authorship of Mark Twain and w. d. How
ellis was to be produced at the Lyceum Theater
next week, bat it will not. The abandonment
of the venture is a subject of jocose talk
Twain was the financial hacker. as well as the
original playwright. The humorst made a
great deal Of money out of ''Colonel Sellers, /"
for which he got royalty Of $50 for each per-
Torrance during three years Of its continual use
by John T. Raymond, and he still enjoys an in
come from that source. This time he meant to
do still better by keeping the management in
his own hands. The new piece is called 1.-THE
American Claimant" and the principal character
is that of Colonel Sellers much exaggerated.
This parsonage is a cranky inventor, and the
fun Is all dependent on the introduction on the
stage of his peculiar inventions. There are pat
ent articles of many kinds. comical use of the
phonograph and other mechanical contrivances
to produce laughter in an audience. Having
got his curious dramatic material into
form, Twain concluded that q SEN
timental element was desirable and so
he engaged Howells to supply it. That
novelist wrote in some matter that is distinctly
literary in its quality as Twain's is materialistic
Twain hunted around long time for suitable
actor for the title role and at length chose A P.
Burbank. humorous recitationist. Then he
hired the Lyceum outright, engaged the rest of
company and put the play under rehearsal.
The devices to force merr;ment were tried a
few friends of the authors. This special audience
was composed of a dozen actors authors and
managers. They were astonished, but they did
not laugh. Twain thought it would be all right
with promiscuous assemblage and was not at
all dismayed by the failure to make hardened
experts laugh; but Howells took a different
view, for he feared that ridicule would take the
place of the merriment aimed at, and he did not
propose to have his reputation hurt in any such
way. His portion Of 'The American Claimant
was in texture similar to his 'Parlor Car" and
Elevator dainty comedies, and he declined to
submit 1t to the ordeal of mixture with Twain's
mechanical humor. So the enterprise has fallen
through. The Lyceum will remain closed, with
the rental paid by Twain, and the salaries of
the company to run for a month. The expenses
will thus be nearly much for the stipu
lated four weeks as though the piece were per-
formed, and the loss cannot fall short of SIS 000
Twain says that he will reconstruct the work
and use it next winter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-16
A REALISTIC ANARCHIST.

An Asitator Who Misses No Opportunity to
Practice the Doctrine He breaches.
special TO the Indianapolis Journal
New YORK, May l5.-There is today no more
disgruntled Anarchist alive than John Huge
He is the burglar who went out from this city to
rob some Jersey residence entered q school
house to got shelter from rain storm. WAS
caught there by three young man, and in order
TO escape shot ons Of them almost fatally He
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-16
Dnnit Re Mislad

BY apparently low prices quoted by irresponsible
parties who 60 about the country advertising to
sell at low prices the shoddiest Of goods. Many
of our citizens learned lesson from Sad expert
ence, last fall. when they were taken in by con-
Germ OF this class which was selling the trashiest
sort Of clothing and representing 1t to be first.
class. Buy your clothing, hats. etc, at the Mod
el Clothing Company, where every article is
guaranteed to give satisfaction or money chees-
fully refunded
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

Il. G. DAVIS, assistant general passen-
ger agent OF the Northern Pacific, passed
through the city today en- route for the
Yellowstone Park, which great resort
the company is preparing to boom during
the coming summer. They intend that
its natural charms shall be seen by thous-
ands of new eyes this season, and its fame
as the monarch Of all American pleasure
resorts spread more thoroughly in the
east than ever, by the returning visitors
to the G. A. K. Encampment at San
Francisco, who will return by the North
ern Pacific, or at least quarter portion
of them. Mr.. DAVIS Is one OF the worthy
pioneers of the northwest, having passed
through this point in 1871, before the
railroad, and when the water in the
James river got wider than spring
branch. The settling up of the country
and consequent increase in rainfall, has
been one of the surprises of this day and
generation to Mr.. Davis aud others like
him, who saw the Territory in its solitary,
unproductlve, rainless condition less than
fifteen years ago, and when centuries OF
annual prairie fires had formed miles oi
white alkali stretches that now are greer
with growing grain.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

~ Eb. HALL has retired from the manage.
ment Of the Fargo Sun Democrat and W.
IL. Mattison has reassumed control. The
retiring editor acknowledges that he has
been "too fresh" aud complacently adds,
"thereforc withdraw to the side of the
great majority, to the field OF failure. -
Mr. Mattlson promises to "run it, as a
democratic organ with full and COM
petent corps Of editorial and rcportorial
writer's. If he does this, he will have to
change his old pet scheme of paying two
dollars a column for local matter which
no other paper contains.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

TIE Bismarck Tribune has clever
satire on the portraits of prominent news
paper men appearing in the Pioneer Press
lately. Major Edwards is represented as a
sl,m-lcgged model for fashion plate, his
mustache waxed and plug hat adornlng
all. Mr.. Murphy Of the Grand Forks
Plaindeaer is leather-yested Norwe-
gian, Col. Plummer figures as a squaw
with long poctical locks, and managing
editor Carle of the Pioneer Press in we'll
executed portrait looks like some hand
some fellow, which IN calling his atten-
ton to the point made, piles Ossa on Pc
lion
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29
TIE legal firm of White & Hewitt OF

THE legal firm of White & Hewitt OF
this city, have made better showing in
the Lehman assignment than was for a
while anticipated. The large amounts
involved, and the reputation of the COM
pany gives Messrs. White s. Hewitt un-
usual prestige as reliable attorneys in
such matters. 1t is SAID that the creditors
of Nate Lehman who have faith in his
ability to recoup will give him every show
possible. His popularity is boundless in
Duluth and as man of brains, the pre-
cedent is established that he is hard
man TO keep down.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

TIE word "chestnut' attached to q
grayheaded joke, or anything else that
has bloomed several springs since, was
evolved by the process of natural selec-
ton from Philadelphia or theater on a
street IN that town. When one of the
pioneer pleasantrlcs Of the country be-
came sufficiently decayed to 60 to the hos
pital it was received in that theatre and
enjoyed thereafter long career of uuin-
terrupted prosperity and recognition.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

II is rumored that an independent line
OF railroad will be built from Dawson
north to Ontario in Wells county this
season. A we'll known Dawson boomer
states this is a sure thing. But there are
indications that the Northern Pacific IN
tend to extend their road northwest from
Sykeston as that was the understanding
with the English syndicate of Sykes &
Go. the gentle men who bought so largea
quantity of Wells county land and who
are to control certain townsites, on this
western extension. The same great syn
dicate purchased lands west of LaMoure,
and their townsite of Georgetown, is not
expected to be without railroad commu-
nlcation long The gap between Colum-
bia, and LaMoure is being surveyed. 1t
will soon be graded and iloned by anoth-
er great railroad company. 1t is not un-
reasonable to suppose that the trains of
the Chicago and Northwestern will at no
distant day be running into the James
town yards, unloading freight and pas.
sengers. All of these new branches and
more than these, point to jamestown.
Already four trains are sent from this
place, every morning and arrive In the
evening, centering people and business
from an area Of over hundred miles in
any direction. The geographical loca-
ton of this city makes it tile natural and
unavoidable railroad center of North Da-
kota. And the railroads themselves, are
practically demonstrating that fact.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29
An Official Excursion.
fargo Republican.1

A private car has been obtained from
Vice-President Oakes, of the Northern
Pacific, and next week party of the
territorial officials only will leave Bis
marck for quite an extended trip over
Dakota. The party leaving Bismarck
will consist Of Gov. Pierce, Secretary Nc
Cormack, Auditor Caldwell and Treas
urer Raymond. Gov. Hubbard, of Min.
nesota, has been invited to join the party,
and has accepted the invitation. Other
territorial officers will join the party
along the line. The dates have not been
definitely fixed yet, nor can all of the
stopping places be accurately named now,
but Fargo will be the first stop, Grand
Forks next, and then into South Dakota,
taking in Redfeld, Aberdeen, Huron,
Mitchell, Yankton, Sioux Falls and Wa
tertOWn
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

MAYOR STEELE, of Steele, offers young
trees of the box elder, poplar, or elder
varieties free to all people of Kiddcr
county who desire to plant them this
spring. The public park at Steele is now
small forest Of thriving vigorous trees,
and the benefits of the Colonel's foresight
and the railroad company's generosity in
getting the grove started are now being
seen in this free distribution to settlers,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29
LATE CITY NEWS.
Duluth wheat market as reported today
BY telegraph.

by telegraph.
May opened s215, closed S21s.
June opened 8414, closed s37s.
May highest 62H, lowest 80.
Cash wheat at elevators 63 cents.
Miss Lila johnson is in the city.
Rev. II. e. Simmons of Fargo, general
missionary :or the congregational society
went through to Helena this morning 10
attend the Montana convention.
Mrs. E. p. Wells will pay a competent
cook $40. 90 per month if application is
made Immediately. Apply at residence
or at James River National Bank.
Miss Mary Lloyd gave reception last
evening for Mr.. Chester Hoag of Pitts
burg, Pa, 1T the residence of her father,
Thomas i. Lloyd A large number were
present.
There will be meeting of the Chess
Club, at the club room on Saturday eye
ming, May 1st, at 8 o'clock sharp.
By order of the President.
The contract for carrying the mails
three times week from Fort Bennett via
Fort Sully to Pierre has been awarded
to F. T.. Benjamin of this city the old
time mail contractor.
E. j. Schwellenbach has correlled the
hotel runners and will, properly, hereaf-
ter keep their polite attentions to the
coming guest confined to the west end OF
the platform at the depot Its better tor
everybody.
W. Ii. Peterson Grove in from the farm
behind a gay disposltioned mule this
morning, which ran away breaking the
shafts from the buggy and otherwise dis
playing the celebrated qualifications of
this wonderful domestic animal.
Miss Emma To,ten and Miss Kate
Clements were escorted to the train this
afternoon by party of lady and gentle
men acquaintance. The young ladies
left for eastern points where they will re-
main to the regret of many admirers In
the city.
One of the most complete sporting
goods establishments in the northwest, is
that of y. St. G. Chenery on Third street
one door from Fifth avenue. Mr.. Chen
cry has just received lathe that will do
anything IN metal or wood, and IS most
complete and valuable machine.
Valley City Democrat: Mrs. q. E.
Blackwell left last evening for Delevan,
Wis, to attend the funeral OF her mother,
Mrs. IL. j. Ross, who died at that place
on Sunday evening. Mrs. Ross was a
visitor at Valley City last summer, and
while here made many friends who will
be panied TO learn of her demise.
Christian Hagner arrived this morning
from Easton, Pa, and will look after his
farm about four miles from the city,
himself. The place was rented but Mr.
Hagner stated that there was good cause
for his presence here awhile to see about
1t himself. lie reports that fourteen fam
lilies of emigrants were located between
Fargo and Jamestown, all arriving on
this mornings train. Mr.. Hagner is one
of the eastern land holders who never
gives the territory black eye by trying
to sell for big profit, without making
dollars worth of improvements.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

GLADSTONE will doubtless take courage,
as the Chicago city council has endorsed
him. A very pertinent inquiry suggested
by this action is: Why does the council
of an American city fec! such a deep in
terest in English legislation? Our Amer
ican congress, some days since, refused
to pass similar resolution, prepared by
a member who was elected to office by
the same votes which placed the Chicago
aldermen in office.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29
PERSONAL.

W. II. Woodcock of Minnewaukan
came IN last evening.
Harry Len,z returned home this morn
ing after spending few days in the city
Mis-. Anton Klaus and Tony came in
from Milwaukee on the Pacific Express
II. P. Smart, Register of Deeds, al
Cooperstown was guest of the Klaus
today.
F. p. Dwyer a representative of the
Grand Trunk railroad came IN this morn
ing.
Z. II. Pierson, selling goods for Avcrill,
Russell & Carpenter at St. Paul, was in
the city today.
Frank Ross the special advance agent
for the Milwaukee road failed to call up
on the Alert this afternoon and conse
quently gets mud.
Vice president and Treasurer Alfred
Dickey, left fer tour of the country
tributary to jamestown on the north, and
secretary Smith of the Loan and Trust
company don't know when he will re-
turn.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

IT is significant fact that at recent
election in McCook county, on the qucs-
ton Of prohibition; in which the ladies
were allowed to vote IN separate box,
to get their popular opinion on this IN
teresting subject, no unmarried lady
claimed to be old enough to cast legal
ball 4.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

Hon. LAWRENCE DUNLOP, commlssio Ter
of immigration, favors The Alert with a
copy of the monthly bulletin, and hand
some official map of the territory as 1t
would look divided on the 46th parallel.
The great Sioux reservation is also
brought out in prominent relief showing
what large figure it cuts in Tor out of
the area of South Dakota, and indicating
how extremely valuable 1t will become to
the territory when Its few struggling rep
resentatives of native idleness and lgno-
rance are confined in limits regulated by
their importance in the community. The
Dawes bill for the opening of the reserva-
ton Will probably pass the house at an
early day and become law, but even
then, consent to the opening of the reser-
vatlon for settlers, will have to be obtain
ed from three fourths Of the adult males
of the Sioux. The lands lie west CT the
Missouri river mostly and will have to be
surveyed. They will not be ready for set
tiers before fall, although it can be ex-
pected that claims will be scrambled for
as soon as the reservation is opened by
the passage of the Dawes bill. The con-
sent of the Indians Is said TO be assured
beforehand. Provision is made that set
tiers who had claims on the old Wlnneba-
go and Crow Creek reservations can re-
establish them, or be allowed compensa-
ton. There seems to be considerable JUS
tice and expediency percolatlng through
the interstlces of this bill after all, but
1t has moved slowly and there are chances
for slips yet.
The write up of jamestown and vicin-
ity, docs not greet the eye in this numbe er
of the monthly, but 1t has been forwarded
by express, and doubtless appeared about
the first of April, not to fool home seekers
in the east, as some transcriptions of the
country have done, but to illuminate a
few unvarnished facts about the metrop-
oils of North Dakota, IN way that only
the able pen of Judge Warnock of the
Capital, can do.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

ASSISTANT General Passenger Agent,
w. H. Dixon, and Frank B. Ross of the
Milwaukee, with Mr.. Dwyer of the Grand
Trunk, are heading for Devils Lake via.
Grand Forks. Several prominent rail-
way officials from this city intend to make
connection with them at Fort Totten. 1t
IS thought the lnha bitants will surrender
at the first approach of the enemy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29
How to Make Money While Doing Good.

The many visitors to the City Of New
Orleans during the past winter months,
have frequently, both in their letters
home and their recounting the incidents
of their travels dwelt upon the celebrated
Charity Hospital, which has been ref
uge for many years to the sick and in
jured, and which is sustained by The
Louisiana State Lottery. about which,
and its Monthly Grand Distributions of
Fortunes, anyone can learn more on an
application to M. A. Dauphin, New Or
leans, La. Here is rare case where
person may make much money by doing
good to strangers
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

BAILEY and Billings have organized a
bank at Billings and with their other en-
terprises this keeps them busy IN the
town of Billings whose destinies they are
watching over with prospects bright and
60;
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29
Sidewalk Nstice.

BE it resolved by the city council of the
city of jamestown, to-wit:
That it is necessary to construct side
walk five and one third feet wide along
the west side OF block seventy, (70) in
Klaus addition with two cross walks 70
connect block seventy with the southeast
corner of block fifty-seven.
Attest: A. BLEwETr,
City Clerk.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

CONGRESSMAN Springer of Illinois, has
altered his house bill dividing the terri
tory on the Missouri river, to q bill ad-
mltt'ng 1t as whole, which 1t is SAID will
be the one recommended by the commit
tee on territories.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

Alfred D,ckey arrived home yesterday
morning from his lon, visit in New Jer-
sey where his family have spent por-
ton of the winter and where his son IS
attending q military school of celebrity.
Mr.. Dickey's health is excellent and the
missionary labors which have engrossed
his attention throughout New England
during the past winter seem to naturally
agree with him. After formulating and
delivering long and vigorous kick di-
rected to the Alerts mailing clerk for not
following him all over the country with
the favorlte Weekly, he consented to
listen to a few concillatory lnterrogatives
about what he had learned and observed
of interest to the territory while away.
He stated that he had visited over fifty
small places in New England and per-
sonally talked with many farmers. They
all stated that they had made no money,
during the past three Or four years, that
taxes, interest, high priced lands aud
low priced crops had left them no better
financially than they were eight or ten
years ago. Only one man said that IN
ten years he had made at farming three
and half per cent on amount of money
invested MI. Dickeys conclusions are
that there is q bad outlook for eastern
farmers and that people IN Dakota can,
under the circumstances, congratulate
themselves on their condition, which is
prosperous compared with that of farmers
in the east. He stated that money loan
ers preferred western loans because, the
interest was much more promptly paid
than on eastern security and when IN the
few cases they were obliged to
take the lands, they made money IN
stead of losing as in the east.
Mr.. Dickey said there was plenty of money
to loan, that rates were getting lower and
from the drift of his remarks 1t was gath
cred that no good application would be
refused by the North Dakota Loan and
Trust Company of which he is the VIC
president and secretary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29
Seed Potatoes.

| have FIVE hundred bushels Of a variety
known as the "W alker potatoe" brought
here by the gentleman bearing that name
from Western New York. They have
been cultivated two years and only by
myself. 1t is very heavy cropper, of
remarkable keeping properties and un-
doubtedly the best potatoe for house use
now existing in North Dakota. Price
81 per bushel. If sold in quantities of
ten bushels and upwards, asmall discount
will be given. j. }. FLINT.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29
Sidewalk Notice.

Be it resolved by the city council of the
city of jamestown, to-wit:
That sidewalk be rebuilt in place of
east ends of lots sixteen and seventeen
Q7,) one hundred feet and one hundred
an i forty feet on the south side of lot six
teen, all in block thirty-three of the city
of jamestown, Dakota.
Attest: A. BLEwErr,
CITY Clerk.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-04-29

On the occasion of Gladstone's great
home rule speech, there were 1900, 600
telegraphed from London, double the
number on any previous occasion.
The ministers of Rhode Island are pre-
pairing crusade against sunday papers.
The papers would catch the popular sym
pathy by lnaugurating q war on Sunday
sermons.
There is a scheme on foot in Algiers
to use the electric light for, night work
during harvest, in order to escape the
heat Of day, Europeans being unable to
endure it.
A Republican postmaster was removed
in Iowa on the ground of being an Often
slve partisan, and now the senate refuses
to confirm his successor, Democrat, on
the same grounds.
Ninety-eight per cent of the 847 duels
which haye been fought in France since
1870, have resulted in both of the prin-
cipals leaving the field unscathed, which
indicates that the French duel is not
what some suppose it to be, dangerous
amusement.
Duluth is vindicated. When Proctor
Knott made his famous speech, the house
of representatives laughed at his fruit
less effort to find Duluth on any map un-
til he found it on the large one prepared
by Jay Cooke and his associates. Now
the house Of representatives award Du-
luth 100000 for government building
and although there was some pleasantly
in the debate, the proceedings elected
much information of which the Zenith
City has reason to feel proud.
An Official Excursion.