Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-01
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MARBLEHEAD, Mass, June 29.-Th,
Puritan has won the yacht race.
FARGO, June 3O.-speclal to Ploneel
Press During the fiscal year closing TO-
day the land Office here has received q
total of 2,494 filings on 399 ,0so acres, witt
total collections of Gas, ,649.
GAINESVILLE, Texas, June De. p
Williams, powerful negro, was lynched
here this morning for attempted outrage
upon az estlmable lady of this city, Mrs,
Cook, last Friday night.
FARGO, June 29.-Special to Pioneer
Press: s. H. and Louis G. Mayer were
today arrested, charged with attempting
to fire their own store. They carried On
insurance of $4,000 on stock estimated Ia
be worth $1,000.
LONDON, June 29.-The race for the
Seaton. Delaval Plate for two year olds,
three quarter mile straight, was run at
New Castle today. 1t was won by W.
Y. Anson's chestnut filly, Lady Muncas-
ter. Fifteen ran.
WILMAR, Minn., June 29.-Speclal to
the Pioneer Press: Napoleon Zevlgny, !.
passenger on the night train from st..
Paul for Crookston on Monday night, was
robbed of sl20 and gold watch by monte
sharps, who escaped.
RANGooN, June 29.-A force of British
troops with two batteries had severe
fight with 1900 Burmese re6els strongly
entrenched near Tummoo. The fight
lasted five hours. The British falling to
dlslodge the rebels retired. Several Of
ficers were killed and wounded.
ST. PAUL, June pa short time ago
while j. c. lighthouse, of west st. Paul,
was excsvating his side hill lot, on Dakota
avenue, he came upon several pieces of
copper ore almost solid, and now comes
the report that ira :es of iron have been
abundently discovered at the No. 6 engine
house, artesian well, at depth of 1,O65
feet.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, June l9.-Judge
Davis funeral took place today ats =.
clock. Senator Logan was one of the
pail bearers. The body lay in state from
9 until o'clock. All the business houses
we're draped. The mayor had issued .
proclamation closing all places Of buai-
ness during the funeral. Many men OF
prominene attended the funeral process.
sion.
ST. PAUL, June 29.-Devils Lake spe-
cial to Pioneer Press: Orders from the
headq uarters department Of Dakota have
been received, removing the 18th infantry
from Fort Totten to Montana. The move
has been anticipated for some time.
The Manitoba Railway has established
the first station of the extension west of
Devils Lake at the crossing Of the Big
coulee and named the new townsite
Blsnding.
ST. PAUL, June 2s.-Later crop reports
show the damaging hallstorms in Walsh
and Grand Forks counties, was less tnan
at first reported. Reports of dry weather
continue from western Dakots and south
ern Minnesota. In the other sections .:
the northwest the weather has been fine
for fortnight, and the crops doing we'll
Farmers all along the Minneapolis and
st. Louis railway report much improve
ment.
WASHINGTON, June GA favorable
report was today agreed to by the house
committee on judiciary, on the bill which
recently passed the senate. creating ad-
ditlonal circuit courts and making the
eighth circuit of the supreme court Of
the United States of Nebraska, Kansas,
Arkansas and Colorado, and including IN
the ninth circuit the states of M,nnesots,
Iowa and Missouri.
CINCINNATI, June 3O-The Price Cur
rent will tomorrow print the result of
special investigation with reference to
the probable production of wheat in this
1t makes the aggregate Of the
winter crop 2s5, ,ooo, 900 bushels, sgainst
2l2, 200, 600 last year. The spring wheat
crop is estimated at l4O, ,OOO, 600 against
las ,OOO,0 600 last year. The quality of the
winter grade is reported better than last
year.
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 3O.-Tuesday
The question of local option was voted on
in Washington Territory. In all cities
the measure was defeated by = vote of
about three to two, while in smaller
towns the measure was carried by same
1t le believed that local op-
ion has the majority IN the territory.
Women did not take as much interest In
The election Is was expected, and those
who voted were divided as to their senti.
nents.
ST. PAUL. June %. The pavilion at
Red Rock was packed to hear the fare
veil sermon of Sam Jones this morning.
'How many Of you think I'm in earn
hest 7" opened up the Georgia divine,
With his attenuated finger pointed dl.
'ectly At his audience. Gan you that do,
'tand up" The vast multitude arose q
'ne man. "Thsnk God, the Pioneer
Press reporter stands alone ~ the only
nan who thinks am not.'' Among
'ther things Jones said: "1f there il any,
hing base, and base - hell, it is base
ball. Ii had 4 dog that vouL1 sHon Ao