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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
MONTANA STATEHOOD.

The sonate Committee Reports 81 Substi-
tute :" t-ie Voorhees, Ad mission Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 2S-Mr Platt
from the committee OH territories, yes
terday reported favorably substitute
for the Voorhees, bill to admit Montana
into the Union. The bill, as Senator
Voorhees, introduced it, was ;sDn exact
copy of the house bill. The substitute
provides that the delegates to the terrific
rial convention shall meet no earlier
than the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, 1888, i'm Helena,
which would prevent any vote
being cast by the territory in the
coming presidential election. 1t strikes
out the provision in the Voorhees,
bill in relation to the confrma-
tion in said state of all grants and
patents made by the Unised, States to
settlers and purchasers OF school lands
for which indemnity is to be given. It is
left to the convention itself to prescribe
the time and method of the submis-
sion of the question of the ratif-
cation of the constitution adopted to
the people of the territory. A provision
is inserted for the certification to tho
president of the votes showing the adop-
ton of the constitution. upon receipt of
which he is to issue his proclamation an
nOuncing the admission of the state of
Montana
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
ARKANSAS TORNADO.
Tho Entire Village of Minnesota De-
stroyed and Three Persons Killed.

Tho Entire Village of Minnesota De-
strOyed and Three Persons Killed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 2S.-Word
has just been received of the almost ut
ter destruction Of the town of MINES
cab, kingman county, Kansas, Saturday
evening at 7:30 by tornado. It had
been raining all day, and as evening ap-
preached the storm was seen approach
ing from the southwest 1t struck the
town and destroyed everything in it's
path, leaving only three houses stand
ing in the whole place. Two churches,
five stores, and fifteen dwellings were
torn to pieces, and the flying timbers
killed three persons and manned
seventeen others. The victims are:
Mrs. J. c. Williams, with her infant,
killed; George S. Hardesty, killed; James
Williams, both legs broken and several
bruises. will probably die; Charles Cor
don, injured in back, supposed to be IA
tally. The others injured have only
miner hurts. The heavy fall of rain
which has continued since the tornado
has added to the discomfort of the suf-
fcrerS
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DEMOLISHED By EARTH.

Huge Land Slide at Kansas City
Causes Much Eamase---Eusinesx 1:Iocks
Along Union Avenue and the Union
Depot, Gable Fower House and Several
Being Buried Beneath Another Ava
lanche.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 29.-The
heavy storm which prevailed all day Sat-
urday and Sunday caused tremendous
landslide to-day on the bluff facing the
union depot, which threatens to work
incalculable injury to property along the
bluff street for distance of three and a
half squares. Tons of earth and huge
boulders crashed down, completely
demolishing the frame engine house
at the entrance Of the Eight street
cable tunnel. Along the face of the
bluff, about half way from the
base to the top, is ledge about
thirty feet in width, on which are num-
Der of shanties occupied by colored peo-
pie. This ledge is now scanned with i'm
mense fissures, which extend it's whole
length, and houses are tilted in every
direction, while the residents have been
compelled to flee for their lives. What
damage will be done by an extension of
the catastrophe cannot be estimated.
The union depot and stores along Union
avenue, the elevated railroad station,
the Eighth street cable line power house
and several factories and mills lie di-
rectly in the path Of the avalanche.
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RATES RESTORED,
But There Are Strong Proha bilities That
They Will Not be Kept Up.

but There Are Strong Probabilities That
They Will Not be Kept Up.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-The Western,
Northwestern and Southwestern roads,
with the exception of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy. Chicago Burlington &
Northern and the $780," restored rates
Monday. The Milwaukee & St. Paul,
it is stated, will strongly oppose
the demand Of Burlington & North
ern for pro rate on Atlantic
seaboard business, unless like conces-
sion is made on Missouri river business.
The granting of the latter proposition
would change the existing arrangements
for basing Mississippi aud Missouri river
rates and will be resisted by all roads
except the Milwaukee 81 St. Paul.
The complications are such that no sur
prise would be manifested if there should
be q renewal of the rate war. AS regards
the maintenance of rates mach will de-
pend upon the Burlington. 1t is proba-
BILE that owing to the switchnen's
strike, which retards the handling of
freight, the road will defer the
advance until a later day than April ].
rs was proposed, on the ground that it's
patrons have not had an opportunity to
ship their goods at the reduced rates. II
this is tlO'e the other Western and South
western lines will find it dii.icut to main
tain the advance, especially as no agree
ment exists and each line is at lib, rty to
do as it pleascs.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
FIENDlSH PARENTS.
FIVE CHILDREN POISONED AS TIE
RESULT OF A FAMILY QUARREL.
THE WIFE ACCUSES THE HUSBAND
or EOING THE DEED.

Both Parents Arrested on Suspicion
Lives of Four of the Victims Saved by
the Timely Arrival of IA Doctor---
Criminal Matters.
HOUSTON, Texas, March 2S.-Sheriff
Ills was notified that five children had
been poison at the home of Mrs. John
Seasons, wife of a drummer. The sheriff
found the children, the oldest aged about
II years, lying upon a bed suffering from
the effects of poSon administered few
minutes before. Doctors were summoned
and soon had four of them out of danger.
Mrs. Scssums said that she and he"
husband had not been living together for
over year. Yesterday morning, before
breakfast. he came to the house and ac-
cused her of having man concealed in
her room, and started to go in there.
Before entering the room Sessums, it is
said, passed through the kitchen and
dropped something into the coffee-pot
AS soon as the children drank their cof-
fee they showed symptoms Of having
been poisoned One of the children is
dying. Sessums and his wife were both
arrested and placed in Jail.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
IOWA LAWMAKERS.
Doincs OF !. Day at the Capitol in Des
NIOines.

Doings OF q Day at the Capitol in Des
Noines.
DEs MoINEs March 2S-The Parrot
bill amending and consolidating the vari-
Gus acts relating to public printing
occupied the attention of the senate this
afternoon. The senate passed the house
bill relating to the investment of funds
of insurance companies organized within
the state, providing that they
shall be in bonds of the United States
or this state, or some municipality or
school district, issued according to law,
or in mortgages on real estate twice the
amount. The school book question was
the foremost subject of discussion in the
house, the bill under consideration being
the committee bill, providing that school
directors shall purchase books at whole
sale for use in their districts, and shall,
on petition of oue-third of the taxpayers,
submit the question OF free text books to
the electors
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
IN HONOR OF HER SOLDIERS.

Brooklyn Will Erect a Hnn.!xone Mos.u-
Hea Boys in Blue.
BROOKLYN, March 2S.-The Brooklyn
common council has authorized the ex-
penditure of $500, 900 for monument to
commemorate the yalor of citizen SOL
diers Of Brooklyn. The monument will
be built of bronze and granite. The site
of the monument will be at City Hall
park. The cornerstone will be laid May
so. The column will be surmounted by
an alegorical figure representing the city
OF brooklyn in the act of sending her
sons to the war The iigrre will be II
feet to the top of the flag which it u; :
holds.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
PREPARING FOR RIOTS.

Scrions Trouble Feared With Striking
Sw;tchmen in Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-Trouble with the
striking switchnen is anticipated. Large
crowds OF strikers and idlcrs assembled
at Twelfth and Sixteenth streets, and
Western avenue this morning. Striking
switchmen. it is charged, threw stones at
train which arrived Monday evening
and it is feared they will resort to still
further violence. At the West Twelfth
street station Monday night supply of
of rifles was received and laid aside for
use at the earliest moment the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy company called
upon the police for protection.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
FOREIGN News.

The London Times thinks that Pres
dent Cleveland will not easily find sue
cessor to Chief Justice Waite who shall
be equally entitled to respect
The French chamber of deputies. bv a
vote of 29O to 40, decided to consider
the proposal to authorize the Panama
Canal company to issue loan.
Col. king-Harman, the parliamentary
under secretary for Ireland, who is in
poor health. will go to the cape shortly,
his physicians having .lvised him to
take sea voyage.
1t is aown that Emperor Frederick is
improving, owing to the removal of !,
large piece of diseased cartilage. Such
4 thing has never been known to occur
n case of cancerous disease
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
EX-SENATOR JONES.

He Astonishes the Legal Fraternity of
Detroit BY His Elncuence.
DETROIT, Mich, March 2S.-Ex Senator
Jones, of Florida, attended the bar meet
ing yesterday, which adopted resolutions
Oh the death of Chief Justice Waite, and
at which special addresses were made by
a number of sleadinS lawyers. After
several had spoken Mr.. Jones arose and
spoke at some length, paying siu-
cere tribute to the late chief justice. and
astonishing the gathering with the elo-
quence of his manner as much as his
words. His address is voted rs one of
the best made at the meeting
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
2ARAGRAPHIC News.

The printers on the Erie Dispatch and
Erie Herald have struck.
Sentence has been suspended in the
! case of Reed, the Bismarck defatllter.
Several Duluth firemen have been dis
missed from the department charged with
| theft.
The postmaster-general has ordered
| an investigation of the Chicago post
Office.
The Democrats of Owatonna held
meeting at the city hall and organized
| the Democratic Tariff Reform club.
Several delegations to the territorial
G.. A. R. encampment at Redfield, Oak,
are snowbouDd and will be unable to get
there in time.
The Rev Henry Y. Satterlee, rector
of Calvary Episcopal church, New York
city, has declined the call of assistant
bishopric of Ohio.
The jury in the Dorst murder trial at
Wausau, Wis, failed to reach a verdict
and was discharged. The case will go
over to the next term of court.
The Manitoba legislature assembled
but Immediately adjourned to April ~,
when Premier Greenway will be pre-
Ottawa.
Mrs Julia D. Grant, through her at
torneys, has served general denial on
Stanley. Clark & Smith, the attorneys
for Gen. Badeau, as her answer in the
case.
Citizens of Mandan, OAK, are much
displeased at the action of the Northern
Pacific officials in removing the division
headquarters TO Dickinson.
John T. Hoffman, ex-governor of New
York, died of heart disease at Wiesba-
den, Germany. He was at one time
prominently talked of as Democratic
nominee for president.
The Chippewa Falls woolen and linen
factory began operations Monday. 1t
will give employment to about forty
hands at the start, but in the course Of
a year more machinery will be added.
Articles of incorporation of the Ver-
million Iron & Land company of Duluth,
have been filed by DR.. J. w. Achorn, A.
H. Holgate, G. w. Jones and W. H..
Smallwood. Their capital stock is placed.
at l,O0O, 900.
George B. Burch, Republican, has been
nominated by the Democrats and Repub~
licans as candidate for mayor of In
buque. With the exception o; auditor
all the other Offices w:;re awarded to the
Democrats.
EX-i4ieutenant Governor William
Dorsheimer. editor OF the New York
Star, died Monday night at the Pulaski
house, where he had been staying some
days on his way to Florida for the benefit
of his health.
\ great dea! of building will be done
in Rochester the coming season. Among
the public buildings to be erected will be
Catholic hospital, which will be in
charge of the Sisters of St. Francis, of
that city, and which viii cost abont
s15 900.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
OUR RIVERS AND HARBORS
THE SURPLUS TO HAVE A BIG RE-
DUCTiON IN THEIR FAVOR.
NEARLY &ao, 600, 900 TO BE SrENT IN
IMPROVEMENTS TI1XS YEAR.

Tho SAUL Ste Marie to Get $1,000, 900
and the mississippi $4,000, ,OOO---
Several Other Liberal Appropriations
for the Northwest Provided for.
WASHINGTON, March 28-The River
and Harbor bill, completed to-day, is the
largest ever reported to the house. 1t ap-
proprates $l9,432,7S3 The Della
ware river gets $4,000; schuy-
kill, $4,000; Monongahela river,
$35,ooo; Hers island, near Pittsburg,
$35, 5,OOc; Allegheny river, s25,00G;
Michi san harbors and rivers, over s.. OOO,-
GOO; California, $50, 600; Oregon, $500, ,0OO;
Ohio river, $780, 900; Licking river,
opposite Cincinnati, $4,000: Ports
mouth, Ohio, ice harbor, $4,000; Mari
eta, Ohio, ice harbor, $50, 200; Louis
vile, harbor and rapids, $4,000; Sault
Ste. Marie and Hay Lake channel, 81, ,500,- :
600; Mississippi river, $4,000, 900.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
THE ENGINEERS STRIKE.

How 1t Affected the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Financially.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-The official state
ment of the Southwestern Railway asso-
citation for the first and second weeks of
March, made public to-day, shows that
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy earned
in that period less than 81 ZOO on through
and competitive business between Chi
c1go and Kansas City and common
points. 1t is estimated that the gross
earnings Of the road will fall off over
81, ECO, 900 for the month.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
N1onnana Ranges Clear of Snow.

HELENA, Mont, March 2S-In it's
weekly roundup the Montana Live Stock
Journal says the ranges are clear of every
trace of winter, feed is plenty, markets
are supplied with fat beeyes directly
from the ranges, no stock losses are re-
corded, farmers are seeding, and the
larger part Of the grain area of Montana
will be seeded before the middle of April.
The outlook for farmers and stccklnen
was never better. +.'". -.--...
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
Colorado Coal Crop.

DENVER, Col, March 2S.-The annual
report of the Colorado Coal and Iron
company shows that the tota. output of
the compaIy7s mines in 1887 was 751, ,419
tons of hard coal and $50, ,G91 tons of
coke. The net product Of the blast fur
mace WAS 25,293 tons of pig iron The
report declares that there appears to be
10 state in the Union next to pennsvlya.
mia that possesses coal fields of such cy-
traordinary thickness ard extent as Col
Orado.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
MaNkATO'S 100000 HOTEL

The Cash Bonus Secured Which Makes
the Erection of the building an As
sured Fact.
MANKATo, March 2S.-That Mankato
will have new hotel worthy of the city
is now an assured fact. OF the $l4, 600
bonus to be raised by subscription over
Sl* 600 is now in the hands OF the COM
mittee. The board of trade has in >
structed it's committee to notify Mr..
Saulspaugh that they are prepared to
carry out their part of the project and
that he may at once proceed to the erec-
tion of the building. The new hotel will
cost about $780, 900 and is to be located
in the heart of the city adjoining the city
hall, .a
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
Many Interesting Papers and Reports
Read Before the Second Days Session.

WASHINGTON, March 28.-At the Tues
day session of the international council
Of women, Harrietta 4. Shattuck, of
Massachusetts. presided. Isabella G..
Barrows spoke on the work of the Unita.
rian women; Laura McNeir, of woman S
influence; Isabella Bogalt, on the
St. I.azare; Edna H. ID. Cheney,
of England, on hospitals managed
by women; Harriet N. Morris, of
Brooklyn, on missionary work; Emily s.
Richards made a report of the Womens'
association of Utah. Amelia S. Quinton,
ON the work and objects of the Women s
Indian association, and Clara Barton had
the Red Cross society for her subject.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
The House..

WASHINGTON, March 2e.-In the house
the committee On contested election cases
made unanimous report in favor of
Post in the Illinois case, Worthington VS..
Post, declaring him entitled to retain his
seat.
Favorable reports were made on the
following bills: To authorize the con-
struction of bridges over the Missouri
river at Sioux City, Iowa, and over the
Mississippi river at Winona, Mimi; to
provide additional Judges for the supreme
courts Of territories; to increase the ap-
preparation for a building at Los
Angeles.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
Dynamite and ~ Hot Stove.

MIDDLETowS, N. Y, March 2S.-A
gang of men were engaged in blowing up
the heavy ice in the main channel of the
river here yesterday so as to allow the
water to run off. The dynamite caps
used in this work became frozen, and an
attempt was made to thaw them, when
an explosion occurred. Three men were
dangerously and many others seriously
injured
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
Asks Sim,,le Justice.

WASHINGTON, March 28.-Lind filed an
application in the interior department
requesting that suit be brought to vacate
an erroneous certificate issued to the St.
Paul & Sioux. City Railroad company in
1862 for 1S0-acre tract of land, earned
by Boyd w. Randall, in LIE Sueur county.
who has been driven from his home by
the railroad company, after living on the
land over u quarter of century.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
Accuses His Father,

AUGUSTA, Me-, March 2S.-Charles F.
Stain made confession yesterday impli-
eating his father and Cromwell in the
messenger murder committed at Norfolk,
Mass. 1t was, planned, he says, by Rufus
Goldsmith, Cromwell and his father in
the fall of 1874. Young Stain says his
father and the others obtained 81 800 as
the proceeds of the murder and robbery
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29

LONDON, March 2S.-Advices from the
Congo river up 80 Jan. - contain no
further news of Stanley. 1t was thought
there that he was too far up the river for
news of him to be received by way of the
CongS. and that he would next be heard
of from Zanzibar
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
For an Agricultural Department

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2s-Sena-
tor Evarts presented a memorial of the
executive board of the National Farmers
alliance, representing an organized mem
bership Of 1900 farmers, praying the
speedy enactment of law establishing
department of agriculture with cab
met minister at the head
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
An Unknown Victim,

New ROCKFORD, OAK. March 2S.-.A
report reaches here that two farmers
near Pony Gulch, forty miles west, found
the body of an unknown man in horri-
bly, mutilated condition. The supposi-
ton is that the unfortunate individual
is the Norwegian missing from the 'dog
dens" further north. The body had
been partially eaten by wolves.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
Ohio Republicans.

SPRINGFIELD, March 2S-The delegates
to the Eighth Ohio district Republican
convention are nearly all here Dele
gates to the national convention and two
presidential electors are to be chosen. and
as this is the keifer district strong
effort will be made to elect Sherman del
egates
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
Gregory Was Contradictory

WASHINGTON, March, 2S.-The senate
Investigation of the Chippewa lands was
continued, and Agent Gregory made a
very poor case for himself. His testi-
mony not only showed his lack of ability
to fill the position, but was full of con-
tra(lictiOnS
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
MISS FELLOWS INDIAN
Turns Out to BE as Nephew of Az E,isco-
pal Minister Employed in the Indian

uA''s cut ~ LIc d NcpheW OI Is)SCO-
pal Minister Employed in the Indian
Bureau.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Homer Eel
lows, the father Of Miss Fellows, who is
reported in dispatches from Dakota to
have married Chaska q Sioux Indian,
says that he received letter from his
daughter, dated March II, announcing
that she was to be married to Samuel
Campbell, nephew Of Rev. Dr.. Hartford,
of the Episcopal church. Mr.. Campbell
is employed by the b;-'eaU of Indian af-
fairs and stationed at Fort Bennett. In
a letter of the same date received from
Mr.. Campbell tonight that gentleman
says that he has slight trace of Indian
blood in mis- veins, and Mr.. Fellows as
eerts that from this frail foundation has
sprung the sensational reports that have
been published.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29

PARIS, March 2S.-,I. De Losseps has
written to the financial correspondents of
the Panama Canal company that sub
scriptions amounting to so, 600 600
francs have been received This he re-
CARDS as satisfactory, but he authorizes
the correspondents to continue 10 receive
subscriptions
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
Commercial Union Denounced.

TORONTO, March 2S-The Imperial
Federation league held a meeting here
which was addressed by prominent poll
ticians Of both parties of the Dominion. a
large number having come from Ottawa
for the purpose. Commercial union was
denounced as another name for anneya-
tion. Resolutions were passed favoring
closer union of the component parts OF
abe empire
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
No Free Delivery at Red \Vin~

RED WING. March 2S.-Iuteliiceoce
was received by Postmaster De kav.
from the postotlicc department at Wash
ington. Informing him that the free de-
livery system cannot be established here
until the extent of the appropriations to
be made by the present congress is
learned
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-03-29
viii Wait Till Sprinr Comes

OwAToNSA, March 2S.-The officers of
the Southern Minnesota G. A. r. associa
tion have decided to hold their annual en-
campment at this place during the first
week in July instead of the first week in
June as before announced. A sham bat
tie between the veterans of this CITY aud
the Third regiment of the Minnesota Ma
tional guards is spoken of
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Minnesota Public Buildings.

WASHINGTON, March 28.-Among the
public buildings bills passed upon favor
ably by the public buildings committee
was one providing for a building at
saltwater, for which $4,000 is appro-
priated. The bill for the St. Paul public
building was discussed, but no conclu-
siOn was reached.