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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29
Dakota Farmers Alliance.

The annual me citing Of the Dakota
Farmers alliance which will convene in
this city one week from next Tuesday.
will be one of the most important of the
year. The indications are that there
will be at least 300 delegates present.
Notices Of local alliance meetings to
meeting are seen in nearly every ex-
change. Down in Brookings county
they figured out the expense of each
delegate who attends and the secretary
of the county alliance. having concluded
that it would be too heavy a tax on local
alliances for each to send delegate,
suggests that each local alliance elect at
least one delegate and that later IA county
alliance meeting be called. at which all
delegates who have been elected to at
tend the territorial ms >ting sha' be
present. and there decide upon one, two
or three of their number to attend said
annual meeting carrying the proxies of
all the rest, each alliance bearing its pro-
portion of the expense. The South Da-
kOta alliances are much interested in this
annual meeting and that section Will be
much better represented than usual at
conventions held in North Dakota
At this meeting a number of important
questions will be considered and num-
Der of bills which will be submitted to
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29

kinds until the spread of the disease was
checked, but this request does not seem
to have met with the degree Of compli-
ance which the circumstances called for.
The board of health has now been re-or-
ganized and it was the feeling at the
council meeting Wednesday night that
if other measures prove Intellectual, quar-
antlne should be resorted to to check the
spread of the disease.
Fortunately for the city. the disease is
OF mild form and but very few If any
deaths have occurred as result of It's at
tacks.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29
A Majority of Nine.

WASHINGTON, Nov Ex-senator Quay
chairman of the republican national
committee, said today that the republl-
cans would have a majority Of nine in
the next house. Chairman Btittan of the
Inaugural committee has received a let
tor from Denver, Col, asking that 500
Indies from that city be allowed to march
in The parade on the 4th OF March. Sew
eral committee men favor the granting
OF the request.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29
About SCarIatina.

1t was stated at the council meeting
Wednesday night that four new cases of
scarlet fever were developed on that day.
The prevalence of malady is unquestion-
ably due to the running at large of
children in whose families the
disease exists. 4 week or so
ago Mayor Allen issued proclamation
requesting that children be restrained
from attending public gatherings Of all
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29

The Mass Cow vention Circular.
The committee appointed at the meet
ing Monday to prepare a circular of in
formation concerning the mass conven
ton which has been called to meet in
ing circular letter which will be sent all
over North Dakota:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29
BISMARCK TAKES IL AS A JOKE.
That any North Dakota Town Should
Want the Capital.

INaC any North Dakota IOWn Sn0Utd
Want the Capital.
The interviews of North Dakota peo-
pie on the topic of relocating the capita al
as published in Saturdays Minneapolis
Tribune, have of course excited good
deal of comment. Unbiased preferences
from many outside residents show a
strong inclination to select Jamestown
for number of powerful reasons. OF
course there is but one sentiment to re.
ward an interviewer here, and but one
response comes to all questions for pre-.
ference. Bisma"ck knows what it IS to
have the capital, and her experience is
worthy of consideration if the following
remarks from various people on the sub
ject as reported by the Tribune, are to be
beiieVed
DR.. Bentley: Il used to MAJ Q money
on my farms. Crops have been partial
the capital was located here. It's very
aggrivating."
CIV. Thompson: II built The capital
building. Lost $4,000 ia it. The walls
a,'e fifteen ree5 thick sJ the base. wish
I hadn't pot SO maoy d, ick in tie build
jog-it wouldn't have taken SO long to
move 'em."
Asa Fisher: "Anywhere, SO long as it
dosen't get over inio Manitoba" ."
The Rev. Caleb Be l-Ham: "Dy all
mea 4 remove it. Am now on my way
east. Stood it as long as [ could"
u Z s.J nl, ,f
the S'lO00G) given ou;, 'ght by Bismarck
for the capital. BuJ then 1 don't bot her
about triHes'
Col. G. B. Little: "I don't know just
what would he best-to move the capital
or the city-but as l now own water
works stocks think I would prefer to
have the city remain
Eev. George Kline: "As a meeting
place for the Y. NJ G. a. the capital
building could not be exce]let. T have
often thought it would be better to use
it foc this purpose than TO leave it as the
shelter Of The ungodly."
DIR. Porter: "A little mater like that
hadn't ought to bother anyone. Large
bodies move SLOWLY
John A. Rea Don't think it wour.
be right to move it, I have friendly
feeling "or other communities.
Dan E'senbers: IF it was moved we
would have 800 acres more of good farm
ing land.'
Photographer D. F. Barry: Il have
often thought Chat the view of the beauti-
ful bills back of be city would be much
better wee the cap'iol removed
w. G. =. u: "Wnat an elegant temper
aoce temple he building would make.
There will be no bar in the basement
ai;e: the capital is removed
d.. Frajser: 1T has already cost over
$i5O,OcO. I thipk we ought to get at
least 20 eats on the dollar
f. Vaa Houten: Let 'er go Gala
gher."
Wi.h, N Cli,schLa ''Apywhere but
Bisna ok. No second choice"
Harvey Harris: II hardly think we
can get any ore 10 take it,"
Cha les Kuoi 4: [ haven't time to give
any dec:s or. I dol't know how much
I would give towards its removal See
you later.
CAPT. LIP. Baker: Give us dollar
wheat aod tale The capital
Dennis Hapniin telegraphs from
Butte, Mont: Am waiting anxlously
for the removal of the capital. Will re-
turn to Bismarck when it is gone. There
is not room for both of us in town. y
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29
Meeting Of Citizens Takes Action
in Regard to Mass State
hood Convention.
Committees Appointed to Secure
a Reduced Railroad Fate,
and also to
Prepare a Circular and SeNct Me1
to Work Up an Interest in
the Movement.

a meeting OF some fifty or mire citl-
zens of the city was held at the
council rooms late Monday afternoon,
the object of the meeting being to take
some action towards arranging for the
| entertainment OF the mass convention of
North Dakota called to meet in this city
| December 5tb, for the purpose of devils
ing some means to promote the speedy
admission of North Dakota into the
union.
The meeting was called to order by A..
G. Mcmillan, who read the call for the
mass convention.
On motion Of Mayor Allen, O. Fl.
Hewitt was selected for chairman.
A. G. Mcmillan was chosen for secre-
tary.
After a short discussion as to the prob
able work of the convention and the dis
position of the various matters which it
was supposed will come before it, and
| various suggestions by r. E. Wallace, E.
P. Wells. j. NJ. Bartholomew of LaMoure,
E. NJ. Sanford, and E. Rice of Mandan,
in regard to the action which the present
meeting should take, Alfred Dickey, in
conformity with a suggestion which Mr.
Wells made in the course of his remarks,
moved that a committee of five be select
ed by nomination and election to pre-
pare a circular and select such men as
they think best to work up an interest
in the movement in other counties and
secure full attendance at the mass con-
vention.
This motion was carried and the fol-
lowing com mittee chosen
E.P. Wells.
Alfred Dickey. w.
A. A. Allen.
johnson Nickeus.
J. j. Eddy
r. E. Wallace was appointed on the
committee but declining to serve on ac-
count of i'll health J J. Eddy was chosen
in his stead.
On motion of e. p. Wells the chair
was instructed to appoint committee
of five on finance.
The chair appointed as such commit
tee
Jno. S. Watson.
Il. Lyon.
G. 3. Avis.
e. j. Schwellenbach.
VIM. NJ. Lloyd.
Messrs. E. w. Camp and 0. c. Won
nenberg were named as members of the
committee but declined to served and the
committee was made up as above given.
On motion it was decided that the
chair appoint a committee of ten on ar
rangements and reception.
The chair stated that the names of the
appointees would be announced through
the press.
r. E. Wallace moved shat the chair
man and secretary of this meeting be in
structed to formulate a call for a mass
convention to be held in the court house
in the city of Jamestown on Monday
December 3rd 1883 at o'clock p. la., for
the purpose of selecting eight delegates
to represent this county in the mass con-
vention, the said eight delegates to cast
the full vote of this county," Carried.
A. Haight moved that a committee on
reduced rates for transportation be ap-
pointed. Carried.
The chair appointed as such commit
tee
r. P. Wells
A. J. McCabe
Johnson NickeuS
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29

Valley City Democrat: The errors of
spelling in the resolutions of the school
board, printed in yesterdays Democrat
are not to be attributed to that honorable
body. but rather TO the Intelligent COM
posltor and wretched proof reader. One
IS already hung, and The other will be
hung up next week. We hope his is
sufficient apology; if not, next week We
will hang the devil and The ..cR sa S5GFsssf
and thea ''haug the office towc. "a f7is
door as 4 badge of mnurning.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29
1t Strikes all FavOrabIy.

New Rockford Transcript: The fnan-
cial sage Of the "Jim' River country.
Alfred Dckey, has been extensively and
favorably mentioned in connection with
the governorship of North Dakota. He
is pioneer III the strictest sense of the
term. thoroughly posted on needs of the
territory and her people, has proven him
self financial manager .thout peer.
is a man of brilliant policy, and last but
not least has from the state which
fathers our next president, BENJAMIN
Harrison, and enjoys the compliment of a
personal acquaintance with Dakota's
polished champion who presides over the
White house Tor the coming eight years
beginning on the 4th day of next March.
There could be no man chosen who
would contrast the mismanaged admins
tration under which we have been suffer
ing. with more honor and credit to the
incoming of republican rule than the
gentleman herein mentioned.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29

the legislature are to be passed upon.
Among these bills those revising the
usury and railroad and warehouse laws
are the most important.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-11-29
Entertainment by Genuine Chinese.


The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church have secured date for
the we'll known Chinese Students" and
on Monday Dec. 10th the celebrated Chi
nese Village entertainment will be given
at the Opera rink. The company con-
sists entirely of genuine Chinese who
appear in oriental costume and give
novel and entertaining performance illus
trative of life in China. Among the ad
vertised attractions of the aggregation is
a '.small footed Chinese lady" whose feet
were bound according to the high-caste
custom and are less than three inches
long. In connection with the enter
tainment the ladies OF the Ladies Aid
Society will serve q Chinese supper which
be one of the features of the evening.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17

A CITIZEN writes to ask for the order
in which members OF the Cabinet Sue
coed to the Presidency in case OF the
removal, death or disability of both the
President, and Vice President. The
Succession Bill was passed at the first
session of the 49th Congress and fixes
the right 10 succeed as follows: Sec
retary Of State, Secretary OF the
Treasury, Secretary OF War, Attorney
General, Secretary OF the Navy, Sec
retary of the Interior. 1t is, how
ever, provided that ia case of such an
emergency, the person succeeding, if
Congress be not in session, shall at
once call for an extraordinary session
of that body.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Farini Concert at ArmOrv
- Hail.

The Farini Concert at ArmOrv
~S Hail.
A fine audience took possession of
Armory Hall last night on the occa-
sion Of Signor Farini's ninth operatic
concert. These concerts, which are
mainly rendered by the pupils of
Signor Farini, exhibit marked i'm
provement every time they are given,
and last night, the very intelligent
and discriminating audience present
were regaled with most excellent
programme executed in way to re-
fleet credit Oh all concerned.
The opening chorus, Victoria, :"
was we'll rendered by the whole class.
Mr.. Henry Howard followed and sang
THE Deep Sea-" in full, deep-toned
bass, eliciting an encore. The next
number was a selection from Gun
Ballo in Maschera," sang eXquisitely
by Miss Ida Collins, whose pure,
sweet soprano is improving in tone
and compass. She was vociferously
encored. Miss Kate Yarnell made her
debut in a selection from Schubert,
which she rendered with good express
sion in contralto that is melodious
and full of promise. Miss Maggie
Duval Teele made the hit OF the even
lis, both through a voice Of great
fexibiity and sweetness, and a man
ner and expression that were taking
ing in the extreme. She won the
audience at once by h L bonhomie
and good nature, and by her ease and
composure coupled with the melody
of her tuneful organ. Mr.. G. Herbert
Moore and Mr.. H. w. Harding
both gave great satisfaction with
their firm bass voices. Miss Ame-
liza Grosser sang waltz rondo
in exquisite style, and was vehement
ly encored, when she gave the ballad,
Lille is like Dream" very accepta-
bly,. Mr.. l. L. Miles, a very young
man, sang an aria from Lucresi0,
shown a baritone of considerable
power. Miss ALA Hickey was well
received, and deserved the encore she
received and Miss Adele Wynne sang
number by Tosti SO acceptably
that she received recall. We should
not omit to say that all the ladies and
some of the gentlemen were compli-
mented with bouquets from apprecia-
tive friends in the audience.
The concert concluded with scenes
from the second and last act of
"Trariata," in which the full strength
of the class participated. Miss Collins,
Mr.. Waddingham and Signor Farini
signalized themselves in this operatic
finale, and the chorus was SO we'll
drilled that it contributed to make the
ensemble a decided success. The
great improvement in the voices we
had heard before is due to the mas
terly training OF Signor Farini, who is
the most painstaking and thorough
maestro we have ever had here.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17
GENTLEMAN from Ensel

A GENTLEMAN from Ensenada,
Lower California, who has just ar
rived in this city, quite confirms all
previous rumors in relation to
matters connected with the Interna.
tiohal Company. According to his
accounts a terrible state OF affairs
exists there. At San Quentin 200
men, who were working for the Land
and Town Company-an inside credit
mobiher of the company-were thrown
out OF work, and have all left the
place, excepting few who could not
get away. These had been employed
by the company, and in the expecta-
ton of being kept at work had bought
lots. Their wages went,i in great part, ,tc
make first payments on these lots
Hanbury & Garvey took out attach.
ments against the International Com
pany, and by virtue of these, seized
upon all in sight, under the pretext
that the company was indebted to
them in. the sum of $500, SOP 30
There is great distress among those
remaining at San Quentin and Other
points on the Bay, and the Inter
national Company has collapsed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17

Two hundred dollars return in
bright, yellow gold coin-for tickling q
small area Of soil, is not mere abra.
cadabra in this fair South California.
On the contrary, two hundred dollars
is SO easily obtainable by the farmer in
this Semi-tropic Eden, that the tillers
of the soil would naturally fall into a
dolce far niente way of living were it
not for their native energy and push.
Forty, eighty or one hundred and six
ty acre farms required for the sup
port Of family and household are
things of the past here and belong
with other olden things to the far off
sections east of the Rockies. 1t
makes the eyes of the far-Eastern
farmer bulge when he reads that an
acre here will bring to the
industrious tiller of the soil
more ready cash year than he
can receive from ten. 1t seems
to him like fabulous tale that man
may support family, and grow pas
sing well-off, upon the income from
ten acres of South California soil
judiciously cultivated. Yet such is
the truth. Two hundred dollars an
acre is good return to any farmer, but
that is common here. Let us inquire
into the magical number 200. Twenty
acres grown in grain hay will realize
5000; 81 will twenty acres of oats.
Five acres Of alfalfa will yield 5000.
Four acres planted in apples will
bring 5000. Two acres of apricots
will produce 5000; so will two acres OF
plums. One acre of prunes gives
5000; likewise one acre of peaches, of
walnuts, or of almonds. Three
fourths Of an acre of raisin grapes
yields 5000. Two-thirds OF an acre of
Bartlett pears, 5000. One-half Of an
acre of oranges and one-half of an
acre of cherries bring 5000 each. And
one fourth of an acre of blackberries
brings 5000. These prodigious re-
suits are common to the soil, and not
confined to a few favored localities.
Where, but this side of the Sierra
Nevada, can such "a showing be made ?
Indeed, only in gorgeous South CAL
ifornia, with its benign climate and
health-giving environment?
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17
w. g. r.. U.

The w. G. T. U. met in the parlors
OF the Trinity Nj. E. Church yesterday
at 2 p. NJ. Quite a number of ladies
were present and several matters of
interest were discussed by the Union.
After the opening exercises a very
interesting paper on Narcotics was
read by the Secretary. Mrs. Armour
made very interesting report
of her work as prison Superintendent.
She reported the work as very
encouraging. The prisoners have paid
the most respectful attention to the
talks given to them by her and her
associates. She related a most touch
ing incident of a youth whom she
found in the County Jail who had
wandered away from his home in the
East and had fallen into bad COM
pany. He requested her to write to
his mother, but to please conceal the
fact of his being in prison, as it would
kill her to know of his disgrace.
She wrote as requested and in few
days received a reply that the poor
mother was threatened with the loss
OF her mind caused by grieving over
the absence of her only child. Mrs.
Kingsbury read the formula of petit
ton asking the legislature OF Califor-
mia to confer on women the right of suf-
frage in municipal elections, and asked
the members to circulate the same.
The matter Of the appointment Of a
matron was discussed by the Union.
A great deal Of interest was manifest
ed in reference to it, but no definite
action was taken by the Union in re-
gard to it.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17
The Grand Opera House.

The Conried English Opera Com
pany repeated The Admiral at
the Grand Opera House last night.
The charms of the musical scene and
the artistic character Of the staging
cannot be too warmly commended.
Kruger has got laugh which is a per-
feet imitation of the seals at the Cliff
House, San Francisco, which "broke
up" even the company last
night. As the attraction was analyzed
in the HERALD of yesterday, an ex-
tended notice need not be given to-
day. Suffice it to say that the Vice
admiral is we'll worth hearing-and
seeing, too. 1t will be presented at
the matinee this afternoon, as we'll as
at the final performance of the COM
pany tonight. 81
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17

THERE are above $4,000 words in
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, but
the vocabulary of the average man
does not embrace over, perhaps, 1900
of the number. Shakespeare picked
out above 10000 words for his use,
while the mendacious correspondents
of the Eastern papers have exhausted
about $1,000 in writing up" South
California. A leading paper at the
Hub has come to the fore in vilifying
South California, and especially our
fair city of Los Angeles. Now that this
bad habit Of detraction has reached
cultured Boston, it is to be expected
that the whole vocabu ary, including
the 10000 unused words, will be used
up and hurled at US ad nauseam.
The New Englander is conservative
of exaggeration until he let's go his
anchor rope, and then Bashi- -Bazouk
is not more reckless. But amidst it
all the City of the Angels fourishes
like green bay tree.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17
Burglary at Alham bra.

Burglars entered the real estate
office OF c. 7. Adams, of Alhambra,
yesterday morning and blew open his
safe. The burglars were evidently
unskilled workmen, as they injected
such a large quantity of powder that
the south end of the Office, where the
safe stood was blown out. The burglars
obtained the small sum of 50 for their
booty. Mr.. Bessonett, who lives over
his store just east of the office, was
aroused by the explosion and took a
careful survey of his premises to ascer-
tain what was the cause of the noise,
but could not discover any thing
wrong. Mr.. Adams was somewhat
surprised to find the rear end of his
Office shattered to splinters, and his
safe destroyed. The burglars were
undoubtedly scared away, as they did
not take any Of the valuable papers
which were in the safe.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-17

RELATIVE to the great strike now in
force on some of the Mississippi
valley railroads, the most startling
feature of the affair is the going out
on strike of the men on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe system. 1t has
been a popular impression that this
road has always treated its employees
with unusual consideration. The di-
rectors of the Santa Fe have always
been ready to meet their men and
take counsel together for the mutual
benefit OF the parties in interest. In
the present imbroglio, which began
on the "Quincy" system, it is not al
legged by the strikers on the Santa
Fe lines, that their employers had
given aid or comfort to the enemy
by hauling go" cars. The managers
of the Santa Fe system state that they
have not thus or otherwise given their
men any reason for their unexplained
action in striking. 1t is well known
that these strikers decline to give any
reason for going on strike, beyond the
saying they are tired, "a phrase which
seems to be mere pass sword or signal
passed from man to man. More than
this, Mr.. Arthur, the head of the
Brotherhood, has stated that the Santa
Fe strikers are not out by his
orders, or with his consent. He
says they are out in direct violation
of the rules of the order, and in op-
position to his will. He further char
acterizes their acts as rebellious.
Now, if the men are suffering wrong
or oppression at the hands of their
wealthy employers, and 60 on strike
for the purpose of seeking redress for
actual grievances, public opinion will
always be on their side. But if these
men are out without rhyme or reason,
not because of a serious grievance
and in obedience to the we'll
considered and deliberate order
of their chief, then they will find pub
lie opinion arrayed against them, and
Justly so. The strike on the Santa Fe
sewers in great degree all connection
between this coast and the East. A
continuance of the trouble will work
great hardships in our case and this
will not be tolerated excepting on just
and important grounds. Taking Mr..
Arthur's statement at its face value
and it puts the Santa Fe strikers in a
very unpopular position.