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JOHN HooPER'S MILLIONS.

No Signs of n Will Contest-Hs Owned Only
q Controlling Interest In tho Lead Company
As yet there are no signs of contest over
the will OF the late John Hooper, the manager
of the Colwell Lead Company in Centre street
who died recently. leaving fortune OF $4,000
600 and practically disinheritinG his two
daughters. one because she got married, and
the other because she wanted to get married.
The Colwell Lead Company Is the owner OF
the old shot tower In the blocks between Con-
tire and Elm and Pearl and Worth streets. To
one Of his daughters. Mary L. Hooper. who re-
Gently married DR.. John A. Steurer, q young
dentist OF 79 West Forty-seventh street, MIR.
Hooper left only $500. There is undoubtedly a
feeling among those to whom Mr.. Hooper did
bequeath his fortune that he WAS somewhat
unreasonable in his preJudiccs and that his
daughter Mary ought to have been better pro-
vided for
1t is hard to see, though. how whatever kind
intentions the heirs may have can DO carried
BILE beHuestS. He bequeathed his stock in the
Colwell Lead Company to his son. benjamin T.
Hooper, but he plnced tho great mass Of bis
property IN tho hands of trustees, who were
the principal. after the sons death. TO the sons
children. Trustees cannot legally be supposed
10 have any kind intentions. and they cannot
dispose OF Mr. liooper's $2.OO0uUO except
stock Of tho Colwel Lead Company, as has
been reported. He was the partner OF tho late
Lewis Colwell and tho treasurer OF the lead
Mr. Colwel's death Mr.. Hooper managed to Sc
cure barely enough shares In tho company 10
control the business. Outside OF Mr. Hooper's
sharesthe Colwell family still own the stock.
The sun., 1890-01-05
Aeold,ntaIIy shoots Her Daughter

WILLIAMsPoRT Pa. Jan. A sad shoot
ing accident took place this afternoon at 5l2
Washington street. Mrs BohRrt and her
mother were rompinG together, whom the latter
attempted to strike her daughter in play with
n broomstick. In doing so she struck a shot
gun standing near by loaded with n heavy
Charged the load entering the right breast OF
Mrs Bohart hhe fell TO the floor before her
ending OF their sport, A hole as large as a
silver dollar marked the entrance OF the shot
into Mrs Bohart's breast. 4 doctor who was
cannot live. She is only 20 years old ana was
recently married.
The sun., 1890-01-05
THE BIG SAFE OPENED.
Mayer Gleason Now In POaaesaIon OF tho
Health Department Reeorda


Health Department Records.
The big safe in the City Hall, Long Island
City. was opened yesterday by an expert Whom
Conrad Diestel. the only man in Long Island
City who knew tho combination. saw that the
new City Clerk Il. G. Kadien. was going 10 sue
coed in getting into the safe he offered to
divulRe the combination. providing he could
remove the books belonging to tho Health De-
partment MIR. Kadien refused to compromise
Mr., Diestel then attempted to open the safe
and TO take the books out himself but he WAS
prevented from doing 30 by the two policemen
who were guarding It,
When the expert swung the doors open Mr.,
Diesel served notice on City Clerk Kadien
forbi iddlng hi I'm from molesting tho books he
longing 10 the Health Department, OF which
Mr. Diestel believes himself to be the riGhtlul
custodian. No attention was paid to the no.
tice by tho City Clerk. Mr.. Diestel Insists that
he Is still the Register OF Vital Statistics. and
that his removal at the instance OF Mayor Glea-
son by the state Board OF Health was illegal.
The Gleasonites are now In full possession. and
Mr.. Diestel will have TO be plaintiff instead OF
defendant in order TO make good his claims
The sun., 1890-01-05

ROCHESTER,, Jan. 4.-James Hodgson, Q
machinist. went to the Grand Opera House to.
night and purchased a seat near the stage In
the orchestra circle. He entered tho scat few
minutes before the curtain arose and leaned
over with his head in his hand. Just as the
performance began the man next to him saw
his head slip down. Hodgson fell over side
examination showed that he had evidently
been dead several minutes. Heart disease ID
supposed to have been the cause. His coms
panion was Mortified when he found that he
had been sitting beside corpse.
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Drowned In Gold Fish Pond.

man was found drowned In Gold Fish
Pond, between Sixteenth and seventeenth avenues
Astoria yesterday morning A silver watch and chain
and small sum Of money were in his pOckeA Ils waA
about 50 yeaTs old, OF light complexion ami feet b
inches tall Tho body had probably been in tie
week II Is supposed he either fen into the pOnd
committed sueme Gold Fish Pond Is about forty isst
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ITALIAN OPERA IN CHICAGO.
The Receipts for Four Weeks were $685.
O6A-Patti or for Mexico.

CHICAGO. Jan. 4-The season Of italian
opera which closed at the Auditorium this
afternoon was the most memorable in tho his
tory OF amusements in Chicago. Since the
dedication OF the Opera House. four weeks ago.
there have been twenty-one performances,
and the gross receipts of these and the ,dedica-
ton ceremonies amount to $232.954. 1t Is be-
lieved that these figures exceed any record in
the history Of amusements in this country. At
no performance has the attendance been under
5000 people. The receipts for tho last week
were the largest OF the four.
Patti appeared this afternoon in the /" Barber
Of Seville" in the farewell performance. and the
audience that greeted her was the largest OF
tho season. fully 1000 people being turned
tance. The company left To- night for the City
OF Mexico and will open q three weeks season
there on Saturday. Jan. IL.
The sun., 1890-01-05
KINGS COUNTY PATRONAGE
John A. QuIntard, Counsel OF the Board OF
Charities CommIssIoners.

John A. QuIntard, Counsel OF the Board OF
Charities Commissioners.
The new Board of Charities Commissioners
Brooklyn began work with reorganization
OF It's force d. c. Toal, who has been Secretary
of the department for eight years at salary Of
$4,000 per annum. lost his place, and ex
Supervisor Lamb was made his successor.
John A. Ouintard was made counsel at a
salary OF $4,000. in place OF ]. II. Kemble. who
had to make way for 7. McCanna, who got the
place at a salary Of 81 900. BENJAMIN NJ. Bailey
Of smithtown was made head farmer at st.
Johnland.
The salary OF DR.. Harrison. Medical Super
tntendent there. WAS reduced from $500 to
$1,000. The physicians at the Flatbush In
stitutions have been notified that hereafter the
appointment and discharge of nurses or keep
ers will be made by the Commissioners. and
not by the doctors.
The sun., 1890-01-05
A Hack Tongue Fexer scare.

PAhKERsBURd, W. Va, Jan. Am epidemic
which is said to be the DlacktOnEuo fever iS raging in
Mongolia county this State 1t WAS nrst discovered in
the family OF Thomas Burns few miles from Morgan
town Fonr OF his family died with It In week Tho
people OF the nolghbOrhoOu very much alarmed,
aud the authorities OF Morgantown have provisions
for the balance OF family orders TO re-
move thom and burn tho residence, to prevent tho
spread OF tho disease,
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Taxes ON Insurance Companies.

INDIANAPoLIs. Jan. 4.-Under q State law
En companies doing business In Indiana
must pay per cent of their earnings into the State
Treasury Attorney General Kitchener recently brouEh1
suit against hree companies and this afternoon Judge
Rowland rendered judgment against them a. foloWat
Insurance Company OF North America ~ 634; Fro Az
sOciAton of Philadelphia s. 2; Pennsylvania Fire In
BurAlco COMPANY, 705,
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ONE BURIAL FOR MAN AND BIFE
Mrs. Smith Died on Thursday and Her
Husband ON Friday. noth or Cancer.

In the parors of 3lG West Twenty-third
street last evening were two collins, side by
side. in which lay husband and wife. They
were Samuel TrowbridGe Smith, a well-known
patent lawyer, and his wife, Annie Dalton.
Both were stricken months ago with cancer
On Thursday Mrs. Smith died. md the news
bus band. who died on Friday. Mr. Smith was
u years of age; his wife was 81 yenrs.
The service OF tho Episcopal Church was
Marling and the Rev. MIR. McEwen. A large
number Of friends were present. The bodies
will DO inferred in Woodawn Cemetery.
The sun., 1890-01-05
Cut tho hale OF Cotton Up lato Bundles.

Last Monday night a bale OF cotton valued at
soO vas stolen from lighter at the foot OF Dover
street Detectives CanRyan and Mullins traced 1t to the
rag shop of David Mcdonald 1854 South street Nc.
lOnhld had dyidOd the bale OF cotton into bundles OF
MY pounds each Mcdonald WAS arrested last night
and locked up IN Ile OAK 6reet station house seven.
teen bundles OF cotton were recovered
The sun., 1890-01-05
Masked Negroes Whip a Negro who was
Living with n White Woman.

CHARLESTON, Jan. Am Spartanburg
county last night mob of negroes in masks
visited the house OF John Hall, negro who
was living with white woman. who he claims
was his wife. took him out tied him to tree.
and gave. him thirty-nine ashes. Then they
county The white woman was not molested
but was simply warned to leave the State. The
gated the case and had determined to bring 1t
before the Grand Jury mt the next term OF
court. II helng a felony under tho laws Of the
law in their own hands
The sun., 1890-01-05
NO WAR WITH COLOMBIA JUST PET
Tho State Department Not Mach Alarmed
About the Alleged Seizures.

WASHINGTON, Jan. At is not likely that
any war vessels will be sent to Colombia at
present as the result Of the recent alleged
seizure of American vessels at ports in that
country, as the information in the possession
Of tho Secretary OF State would seem to indi-
cate that the Colombian authorities wero justi-
fed in refusing clearance to vessels at points
not regular ports OF entry.
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Starving in Now FoundIaud.

HAKIFAx, N. s.. Jan. 4.-The steamer Harlow
which arrived last night from tho coast of New
Foundland, reports that while at Bonno Bay . mes
senRer arrived from Flowers Cove Straits Of Belle ISe
informing the Government that about 80 famnss
IN starving condition and that unless some relief
reached them death would certainly occur from stArya
tion. despatched. but owing to Ice she
failed to reach tho destitute harbor There yet
Bibilty of reaching tho place via the west coast
The sun., 1890-01-05
C,os,ne Another Coal Mine.

READING. Pa. Jan. 4.-The Reading Coal and
Iron Company this afternoon decided to close Its LIN
co Colliery, Pine Grove. schuylkn county The
Coery will not resume operations until Feb About
100 men and boys viii be thrown out OF employment
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The sale OF the Park Avenue Hotel is an
nonccd to take place wllrn the coming fortnight
preliminary to tie settlement Of the Stewart estate
Judge linton Is eNprciel {" lie the purchaseT, and
renovation 0f tho budinR ON gorgeous scale 10 also
e1 1pected TO follow his purchase.
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i. a. W. "The OtegO Collar" D.. A w,
our tTais mark your collars cuds denotes per.
feet form. RsO LeriOrlty of quality and nnish-1dv
The sun., 1890-01-05

The hest all around dinner beverage Motifs spark
ling cider champagne style. FToOf OF this n
In the drinking AL ETOcerS--Adp
The sun., 1890-01-05

The genuine Nckel-In Cigar is obtainable
only at the Niskel;In stores, 469 broadway,
street A 10-cent smoke for nickel 100 for IS.
-AdD
The sun., 1890-01-05

You would do well to the famous R.wron BAlsAm
and rrOoheS II you have any bronchial diSsASS-zav
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the famous EWssH SaiI1m. GiVSit tiHoAsS using
The sun., 1890-01-05
MeGIntY Endorses 1t.
And everybody likes AdEmb's Tutu FTuth-AdU.

nTaSs untSIS ana si sw1Ss ne bssISSH
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TIC Public OnntIon.d.

Young a. EmYiie's Acme" LIcorIce Pellets
Contain natural curative properties for throaL-dv
The sun., 1890-01-05

st"vHI Baking Powder, AbsOIuteIy Pure.
tor twenty-five years the standard.-Adu.
The sun., 1890-01-05

s@Ss. "asrS Havana Hiu" OiEAHOs Pure Havana
The sun., 1890-01-05

curing a riot. and II he Is convicted no may
be imprisoned. It,ame out in the course OF
tho examination that De Leuville had hired
the same body of men to applaud some dog
Rerel OF his that was produced at tho Empire.
De Leuville. by the way, has outgrown tho
suspicion he lived under In New York. that he
wore stays. He Ia now much larger about tho
abdomen than the chest, and he affects a lock
OF white hair after the romantic manner OF
Whistler only that De Leuviles Is composed
OF white silk woven into his capillary growth.
Tho latest development In tho Cleveland
street scandal Is the disappearance OF Mr.. A.
II. Broadley. best known 10 fame as the lawyer
who defended Arab PRsha. Whispers about him
had been circulating for some time past. and
one newspaper made the direct charges against
him OF unnatural conduct both in India and
Egypt Broadley. who has been writing for tho
London World was called upon by Edmund
Yates. the proprietor. TO take action against
that paper. This ArAbi's defender declined to
do. and his further services were Immediately
dispensed with. and a notification appeared In
the World to that effect,
Broadley not only wrote for tho World, but
he acted as jacksl In bringing men into society.
Yates was under some obligations to him in
this respect. but Augustus Harris owes him
very much more for similar services.
The unclean one who had been subpnnaed
to give evidence in Lord Customs case is
man OF heavy build, with the lips OF sensual
ist the nose OF Il ShylocE, and complexion
betokening Familiarity with old port. lie mndo
an income Of about $4,000 year by his pen.
and was a well-kpown figure in fashionable
London society
The controversy arising out OF the Smith
Savin fight is still going on It is alleged that
BlAVin did accept present OF $500 trom AbinE-
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MRS. KNIFFIN'S MURDER.
HER RELATIVES BELIEVE 1T WAS COM
MITTED BIZ BURGLARS.

Miss Purcell Thrown HntO Hysterior by In
formation That some Persons Had Doubt
ed Her story OF Durglnra-The Post
Mortem-A Oh eua IoaI n al yais to be NJ de-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-03
Another Veto by Gov. Miller.

Governor Miller has filed his veto OF
the bill making state officers directors 0!
the state agricultural college at Fargo
His reasons are substantially the same
as those given for vetoing the Williams
public institutions bill.
The Bismarck penitentiary appropria
tion was approved, except the items for
sewerage and for finishing the chapel
amounting to $3,70O, which were vetoed
The governor has not yet renamed the
boards of trustees of state institutions,
The directors of the Bismarck peniten-
tiary were the only ones who were reap
pointed and commissioned.
There still remair. number of bills in
the hands of the executive. The con-
stitutional limit of fifteen days expires
tomorrow and such as he neither signs
nor vetoes will become laws without his
signature.
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dropped into the aforesaid apothecary
shop few evenings since and the y. d.
industriously proceeded to ply the news
hunter with his seductive wiles, his
object being to diminish the supply by q
sale. After listening to faultless
rhapsody on the merits OF the contents,
the news-man was informed that he
could become the proud possessor Of q
ct. for$1, "although the price is S1.25."
Notwithstanding this inducement the
reporter was obdurate, and managed 20
articulate faint objection to the Ken.
tucky flavor of the liable. "Oh, that's
nothing" promptly responded the youth
full salesman 81 sold a bottle the other
day to a man who wanted to take it
home and asked me to remove the Rock
and Rye liable and stick on prescrip.
tion liable with the direction ''Table-
spoonful three times day." I'll fix
yours that way if you want it,
Did the reporter make purchase?
Well, what else could he do?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-03

Dakota Catholic: In a Letter of j. H.
Beadle, which recently appeared incur re-
spected contemporary, the Argus Leader
of this city, there are two items Of inter
est regarding Devils Lake reservation, IN
North Dakota. One OF them gives the
views Of Sister Page and another sister,
on the proper course to be adopted
towards the Indians:
''At the school Sister Page or Sister
Franklin will tel the visitor in musical
French or choice English that their
charges are most promising; the only
trouble is that when wo get through
with them they have to go back to the
smoky, dirty cabin. Oh, the government
ought to see to it that more help is
given. There is no need of soldiers and
a fort here now. All those pretty build
ings ought to be made into an INDIAN
home. Then we could educate every boy
and girl on the reservation, and start
them in life able to work at Il trade and
make good living. We long to do the
work, asking only room and rations it is
our life work-if the government will
only give us the chance
The other extract gives the opinion of
Major Cramsie, the Indian agent in
charge of the reservation, as to the pos
sibil1ty of civilizing and training the In-
dians. AS the major has had long and
varied experience among the Indians,
his remarks are deserving of every atten-
ton. major Cramsie," writes Mr. Bea-
die, ''takes practical view Of the mat
ter, viz:
The Indians are just as capable of be-
ing civilized as any other race, but, like
any other, they must take time. The
impatient American cannot wait--he
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-03
NOT BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
Uncle John JSussell's Bank to Fur
nIsh Seed for the Needy Farmers
Of Barnes County.

Uncle John Russell's Bank to Fur
nIsh Seed for the Needy Farmer.
of Barnes County.
Barnes county will receive no assist
ance from Gov. Miller's seed wheat com
mittee and the Valley City papers are
playing strong game of "trip 'em up the
back" with the administration in con.
sequence. The farmers of that county
however, will not be without seed. The
First National bank-Uncle John Rus
sells bank-has arranged to furnish seed
to the needy in accordance with the fol.
loving outline as given in the Democrat:
The needy farmers of Barnes coun-
ty, who must procure seed wheat, and
who feel that they are unable to afford
to pay S1.OO for seed wheat next fall,
have yet another opportunity to procure
seed at considerably lower price than
$1.O0 and much less trouble. The man
ayers of the First National bank of this
city have already formulated and set in
operation plan, SO simple that no farm
or who markets his grain at Valley City
need let lis ground lie idle for want of
seed. This move of the First National
bank ia not ''for sweet charity's sake %
1t Is simple business proposition with
equity aud justice as its highest recon
mendation. They don't propose to
''cinch' the farmer under the cloak of
charity. What they wish IS that you
buy good seed wherever you can get it
the cheapest. The bank vii! pay the
cash down to the man you buy from.
Yon to allow the bank ten cents per
bushel more than your purchase price.
Seed liens will be taken and the best
other security you can give-with your
note-due next fall-drawing s per cent
interest.
Commenting on the failure Of the gov
ernor's committee to look after that
coanty, the Farmers Alliance of the
same place says:
Happily Barnes is blessed with citizens
who have sympathy for the misfortunes
OF others. In fact ninety nine times out
of a hundred the farmers find their real
friends among business men in then
midst. These men may not spend their
time travelling the country over shedding
crocodile tears OF sympathy from day tC
day, to catch the farmers notes, but
when it comes to practice instead OF
preaching instead of words-re
suits prove that the farmers truest friends
are those whose real interests stand side
By side with his own. 50 it is that
Barnes county farmers are to be supplied
with seed by an honored institution Of
our own county, whose standing is the
best guarantee OF the implicit conf
dence reposed in it's management.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-03
Qualifications OF Voters.

The state constitution requires as d
qualification for voters OF foreign birth,
that they shall have taken out their first
papers not more than six years ago and
it six years have expired they must take
ont their second papers. The clause is
as follows:
Second. Persons OF foreign birth who
shall have declared their intention to
become citizens one year and not more
than SIX years prior TO such election
conformably to the naturalization laws
ot the United States.
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the ,Ehi9t: Ward.

The aIdermanir situation in the Third
ward is taking more definite scrm. IN
another column 1t will ne seen thai Al
dermau Alley is cand}ut" for re-elec-
ton and 50 announces To IAu voters of
his ward. Frank Andre has been a sort
of contingency candidate all along but
has expressed determination to with
draw should Mr.. Alley, OF some other good
man, decide to become acandilIutc Mr.
Andres position, Is exp piossed to an
Alert reporter has been that he did not
want to see the election 20 10y default
and would run fno one else did. IN order
that his ward might have its due repre-
sentation IN the council.
II Mr.. Andre IS still OF the same mind.
Mr.. Alley will have no opposition.
Alderman Alley has made line record
during his two years III the council. He
has always stood for economy and good
government. His record will 90 far
towards electing him-opposi,ion or no
opposition.
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Mir. Fuller Accents.

To Anton Klaus, S. s. Altschul, J. Il.
Winslow and others:
Agreeably to your request published
in Saturdays Alert, I have decided to
become a candidate for reelection as
mayor and, if elected, promise TO serve
the city in that capacity to the best of
my ability.
Thanking You for your expression of
confidence in ne and approval OF the
manner in which the city's affairs have
been administered during the past year,
I remain Respectfully Yours,
Is. W. FULLER
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-03
Grateful TO Senator WCCOrnaCk

There comes to The Alert from Dun
seth, Rolette county. a request signed
"commttee," to publish the following:
One hundred and eighteen sacks of
-four have been sent to Il committee COM
posed OF Father Lhiycr, c. ?. Of Dun
seth, NJ. Partridge, auditor. J. Cam and
them to the poor Of the county. Father
Lhlver exerted himself to get that and
the result was the aforesaid invoice by
the ever acting and everywhere present
Senator Mccormick OF Grand Forks
God bless him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-03

wants it all done in two or three years.
So the Indians are living in tight log
houses and havn't yet learned how to live
in them. They are working and learning,
but under so many difficulties that in
half the cases by the time Il man has
mastered farming he dies of lung dis
aasa'"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-04-03

Mrs. Linde OF Dunseith. Rolette
county, has fallen heir to a fortune in
Sweden amounting TO 100000 crowns.