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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
The Matter OF Lighting the City
Again Brought to Public
Attention..
Something Must be Done Before
November / or the Lights
so Out.
Irrigation a Good Investment.
--lnStanceS Where it has
Proved Such.
Light or Darkness, Which?

At the council meeting Monday night
resolution was adopted which nullities,
after November lst, the contract now
existing between the city and the James.
town Electric Light company. At that
date, unless some previous ARA cement
is entered into, the arc lights which
furnish our street illumination, will be
turned of and the city left in utter dark
ness. 1t is hoped that jamestown will
not be compelled to return to candles
and coal oil. Having once enjoyed met
ropolitan illumination 1t will be hard to
give it G.--oyen should an inferior sub
stitute b. provided. The Alert believes
that majority of the taxpayers OF the
city desire the electrical illumination
continued and that they are willing to
pay fair, living price for the lights.
jamestown secured her lights much
cheaper than any city in the northwest
Too cheap, in fact. for the company fur
nishing them. It is we'll known that the
company has never paid expenses. a
Year ago last June Mr.. Anton Klaus,
who by the death and business failures
OF other incorporators, had become the
assignee Of all the stock and individual
owner Of the plant, made a statement OF
the condition Of affairs to the council and
| requested that the price to be paid for
| arc lights be advanced to $50 each per
year. This the council did for one year,
by Il unanimous vote. The year expired
l,,ot I'll ~. 81.
same price oe paid him in the future.
The matter was allowed to drag along
| and no definite action was taken until
Mr.. Klaus return from the east, few
weeks ago. This brings the matter down
to date SO that all who are
not posted may understand fully the
! circumstances. The council decided
not TO pay $3.50 per year per light and
| Mr.. Klaus, stating that he could not fur
nish the light any cheaper. asked to be
! released from the original contract and
was SO released Monday night. Until
the first Of November the lights will con
time to burn; whether they burn after
that date depends upon the action of the
taxpayers through their representatives
in the council. Mr.. Klaus does not stand
IN the attitude Of one wishing to force
the city to use his illumination
He says advertise for bids for any and
ali kinds OF light and If the city can do
better than he offers to do. let them do
so. In the meantime he offers to con-
tinue the lights from month to month
for Sll2.50 a month and to discontinue
them on 60 days notice.
II the city wants electric lighting it
will cost 51l2.5O-whch is said to be as
cheap as they are furnished anywhere in
the northwest. It IS asserted that seven
elghths of the taxpayers of the city de-
sire the lights continued and it is assert
ed again that seyen-elghts of the tax
payers do not want electric lights at all.
Let the people be heard.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
Additional Local.

Among the important cases decided at
the supreme court last week was that Of
J. j. Gram VS.. Northern Pacific Railroad
company. 1t is Stutsman county case
which was brought against the rail-
road company to recover damages Sus-
tanned by prairie fire started by a spark
from an engine. The decision of Judge
Rose was sustained. The court held
that due care in providing Appliances
and IN operating a train does not relieve
railroad company from liability for a
loss by fire which originated from sparks
accidentally thrown out upon inham-
mable material negllgently permitted to
accumulate and remain upon the right of
way. Due care IN one direction does not
excuse negligence IN another
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Austin of the Northern Pacific. Mr..
Frank Arson of the Wisconsin Central
and party of railroad friends came as
far west as Eckelson today on weeks
trip. They are occupying Supt. Nc
Cabe's private Car and will try the cele-
brated goose flights IN this part of the
state. The gentlemen are after game
and will get it.
The North Dakota Siftings prints Pc
cullar. rambling discourse on journalism
as Illustrated in this state. The article
is claimed to be q talk By the editor of
the "Baranqnilla ADVERTISER The letter
Or com ,nunication or whatever it is. is
written in Il melancholy. disappointed
vein. and refers TO the new American
consul. recently arrlved,-Hon. johnson
Nickeus
Henry Fiinguette. a farmer living three
or four miles southwest ct tn city, died
yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, of
iaundico. lie was 56 years old and was
Que Of the early settlers. He leaves two
daughters and eight sons. The fuueral
arrangements had not been completed
this morning, but 1t will probably occur
at 10 O'clock tomorrow.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16

ers or behalf Of .'le work that was being
done Iy the won1uu's society for foreign
msslonar, effort. That society had it's
branches in n.l pats of the United
States. She was the representative of the
northwestern circuit, which had it's head
quarters in Chicago. Last year they col.
lected eighty thousand dollars. this was
exclusive of the enormous sums given by
the general board for foreign missions of
the Presbyterian church. AS women.
they had Il work to do in connection with
foreign missions, which men could not
do. 1t was only women who could do
any thing for the poor degraded women
OF India. who were imprisoned for life in
their Zenanas and never allowed to see
any man but their own husband. In
these homes where five Or six wives claim
ed one husband there was Il depth of
misery, worse than could be found in
Utah. The condition of the women of
India was one of bitter slavery. They
did not wonder that they hated such a
gloomy faith as that of Buddhism, which
made suicide Il virtue and annihiiation
the only heaven. Their life was not
worth living. And what had made the
difference that existed between the con-
ditlon of women in India and China, and
her condition in the United States? 1t
was christianity that had effected this
revolution. For once they were no bet
ter than these poor Hlndoo Chinese
women. Let them look at it openly and
lay it to heart They were face to face
with this question: We're they by sending
the gospel to India and China to conquer
Buddhism Or were they to allow Bud
dhsm to conquer them. They might
think that there was no danger of such
an atheistic creed taking hold of our
western civilization. But in New York
they had society OF Theosophists 1000
strong. whose creed virtually was u
transplantation OF the atheistic Bud
}hism of China and Hindostan Let
them reflect on it that if the human race
were to pass il single file before one,every
third person would be a Chinese, and
consequently Buddhist. Was there any
great claim then made to prophetic fore
sight il one SAID that the future would
see these two faiths, Christianity and
Buddhism as the two rival claimants for
the ultimate and universal sovereignty Of
hi!man belief.
Let them on the ground of humanity,
il they could find no higher motive, help
on The work OF foreign missions. TO the
christian there was a higher inspiration.
It was the dying commission of Christ
Go ye ont into all nations and preach
the gospel to every creature.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
Changed His Faith.

On Saturday evening at a meeting of
the presbytery of Fargo heli in this
city, application was made by the Rev.
Mr.. Cable, Methodist minister at Fargo,
to be admitted into the ministry of the
Presbyterian church. \ committee was
appointed to inquire into Mr.. Cables
character, education and past career,
likewise his motives and reasons for seek
ing another church. After examination
the presbytery declared themselves salts
fed with the committees report and
moved that Mr.. Cable be put on a.tem-
porary license for six months ard en-
ployed ia some vacant sphere of labor.
Among the other business brought up
before tie presbytery was the application
at the mutual request Of pastor and peo-
pie for the dissolution OF the PASTORAL
relation between Rev n. d. Tanning and
the JamestownFirst Presbyterian church.
1t was pointed out that this business
might have been. and ought to have been
attended to at the last meeting of the
presbytery in the spring, but in some
way or other it had been delayed. The
application was received and by a unani-
nous vote accepted.
Rev. f. NJ. Wood of Fargo. was again
to the general board Of
home missions by the synod Of North
Dakota. The synod unanimously asked
the board that he be employed as synod
ical superintendent for another year at
his former salary, 1,5O0.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
FOREIGN FINANCES.
A Feeling of Depression in the London
Market---Jeutes of Discount Advanced.

A Feeling of Depression in the London
Market---I,ates of Discount Advanced.
LoNDOT, Oct. 15.-Owing to rumors
that large outside house is in diffiulty
feeling of depression prevails on the
stock exchanges. Consols for money,
which at 1880 o'clock were quoted at
81 11-16 have fallen to 81 4.1G.
Rates of Discount Advanced.
The Berlin correspondent Of The
Standard says that the proposition of
the president Of the Imperial Bank of
Germany to raise the rate of discount
to 5! per cent. was strongly opposed by
Il majority Of the central committee of
that institution. In consequence the
president convoked meeting of the
special committee Of the directors and
three delegates Of the central commit
tee. His point was then carried by a
small majority, resulting in the advance
announced on Saturday. This action
by the Imperial bank, it is expected.
will result IN all advance of ! per cent.
in the Bank of England's rate Of dis
count.
The Standard publishes a financial
article in which it says an advance in
the discount rate Of the Bank Of Eng
land will be avoided. us Il rise would
strain credit throughout Europe. The
Standard adds that if Germany is wise
she will look for the gold she needs out
side Of London.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
A MYSTERY SOLVED.
Missing Girl Pound After Two Years Con-
inetlent III an Insane Asylum.

LoGAN5pORT, Ind, Oct. 1J.--Maggie
Twomley, the pretty lG-year old girl
who disappeared from her home III this
city 10 years ago very mysteriously and
who returned Friday night a ravins
maniac. has partially recovered her rea-
son since her confinement in Jail. She
said that she had been confined in an
insane asylum at Cincinnati for two
years: that she was taken from the asy-
iuln by a man whom she did not know
and brought to her home in this city,
where he abandoned her. She had q
bundle Of clothing, such as patients in
an asylum wear. under her arm. Eacl.
piece was marked No. :, and fully cor
robOrated her story that she has Just
been released from such an institution.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
NO ONE SHOT AT BRECKENRIDGE.
Alleged attempt on the ex-Congre ssinan's
Life Denied.

CHICAGO, Oct. ia Tribune special
from Little Rock. Ark. says: A. Sta
baugh, the hotel keeper who entertained
Breclinriige at Centre Ridge, Conway
county, where it is alleged an attempt
was made on the life Of Breckinridge,
publishes letter in which he positively
denies the report. He says any reputa-
bic Democrat Of his neighborhood will
make affidavit that the story is wholly
untrue. The Democrats are greatly
worried over the exposure Of the fake,
as it is conceded that Breckenridge will
lose caste among the more liberal ele-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
Profits in Water.

At the recent irrigation convention in
Brown county it was related how num-
Der of farmers were sinking wells to irri-
gate small tracts of land, stimulated by
the success Of others who had irrigated
this season. One man near st. Mary's
had forty acres of wheat which he had
irrigated, and it yielded forty.fve bush
els to the acre, while in an adjoining
HHeld wheat having. aside from irrigation,
equal opportunity with the other gave a
yield of only thirteen bushels to the acre.
He also spoke of gardener near Parker
who had demonstrated the beneficial
effects of irrigation in the production Of
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
NORTH DAKOTA CENSUS.
"A Remarkable Gain in the Popula-
ton OF North Dakota.

Saturday the census bureau completed
the tabulatlon Of returns from North
Dakota. The state has shown a remark
able gain in ten years, the percentage of
growth being 1914 26. aThis is the largest
percentage of any state that has been
footed, Washington coming next with
about 800 per cent gain. In North Da-
kota almost half the counties had no
population ten years ago. SO that the en-
tire population is gain. The showing by
counties is as follows:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
y9cEiHuey'S Action Causes Talk.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. l5.-The Count
of Paris LETT here for the battletields of
the Wilderness. Sunday he attended
mass at St. Peters cathedral and pre-
sented Bishop Nandyvever with 500 for
the poor. The fact that Governor Nc
Kinney failed to be present at Col.
Archer Anderson's reception to the
count and be presented to the count is
much talked Of. The governor, no
doubt, insists that it was due his Office
that the count should first call on him,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
Mrs. Wells Address.

Sunday night Mrs, Wells of Fort
Wayne, Ind, delivered an address IN the
Presbyterian church on the work done
by the women of the church in the sup
port and prosecution of missionary effort
in foreign lands. Considering the state
OF the weather there was large audience.
She said she had not come to ask for
money, nor would she take any. She
came to enlist their sympathy and pray
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
GOrtOn'S MinStrclS.

Gorton's minstrels will give perform
ance at the Opera house next Friday
evening. The Daily News, Baltimore,
says:
At Masonic Temple Gorton's Original
New Orleans minstrels appeared to a
packed house last night. This organ1za.
tion contains among it some of the best
minstrel talent in the county. The songs,
sketches and speciality acts are admir-
ably given, and the jokes possess the
merit of considerable degree of fresh
ness.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
= Decrease

The total For he state is 1925. In
1880 it was 5000. The population Of
Fargo Is 5,Gl3, gain Of 1920; Grand
Forks 1853, an increase Of 3,25S; Bis
marclz : $50 an increase Of 500. Singu-
larly the population Of jamestown,
Mandan and several other leading cities
is not announced. It known, however,
that the population Of this city is in the
neighborhood Of 2,400 and that the city
is the third in the state.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
NEWS BREVlTIES.



The Worlds fair commission adopted
a system, which will require The erec~
ton Of twelve separate buildings, plans
fOr which will be commenced az once.
Mayor Carroll, Of Rochester. N. Y,
ordered the police to seize or cover all
Objectionable theatrical posters i'll that
city: and all the theatres We're affected.
G. Delano, president OF the National
! Wool Growers association, has issued
circular in which he follows words Of
encouragement by the rendering Of his
resignation.
Wesley Kellar, a woodworlzer, who
fell into a steam vat at indianapolis and
was badly scalded, had all his skin re-
moved and frog skin substituted, and
has recovered
Michael Davitt in The Labor World
accuses Mr.. Hoare, British consul ut
New York, with tampering through
agents employed in the New York post
to discover possible dynamite and Fen
ian plots.
O'Connor. the Canadian oarsman,
sailed from Queenstown Sunday in the
steamship Umbria for New York.
O'Connor says that after resting a few
days at Toronto, where he proceeds from
New York, he will go to San Francisco
to train for the purpose of reducing his
weight. In training he will use two
new boats, which he will take with him.
Foreign.
J. E. Thorold Rogers, professor of
political economy at the university Of
Oxford. died Monday.
Subscriptions are being taken up
throughout France for the support Of
the striking lace workers Of Calais.
The steel workers of South Wales and
their employers have agreed upon the
principle Of the sliding scale in wages.
Seven thousand men are affected.
The Spanish government is preparing
for submission to the cortez, a. measure
to restrict the hours OF labor and I'M
prove the condition Of the workingmen.
Advices from Zanzibar state that the
German authorities have begun the en-
force1nent Of regulations against the
slave trade. An Arab has been hanged
at Bagamoyo for slave dealing.
Mr.. Gladstone has sent special mes
sage to the Americans through DR..
Parker, who recently interviewed the
grand old man at Hawarden. The ma
ture Of the communication is unknown.
Steps are being taken to obtain the at
tendance of American delegates at the
international congress of miners to be
held in Paris next March, Great Brit
ain, France, Belgium and Germany will
be represented.
Advices from Sumatra, state that the
Dutch have met with an important sue
cess in their war against Atcheen, cap
turing fortified place, with 1000, in
surgents and the wife of the Rajah
whom he left behind him in the hurry
of the fight.
A deserter from the rebels at Tokar
has arrived ut Cairo, and reports that
Osman Digna has succeeded in revict-
ualing his army. has received large re-
endorsements, and will shortly make q
grand attack upon Suakim.
The order compelling Jews to leave
Sebastopol was issued, it is explained,
because Sebastopol had been made q
naval port of Russia, and according to
the custom in such cases it was neces-
sary to exclude Jews, as foreigners,
from the limits.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16

vegetables. This man had ten acres in
vegetables from which he cleared 81 coo,
his tomatoes alone yielding a revenue Of
$500 Cabbages and other vegetables
grew TO enormous size and of excellent
quality while vegetables on adjoining
ground not irrigated, were of meager
yield, small and of inferior quality.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16
Advertised \ Letters.

List of uncalled for letters in the post
office at Jamestown, North Dakota. for
the week ending Oct, II, 1890:
LADIES.
Colgan, Mrs Lille Z Gram. Miss Nina ,
Cambell. Miss SalIle
GENTLEMEN.
Abrahamson. S Barteton, John
Billings. J Herbert Cobb, A G
Campbell, Peter A Day, John L
Dingman, E W Farnham, Nelson
Fogel, Geo Frombang, Anders
Garner, E S House, Geo
Heaburg j Illingsworth, r
Kinna, Clayton Larson, Slgurd
Linwell, N V Myers, Charley
Plannette, Rev D G Smith, William Fl
Swift, Joseph Peter Thompson, Ed
Wood, S S Wells, Lorenzo
If not called for within IA days, will
be sent to the dead letter Office. In call
ing for these letters, please say adver-
tised, and give date.
G. P Smith, P. NJ.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-16

Farmers who have threshed their
wheat and who have read The Alert all
the year now have the opportunity to do
the right thing by helping out the sub.
scription department..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-04
NURSERY.
KIEsLING'S NURSERY,

W HIIE BL UE'F RIO AID.
DLANTS, Bouquets Designs Cut F1owers
\ furnished to order. Leave orders at DAvI8
BROS, cor. Bull aud York SITS. The Belt Rail.
way passes through the nursery, Telsphons sea
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-04

the first Indication of the approaching storm
Mr.. Bout and some of the larger boys ran
out of the house, but his wife and smaller
children did not follow. Fortunately no
one was killed or injured. Torrents of rain
followed the wind. Mrs. Bovt and small
children were compelled to shelter under a
bed left standing in the house, as there was
no shelter left standing. Everything was
completely wrecked. The neighbors gath
cred in and assisted Mr.. Boyt in fixing
up and replacing. so that in a few days he
was at home again. We have not heard of
any other serious damage except TO timber
and fencing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-04
LOTTERY


uiIHl1V ~ Eli VI .uuRllhZI
Under the Management of the
Mexican inJernaJl Banktng Co.,
Concessionaries. Incorporated by the State Of
chihuahua, Mexico.
For Charitable Purposes.
GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING
will take place in public at the City of Juarez
formerly Paso del Norte) Mexico
WEDNESDAY,. APRIL 23rd, 1890,
under the personal supervision of General JOHN
5. MosBY and Mr.. CAMILo ARGuELLEs, the former
gentleman of such prominence in the United
States that his presence alone is sufficient guar.
antee to the public that the drawings viii be
held with strict honesty and fairness to all, and
the latter (the Supervisor of the Mexican Gov
ernment) is of equal standing and integrity.
CAPITAL PRIZE $4,000
Only GO,OOO Tickets. Only GO, O0O Tickets
WHOLE TICKETS "a. HALE TICKETS 81.
QUARTER TICKETS 81.
LgsT OF PRIZES.
] Prize of 100000 is ...... ........... 100000
l Prize of 10000 is ................. IO,O00
/ Prize of 5000 is ................ 5000
3 Prizes of 1000 each are ......... 1900
III Prizes Of 200 each are. .......... 1900
so Prizes OF 100 each are. ......... 5000
100 Prizes of 80 each are. ......... 5000
2oJ Prizes of 30 each are. 49,. 1900
Approximation Prizes
100 Prizes of 8 so each are. :. -. 8 1000
100 Prizes OF 80 each are. -. -. 300
100 Prizes of % each are: .......... $500
Terminal Prizes
200 each are s11,qSO
o5J terminals to SlO,OOO Prize or $40
each are .,............. ............ $500
1914 Prizes amounting to. ...... S125,s7O
We the undersigned, hereby certify that the
Banco Nacional of Mexico, in chihuahua has
on deposit from the Mexican International
Banking Company the necessary funds to guar
antee the payment of ali the prizes drawn in the
Grand Lottery of .juarez.
We further certify that we will supervise all
the arrangements, and in person manage and
control all the drawings of this Lottery, and
that the same are conducted with honesty, fair
ness, and i'll good faith towards all parties
JOHN S. MOsBY, Commissioner
CAHILo ARoUELLEs,
Supervisor of the Government
II any ticket drawing priZe is sent to the
Undersigned. its face value will be collected and
RENTED to the owner thereof free OF charge
4atY EDGAR B. BRONSON,
President Eel PaSo National Bank, Ell Paso, Tex
AGENTS WANTED.
For club rates. or any other information
write to the undersigned, stating your address
clearly, with State. County Street and Number
enclosing an envelope bearing your full address
MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL BANKING Co.,
City of Juarez, Mexico.
NOTICE.
Send remittances for tickets by ordinary
letter, containing Money Order, issued by all
Express Companies, New York Exchange. Bank
Draft or Postal Note. Address all registered
letters to
MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL BANNING Co.,
City OF Juarez, Mexico.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-04

Dover and Statesboro r. R. Co.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEB. s, 1890.
MAIL, daily-Leave Statesboro A. M, Gems
5:25 A. M. Arrive Dover 5:45 A. NJ Leave
Dover S:45 A. M, Gems o05 A. M. Arrive
Statesboro 9:35 A. N.
ACCOMMODATION. every Wednesday-Leave
Statesboro $40 p. M, Gems 3:05 p. NJ Arrive
Gems S:lb p M. Arrive Statesboro s:35 p. NJ
ALL TRAINS make close connection at Dover
with Central Railroad to and from Ssvau-
nah. and wait indefinitely ON connecting
trains
J. H BURCKHALTER. Supt.