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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-07
Major Waugh's Indians.

Major Waugh tarried with his friends
but short time, yesterday, being
obliged to return to the reservation We'd
nesday. He says the Indians there were
more alarmed about tho Sioux uprising
than the whites, and would not leave the
reservation without permit. No feel
ing of insecurity is felt there in the
absence of government troops, but still it
is thought by all who have lived among
the reds that soldiers ought to be sta
toned wherever there are Indians in any
considerable number, Their treacher-
ous dispositions are inherited, and any
slight cause Is liable to inf1ame their
minds to deeds of savagery and vengeance.
The Indian police are, az rule, says
Agent Waugh, faithful and competent,
obeying literally their instructions. The
regulations against the sale or disposal
of liquors are rigidly adhered to, and the
police are most efficient detectives in en-.
forcing the reservation rules in this re-
spect. The Indians sense of equal JUS
tice in the punishment of offenders is SO
great that no offender, white or red, is
allowed to escape the penalty of infr1ng-
ing the regulations of the reservation.
If any exception were made all discipline
would be impaired.
One of the best farmers on the reser-
vation is an Indian woman. She has
stock, machinery and cultivates her farm
better than most of the bucks. Indians
of both sexes make excellent freighters
hauling merchandise from Oberon to the
fort carefully and IN quick time
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-07
THE COAL BARONS NOT IN IT
A Jamestown Man Again Sc
cures the Insane Asylum
Coal Contract.
G.. f. Blackwell Bids Nine Cents
per ton Lower Than the
tsBarOMS.''
A Dakota Farmer Goes Through
Canada and Returns a
Strong PrOtectiOnist.

c. E. Blackwell Gets the Contract.
The asylum trustees at their meeting
Friday afternoon opened the bids for
furnishing the institutions coal supply
for the ensuing year. There is a state
law requiring all state institutions to use
native coal, and bids we're received for
that coal only. The bids were as follows:
G. E. Blackwell, jamestown. per ton,
$3.50; Mr.. Harrington, Dickinson, S2.74;
North Dakota Coal company. Bismarck,
$2S3; Fred Holritz, Sims, $3.50; NJ. G..
Goodsill & Co., jamestown, 1895; Dick
ir rson Coal company, s2S8. Mr.. Black
wells bid was 8 cents per ton lower than
any other and he was accordingly given
the contract. The conditions require
that the coal shall be delivered at the in
stitution. Four thousand tons will be
required. Mr.. Blackwell received the
contract last year, furnishing the coal for
s2.75 per ton. His bid this year was Is
cents per ton lower, which will amount
to a saving over last year of over 5000, on
this one item.
Nj. Blackwell is receiving many congrat-
ulations on again securing the con-
tract. All the coal barons of the west
ern part of the state we're here with bids
and it is matter Of pride with
jamestown people that one of their own
citizens should be able to make a lower
price than the coal barons themselves.
The unsuccessful bidders last year af-
fected to be very sorry for Mr.. Blackwell.
and feelingly told that he would loose
money on his contract; and they are
making the same predictions and affect.
ing the same sympathy this year. Mr..
Blackwell, however, seems to be pretty
we'll satisfied with the result OF his con-
tract last year-so much 80 that he bid
Is cents per ton lower this year, when
freight rates are trifle higher.
It is understood that MIR. McGillivray,
on behalf of the Dickinson bidders,
made fight for the Dickinson coal,
claiming that it was enough superior in
quality to the Morton county article, to
mere than offset the difference in the bids.
This game was promptly checkmated
by Mr.. Blackwell, who seemed to be
loaded for the occasion. He called at
tantion to the fact that any possible diff
ference in quality had never been con-
sidered in receiving bids, but asserted
that he was willing to have the two
Goals tested. He then read letter from
the manager of the Oakes milling COM
pany, in which that gentleman stated
that his company had purchased a car
load from Dickinson and another from
Sims for the purpose of making test
and that they found the latter the more
satisfactory fuel. That settled the ques-
ton Of quality.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-07
Herman Writes of jamestown.

An appreciative- If not an able
visitor found his way to jamestown,
Saturday, in the person of Will Hub
bard Herman, who achieved the heights Of
his ambition few years ago, by becom-
ing North Dakota editor. Having
amassed large, weird, supernatural for
tune in the journalistic business at
Northwood, he hied off to New York City
and blew it IN. Then Ed. G. Kilsy
crossed his track, and lured him inside
our boundaries again. Kiley told Herman
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-07
The City Council Authorizes
Plans for a Sewerage Sys-
tenn Prepared.
Why Will Herman, The Erratic
Poet, Don't Like the Name
OF Jamestown.
Interest in the State Militia Re.
neWed by Prospects for an
Encalnpment.
City Council.

Regular monthly meeting of the city
council Monday night, Mayor Fuller pre-
siding. Present-Alderman Adams,
Altschul, Hotchklss and Steel.
The minutes of the last regular and
intervening special meetings were read
and approved.
Communication was received from G.
E. Mccormick asking for PERMISSION to
place pair of platform scales ON Fifth
avenue in front of the Dee building.
Alderman Steel moved that the re-
request of the petitioner be granted, and
that the scales be located under the di-
rection Of the mayor. Carried.
| Petition was received from Bishop
Stanley, requesting abatement of taxes
on the St. Johns academy property.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on assessment and taxation, on
on motion OF Alderman Steel.
Petition was received from Anton
Klaus s. S. Altschul, w. NJ. Lloyd
and E. P. Wells, requesting that city
system OF sewerage be at once estab-
lished.
Alderman Hotchkiss moved that a
surveyor be employed to make surveys
and estimate the cost OF the work. The
motion was withdrawn.
Alderman Steel introduced resolu.
ton authorizing the street and bridge
committee to report at the next regular
meeting an ordinance providing for a
general system of sewerage for the city;
and further authorizing them to employ
1T. F. Branch to prepare plans and speci-
fcations for the same. The expense Of
the same was limited to $40. The sewer
as proposed is to run from the intersec-
tion of Fourth street and Fifth avenue,
south on Fifth avenue to the James
river.
The resolution was adopted on motion
of Alderman Adams.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-07

there was a bonanza at Grafton. he
stated that there was vast tropical
grove Of bananas up there, where the
zephyrs came leieurely up from Araby
the blest, and where the nightingales
whooped up the most lovely music that
had ever tingled through earthly ears.
After he had succeeded pretty we'll in
stutflng Herman with these capacious
romances, he went on to say: "The only
thing you will have to fear up in that
country-excepting the ELEPHANTS the
tiger. It roams quite literally through
the jungles, but yon can avoid it If You
keep soher." So Herman, who is very
credulous person, accepted the invitation
OF KileY, and the mournfnl
result is only too we'll known. He
killed the paper dead in six weeks.
This journalistic murderer is still at
large. and called on The Alert today. He
consented to write something about his
impressions of jamestown and dashed
of the following remarkable screed:
/ don't like the name OF jamestown,
for the simple reason that
Busted,
Blighted
Community on Jeems river IN Ole Vir-
ginney, toted the same name befo' Gle
wah. and long before you and l were
born.
Beside, 1t is the namesake of a
Depra7ed and
Dirty
Kius ot England, and we have entirely
too much OF that wretched country in
this, without toting their names. As L
was coming here from Fargo, l met a
man from Moorhead who said:
"Hits' bloody country You hawve:'
"Yes," and I looked HIM square in the
eyes, "but the surrounding real estate
will be great deal bloodler If you mis-
pronounce that word have again."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-07
cy prices would be much lower than
they now are.
Board Of Education.

A special meeting of the school board
was held Saturday night. Present
Members Clemens, Hotchkiss, Hughes,
Ingalls,, Lutz end President Gieseler.
Absent-Mre. Wells.
The call was read and the object of the
meeting was stated to be to take such
action as is necessary concernlng the
employing OF teachers, and such other
business as might come before the meet
ing.
The board resolved itself into a COM
mittee of the whole and when the COM
mittee arose a report to the following
effect was presented: Ia
That Geo. S. Fisher be re.appointed
superintendent at same salary as last
year.
That Mrs. Porter be re-engaged, same
position and salary as last year.
That Miss Proctor be re.engaged for
same room and salary as last year.
That Miss Boyle be re.engaged, same
position, at $40 per month.
That Miss Smith be re-engaged at
same salary as last year.
Auou lAAoo 1'oSlOSOu D0 locukdRcus
same position, and same salary as last
year.
That the filling of MRS. Merry's and
Miss Burke's positions be passed for the
present.
That Miss Vincent be re-engaged,
same position and same salary as last
year.
That Miss Blood be re-engaged, salary
$50 per month and position as last year.
That the president of the board be in
structed to see Miss Sullivan and ascer-
tain if she will accept the same position
she now holds at an advance of SIS per
month, and if so to tender her the posi-
tion.
The report was amended by fixing the
salary of Misses Smith and Vincent at
$40 per month, and was then adopted,
after which the board adjourned.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-07

via the main line is lS5 miles. The dis
tance from jamestown to Valley juno
tion is "a miles, from there to Minor IS
miles and from Minor to Wadena l19
miles-a totnl OF 2C8 miles or q miles
longer than the main line route. The
Minor branch nov stops out on the pral-
rie. It will undoubtedly be extended
this year to Oakes or Valley junction
probably to the latter place. That it
will be further extended is most un-
likely.
One of the latest rumors is that the
800" extension from Hankinson will not
go to Valley City, as has been popularity
supposed. The Valley City people, it is
said, have lost faith in getting it. The
surveyors-said to he a small force-are
south Of Valley City and said to be head
ing for jamestown. The preliminary
survey for this extension was made into
Valley City, but the survey now being
made will go wide OF that place.
The Mandan Pioneer claims to have
authoritative information that the $780,
will not be built to Bismarck this year
That paper says: The Pioneer has
word from sources that are to Ee relied
upon. that the prospects for the build
ing of the $500" line to Bismarck from
the southeast, are not as good as they
were supposed to be month or six
weeks ago. Mandan joined with Bis
marck in hoping that that road would
surely be ironed this spring, and that by
fall trains would be running. But we
learn from St. Paul, that the chances are
now that the grade will be allowed to re.
main as it is at least for another year
The Pioneer regrets this exceedingly, as
we wanted the people in the southeast.
ern part Of the state, and those living IN
South Dakota, to have better opportu
nifty than they now possess, to get some
of our excellent Ignite coal.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-07
BILLS ALLOWED.

Resolution making appropriation to
pay these bills was adopted under sus-
pension of the rules.
The bond of Geo. H. Purchase as police
magistrate was presented.
The city clerk presented his annual re-
port, which was referred to the finance
committee.
The following were appointed judges
OF election for the ensuing school elec-
tions.
First ward-E. H. Teall, Geo. G. Eager
and VIM. Kline.
Second ward-G. A. Brand, Richard
Giese and w. H. Ford.
Third ward-D. NJ Kelleher, Joe
Mason and Nathan Fuld.
Fourth ward-Chas. Hensel, Chas. r.
Flint and A. Steinbach.
Alderman Steele moved that the off CO
of alderman, held by Mr.. Stariha. be de-
clared vacant and that the city clerk be
authorized to prepare the necessary no.
tice of a special election to be held June
2nd-at the same time as the school el-
ection-and that the judges appointed
for the school election in the Fourth
ward also act as judges for the special
aldermanic election. Carried.
Water Commissioner Vennum called
attention to the matter OF water rentals
for livery stables and also to the fact
that the artesian we'll was throwing up
sand and small stone. In order to avoid
stoppage in the pipes he recommended
that this water be permitted to run for
week to clean the mains out. He also
called attention to the schedule for
laundries- to $5o-which is very in
definite. Alderman Steele moved that
the committee on water works be in
structed to prepare and report at the
next meeting an ordinance establishing
rate for laundries. livery stables and
street sprlnkling. Carried. Mr.. Steele
moved that the water commissioners be
requested to flush the mains and author
lied to incur any necessary expense.
Carried.
The council adjourned on motion Of
Alderman Hotchkiss.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-07
Advertised Letters.

List of uncalled for letters in the post
Office at jamestown. North Dakota, for
the week ending May 4, 1891:
LADIES.
Bronson, Miss Emma
Vernon, Miss Cora
GENTLEMEN.
Pierce, Frank Beasor, John E..2
Spangler, H. Wheeler, o. J..
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, 1891-05-07

J. NJ. Devine, LaMoure county's popu-
lar superintendent OF schools, was at the
Gladstone last night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-01
ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION.
Discussion of Crooked Taxation by Hon.
IT. G. Shenrrnan.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The princi-
pal paper read before the American
Economic Association to-day was one
by Hon. T. G. Shearman of New York,
entitled "Crooked Taxation" The
paper discussed the terms "indirect tax
ation," in which there was nothing sug-
gestive of fraud, oppression or in
equality, and CROOKED taxation,"
which had a very unpleasant
sound. Yet the speaker asked was
not this latter far more accurate def
milton of the thing which was really
meant by the other name. There was
in existence in nearly all nations a sys-
TEN of taxation which bore certain uni
form characteristics. The taxes under
this system were always paid to the
government by persons who were au-
thorized and expected to recover the
amount from some one else, with
interest and profit upon which the
law placed no limit. No one could tell
how much of the money paid by the
final taxpayer went to the support of
the government or how much went into
the private purse of individuals. A
large portion of the final tax burden
was invariably perverted to private use
In many cases $40 and even 1920 was
thus perverted.
The speaker commended in concluding
his paper that the tendency of the
method of taxation he had discussed
was TO make the rich richer
and the poor poorer to shift
the burden of taxation fiom those
best able to bear it to those least able to
bear it; to remove all checks upon the
extravaganza fgovernment;to force into
existence class of wealthy men whose
income depended upon legalized rob
berry; to complicate the business Of the
country with taxation so that enormous
burdens were kept upon the people
for fear that 'vestcd interests would
suffer, if these burdens were removed;
and to promote bribery and corruption
by making business profits directly de
pend upon political action.n
A paper was also read by Prof. Edwin
r. A. Seligman of New York, entitled
"The Incidence of Local Taxation"
An amendment to the constitution
was adopted, increasing from $25 to
$50 the fee for life membership; also
an amendment creating committee
of five members to have charge of
and the responsibility for the publiea-
ton of the monographs and scientific
papers OF the association. The presi-
dent announced the appointment of q
number of additional members to the
council of the association.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-01
MIR. HIGGrNs, SPEECH.


Give us the Original yersion--Three I'm
fortunate Efforts In His Senatorial
Career.
Delaware Democrat Geo getawn.
The speech Of Senator Higgins upon
the Force bill will not appear in the
congressional Record us made, but was
held by the senator for revision, which
means that all the parts he considers
Objectionable will be struck ont before ii
is printed Ehe speech that will he dis
tributed among his constituents will not
he the one delivered in The Senate, but
will be altered and have its rough places
toned down So rs not to offend them,
1t is well that orr State has i'm able man
in the person of senator Gray to defend
her from the assaults Of her unworthy
son, Higgins. Mr. Gray lost no time iii
declaring the falsity Of Higgins charges
and asserting that in Delaware the cleo
tive franchise il rs free as anywhere IN
the Union. Inc speech Of Mr.. Higgins
as delivered and not as corrected and
changed for the Record should be circu-
lated among orr people, SO that they
may see the full meaning Of his remarks.
Ills wantun attack upon the fair fame Of
our State would then be seen in all its
enormity and the voter could form II Just
estimate Of Ills character and of the
party he represents in the Senate.
The three occasions upon
the junior senator from Delaware, MIR.
Higgins, has seen tit to air his thoughts
in the United states Senate have been
when the Blair Educational bill was
pending, some remarks in favor of re-
tanning the tax on tin plate and few
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-01
CHOSE HER OLD suIroR.
Deserted Husband and Son for Her
Former Lover.

BALTIMORE, MD, Dec. 29.-W With very
little ceremony and apparently no heart
burnings on either side, Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Stewart Of Chicago, agreed
to sever their marital relations and go
different ways during the rest of their
lives on Monday last. Stewart, who
states that he is commercial traveller,
came to Baltimore with his wife and
child, a boy of s years, and took rooms
at Millers Hotel. Mrs. Stewart is a
handsome and stately woman about 80
years old, and from appearances the re-
lations between husband and wife were
all that could be desired.
A recent arrival was the cause of the
estrangement. Resigned the register as
William X. Richards of Philadelphia.
His meeting with Mrs. Stewart was a
surprise to both, and even greater sur
prise party to Mr.. Stewart when he
learned that Richards was IN old flame
Of his wife's Evidently the old love
haG been revived by the renewed ac-
quaintance, and Richards arrival app
peared to work a change in tile conduct
of Mrs. Stewart toward her liege lord,
and il soon became evident to the hus-
band that his wife was exhibiting de-
cided preference for the newcomer. Mr..
Stewart, it is said, was not long in sus-
pecting the real state Of his wife's feel
ings, but lie determined to make sure
whether his wife cared more for Rich
ards than she did for himself, SO he
plainly told her that he was laboring
under the impression that She preferred
Richards to the man to whom she owed
allegiance Under the marriage laws, and
THAI ii he We're correct in his surmises
she had better make her choice at once.
Mrs, Stewart was not long in making
her choice. She almost Immediately
declared that Richards was the man into
whose keeping she would contide her
future happiness The boy, however,
was the only obstacle to an amicabe
separation. Mrs. Stewart pleaded long
and earnestly for the custody Of her
child, and the father refused TO yield
Finally, with cheerful adieu to her
husband and kiss to her boy, Mrs
Stewart left the hotel with Richards
Stewart remains at Miller's. He does
not show my resentment, but says he
will never take his wife back again. AS
soon as he returns to Chicago he will
probably take steps TO obtain Il divorce.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-01

be injected, is that Of providing for the
calling of a constitutional convention.
mo convention shall be called says the
present constitution, Except by the au-
thority Of the people" and then follows
the explanatory provisions as to the best
means of ascertaining the sense of the
people upon this question, which were in
terpolated into the old constitution at the
dietation of John NJ, Clayton, by the con
yention of 1881, and which have proved an
eiiectual stumbling block to all subsequent
attempts to secure any material revision of
the States ancient and restrictive organic
law. Il was said of Mr.. Clayton that after
he secured the insertion of these provisions
with respect to future conventions, he re-
marked that as far rs any further altera-
ton of the constitution was concerned he
had locked the door and thrown the key
down the we'll
At that time the population of the three
counties of the State was very nearly equal,
which worked no hardship by their equal
representation in the Legislature, but it
was believed that Glayton's prophetic
vision foresaw the future preponderanceo
New Castle county and the city of Viii
mington, and he was determined that this
preponderance of population should not
carry with it the control Of the Legislature.
And 50 the representation of the counties
is still equal, although the population of
New Castle exceeds that of Kent and Sus-
sex combined But the question is how to
call convention in a strictly constitu-
tional manner and the plan suggested
in the constitution as an ''unexcep-
tionable mode is so ambiguous that
it admits of various constructions,
each Of which finds advocates so persistent
as to defeat any unanimity of procedure.
This has been the experience of all previ-
Gus movements in this direction, but an
earnest effort will be made at the coming
session to find way out Of the perplexing
dilemma, and give the people OF Delaware
the Constitutional Convention for which
they have been contending for nearly 40
years, and which is now regarded as abso-
luteiy necessary to the political welfare of
the Commonwealth.
There are other public questions that
will claim the attention of the General
Assembly, but all are Of secondary import
ance to the three above named. The re-
suit will be session of unusual interest,
marked BY a constant sttcpssiun of
struggles between the majority and minor
ity for every point Of political advantage
that may have an effective bearing upon
the election in 1882. 1t will be one of the
most notable sessions held since the stir
ring period of the civil war.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-01

Some excitement was caused on Mar
ket street on Monday afternoon by a
prisoner escaping from the police patrol
wagon. He was brought up from the
" coast" where he had been arrested for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
When the wagon arrived ,at tho city
Hall the prisoner jumped and ran ut
full speed up Market street. Patrol
officer Burleigh followed as fast as his
long overcoat would permit, and a crowd
ran in the wake. There were cries Of
"Stop him. but the man sped on to
Seventh street and then to French.
Several men made futile attempts to
stop him, and Bureigh drew his re-
yolyer and threatened to shoot. At
French street a young man grapplcd
with the runaway and tripped him, and
he was secured Officer Burleigh led
him to the police station.