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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28
Increase in Mail Service.

Increase in Mail Service.
Senator Casey's efforts to secure an in
crease in mail service for a number OF
points in his state are meeting with sue
cess, as will be seen from the following
communication from the department:
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
Office of Second Asst. P. NJ. General,
Washington, D. c., May 20, 1891.
Sir:-Referring to your letter Of the
14th inst, and petition accompanying it.
relative to the need for increase OF ser
vice on route No. 61,l3O, jamestown to
Glenfeld, North Dakota, I have the
honor to inform YOU that in compliance
with your Recommendation, an order
has this day been issued increasing the
service to three times week from June
/, 1891. Yours respectfully,
j. LOwR1E BELL,
Second Asst. p. NJ. General.
l.. r. Casey, o. 8. Senate.
Glenield postoftice ls the terminus of
what is known as the Corinne mail
route, one of the longest and most i'm
portant star route trips in this part of
the state. Glenfield is IN the southeast
ern corner of Foster county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28

Charles E. Sanford, A. L. Parsons, Fred
Flagg, Joseph Sheard, John Wiley,
Newton Athow aud Griffith Lewis. The
general character OF the testimony was
to prove that the land was worthless for
farming purposes.
The plaintiff also introduced the fol-
lowing witnesses: T. F. B-anch. j. F.
Vennum and 8. L. Glaspell of James
town; Helen McHugh of Carrlngton, and
A. H. Glaspell OF Denver, Col.
Taking testimony in the case occupied
the entire day. For the defense Mr..
Board, the general land agent of the
road, was called, and explained the man.
ner in which their land business was
transacted. showing that the local agent
had only authority to show lands, aud
not to guarantee quality in any way.
ID. Il. Wilbur, a member of the firm
OF Nickeus, Wilbur & Nichols, through
whom the transaction was made, was
on the stand the larger part of the after
noon. He identified the commission from
the railroad company under which they
had acted, which expressly forbade any
recommendations or guarantees Of the
quality of land being given to pur-
chasers in such a way as to bind the
company.
John J. Nichols, another member of
the firm, was also on the stand, bat his
examination was not finished when the
court rose.
The case is being conducted on behalf
of the railroad says The Argus by John
G. Bullitt, the young and gentlemanly
counsel from St. Paul, whs, notwith-
standing his suave aud dulcet tones and
the mild glances which beam through his
gold-rimmed spectacles, generally seems
to succeed in getting the evidence he
wants out of a witness. 1t is expected
that the evidence will run into next
week, as the court room is needed for the
Interstate Commerce commission on
Saturday,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28
Against the Proposed Increase
in Valuation of Their
WOOlly FlOcks.
Short Sketch of the Holly Con-
tested Valley City II. u.
Fight.
Program for Memorial Services
Decoration Day. About
Fire Breaks.
The Heavy Sheep Tax.

1t is reported that instructions have
been received by the commissioners that
will require assessors to raise the valuation
of sheep in this county to 50 per head. II
is presumed that the same requirements
will be demanded of all other counties
in the state. This is consl derable of 8
raise in the valuation OF sheep over last
years assessment, and a number OF the
sheep growers of the county are going to
make kick. For this purpose an organi'
zation is being considered. The sheep
men claim that this is an unjust and suici-
dal move and will drive out of the bust
ness many men who now have sheep in
large numbers ane will prevent others
from investing.
To burden young and feeble industry
in that way is declared unwise and i'm
polite at this time.
It is learned from an assessor of this
county that the average value Of a COW is
being assessed at from $40 to SIS; OF
yearlings Sc to 81; of horse from $40 to
$50 and hogs 2 cents a pound. To tax a
valuation of So each, will cut down the
profit of the investment materially. The
margin is narrow enough as lis.
1t is said that in many counties of the
state land valuation will have to be
raised materially and from figures oh.
tanned thus far. one county at least in this
portion OF the state has increased the
valuation of unimproved land for taxa
ton. fully one-third.
1t is we'll known that great many
people have been unable to pay the
taxes of the past few years, and are
struggling along trying to pay back
taxes and protect their property.
It is certain that more property is be-
ing listed this year than ever. Scarcely
anything is escaping that has heretofore
been passed.
This is chiefly owing to the necessity
OF the state officers raising funds to
meet the extra heavy expenses entailed
by the extravaganza and reckless appro.
priations passed by the last legislature
bills which expended money without
any check whatever, and which were
signed by the governor as quickly as
passed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28
MIR. Lalley EXPLAINS.

Editor Alert:-I shall deem it a great
favor If you will allow me little space
to explain matter which feel certain
interests the readers of The Alert and
all the people of North Dakota. The
following ls from the Mandan Pioneer Of
the 22d inst:
It turns out that there is no truth
whatsyer in the item that appeared in
some Of the papers last week about the
Dickinson Coal company being enjolned
from getting out coal at their mines at
Lehigh. No injunction was served or
applied for, and operations have been
going on all the time. Mr.. A. G. Nc
Gillivray, half owner in the mines and
manager, says in regard to royalties, that
the boot is on the other foot; over $4,000
is owing to him for money loaned and
advanced.
The Alert, among other papers, pub
lished the item referred to, and there
is nothing untrue IN it. But, on the
contrary there are several palpable false.
hoods in the above extract from the
pioneer" Far be it from me to say
that they are fabrications of Mr.. Tuttle
Of the pioneer" believe him to be
too honorable, but, I am certain he has
been imposed upon; and az shall write
him without delay, believe he will cor
rect. t..thissn the next issue Of the"P Pioneer." F."
Now, Mr.. Editor, the fact Of the mat
ter Is this: No such company as the
Dickinson Coal Company" has ever had
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28
In the Matter of Taxes.

Bismarck Tllbune: In territorial days
it was customary for the territorial
officers to allow counties such abate-
ments, refundments and cancellation of
taxes as the various boards of county
commissioners saw fit to allow. There
was no law for it, simply time honored
precedent. The present administration
will not accept this territorial lnheri-
tance, and the auditor has issued q
circular to county auditors calling their
attention to recent opinion of the attor-
ney general on the subject in which he
says the county commissioners have no
authority in law whatever to abate, cab.
eel or refund tax when once levied.
Their only authority or control over the
assessment or collection of taxes is that
when sitting as the board of equalization
they may correct the assessment. When
their duties as such board have been com.
pleted and tn. assessment rolls placed
in the hands Ut the county auditor and
the taxes levied and extended their is no
power to stay the collection of such
taxes, penalties and interests except in q
court Of competent jurisdiction. The
only abatements or cancellations that
will be allowed on taxes levied for 1890
or subsequent years, will be those ordered
by the court under the provisions of
section Sc, chapter 132, of the laws of
1890. The state auditor also holds that
500 exemption. provided in the 11th
subdivision OF the 1891 amendment to
section Of the laws Of 1880 will be opera
tive this year-after July let, and the
should be deducted after such assess
board of review, the village board or city
council (as the case may be) and equa-
llzed by the county board Of equalization.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28
The Jury Will Examine the Land.

The Jury Will Examine the Land.
1.-The trial OF the Glaspell land case
was resumed in the United States court
Monday morning" says the Fargo Argus
"Clerk of Court T. F. Branch of James.
town, and Treasurer James Murphy OF
Darlington. we're called by the plaintiffs
in rebuttal. A motion was then made by
the plaintiff that the jury be taken to
Wells county to view the landau ques.
tion, the testimony as to it's suitability
for farming being very conflicting. The
defendants agreed to this if the expense
should be burne by the party losing the
verdict, and the court granted the mo.
tion. The jury left on the $50 train on
the Northern Pacific in charge of United
States Marshal Price. They will reach
the land this morning, and will be back
here on Wednesday. The attorneys on
both sides also accompany the party"
The jurymen, accompanied by United
States Marshall Price arrived in this city
at $50 p. m. last evening and were quar-
tered al the Gladstone during the night
They proceeded north to Sykeston today
on their rather unusual journey. The
land lies but few miles from Sykeston
but as there is a good deal of it, the jury
do not expect to finish the examination
today. The evidence is SAID to be ex-
tremely contradictory as to the value ol
the land for agricultural purposes. It le
claimed by the plaintiff that the land ls
worthless for farming and even for graz.
ing. The government field notes on the
other hand indicate that the land is fair
land, and witnesses for the defense are
equally positive in claiming it as such
The case has been pending for several
years, and the verdict is awaited with
interest.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28
Alex. ts Satisfied with the Outlook.

Bismarck Tribune: Alex. Mckenzie
came in On yesterdays Pacific
express to attend to some import
ant business matters. He expects to be
here much Of the time this summer, and
will next week visit Sheridan county,
where he intends to locate quite bunch
of stock. II have been absent from Bis
marck some time," he said, "and have
heard 1t was very dull. It looks much
better here than I expected. St. Paul
and great many other cities are very
dull just now, and I tell you Bismarck
doesn't look so bad by comparison. Bis
marck has a much better future than
most people are now willing to grant
her.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28

their right of way. Road supervisors
have the right to call on persons liable
for poll tax to work on fire breaks at
least two days in the year. The Law has
been made as effective as possible, and
il any disastrous fires occur this fall it
will be the fault of people too careless or
negligent to protect themselves.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28
Cali for Bank Statements.

Public Examiner Wallace has issued
his first call for statement at close Of
business May q, Of all banks IN the
state, organized under the state law.
There are some fifty-four banks doing
business under the new law, which re-
quires q statement Of their affairs pub
lished at least four times year, on the
dates designated by the public examiner.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-05-28

Boiler and engine repairing done by J
T. Eager.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-28
AFooLIsH .UTTERANCE.

Mr.. Jesse Grant, .thess son ola universally
honored father, comes forward in an inter-
view, published in our news columns, to
declare that, although everyone is talking
for Blaine, he cannot vote for him, be-
cause, he asserts, Mr. Blaine at some in
definite time.in 1880 called General Grant
"a thief and a.scoundrelH'
The indiscretions of Presidents sons
have been decidedly prominent in the
politics of this country. During his father S
administration this young man, though
not quite as numerous as Mr. Russell Har-
rison, demonstrated his>ability@on occasions
to be Just as foolish. The lapsetOf years
has not apparently given him wisdom.
For nothing could be more foolish than to
assert on the strength of some political
tittle-tattle that man of Mr.. Blaine's
standing had ever made such dishonor-
ing charge against General Grant .charac-
ter
Ofcourse, the assertion is utterly without
foundation. General Grants worst enc
mics never made such an assertion con-
cernIng him. Mr. Blaine twas not one of
Grants enemies. He was Ia supporter of
his administration, and only opposed him
when the majority of his admirers, and
even General Grant himself, as John
Russell Young has recently shown be-
lieved it unwiSe for him to enter anew the
field of active politics.
Mr.. Jesse Grant has simply accepted the
tale of some busybody In way that ex-
hibits slight appreciation on his part Of
the superiority of his fathers fame to any
such silly Slanders.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-28
OUR MAIL POUCH.
A Nut for the Exposition to Crack.
the Editor of The Dtanafch.

Nut for the Exposition to Crack.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
AS one of the readers of your paper, please
give me space to enlighten the public in re
lat1on to the answer of Mr. Johnston TO the
inquiry ofa Catholic, asking why Catholic
school children are not admitted into the
Exposition the same as the children of the
public schools. say that the children Of
the Catholic schools have as much right to
ne admitted as the children of the public
schools. by virtue of the ordinance giving
the Exposition Society the right to erect
buildings and lease of the wharves for 80
years. The words public schools Is not con-
tanned In the ordinance. 1t reads: '"rhe
school children of Pittsburg and Allegheny
shall be admitted free." When the ordinance
came up first in Council the words public
as do now, that the word "public' would
debar thousands of school children not in
Sne public schools: ! went to Mr. Foley,
Member of Council from the Thirty-sixth
ward, ward, and asked him to move to
he did So. In clear and forcible language he
told how 1t would debar thousands of other
school children whose parents, friends and
relatives patronize the Exposition. Mr..
Foley will bear me out in what say.
knew ne was in favor Of the ordinance and
voted for 1t, and SO did 1: but would not
have voted for 1t If the word public" had
not been stricken out.
viii say no more on this subject until Mr..
Johnston explains to the public how the
children OF one school are admitted and the
the ordinance reads: THE children OF the
schools of Pittsburg and Allegheny shall be
aom1tted Free" HUMBLE READER
soUrHs1DE. September o.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-28

dustries. The result mast under normal
conditions be increased production, with
equally ncreasedsconsumption in addition
to the relief of the people from an i'm
mense load of taxation.
We are careful to say'that4 normal con-
ditions must be prese1Etto to produce this re-
suit, because if the employment of labor
is concentrated in few hands, or the op-
portunities of enterprise'are confined to a
privileged class, Incorporation of economic
laws is likely to prove untrue. 1t is true
that the conditions IN Europe are not nor
NAL; but they would affect the result as
serted by our correspondence very lim-
tied extent Exactly how limited it is not
necessary toIdiscuss for two reasons The
first is that so faE as these abnormal con-
ditions affect the wages of labor, they are
maintained and perpetuated by the'stand-
ing armies: second, that the only reason
W by the military powers seek tosprevent
the emigration of 'theirpopulationtto other.
lands where they can find opportunities
for their labor, is the maintenance Of
their standing armies.
We discuss this question at length for
the sake of pointing ouf the absurdities
into which the idea can 60 that the COM
petitive system is injurious to labor. 1t
is only where the competitive system is
hampered and ObStructed, so that the COM
petition of employers for laboris notequal,
to the competition.of labor for wages, that
the wages of labor can suffer in the eX-
pansion of industrial production.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-28
MELBoURNE's CHICAGO RIVAL.
He Proposes to Make Rain to Order With q
Gun of His Own Invention.

Chicago Tribune.)
Louis Gathman, of this city, has discov-
cred process by which he claims he can
anywhere and invariably produce rain. A
main feature of his scheme is gun of his
own invention, which will throw a dynamite
shell with ordinary powder as propellant
and without exploding the dynamite by con-
cussion. The Farwell or Dyrenfurth scheme
for producing rain is, he says, a failure, for
it will not lower the temperature nor pro-
duce a vacuum, absolute conditions for
rainfall He is satisfied that conclusion on
the ground, nor even at a slight elevation,
has no effect on the upper currents of at
mospheric air, and that the Governments
scheme has not produced any rain in Texas,
as the rain followed too late after the opera
tions of the experiments. To produce artt-
ficial rain it WILL he says, be absolutely
upper currents of air, and whenever this can
be done rain can be made to order, ana not
before.
Mr.. Gathman says his method is designed
to produce o condensation of the moisture
suspended in the atmosphere so as to form
cloud, from which rain will be precipitated.
successful means he thinks would be to sud-
denly chill the atmosphere by rapid evapor-
alton, and at the same time producing a
heavy concussfon in connection with the
cooling, in order to set the different air cur
rents in motion.
'Ir is obvious - he adds, ''that sudden and
rapid evaporation in the upper region of
the atmosphere could be accomplished in
various ways by the evaporation of various
highly compressed gases, but the evapora-
tion consequent upon the release ofliquified
carbonic acid gas is thought to be the most
efficient.
ain accordance, therefore, with my inven-
tion, hquified carbonic acid gas is liberated
in the upper regions of the atmosphere, and
will of course instantly eyaporate and spread
out in a sheet of vapor of an extremely low
temperature and produce cloud, The sur
rounding atmosphere will be chilled by its
proximity to the cold vapor, and the moist
ure in the atmosphere will be condensed
thereby. The condensation takes place in
large quantities and with great rapidity, so
that cloud is formed that will precipitate
rain upon the earth.
"The liquified carbonic acid gas can be
confined in a suitable shell or casing, said
casing also to contain an explosive, gun
powder dynamite, ETC., which is thrown or
shot into the upper regions of the atmos-
phere and there exploded by time fuse. A
balloon, moreover, could be employed to
elevate the shell or casing containing the
liquified carbonic acid gas and the explosion
to liberate the gas could be made by an cleo
trio current controlled by persons upon the
eartl,'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-28
P1TTsBURG, MONDAY, SEPT. IS, 1881.
PUBLIC DUTY.

The action of Governor PattiSon in call
ing a special session of the Senate with
reference to the charges concerning the
State Treasury management rises far
above politics 1t simply presents the
question whether the public interests shall
be protected and honesty and fairness in
the management of the public funds en-
sured, by investigation and punishment
where there is reason to suspect crooked
ness
In taking this step the Governor has
done nothing more than to discharge
a public duty. If after the primal
indications of crookedness that have
been produced, the constitutional methods
for disclosure and removal if the
charges are subStantiated, were not resorted
to. there would be no check upon the ac-
ton of dishonest officials, nor any reason
why the plunderers of public funds should
restrain themselves. The Governor does
nothing more than is plainly imperative
upon him in calling the Senate together to
do its part by investigation and appro-
pirate action
1t ought to be plain to all minds not
bound up by mere partiSanShip that the
issue thus presented rises far above poll
tics Beside the question whether the
fiduciary duties of those entrusted with
the public funds shall be honestly per-
formed, and whether any charges of
breach of duty shall be promptly investi-
gated, the supremacy in the State offices
Of one party or the other is utterly unim-
portant. Whatever political results may
ensue will result naturally from the state
Of facts exposed, and from the willingness
Of politicians either to investigate fairly or
10 cover up crookedneSS. For all such
political effects the condition of things
and not the Executive who calls for in
vestigaUion will be responsible
Governor Pattison has done his duty in
taking the first step for investigation. The
Senate should perform its part of investi-
eating and acting on the facts exposed
With equal promptness
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-28
Merely a Change in Name.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Would you kindly allow me space in your
esteemed paper, to deny an article pub
lished in a morning paper yesterday,
headed ga Whole Club Flocks to the
Straight-Outs?" 1t stated that because the
delegates of Fourth ward Republican
club of Allegheny were refused admittance
to the State League at Scranton the club had
decided to change its name to the Fourth
Ward independent Republican Club, and
support the straightout Republican ticket.
While it is true that the club has decided
to change its name, yet the newspapers in
formant is entirely mistaken, both as 20 the
name of the club and as to its supporting
the Straight-out ticket. The name of the
club has been changed from the Invincible
Republican of the Fourth Ward, Allegheny,
to the Northside Republican Tariff Club of
Allegheny, simply because the club became
aware that there already exists a Republi-
can club in Allegheny bearing the title of
"The Invincible Republican Club" and not
on account of any ill-feeling toward the
State League.
As to supporting the Straight-out ticket,
the bylaws of the club state specifically that
as body it cannot pledge it's support to any
candidate or set of candidates leaving each
member to support whatever ticket he sees
fit. WALTER WADswoRTH, Secretary.
ALLEGHENY, September %.