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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-04-13
North Dakota's Foreign born Pop
ulatlon.

In an interview with r. w. Porter.
superintendent Of the eleventh census
published in Kate Fields Washington
in answer to the question, "Where is our
population most American and where
least?" he says: II suppose that by
American you mean the native born
population of whatever parentage. The
census tables show that IN North Caro-
lima 99.77 per cent. of the inhabitants
are native born. On the other hand, In
North Dakota but little more than half
OF the people are native born, and in
Minnesota, Montana and Nevada, about
one-thlrd are of foreign birth. If, how.
ever, you use the term American in its
more limited sense and mean those born
in this country of native parents, West
Virginia becomes the banner state, the
native born OF native American parents
constituting 8S per cent OF her people. In
Oklahoma, the most recently settled terr,-
tory, "a per cent Of the inhabitants
are Of this description and in North Da-
kots but 20 per cent" Norweg,sns and
Swedes, which are supposed to consti.
tute the great majority of North Dakota's
foreign born population are found in
greater numbers in Minnesota, and
Canadians in Massachusetts, and Mich,-
gan. "The percentage Of foreign born
population in the new states 10 40 fol-
lows" he says: "Idaho, 2069; Wyoming,
PAST; Washington. 2576; South Dakota,
N.69; Montana, 32.61, and North Dakota,
A.58." The increasing study of social
science is proving that, statistics, far
from being dry, are some Of the mcet in.
teresting reading in the world.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-04-13

Inc Dlds Tor SINKING another 8rt0slRn
we'll were opened, read and placed on
file and the whole matter referred to O
committee of five. Chapman Bros, Of
Aurora, ILL.,, agreed to sink we'll $50 IT,.
or less In depth, 6 inches in diameter at
the bottom and 10 inches at the top.
(The diameter Of the present we'll is "a
inches at the bottom.) Their bid amounts
to sS,525.GO, practically. Gray Bros, of
Milwaukee, Wis, would sink one &C.
cordlng to specifications for lump sum
of 100000. w. W. Swan of Andover,
s. D., wanted $500 per foot. This would
amount to total sum OF $1,000. Anton
Klaus of Milwaukee wrote that bis two
former bids would hold good until May
1st. Neither OF his we're according to
the specifications, but amounted to about
$1,000 for the work. The matter was re-
ferred to committee consisting of
Mayor Steel and Aldermen johnson,
Wells, Fletcher and Lieber.
The meeting then adjourned to the
next regular meeting, May lst, at which
time the light contract expires and action
will have to be taken on that problem.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-04-13
but two of the districts. In several dis
tricts he had some difficulty in getting
qualified men for the work.

r. E. Wallace will, for the present, con-
tinue bis services in the office of State
Examiner Peabody, who is engaged in
other important work.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-04-13

The penitentlsry and agricultural col
lege muddle is still unsettled, and it may
be several weeks yet before the courts can
act upon it. In the mean time both IN
st,tutions will be checked up and past
management carefully inspected.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-04-13

Governor Shortridge has made ap-
poirtments Of state veterinarians iu all
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-04-13

It is understood that all state en-
ployes aud officials whose personal efforts
have secured them q railroad pass and
who use the same in the transaction OF
public business, will not present claims
for mileage to the state. This will save
q large sum OF money during the year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-04-13

city. Several large taxpayers 10 the
city, he remarked, also favored this view
OF the question. Aldermen Blood and
Lieber also coincided with Chairman
Wells in the matter and thought it best
to make haste in the matter only when
sure they stood on right ground, and
when the interests of the city now and
in the future would be best served.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-04-13

The governors residence has not been
selected in Bismarck as yet, the bids
having been opened but not acted upon.
1t is proposed to build comfortable
house with the prison labor-as far as
that can be utilNed-and the $4,000
appropriated. The objection to most OF
the residences offered to the committee
is that they are not suitable for a COVER
nor's residence, either in location or con-
yeniencee.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02
SHOWING UP BAD.
A Crooked Coloring to the Sioux
City Failures

SIOUX CITY. To-, May affairs in
connection with the recent failures in
this city commence to partake very
much of the color of crOokedness.
Rumors to this effect have been
current for several days. but until
today nothing has been given to the
public by persons authorized to speak.
When the Union Loan and Trust COM
Dany assigned Its schedule showed liza
bilities of S145,374 and assets of 81, ,46S-
900. In statement given to the press
today by Assignee Hubbard he says:
Il have not gone far enough to be
able to make statement of the exact
amount OF the liabilities of the com
pany. but from various sources | learn
indefinitely tn It there are about S6,00O,-
600. This includes both direct and in
direct liabilities, the latter being on
account OF notes indOrSed bv the COM
pany. This indorsed paper was mainly
that of the syndicate individual,
or with the syndicateS connected with
IT."
A sensation was created today when
Receiver CheSley, of the Union Stock
Yards company, repudiated a large
quantity of paper held against that
company. 1t was in the shape of
prOmissory notes male payable to the
stock yard company and signed by Ed
L. Hendges, president. Receiver Ches-
ley said:
Mr. Hedges signed notes thOut au
thorIty from the directors or officers of
TIE company, and the company'S bonds
show that the money raised by it was
never turned over to tine treasurer.
Not cent Will be paid on it unless the
courts make us liable. There is knowl-
edge at hand that $4,000 worth of this
paper is OQtStanQing.n
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02

soon the Second regiment, national
guards of the state of Illinois, marched
to position on the south front of the
administration building. Clearly the
great city at the northward had not,
through the night and in the lowering
clouds, forgotten this great white camp
on the pralrieS seven miles away. The
coming of the troops attested the fact,
and showed that already the elements
to the great demonstration were being
moved into place.
Meanwhile lettering breeze had
changed the conditions somewhat. The
heads of the great supporting columns
of the building had come to view; the
mists had so lifted that on the low dome
above the agricultural building the
great figure of Diana, brought from
New York city. could be discerned,
pointing her arrow straight into the
northeast. Away up 200 feet on the roof
of the manufacturers building the fig
ureslof half-dozen men might be seen
creeping like ants upon an iceberg,
half-concealed by mists and haif-re-
vealed against the dark iron work of the
structure. Great white-winged gulls
circled above the blue basin of waters,
aud out through the colonnade the move
ment OF the waters of the lake could be
discerned. Eastward in the sky the
softened light was growing. Somewhere
in space the sun was gaining power as
the day grew older.
Then, soon after o'clock. began the
incoming of the people, whose great en-.
terprise was to be consummated at
noon. Coaches rumbled over the moist
earth and gravel to discharge their
guests at favored places where they
should witness the display. Officials
became in evidence first in struggling
groups and then in squads and battal-
ions. Farmer-folk were there, too.
They came with wholesome baskets. in
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02

gat,, it was attended by an almost un-
broken diapaSon of cheering. On side
walks, and steps. and lawns, here i'll
windows, there IN roof tops and the
mansions OF Ike mllionaire5, and the
frame houses OF the WageWOrkerS, OH
the green sward of the park and IN the
mud OF tht plaisance, the pOpulace had
collected.
Up to the boundaries of the plaisance
the welcome had been distinctively
American, but from here on to the gates
it partook of decided cosmopol-
itan flavor. Arabs Frustrated them
selves on the ground and cried aloud to
Allah. Clngalese in long white flowing
robes described salaamS with their
arms and shoulders. Eunuchs stood in
line with beauties of the harem, and the
donkey boy of Cairo knelt by his
in Cairo was emptied of it's resi-
dents, and the E qui naux colony did
not even leave the Sx-weeks-old baby
indoors. So the procession slowly
wound its way past groups of Alge-
rians, and MOngOlianS. and Africans,
and Japanese, and l4aplanders, and
Mo0rs, and PerSianS, through Daho-
mey village and JavaneSe camp, pat
the blue grotto of Capri, and the Moor
iSh palace, the Japanese settlement and
the zoopraXiscope. under captive bal
loon and through lane formed of two
score female beauties of half as many
matte rs. Even the lions and tigers and
panthers. fresh from the WildS of Afri-
ca, roared and howled welcome as the
troops and carriages passed by. Never
before probably had such cOSm0poli-
tan greeting In the same stretch of ter
ritory been accorded to man. Less than
an hour had been occupied in the jour
ney from the starting point, and the tri-
umphant entree within the White city
was now in order.
I'm the Grounds.
AS the head of the column emerged
from Midway PlaiSance it was met by
detachment of the Columbian guard,
accompanied by Col. Rice and his staff,
and who, from this point, took the right
of line. Slowly the procession moved
around the Women'S building, then south
again past the horticultural building,
and the lagoon encomp passing the wooded
island, on past the Choral hall and the
beautiful structure devoted to mines
and mining. Here it veered to the east,
crossed the installation track, and de
Scribed zigZag course to the west door
of the administration building. Two
platoons of cavalry had meanwhile
drawn up between this structure and
the terminal station, and between those
passed the guests as fast as they alighted
from their carriages. Time was flying,
however, and they fingered but
for few moments under the
magnificent dome of the fairs
executive mansion. Again the
procession was formed, emerging from
the eastern entrance, moved toward the
platform from which the formal cere-
monies were to be conducted. Here
the master of ceremonies, with score
of assistants, were standing at atten-
ton, and ready to direct the guests to
the proper sections in the order of
priority. In the center of the platform
proper there radiated a special stand.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02

placed during the ceremonies. Strange
vagarieS come to lonely watcher at
such hours in such WeatherS, and. while
the day was yet young. this great white
cavern seemed to be Titanic ear, list
enlng to the muffled swash of the waves
out yonder. beyond that beautiful col
onnade.
Meanwhile what was being done? A
ponderous grinding roller, keeping slow
time to the snorting of its little. i'm
pudent engine, was ambling to aud fro
across the sloppy plaza where soon
thousands of feet would be standing.
The Columbian guards, moving to their
places about the grounds. and the
Watchmen, going here and there, caused
Low SIapping Sounds
under foot as boot-soles beat upon the
muddy tracks and passageways. Early
came the cohort of college students who
have been employed for the season, at
$50 per month, to wear blue uniforms
and to push chairs about the grounds at
80 cents per hour. At convenient places
iron-roofed pagodas had been erected as
headquarters for these young men, and
thereabouts in their light blue uniforms.
with tiocks of willow chairs. they were
lettering and waiting for the coming of
their work.
There is no building of exhibit in all
the White City where exhibits are yet
wholly arranged, but this fact did not
interfere with the issuance today of the
official catalogues which told where
each exhibit should be when every one
has done what is expected to be done.
In order not to lose any moment of
profit these catalogues should be placed
OH sale the first day of the fair. and it
was yet very early when a little regi-
ment of lads, arrayed in scarlet uni
forms, with blue caps and brass letter
ing. marched through the grounds to
their rendezvous in the Administration
building. These little fellows were the
to-be-venders of the official catalogue.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02

organized under the laws of this state,
as well as partnerships and individuals,
all engaged in the manufacture of lum-
Der. Ihe combination is known by the
name of the Mississippi Valley Lumber
mems association. having its Office III
the city of Minneapolis, and whose sec
retary is, or was, j. NEWTON MIND.
The association or its officers have
meetings, the reports of which you
may have read in the papers of
that city. at which the situation is
discussed, the cut compared with the es-
timated demand and the price the traffic
will bear fixed. You may have read
that ut some of these meetings the as
sociation determined to raise the price
of this or Of that grade of lumber, and,
if you care to make the comparisons. you
will find that the price of all grades, the
mill run, is from 15 to 20 per cent higher
than it was last year. If you pursue
your inquiries farther you will find that
there has been no corresponding i'll
crease in the cost of production. Wages
have not advanced, Stumpage is no
higher, driving and boomage remain
about the same as before the advances
were made.
The investigation Of yourself and
your attorney general will be facilitated
IN this case by the evidence taken in the
case of the United States against the
officers OF this association, in which
they were indicted for violation of the
SHERMAN trust law. 1t is true that the
demurrer to the indictment in that case
was sustained by Judge NELSON on the
ground that all of the manufacturers of
lumber in the Northwest were not
charged to be in the combination. You
will be relieved from this rather fincal
and far-fetched objection by the terms
of the state act which makes a combina-
ton or agreement of two or more for
such purposes indictable. If they agree
to fix or regulate prices, it is immaterial
whether OF hers join them or not.
There is your pledge, governor; there
is the law and there is the combination.
600 fOr'' if.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02
HERE'S ANOTHER CHANCE.
GOVERNOR.


''We will down GROVER CLEVELAND
first and then we will go for the trusts
and combinations. ."-KNUTE NELSON,
1883.
'Section /, chapter 10, General Laws
1891: Ii any corporation organized un-
der the laws of this state, or of any
Other state or country, for transactlng
Or conducting any business in this state,
Or partnership or individual, shall
create. enter into, become a member Of
Or party to any pool, trust agreement,
EombinatioD or confederation with any
other corporation, partnership or in
dlvldual to regulate or fix the price of
lumber, coal, grain, flour, provisions. or
any other commodity or article what
ever, or snail create, enter into become
a member of or party to any pool, agree
ment, combination or confederation to
fix or limit the amount or quantity Of
any commodity or article to be manu-
featured, mined, produced or sold in
this state, shall be deemed guilty of a
conspiracy to defraud and be subject to
indictment and punishment, as provided
in the next section"
LII pursuance of the promise it made
you recently, governor, the GLOBE in
vites you again to redemption of your
pledge of 1888. 1t is we'll aware of your
Intense interest in the welfare of the
farmers of the state. 1t recalls your
anxiety during the session of the legis-
lature to secure for them such legisla-
lion as you deemed essential for their
good. 1t calls your attention this morn
ing to field for your activities and the
use of the power with which the voters
Of the state have entrusted you, in which
the farmers of the state are vitality in
terested-the more SO that now, by your
eXertions, they are to be permitted to
construct elevators and warehouses in
yolying tie use of large quantities of
lumber.
There is i'll existence in this state a
combination or confederation having
for It's purpose the fixing or regulation
Of the price of lumber Into it have en-
&red most if not all of the corporations
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02
PROMINENT PERSONAGES
Begin Arriving in Constant
Stream at 10 O'Clock.

CHICAGO, May 1.-Ten o'clock had
come. and the dull roll of carriages with
prominent people was almost constant.
They were deposited at the northern en-
trance of the administration building.
and found their way to seats, indicated
by their tickets, upon the grand stand.
Rapidly then the spaces there filled up.
Among the early comers was the
Earl of Aberdeen. attended by
two of the British @alr COM
missioners. A 1.-the man OF nervous
temperament, he viewed the gathering
of the people with quick and lively III
terest. He beheld the representatives
of the press of the country huddled in
pens upon the ground level on either
side of the jutting circle of platform OH
which President Cleveland would be
seated. The quarters for the press
were protected against the crowd that
might come only by light wooden rail.
Meantime the skies had again thick
ened, and, while not obscuring abso-
lutely, they d.mmed again the outlines,
OF all the structures round about.
AT 10 O'Clock several guards had placed
upon the presidents platform small
square table over which was draped an
American flag. Two electric wires were
uncOiled from the floor and carried up
to the table. Upon the table was placed
square, pyramidal stand, which was
covered with gold and blue plush. Up
through this little pyramid the electric
wires were run, and were then adjusted
to golden telegraph key, the button
of which should be pressed by Mr.. Cleye-
land as signal for the machinery TO
start.
The diplomats of foreign powers had
not come to the opening in body, but
more in an individual capacity Down
the broad aisle of the grand stand tall,
White-haired man sought a place in
front 1t was Baron Fava, Italy's min
ister to the United States. Fred Doug
lass next took place on the stand, Min
iSter Romero of n exco. followed close
ly, and then, without particular ore er
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02

bert. Smith and Morton. Scarcely had
the party been seated when a brilliant
group Of figures appeared in sight and
followed along the aisle. The Duke of
Veragua and his party were recognized
instantly, and generous shouts of well
come greeted them as they seated them
selves little to the rear and side of
President Cleveland. The duchess and
Secretary Herbert's daughter enter
tlined each other during the brief wait
ing. A corps of photographers mounted
OIL the platform at little distance from
the plaza at this time became busy at
.eir work. AT twenty minutes past
,he hour the orchestra, with gr and
burst, opened the Columbian march and
hymn which had been written by John
K. Paine.
Then prayed the blind chaplain of the
house of representatives, .and. while
there was something of a hush, the
crowd seemed irrepreSSible. At that
time the great space of the plaza had
been filled. The bases of the lamp
posts and even the bases OF the great
columns and towers had been climbed
upon by eager slght-seerS. Branching
away to left and right on either side of
the basin crowds extended away to the
manufacturers building and to the ag-
ricultural palace, filling all the standing
room, climbing upon the mammoth
animal figures upon the bridges. 4
little before the president had been pre-
Sented the sunlight came through,
frightening and warming the entire
scene. 1t was during bis speech that
the showing crowds at one time seemed
threatening themselves with serious
danger, and when women and men,
fainting and inSensible, were carried
away by officers and Red Cross attend
ants.
But all that preceded had been tend
ing up to the elimination which was
reached when, with the last word of
his speech, President Cleveland reached
forth his arm and pressed down his
tOrefnger upon the button of the gold
en- electric key At that instant the
dull rumbling of machinery came out to
the ears of the thousands of people
from Machinery hail. Those who could
not see the pressing of the key heard
the results as the distant engines re-
ceived the steam and, reaching out their
ponderous iron arms, applied their
power to the network of betting and
wheels which were thus set in
motion. The man at the base
of the center flagstaff quickly re-
leased the American banner, which
fioated away to the southwest,
while up upon the corner flagstaffs the
great banners that bore the arms of
CASTLE and of Aragon were pulled aloft.
Water gushed to the great fountains
and sprang aloft in showers OF spume.
From every flagstaff and tower broke
forth fiutterlng bannerette. The rev.
enue cutter opened its whistles in the
basin, and from the face of the statue of
the republic, near the cOlonnade. fell
away the veil which had hidden her
from view. And with all, and above
all, arose in the air the mighty roar of
10000 voices, cheering tine consumma-
tion of their great ENTERPRISE and the
turning over to the people of that which
should now be theirs to study and en-
inv
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02

which was carefully stored a luncheon
for the family. Momentarily the hight
grew stronger and the shrouding clouds
sailed higher in the air. In front of the
grand stand where the president
should be there was lofty flagstaff, and
at its peak. in balloOn-like bunch,
the flag of the United States was
ready to be shaken out when the electric
signal should be given. At each corner
of the grand stand were other staffs of
great height. and just above the heads
of the people, at their bases, the cross
bars of Great Britain hung waiting for
the signal to give them forth to the air.
Having observed this, visitor gazed
about all the buildings, and upon every
flagstaff, at every gable and at the point
Of every tower. smaller bannerettS
might be diScerned. each waiting the
same signal for the same part in the
great Outburst which should attend the
opening signal. Beneath the colnonade
the revenue cutter Andrew Johnson
steamed through to place in the basin.