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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-09-24
before Nov. LIST, 1896, when the last
warrants fall due.

before Nov. LIST, 1896, when the last
warrants fall due.
l desire also to call attention to
another item in State Treasurer Nichols
report. Upon Jan. 1st. '96, there was in
the permanent school fund awaiting
investment s17,968.A and on July last
$lO4,625.32. The first sum has been
lying idle in the treasury since tie pres
ent administration began operations, and
the report shows that the present board
OF university and school lands hsvo
bought but one thousand four hundred
and fifty dollars (s1 ,45O) Of bonds for in.
vestment Of it's permanent school fund,
Notwithstanding that the treasury con-
tsins over one hundred thousand dollaEs
awaiting such investment by the present
board. The last republican board rob-
bed its school fund of over $72,OCO IN
premiums paid bond-broker. Can
some such scheme cgsiu be brewing to
be worked after election when the dear
voter lie not alert. It looks decidedly
suspicious.
There are plenty Of school boards in
the state that would be pleased to place
bonds with the state at six per cent
interest The last board found no diff
Guilty in placing it's money as fast as it
came into the state treasury and as no
bonds have been bought by the present
board since they took Office of any &C.
count it shows wilfall neglect at least
OF the school funds Of the state:
A. W. PORTER.
Adrian, N. D., Sept, 16.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-09-24
Wish Him Luck.

At the meeting of the local Journey
men Horse Shoers ASSOCIATION at St.
Louis, it was decided to present William
j. Bryan with silver horse shoe on h,s
arrival there,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-09-24
LEM AND WRIGHT
Nominated for the Legislature
by Independents and
Democrats.
Full Ticket to Be Placed In
the Field for County's
interests.
E. M. Sanford Nominated for
the Senate by the
Independents.

The full county ticket nominated BY
the independents and democrats Satur-
day appears elsewhere. The, ticket
recognizes all parts Of the county in its
make up and, unlike the republican
ticket, goes outside the city for part Of
the candidates. There was no slate or
combine with ito program all made up
for delegates to rstity IN either con-
vention.
In both conventions the field was open
to tho men best qualified to secure votes.
There was no clashing of selfish interests.
the equal division of Offices to be filled
gave satisfaction and the hearty sup
port of the ticket is assured.
In county affairs political party poll
tics do not always influence voters and
the fusion ticket asks the votes OF all
citizens as square, clean ticket Of good
men, who are capable in every way, and
who are opposed to continuance Of the
ring rule end boss ship as is now seen N
this county. II the voters of the county
stand by such men they can be easily
elected. II the voters want chance to
vote for such men the opportunity will
be offered 10 November. II the voters
want to continue the extrsvagant man
sgement Of past years and retain men in
county ser, ce a. pensioners, they will
have the chance to do that also. II the
voters believe that two terms OF two
years each is all that any one man can
oonslstently aak for, IN q public office,
then the fusion ticket is the one to vote.
The head Of the fusion ticket. E. NJ.
Sanford for the state senate, is capable.
clean and upright citizen. He has lived
many years in the county and is also
we'll known IN the state. His character
10 above reprosch. He can discuss the
issues Of the day IN an able manner and
defend the principles he is in sympathy
with. He is . lawyer Of experience and
man generally end specially qualified
to we'll represent the county's interests
in the Legislature. II the voters want q
clean, able man who will do his duty and
feel responsibility to those who elected
him for this Office. the chance to elect
such man Is presented by the nomlna-
tion Of Mr. Sanford.
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Fourth ward-N G Shaver, J T Now

Fourth ward-N G Shaver, j T Now.
lin, O Hotohkiss.
Albion-M D Williams, J ) Nashold
Wm Dennison, J w Goodrich.
Buchsnan-O G Brekke.
Corlnne-Geo Wright, u W Posey, P
Whitbeok, VIM Fender.
Durham-P D Walsh, q E Bouer, Fl
Peterson, D Nichols, J Suchls.
EldridRe e-Y'hos Pendrsy, ] Y Easter
brook, SO Dunlap, H.Vessey, Jerry
Collins, Ira Gilmer.
Edmunds-F Plow, O Sampson, Geo
Leabolt, F A Plow.
Homer-W W Morgan, s Williamson I.
Iowa-Fred Miller.
Kensal-John Servor, Joe Nogosek, ]
u Hoover, 8 Tufford.
Melvln-W F Lenton.
Nutz-R O Gott.
4ontpelier-John Ford, F A Carley.
Nidwsy-I Cunningham.
Plngree-C NJ Lovett, James Price.
Spiritwood Lske-L Pfefferlee.
Spiritwood-Geo Bronson, A I War
ron.
6tirton-Chris Anderson.
Woodbul III Kemp.
Ypsilsnt,-T w Hagen, Fred Nichols,
Frank Colby.
The precincts unrepresented were
Medina, Mt. Pleasant, Sharlow, Strong,
Windsor.
Delegations cast full vote of precinct.
The order of business adopted brought
senator and representatives first. Geo.
Wright of Courtensy, was nominated
for the lower house by scolamation and
the democrats nomination of F. A.
Lenz endorsed. The nomination Of G.
r. Flint for county Judge was also en-
dorsed.
F.A. Dodge Of Edmunds was nomi-
mated for clerk of court receiving q Of
tho 49 votes cast. N. G. Shaver of this
city, but formerly of Montpelier received
u votes.
The resolutions endorse the St. Louis
platform; denounoe the unAmerican and
uupstriotlo clause in the platform of the
60 called St. Louis republican conven-
that first opposes the free coinage Of sill
yer and then pledges the party to
promote the same thing when foreign
covers ments will agree to Its Adoption;
denounce the present administration for
endesvoring to fool the people into the
belief that they are paying the current
expenses of the state QUITO the funds
derived from current taxes while they
have ISSUED bonds to obtain money.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-09-24
From Saturdays Daily.

man Spurling called the convention to
order aud instructed Secretary J. II,
Crum to read the call for the democratic
convention which, in conjunction with
the Independent convention was called
to put full county ticket in the field
For the first time in the history OF the
county, it is believed, the two parties
have united for this purpose. As stated
by the chairman in his explanatory re-
marks before the convention proceeded
to formal business, if fusion is secured
such ticket will have fair chance Of
winning this fail. It has been shown at
the last election that the democrats and
independents have majority Of the
votes IN the county. In order to win the
nominees of the two conventions
must understrnd they have q fight on
their hands and cannot cit down and let
the people elect them.
Chairman Spurling said an arrange.
ment, authorized by the county central
committee, had been entered into with
the independents whereby the
latter were to make nominations
for certain Offices and the demo-
Gratis the same. The division of Offices
was to be as follows:
The indendependents were to nomi.
nate
State senator.
One member Of the legislature.
Auditor.
Register of deeds.
Clerk OF court.
superintendent OF schools
Surveyor.
Coroner.
One assessor.
Two justices OF the peace.
Two constsbles.
The democrats were to nominate:
One member of the Legislature.
Sheriff.
Treasurer.
County judge.
States attorney.
County commissioner, 3rd District.
Two assessors.
Two justices of the peace.
Two COnstRbles.
The chairman said he was not entirely
in harmony with the majority OF the
party on some questions but in Justice
to the party and hiu sel' he made this
statement.
A. Blewett was elected chairman and
Jas. Crum secretary Of the permanent
organization and the following commit
tees appointed:
Resolutlons-Geo Kurtz, n Gieseler,
John Fried, D A Sharlow and Jas Nor.
ris.
Credentials-J E Squirting, r E Giese,
Geo Armstrong, Dick Pendray and
Martin Jaskowski.
Organization-Z Walker, j. Leisch
and Frank A LEM.
Rules and order of business Ja ,
Murphy, Hager and G 0 Walters.
The committee on credentials reported
the following delegates entitled to seats
City
First Ward-H Gieseler, 8 Hager, E
s Rose and G r Brant.
Seoond-A NJ Halstead, A Blewett, J
E Squirting, j H Orum, N Fuld, ] A
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-09-24
the second Abraham Lincoln Of this
county, VIM. J. Bryan.

t00 00CO0O AOk000m xN0COl0 OF t0l0
county, VIM. J. Bryan.
We denounce 90 un.Americau and
unpstrlotic that clause 10 the platform
Of the so.oslled republican convention,
held IN st. LOUIS, June z, 1896, that frat
opposes the free coinage Of silver and
then pledges the party to provide the
same thing when foreign governments
agree to it's adoption.
We denounoe the present state ad-
minlstratlon for endeavorlng to fool the
people into the belief that they are pay
Ing the current expenses OF the state out
Of the funds derived from the current
taxes, while they have issued warrants
on which to obtain money to make the
appearance OF having run the state
government more ecop0mice 'ly than the
late popullst administration, which had
to meet the unezampled extravsge ICE Of
Q republican legislature that sppropri-
sted money beyond the possible amount
to be derived from the usual sources of
revenue, aud IT,, against the protest Of
the populist state officials as shown by
the following quotation taken
from page twenty.two, OF the
state auditors report for the two
years ending June 30, 1894: Careful
estimates were made to the last leRjsls-
ture from this department pointing out
that deficiency, practically as it exists
today, word occur If the appropriation
bills were passed, but no attention was
given to the information. CertP'n poll
ticisns cared more to put the present
state administration in the hole as they
expressed it themselves, than for the
interests aud credit of the state or it's
taxpayers.
We denounce as unmanly, undignified
and despicable the resolution adopted
by the late republican county convention
mlsquoting figures when 1t says the re.
tiriLg republican state treasurer turned
over to the popullst treasurer the sum Of
S228,O00, when the actual figures are
$1,000, and that deficit Of $l62 600
was left. while the unpaid bills left by
the popullst administration were but
Sl21,OOO and when the populist auditor
turned the Office over to his successor
s18,( of this amount had been received
into the treasury leaving an actual
deficit of 5000 }.
Resolved, That We severely condemn
the action OF the republican sdmlnlstrs-
tion of the state for striking blow at
our educational institutions by vetoing
the appropriation to our stste institu-
tions Vt learning; this being the princi-
pal method by which the administration
has attempted to curtail expenses.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-09-24
Wanner Not i'm the Ring.

Tbs Alert is requested to state by a
delegate to the late republican county
convention, who claims to be in a posi-
ton to know, that Mr.. Wanner was not
IN the combire as candidate. The
delegate takes an exception to having
Mr.. Wanner classed with the combine
and says the movement to nominate him
was largely from his personal popularity
and fitness for the Office.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-09-24
Don't Sell Your Vote.

Abraham Lincoln said: "No men living
are more worthy to be trusted than
those who toll up from poverty; none
less inclined to take or touch aught
which they haye not honestly earned.
Let them beware of surrender,ng a
power whlch they already possess and
which, if surrendered. will surely be used
to close the door of advancement against
such as they, and to fix new tasks and
burdens upon them, till all Of liberty
shall be lost
CA9ToRIA
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
NOT A GUN FIRED
Forty FrOnterSmen Stampsded the
Sioux and Rescued a Garrison.
THE INDIANS KNEW THEM
Fled to save Their Scalps. Which
They Deemed a Passport
to Heaven-Selected
Their Men.

During the winter OF 1866 the Sioux
were on the warpath. Two hundred
United States troops were besieged at
Fort c. f. Smith. Montana. by 1000 In
dlans. The war department was help
less and General Hancock. then sta
toned at 81. Paul. telegraphed Gen.
Green Clay Smith. at that time
territorial governor Of Montana. TO re-
lieve the imprisoned soldiers. II pos
sible.
Col Neil HOWE was United States
marshal He was a typical frontiers
man, says the Philadelphia Times. and
he commanded the Montana volunteers.
1t was to this man that Governor
Smith addressed himself. Colonel we
can't do anything for these poor men
i'm Fort G. +. Smith. We haven't enough
men. and those we have couldn't get
there. Am | not right?'
mol" said Colonel HOWE. quietly.
without any exhibition of excitement
and with the gentle voice of a woman.
There Is no trouble about that. gov
ernor. | will need some picked men
and a good leader for them. l think
Captain McCabe is best fitted for this
undertaking"
McCabe was another gentle voiced
man. with blue eyes. He said 10 the
governor:
on, yes II easy enough. But III
need 40 OF the best men l can select
You can keep the rest OF your volunteer
force here"
Governor Smith looked at him I'm
amazement. and exclaimed: How in
the name of heaven do you expect TO
raise the siege OF Fort c. +. Smith
with 40 men, when you know that IL Is
surrounded by more than 1000 blood
thirsty Indians. and that the country
between here and there is covered with
thousands more OF murderous Sioux %
Said McCabe quietly: why COVER
nor. IL is easy enough. The Indians
know us and know that we know them
better than they know themselves. You
folks from the east have an idea that
what you call Indian atrocities are
simply unmeaning exhibitions of bru-
tally; that scalping. for instance. is
simply a form of torture. In that you
are mistaken. The Indian believes that
no one can go to the happy hunting
ground-heaven we cali it-who has
been deprived of his hair. Their mo-
tive in scalping a victim is to carry
out fiendish hatred to it's utmost by
preventing him from having a happy
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hereafter. Therefore. to deprive an
Indian of his scalp is to rob him of his
hope of a happy hereafter. My men
never kill an Indian without scalp
ing him, and the Indians know that.
The 40 men l Will select for this expe-
dition are unerring in their aim with
the rifle. They can shoot 16 shots in Is
seconds. and every ball means dead
Indian. and every scalp means a war
rior deprived eternally Of a chance of
ever reaching the happy hunting
ground. My 40 men will walk from
here to Fort c. +. Smith without firing
a shot"
Incredible" said Governor Smith.
True" said Captain McCabe.
What was the RESULT
Forty men walked $50 miles from
BoZeman % Fort c. F. Smith. Indians
watched them on every side. by days
their progress was signaled by circling
columns OF smoke and by night by fire
from the mountain tops. But not a
shot was fired. When they got within
sight OF Fort c. F. Smith the 1000
whooping Sioux who held the garrison
in siege fled and the 40 frontiersmen
from Bozeman marched in and escorted
the 200 Union soldiers back to the ter
ritorial capital without the loss of
life. Not a shot had been fired. Not
scalp had been lifted.
This Is unwritten history.
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President Montana {. T. Union.
Boulder. Mont. Jan. 81. 1896.
Resolutions

Whereas. A kindly dispensatlon of
the eminent evangelist, DIR. II. w.
Brown. of Chicago. and by his able in
strumentality has greatly strengthened
the cause of Christianity throughout
our community, awakening i'm many
that slept a new life and saving faith I;
therefore. be 1t
Resolved. First, that we hereby ex-
press our heartfelt thanlSfulness TO God
for the rich results which have been
vouchsafed to the earnest efforts of His
people in behalf of Christianity in the
town of Boulder.
Resolved. Second that we hereby
tender Brother Brown and Brother
Wellicome our good will and best
wishes for their further success
throughout Montana in the arduous
undertaking assumed by them. and be-
speak for them the hearty cooperation
and support of all the churches
throughout the state, since we know
them to be most worthy Of II.
Resolved. Third. that we hereby ten
der our hearty thanks to all the good
people of Boulder who in any way aid
ed and strengthened our cause by the
assistance they rendered. but especially
do we thank the singers who daily
made up our choir. and contributed so
largely to the interest of our meetings.
REV. L. BRAMBLE,
Pastor NJ. Il. Church South.
REV. +. A. WICKES,
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
REV. G. w. BLYTHE.
Pastor Baptist Church.
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Idaho City Mines

Special Correspondence OF the STANDARD
Idaho city. Idaho. Jan. 21.-Thurs-
day. Friday and Saturday. rain fell al
most without cessation, causing the
streams TO rise rapidly. on the noun
tains snow fell. five feet being added 10
that at the head OF More creek and on
Summit Flat. This storm has been
very important one for the placer min
ing interests OF this county. as IL in
sures plenty OF water. All that is now
necessary for an extraordinarily good
season is an early opening of spring.
n. f. Livingston is down from the
Jupiter gold mine. at the head OF Wolf
creek He and his partner have run n
drift from the tunnel and commenced
sinking a Wine. which they have down
10 the depth OF 10 feet. In the bottom
the ledge Is three feet wide and the
ore fully as rich as that which was
taken from the tunnel II the pay con
tinues down TO the depth OF 100 feet be-
low the surface a long tunnel viii be
run 10 develop the mine at a depth OF
200 feet below the present workings
The Jupiter was discovered last year
and promises TO become an important
producer as soon as the wagon road is
open I'm the spring. ]. ID. French OF
Boise City has purchased a one-third
interest i'm the property.
The owners OF the Lucky Boy expect
to have 200 tons OF flrst-class ore out
by the time teams can be used I'm the
spring.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
EossY WROTE ON PARENTS.
What He Had to Say of the U.es to Which
They Can he Put.
From Harper's Round Table.

From Harper's Round Table.
Bobby was directed to write on the
subject of Parents" and this is what
he produced: Parents are things
which boys have to look eter them.
Most girls also have parents. Parents
consist of pas and mas. Pas talk a
good deal about what they are going
to do but mostly it's mas that make
you mind. Sometimes IL is different
though Once there was a boy came
home from college on vacation. His
parents lived on a farm. There was
work to he done on the farm. Work
on farm always has TO be done early
in the morning. This boy didn't get
up. His sister goes to the stairway
and calls: Willie. tits a beautiful
morn. Rise and list TO the lark The
boy didn't say anything. Then his ma
calls: William, ii is time TO get up
Your breakfast is growing cold The
boy kept right on not saying anything.
Then his pa puts his head in the stair
way. and. says he: 'Bill,' Coming,
sir says the boy. I know a boy that
hasn't got any parents. He goes in
swimming whenever he pleases But |
am going to stick to my parents. How
ever. I don't tell them so. cause they
might get IL into their heads that /
couldn't get along without them. Says
this boy to me: Parents ore a nuis-
ance; they aren't what they're cracked
up to be- Says i TO him: Just the
same, / find EN- handy TO have Pa
rents have their failings. of course.
like all of US, but on the whole / APP
prove of EN- Once a man says TO
me: Bobby. do you love your pa
rents?' Well says /. I'm not a-quar-
reling with EN- Once a boy at board
ing school went to calling his pa the
governor. and got his allowance cut
down one-half. His pa said he ought
to have waited till he was going to
college. Much more might be written
about parents. showing their habits
and so fourth. but / will leave the task
to ADLER pens"
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In SECOND DEGREE
Verdict in the NieSe Case After %
Hours DeliberatiOn.
BOTH ARE DECLARED GUILTY
History of This Remarkable Pair.
and the Story of Two
Most Atrocious
Crimes.

Colville. Wash, dispatch TO the Spo-
kane Spokesman Review: At IL
o'clock last night the jury in the Niese
murder case brought in a verdict of
murder in the second degree against
both defendants. The jury had been
out % hours. When the verdict was
read a smile fitted across the face of
Neise, and the unfortunate couple
seemed glad 1t was no worse. Notwith-
standing the lateness of the hour. the
court room was crowded. The deathly
silence was broken by expressions of
satisfaction at the verdict. Sentence
will be passed during the week.
Yesterday afternoon the jury asked
10 hear the instructions of the court
again. Judge Arthur complied with
their request The instructions had
been formed to fit the peculiar circum-
stances of the case, and set forth every
phrase of the crime so clearly that no
mistake seemed possible. While strip
ped of Partially, they seemed favora-
BILE to defendants. The jury again re-
turned and remained out until they
brought in their verdict at IL o'clock.
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when pressed for an

Hattie Ntese, when pressed for an
explanation of the boys condition,
finally admitted that she had inflicted
the injuries, but when the boy was in
her presence he would invariably tell
all inquirers that he had fallen over
the bank OF the Columbia river" and
received mis- wounds.
The injuries observed on the boys
hands three weeks before his death
were similar to those found upon his
hands after death. The evidence of DR..
Peck and other witnesses showed that
the whole body of the unfortunate child
was laeerated and bruised. the most
prominent wounds being one across the
bridge of the nose, one near the left
temple and two on the lower abdomen,
having the appearance of having been
made by jumping on the boy with both
feet. There was also a wound under
meath the testicles, on the perineum,
and abrasion of the skin on each leg
near the perineum, having the appear
ance of being made by a kick with
shoe. There was also a wound ON the
child's back. having the appearance of
being made with the finger nails.
The evidence also concnsively
showed that these wounds were made
while the child was undresSad, with
the exception of a shirt. Hattie Niese
burned this shirt, presumably for the
purpose of concealing the blood on it.
Mrs. Niese testified that the child
pulled off his coat, shoes and stockings
before leaving the house that evening,
but there was no blood found on his
Jacket or trousars. A pool of blood was
found on the porch floor of their house,
near the wall, but there was no trail of
blood leading to ii, as would have been
the case If the boy had fallen down the
bank of the Columbia. Blood was also
found on a club supposed to have been
used by Niese and wife in Furnishing
the boy.
Niese and wife at first endeavored TO
create the impression that the boy died
of heart disease, or from over-eating,
and the story of his having fallen over
the bank seems to have been an after
thought.
On the whole, this case appears to
have been one of the foulest and most
damnable murders ever committed in
the state. From the beginning the afro
city of this crime excited intense feel
ing among the neighbors of Niese and
wife, and the people seemed determin-
ed that there should not be a repetition
of the farce of Ottumwa. Everybody
believed in their guilt, and will applaud
the verdict of the jury as a righteous
one.
The penalty for murder in the second
degree Is not less than 10 nor more
than 20 years in the penitentiary, and
1t is thought that Judge Arthur Will
impose the extreme penalty.