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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08
CAN'T fvAOE THE law.
No Escape From Payment of '06
Taxes On Technical
Is Grounds.

The report that there is no provision
for the collection Of the 1896 taxes is
erroneous, and may result IN the harm
ing Of the standing Of the state in
financial centers until it 10 contradicted,
says the Bismarck Tribune. We're 1t
even construed that certain sections Of
the old law we're repealed, under the
strictest and most technical construction
OF the new Law the most that could be
lost to the state would be the penalty
upon delinquent taxes.
lature to repeal any sections OF the old
Law providing for the collection OF taxes
levied under It. lakes are intended to
be regularly levied and collected, and
there eau be no escape from their pay
ment on the ground that new law was
passed providing for the levying Of taxes
in the future. Courts have ruled on this
proposition in other states and the ruling
has been invariably that the levy and
collection Of taxes must proceed and
that no technical grounds can be ad-
vanced successfully to evsde it. In Q
similar case in Iowa, the authorities
we're instructed to proceed as usual.
In the case OF the district assessors in
this state, where the provision for them
wss expressly repealed by the legislature,
the court bsld that the repeal Of that
part Of the old Law necessary to the per-
fection of the new law was not intended
and that the provision for district asses-
sors renamed IN force. 1t is not likely
that anyone will attempt to evade the
payment of the 1896 tax on any technical
grounds.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08
Spring Requires v

That the impurities which have accu.
mulated in your blood during the winter
shall be promptly and thoroughly ex-
PEELED IT good health is expected. When
the warm weather comes these impurl-
ties are liable to manifest themselves in
various ways and often lead to serious
illness. Unless the blood 10 rich and
pure that tired feeling will affllct you,
your appetite will fail and you will find
yourself "sll run down." Hoods Sarsa-
psrills tones and strengthens the system,
drives out all impurities and makes
pure, rich, healthy blood. Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the ono true blood purifier
and the beet spring medicine. BE sure
to get only Hoods.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08
south Dakota's Finances.

Treasurer Phillips OF South Dakota
makes public the fact that the state has
only $4,000 Of floating Indebtedness, as
against 31,5OO.0OO owed by Iowa and
s7OO,000 by Nebraska. The money is
also IN the treasury to take up 900, 900
OF the warrants issued at the time OF the
Taylor defalcstion. This looks as il
there had been some excellent finsrcier-
ing done.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08
Red solid at Winnipeg.

The Red is solid al Winnipeg, but at
Grand Forks the ice has broken up but
not started to run. Saturday the water
at the Forks went up seven feet but was
IS feet below the food line OF ~. A
dozen farollies Oh the fats have moved
to higher ground, the ID feet OF water in
the channel having driven them out.
Rain fell there for 30 hours.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08
wabpeton Man Drowned.

A dispatch from Wshpeton Sunday
night said the Wild Rice river,
I've miles west Of there, raised five
feet Saturday, and ell bridges were
swept away. The river is mad, whirl.
ing torrent. Nothing like it has been
known in years. Henry Shuler, . farm
hand employed by Daniel Dewitt near
Great Bend, was drowned while attempt
ing to drive across . bridge over the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08
Bursett Got the Drop First.

Jack Daley, an all-aropnd tough, was
shot and instantly killed at Kuhn, by
the colored keeper Of a blind pig, who
immediately gave himself up. The coro-
ner's jury was that John Burgett killed
Daley in self defense.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08

Lost "A dear tlttle child Who made
homo happy by ito smiles. And to th,nk
it might have been saved had the parent
only kept in the house One Minute
Cough Cure, the infallible remedy for
Group D. Baldwin.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08

The Missouri river 10 still rising and
Wednesday bad reached point within q
block and = half Of the Sheridan bo'el
in Bismarck. This ls on the fats and
quite distance below the city. On the
fats west OF the big bridge the water is
estimated to be SIX feet 10 depth over
the rails and growing deeper. For q
time today the water was rising at the
rate OF foot an hour. Mandan is pro-
tected by email dyke and the water
may not reach that place. A wire was
strung to Msudsn today. Sklffs make
the crossing during the day.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08
Wild Rice. One horse was also drowned
His body was recovered.
Missouri Breaks Up Monday.

Missouri Breaks Up Monday.
The Missouri river went out at Bic.
marck ct $50 q. 10. Monday. About loon
gorge formed and the water was re-
ported rising at the rate Of four feet On
hour. OExtra precautions are being taken
to prevent damage to the Northern Pa
cific bridge and track between river and
Mandsn. The Msndan flats are covered.
The Big Muddy 10 on tesr across the
hats Just west Of the Bismarck bridge
and east OF Msndsn. For some hours
Monday the river rose st the rnte Of
four feet IN hour and soon was rushing
across the mssdows, following the same
course 1t did two yesrs ago whom it
caused 20 much anxiety and threatened
to out new channel and lssvs the big
million dollar bridge on dry land. About
600 feet Of the track 10 known to be gone
and the break 10 supposed TO b larger.
The Wster and ics tore down the tele-
graph poles for mile or more also, and
oil communication with the west 10 cut
OF. It 10 possible wire can be strung
from the Bismarck bridge through the
woods and across the waves 40 was done
before. The east bound coast trains are
held at Msndsn and points west.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08
THRIFTY DuNKARDS
Come From Various States to
Settle In James River
Valley.
Train Load Reaches Here
Friday.-Wives and Chill.
dren Along.
This Means q Large Amount.
Of Land to Be Occupied
Numerous Sales.

A train Of thirteen cars, with twelve
cars crowded With Dunksrds from
different parts OF the United States,
passed here Friday On route to Eddy,
Foster and Wells counties and other
localities IN the james River valley.
There were 600 people in the party. many
bringing their wives and children, their,
household goods and their stock having
been shipped on some days ago or loaded
and following by first train. There we're
two car loads Of Dunkarls from the
far famed Shenandoah valley Of Virginia
and other large parties from Illinois,
Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, Missouri and
Iowa. They we're guided by G. H. Shaw,
A. E. Clark who selected people in
portion Of Virginia, &. B. Walker and
Fl. ". Zimmerman.
Many Of the Dunkards came out to
look the ground over and if suited with
the prospect, as they undoubtedly will
b-, to make selections Of land, filings or
purchases as they decide or their mesns
allow. Quite number Of the families
have already made purchases and will
begin work at once, others have home
steaded land and are nov coming to
occupy it, All we're especially lntelli-
gent and the women neat in their dress
and prepossessing in general appearance.
The somber black OF some of the Dunk
ards IN some localities was conspicuous
by absence.
Overcrowding the land where the
Dunksrds have been settling ls the cause
Of their migration to this state to take
advantage OF the free and cheap lands.
In many cases they were owners OF land,
in many other cases renters, with little
prospect cf securing holdings for then-
selves. While the tram stood at the
station many inquiries we're made for
work here. A practical miller, clerks,
bookkeepers, eone school teachers, and
other trades and professions were repre-
sented. Their own ministers are brought
along and fervent meetings could be had
at minutes notice.
L. r. Casey joined the party at this
point and accompanied the train to Car
rinRton.
This train load was but part of $500
Dunkards who left Chicago, central
gathering point, for the nor;hw We'd
needay. Many went to the uorthern
part OF the state where large settlements
OF these people have already been
formed. Great preparations we're made
for the reception OF the parties ID the
vicinity of the Turtle mountains This
immigration will result in vast amount
OF new land being taken mp in the state
and the sale of many pieces. The Dunk
ards now in North Dakota express them
selves as greatly pleased with the coun-
try. and all are prosperlng. Many who
came here without cent OF money be-
yond enough to pay their expenses for
few days, are getting start as farmers,
and are teaching those farmers already
here how to diversity crops and raise
something else besides wheat.
The Special Deliuuuent Tax List.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08

For Sale Three pair OF farm horses
at the Capital harm.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08
The SPECIAL Delinquent Tax List.

AAC oRCStol DClIu4lcht LA LIsJ.
In accordance with the plan adopted
by the board of county com missioners to
treat all parties alike in the disposal OF
the county's business. the board at its
meeting yesterday awarded the publlca-
tion of the special delinquent tax list as
provided in house bill No. AZ, to The
Alert. This is special tax list for this
year only. The law fixes the price at
which each delinquent piece of land or
lot shall be assessed for the expense OF
:his publication and the commissioners
had no authority to secure a less sum
for publication and add to the cost Of
such sale greater snm, The lazy pre-
scribes the rate. This independent
policy of the board of recognizing all
interests is doubtless approved by
great majority OF the taxpayers. The
Alert is fanily-sQpp Qpporting, taxpaying
enterprise of the comfy and cit, and as
such deserves fair share of the public
business. The Capital has had the bulk
OF the public printing of county and city
for several years and also had the publi-
cation Of all the tax lists of the county
for three successive years.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08

Editor T. S. Hunt of the Advertiser
and Banker Beiseker of Feseenden had
mill in regard to the Wells county
bond issue. Beiseker foreclosed mort
gage on the Advertiser and Hunt wrote
up the sale of county bonds purchased
by Beiseker In justice court Mr.. Biese
ker paid $40 for his puRilistlc propensi-
ties.
just try 10c, box OF Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

rapid withdrawal OF which brought on
the panic Of 1873. The retirement OF
bank circulation between 1882 and 1890
opened the way for the financial troubles
Of the latter year, and the repeal Of the
Sherman law in 1893 cost the people
enormously in shrinkage Of values and
failures in business, while the govern
ment bonded itself to the extent of $685.
100000 to purchase gold when there had
not been at any time less than $50, 900, 900
of gold in the treasury. Panics are COM
ing faster and their effects are more dis
astrOus as this wretched monetary pol
Icy becomes more firmly lntrenched in
our laws. The gold standard has cost
the people of the United States more
than the shareholders rebellion.
Still these sound money men tell us
that an emphatic declaration on our part
that we will use gold only for our money
will quicken trade and give us perma-
nent prosperity. Verify, such cOunselors
are no better than public enemies.
The advocate., 1897-11-17
SHALL GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE
THE OURRENOY2

"In all the schemes proposed for So
called currency reform by the substitu-
tion Of bank notes for notes issued by the
government, one thing is observable:
they all provide that the bank notes
shall be guaranteed by the government
and redeemed by it, either in the first in
stance. or after failure to redeem them
by the banks"
So says the New York Sun, comment
ing on the fact that among the many
different plans suggested for a paper cur
rency, not one is found that does not
promise a government guaranty. One
plan provides for an amendment Of the
national bank act, by which the banks
shall be permitted to issue notes to the
amount of 100 per cent, instead of 80 per
cent, as now, of the face value of the
government bonds deposited as security
for them, but still leaving them guaran-
teed, first, by the governments obliga-
ton to pay the bonds, and, If that shall
prove insufficient, owing to decline in
the market value of the bonds, then by
the direct undertaking of the govern
ment to pay the notes, as provided in
section 108 of the bank act.
The Secretary of the Treasury pro-
poses that the banks may issue notes Sc
cured by government bonds to the
amount Of so per cent. of their capitals
and 25 per cent. more secured only by the
banks own assets; and he would extend
the guarantee Of payment by the govern
ment to all circulating notes of the
banks, whether issued against deposited
security or against assets"
Judge Bullitt, of Philadelphia, would
permit the banks to issue notes to the ex-
tent of one and one-third of their capi-
tails, depositing as security for them 10
per cent. in gold in the treasury and Is
per cent. in gold in their own vaults,
and the government should agree to
redeem these notes in gold after de-
fault by the bank issuing them"
And so ON through the long list of
schemes for reforming the currency. In
every instance the author provides that
the government shall stand behind the
notes and guarantee their redemption.
Query: If government is to guarantee
bank notes, why not issue government
paper in the first instance, and be done
with it?
The advocate., 1897-11-17
THEORY AND PRACTICE IN COINAGE.

If the metallic theory Of money be the
true one, namely, that the precious met
ais have certain intrinsic value and that
the law has no other relation to it than
to accept that value and legalize it, then
the law should do nothing but provide
FOR pure assaying and the stamping of
the weight and fineness of the metal on
each piece.
The law does not pretend to ascertain
and legalize the value of corn or cotton
or wagons or any species of property
other than the metals used for coming
purposes.
1t is persistently argued by the adher-
ents OF the metallic monetary system
that when Hamilton, Jefferson and their
contemporaries agreed upon the ratio Of
Is to for the American standard of
money, they did no more than simply
adopt the existing actual and natural
ratio between the metals. 1t is not dis
puted, however, that in every civilized
nation at that time the laws attached
certain values to certain weights of gold
and silver.
The Advocate is unable to see the force
of argument to show that the laws of the
country should proclaim the value of
any article which is determined in the
market without the aid of law. If gold
and silver are to be used for money
coins, and their value and ratio are de-
termined in advance by competition in
the open markets of the world, the law
ought to do no more than mint the met
ais in pieces of convenient size and print
their weight on them. Then people could
buy and sell them just as they do wheat
and shoes
II an ounce Of gold is worth twenty
The advocate., 1897-11-17
WHAT PETER DID AND DID NOT
SAY ABOUT KANSAS,

1T would sound funny now for PETER
to get up in the United States Senate and
say: If Kansas were put up at Sheriff S
sale and sold to the highest bidder, she
wouldn't bring enough to pay her mort
gage indebtedness Yet it was only
four years ago that Senator PETER made
that speech, and thousands of Populists
felt proud Of it."'-0ttawa Herald
"And it would now sound funny to
hear Ex-Governor Morrill, repeat in a
campaign speech: / am ashamed Of
Kansas; when go East book my name
in hotels, from the West. PETER was
nearly right while Morrill, was Governor,
but 1t would be all wrong while Leedy is
Governor. Ottawa Times.
A complete answer to the Herald's
The advocate., 1897-11-17

statement ls, that it is not true. Mr. Pef-
fer did not get up In the United States
Senate" and say what Is above quoted.
The following extract from a speech de-
livered in the Senate by Mr. PETER on
the 18th day Of June, 1892, shows how ne
spoke and felt about Kansas in the SEN
ate:
IAN enormous amount of money was
invested In real estate securities, and as
the reports thus far published show, in
the six States of Alabama, Tennessee,
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas the
aggregate during the ten years including
and following 1880 was $2,274,9 ,970, ,435, Of
which about S490, 900 900 went to Kansas,
the farmers alone taking about 1926, ,0O0,-
600 or two-thirds the total, and at the
end Of the period they had repaid more
than one-half Of 1t at an annual interest
charge Of 10 per cent, an average yearly
payment--principa and interest, equal
to about $20,0O0,000, what was equiVa-
lent to $100 for every five persons Of
those who had to pay. And while they
were doing that we increased our popu-
latiOn nearly half a million persons; we
settled and organized thirty-five new
counties, covering an area half as large
as New England; we added more than
5000 miles to our railways; we erected
nearly five thousand new school houses;
we doubled the area of our farming
lands; we increased the number of our
domestic animals 100 per cent, and dur
ing the last year of the period our farm
ers produced 273, 100000 bushels of corn.
No such record was ever made before.
challenge history to produce it's equal.
am proud to have the confidence and
commission of such people.
Our progress during the last four or
five years has not been so rapid, but our
farmers have continued the work Of
payment with wonderful promptness and
fortitude. The Daily Capital, news
paper printed in Topeka, began early last
year to collect reports from different
counties in the State with the view Of
showing the number of old farm mort
cages released and the number Of new
ones recorded. Only sixty-One Of the one
hundred and six counties reported, but
the reports from them, covering period
of twelve months, ending with April Of
LAAO plCoOAC JSnAJ AAoAO q SAOWlAS WAiCA
was copied and commented on favoraoly
by the leading papers Of New York,
Philadelphia and Boston. 1t appears
from the summary that during the time
covered by the reports old mortgages
amounting to $17OO0,OOO were released,
and new mortgages amounting to $751;
1000 were recorded, showing differ
ence in favor Of the releases of $4,000,000
in eight and one-half months"
The advocate., 1897-11-17

may as we'll take the profits Of It's issue
also. 1t is as easy to provide for the re-
demption of It's own notes as 1t is for the
redemption of the notes of the banks.
and certainly the saving Of interest on
from 5000 OOO,OO to $500, 900, 900 of bonds
is not to be despised."
The advocate., 1897-11-17
BY w. A. PEFFEB

In pound of 1-cent pieces there Is
$1.4O cents of fiat. They cost 20 cents
and there are 100 Of them.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

So many fatal accidents happen on the
football field that a question arises
whether the game Of football ought not
to be suppressed.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

Congress meets in regular session two
weeks from next Monday. The Overshad-
owing subject Of the session will be our
monetary system.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

The encouraging growth Of co-opera-
tive bodies in Kansas is evidence thai
the leaven of POpulism is working.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

"A crisis or panic says De Courcy
Thorn, may be defined as a stoppage OF
the rise of prices; that is to say, the
period when new buyers are not to be
found. 1t is always accompanied by a
reactionary movement in prices" And
he proceeds to say that panics are due
to "overtradlng, which causes general
business to need more than the available
capital, thus producing general lack OF
credit" Which means that on narrow
base a wide business cannot be carried
on safely.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

1t is to be hoped that the proposed
scheme of importing Chinese laborers
for work in Illinois coal mines and to
protect them by stockades and Win
chesters and GatIing guns, will bC aban-
doled Pinkertonism went down inglo-
rlously in blood at Homestead. Let not
its ghost arise anywhere else IN the
country. If such a thing should take
plac1 the people interested will be justi-
fed in dealing with 1t on the principles
OF natural law.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

Financial panics have occurred in the
United States in 1916, 1916, 1920, 1879,
lS48, 1857, 1863, 1873, 1884. 1890, 1898
six before our great war and four since.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

At the meeting Of the Sound Money
League at New York city, Mr.. Hepburn,
banker, reported that the amount OF
money in bank to the leagues credit was
$1O,S63. A gift of $500 was granted to
the Indianapolis Monetary League, and
$1,000 was appropriated to assist the
brethren in Oregon These sound money
people have plenty of funds.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

Among all the schemes proposed by
gold standard people to reform the cur
rency" none is found that does not pro-
vide for an issue of bonds bearing inter
est. The New York Sun, referring to
two of the schemes submits the fol-
lowing comments ITO effect this re-
form Mr.. Gage proposes to pay the banks
2b per cent. per annum upon S200,OOO-
900 Of government bonds, and Mr.. Bullitt
proposes to pay somebody 8 per cent. on
$500, 100000, more or less, as may be nee
essary to carry out his plan. The plain
citizen will naturally conclude that If the
government ID to assume the risk Of loss
N the paper currency Of the nation, II
The advocate., 1897-11-17

The shipping of apples from Kearn"y
county to Denver is a healthtul sign.
Kearney is the third county north CT The
south line of Kansas and The second
county east of the west line In the midst
OF me semi-arid portion of the State If
apples can be grown there for export,
surely an assortment Of good food sup
plies can be produced in the Same local
ity. Western Kansas will some time be
the most desirable portion Of the state
to dwell in.
The advocate., 1897-11-17

The relations between Spain and the
United States are becoming more
friendly Weyler has been relieved Of
command in Cuba, substantial reforms
are promised by the Spanish government
and President Mckinley Is understood
to feel much better over the situation
The country may expect important in
formation on the subject in the forth
coming message.