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The morning times., 1897-01-24

The newest modes of floral arrangement
for use at dinners are also adding not Il
little to the charm of this form OF entertain
ment, some of those seen at the really first
class dinners being specimens OF the most
fairy-like IoveIiness In fact, il is difficult
to imagine how human hands could make
them so delicately. One which | saw the
other day in particular took my fancy. 1t
was a rustic stand as a centerpiece, frosted
over and glittenng like diamond in the
pale moonlight II was so arranged that
a deep. slender basket was held aloft by
sticks all frosted and looking perfectly
natural The bssket concealed a tin can
inside OF which grew several trailing plants
and flowers, formed into a parti-colored
horseshoe, the whole being frightened by
the light of "A dozen tiny fairy lamps grace
fully hidden in the leaves and blossoms.
The whole thing is SO light and airy in
appearance that it seemed as If the slight
est breath would destroy it, and it has the
advantage Of not hiding from each other
those sitting at opposite sides of the table.
There are many Of these stands in use, oil
kinds of designs icing seen, and they are
also a most economical kind OF decoration
Sometimes they are placed on large mir
roT, and this adds % their attractiveness.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

/ am sure that you will he pleased to
hear that dinner parties are daily becom-
ing more fashionable, and also that the old
formal way OF entertaining is becoming a
thing of the past. All the old sombreness
has gone, il giving way 10 an air OF more
geniality One does not have TO look for
ward to n dinner party as place where
you must sit with gloomy face and not
speak until you are spoken to, as our moth
ers used 10 tell us when we were young,
or SHOULD say, when we were children.
And the innovation of a little fun around
a dinner table has given rise To other inho-
vations The very latest AT dinners is to
serve dessert on a polished table with the
cloth removed. This fashion has received
the stamp OF approval from the very highest
OF the .bon-ton'' set-in fact, it was first
introduced, or rather reintroduced, for IL
is an old-time custom Of the Princess of
Wales. Many young hostesses have grleyed
because their handsome tables were hidden
beneath linen cloth, ana of course no eN-
cuse would have been tolerated that would
allow the showing of the often handsome
wood concealed underneath.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Mrs. Linton describes the tray in all
fits horrors. She explains that il produces
unhappiness IN the home, and discomfort
20 the offender. Women have for ages
called man a beast" the creature of his
appetite, but am thoroughly yconvinced that
ne has common sense. If woman has a
day'sshopping to do a solitary sardine with a
little jam and a roll is not the proper
kind OF food to do it on, even il it is
served on tray, so that one can eat it
I'm the bedroom in a Costume more COM
Portable than pretty. There is nothing like
solid food, and if any one chooses TO think
me too masculine because 1 eat a good
steak for breakfast, l don { care a Jot. Now,
there is Miss W, very nice girl, as yoc
know, except that she is lazy she has act
uslly brought trouble on herself and fam
The morning times., 1897-01-24

II has been the cause OF much regret
among the fair sex, at least many of them,
that the fashion of the day had prevented
women from accepting from gentleman
presents OF a ''wearable'' character, such
as n new gown or handsome bonnet. For
thes,. there is atleast a little comfort TO be
found in the new custom, just sprung
up, OF presenting n lady with Jeweled or
enameled girdie, such as are fast hecom-
ing worn on the outside of fur coats and
cloaks In regard 10 the receiving of pres
ents, men have always been more fortunate
than women, hut this season Dame Fashion
has taken something OF a turn. There are
good-luck offerings, now quite the thing
for lady TO accept, and which take the
most wonderful range in variety you could
ina gine. Golden hearts, small jeweied dag
gers nails OF gold and gems, and a hundred
other oddities are all prepared, so that
the mean man. may find no excuse for
not presenting his lady love with anything
that is ''wearable.'
The morning times., 1897-01-24

liz simply because she is a victim to the
tray OF course, it would never do to
tell the stories that are afloat, but it is
really a fact that the servants are doing
as they please, simply because they have
got into the habit of never cooking anything
when 'maSter is away"
/ have noticed, too, that onehalf the
women shoppers spoil their appetites by
going round to various stores and tasting
this thing and that, until do not believe
they would know the flavor of a well
cooked chop. But | must tell you some
thing more about the fashions, and stop
preaching.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04
Bad Year for Railroads.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-A railroad manager
in Chicago is quoted as summing up last
Years business as Tue worst OF ali He
said:
Every thing fell off Of the railroads
last Year but the cars. The tales OF de-
pletlon IN business told by other man
ayers sound like the beat of bass drum
with a hole in the other end.
"Dlre results it is called, with plenty
of results. Then, 1t is said, that the gulf
ports have taken away much trade from
the North Atlantic ports all Of which is
beautifully clear and explicit There
has been fair amount of traffic west,
but IS per cent of the gross earnings has
come from local travel
Tine holiday travel has been dissp-
pointing, and the whole matter is sum
med up by saying the depression has
been unparalleled.
During the year thirty-four roads,
with total mileage Of 5,441 and =
capitalization OF $275.60O,00O, have gone
into the bands OF receivers. The
most Important failure OF the year was
the Baltimore & Ohio, with 1904 miles
of road and S124,OOO0CO worth of bonds,
besides heavy floating debt.
Another important collapse was the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, with
5Ol miles OF road and liability Of $685.
10000. The six roads forming the
Vandalia system, aggregating 600 miles
and $24 100000 of bonds and stock; the
PittsburR & Western, with 352 miles and
slS,500,O00; the Central Vermont and
Ogdensburg & Lake Chsmplain, cover-
ing 778 miles and an Investment Of el7,-
100000, are also notable failures Of the
season.
Roads representing 1870 miles of
tracks and capitalization Of $1,15O, ,OOO,-
600 have been sold under foreclosure
proceedings. Many great companies
swelled the list of foreclosures until it
grew to q size never equalled. Besides
this there have been many costly eys-
TENS that have gone through reorgan-
izstion.
The companies do not see much bet
ter prospects ahead for 1897.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

and bread parsdes were imminent, was
there any organized effort to meet the
necessities of the idle. The president
OF the Cook county commissioners sd-
vised that every salaried official of the
county contribute 5 per cent of bis
monthly pay toward relief fund. The
newspapers are evoking general public
charity. The weather has turned sud-
denly cold. .men we're frosted
while working on the street. Thousands
OF families are without food and
fuel. The mercury was as low e
2l degrees below zero Jan. 25,
greater degree than in Bismarck, North
Dakota. Thousands crowded into police
stations and one night last week the
official records show 1929 homeless per-
sons sought shelter in the police stations
of the city and the depots were also
crowded. A local paper describing the
situation says:
The pitisble and evil effects of the
present narrowing conditions are many.
Little children 60 to bed hungry in cold,
treless rooms; young girls become reck-
less; mothers grow impatient and fathers
reckless. Prostitution and crime have
increased beyond all precedent. Men
who have no families resort to saloons.
The police stations, the cheap lodging
houses, the missions are full to overflow
ing. In one South Clark street saloon
$50 men stand up all night because they
have no other place to 60, and there Is
not room enough for them to sleep on
the floor. Not only in the tenement
district and the river wards is the suffer
ing intense, but it eXtends INTO the best
quarters Of the city. Ia South Chicago,
since the Illinois Steel company laid off
1850 men be situation is depiorable, and
there is great destitution. One man
who had been out Of work nearly year
and was told that he was again laid off
went violently insane.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04
~ are Mr.. Aliens figures:
Totals. 2s4s,4s4 2,02s,2Oo 2.1sO.7a

Thus, although these we're the states
Of the greatest gold detection, Bryan re-
ceived in them more than 167 900 votes
more than both Cleveland and Weaver
did in 1892, and 10000 more than Harri.
son. Yet Cleveland, without Weaver's
help, carried Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky,
Wisconsin and West Virginia, and &C.
cured electoral votes in Ohio and Michi.
gan, and Bryan got only the one small
vote from the ancient democratic strong
hold of Kentucky.
1t is understood that Senator Allen
has compiled an immense amount of in
formation which will be presented when
his resolution comes up.
A dispatch from Chicago says Judge
o. " Carter, OF the Chicago election
mission, takes exception to the con-
cluslons Ct ex-Gov. Altgeld. Carter as
serts that in the Illinois excess vote, part
must have come from Chicago, and says
an examination of the votes of 1892, 1894
and 1896 do not warrant the governors
statement, and that the increase in CHI
cago can be accounted for; also that
these we're in go out of 92l election pre-
cincts of the city, either democratic or
populist judges or both, as we'll as re-
publican judges and clerks, and if there
we're frauds in the vote in Chicago, the
fusionists were in position to prevent it..
Gov. Altgeld says that notwithstand-
ing this, his statements are not recalled,
for the judges explanation does not ex-
plain the discrepancy between the popu-
lation Of Illinois and the increase in the
vote. That itself tells the whole story,
and that further investigation will be
made.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04
Distress in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29-The Civic Fedora
tion, OF this city, the political clubs and
a number of high sslaried ministers OF
wealthy congregations have been forced
to take steps to raise funds to relieve
the poor and suffering Of this city
This has not been done before, although
the facts of q great distress existing
among thousands, has been known
since the middle Of November, not until
public demonstrate OF the half starved
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

He also declares 1t is not only in these
where the fraudulent excess appears.
There were three others Tennessee,
Missouri and Texas. There was fraud
ulent excess Of 10000 in Tennessee; A.
600 in Missouri and $4,000 in Texas.
Another strong point is that in all the
remaining states Of tho Union there was
NO excess. In many states the total vote
fell far below the maximum legitimate
vote, and this was true in every state
carried by Bryan, except the three named
above.
Senator Allen concludes his tables BY
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04
New School District.

A new school district has been organ
lzed N the county and gwen the name
of Lowery. Upon petition of John j.
Dirksen and seven others the four tow
ships in ranges 6S and 69ln townships
l43 and IA we're set apart as school
district. The petitioners state that there
is school population Of "a 10 the dis
trict. A school census will be made and
officers elected. The district is located
IN the extreme northwestern part Of the
county, IN the hills.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04
DEATHS SWIFT TOUCH.
j. C. Gill Of CasseltOn Dies Sat.
turday Night at Bis
marck.

The remains OF J. G. Gill were taken
to Cssselton today in charge Of a COM
m;ttee comprised of Senators Hanna and
Haggart and Representatives Sargent
Hawk and Francis. The funeral will be
held at Casselton on Tuesday.
The death Of Mr.. Gill was most sud-
den and unlocked for as he has been
considered in excellent health. Mr.. Gill
was secretary OF the senate and .Satur-
day afternoon he felt come pains IN his
chest snd stomach during the session Of
the senate. He went down town and
DR.. Smyth gave him some medicine af-
ter which be went to bed. He said he
felt all right when he was in bed, but
death came without warning only half
IN hour later. His son reached Bismarck
from Cssselton yesterday, and the re-
maine were taken to Casselton today. A
few weeks ago he was examined for life
insurance and pronounced good risk.
Mr.. Gill was one Of the pioneers Of the
Red River valley and one of the largest
farmers.
The deceased has been for a great
many years Mason. He wac past
master Of the blue lodge, and member
OF the council and chapter in Cassslton
and the oommsndery IN Fargo. He had
attained the 32nd degree and was mem.
ber OF the Scottish Rite bodies Of Fargo,
being commander of Ksdosh Of the Fargo
coupcil. A little over year ago the
supreme council OF Scottish Rite OF the
Southern jurisdiction honored him by
creating him a knight Commander Of
the court OF honor, for distinguished SER
vices IN Scottish Rite Masonry.
He was four years chairman OF the
Cass county board Of commissioners and
WAS member Of the legislature in 1891,
and clerk at the session OF 1898. Mr..
Gill was two years ago speaker o. the
house and acquitted his duties With great
honor and credit both t. himself and
constituents. At the time Of his death
he was secretary of the senate, being
elected to that responsible position by
the unanimous vote Of the republican
party.
He was born in Illinois in 1S43, edu-
Gated in McKendry college. He re-
moved to Missouri In 1872 and engaged
in farming and stock raising. He
carried $1,000 life insurance in various
companies.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04
New Citizens.

Axel johnson of Courtensy yesterday
renounced allegiance to the king OF
Sweden and declared his intention to
become citizen Of the United States.
Others who have taken out their first
or second papers since the first Of the
year are: John Sterling, first papers,
resides 10 this city; Mrs. Albertlne
Mifers, widow OF soldier of the war of
the rebellion, second papers and re-
nonnced allegiance to the king Of Ger
many; John Wolschek, FIRST papers, from
Germany; John O'Shaucnessy. first
papers, from Canada; and John Leidl Of
Valley City, second papers, from Hun
gary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

Bismarck, Jan. 28.-Senator Little
yesterday introduced bill specially re-
lsting to tho control Of tho state peniten.
tisry. It will result in leg,slating the
present board out Of Office by providing
for the appointment Of q complete new
board, three to bold two years and two
four, giving each new administration
control Ut the board.
Among the bills introduced were:
Rourke,, making the compensation OF
county judges dependent on fees, cut
ting off the salary provided by the codes.
At present they have both in some
counties; also amending the law 20 to
Soldiers Home, making the q. A. r.
commander member of the bosrd, but
not necessarily chairman as now; also
appropriat,ng $4,000 for the Soldiers
Home.
Wishek, correcting the printed law as
to adultery. making the terms certain;
also for increasing the number of county
commissioners to five or reducing to
three.
Strom, providing for fine OF from one
to twenty five dollars for Sabbath break
ing.
Gordon, making farm labor liens q
prior lien only Us to chattle mortg sRes
filed after the ienor began work; also
for the payment Of SIS day to the COM
missioners Of insanity.
The house adjourned on account Of
the cold wind after trsnsscting little
business. Among tho bills introduced
we're:
BY Duncan, limiting the compensa-
ton Of road ovsrseers to 20 per cent of the
road tax in the district.
The raising Of senate clerks pay has
also raised legal question as to whether
one house by itself can repeal or nullify
. Law passed by both houses and signed
BY the governor.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

tuted in their places, and We regret the
necessity Of saying the evidence strongly
tends to duplicate certain officers of Bur-
leigh county as parties to sucn wrong.
The evidence showed a number Of
other gross irregularities such ss the
acting OF disqualified persons as judges
Of election under protest, the refusal to
allow q secret ballot and the failure to
count for contestant ballots that were
cast for him, but sufficient has been
shown herein to prove that W. q. Ward
the contestantant, was duly elected.
We, therefore, recommend that the
seat in this house for the Twenty seventh
legislative district now held by ThomPs
Richards be declared vacant, and that
W. O. Ward be declared legally elected
ss Q representative from said Twenty
seventh district and entitled to seat IN
tho house OF representatives therefor.
Respectfully submitted,
THos. GulNAN.
The above closed the three Legislative
contests for this session. Every
republican has been seated. The
testimony in the three cases has
been printed in this paper and
readers can judge for themselves az to
merits Of the contests. After perusal OF
this testimony the question again is
raised. what is the use of holding elec-
tions If tho will OF the majority IS to be
ignored?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

giving the total vote for Bryan in the
middle western states, and the vote for
Harrison and for Cleveland and Weaver
(united) in 1892. Bryan ran far ahead
of the highest vote polled for either party
IN 1892 in all these states except Wiscon-
sin, where he nearly duplicated the great
Harrison vote OF four years ago. The
following are Mr. Aliens fiQuraa:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

MAJOFIty lOT WaIu.... ............ II
The above majority 10 favor Of Mr..
Ward should be increased by the votes
proven to have been cast for him in such
precinct. viz: SO in the court house pre-
cinct and l8 in the Fourth ward precinct
being a total OF 1O6, which added to his
majority already shown, gives q total
majority in favor of Ward from the evl.
dence submitted in the case of 1923. We
further report and find that the whole
election proper and the matters pertain
ing to the same in these precincts we're
impreRnated with frauds Of the grossest
kind, even to the extent OF crlminsIity,
and we believe that the evidence can and
does force but one conclusion, viz: That
the ballot boxes in such precincts were
deliberately robbed Of the ballots cast by
the electors therein and others substi-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

Soothing for burns, scslds, chspped
hands and lips. Healing for cuts and
sores. Instant relief for piles, stops
pain at once. These are the virtues OF
DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. d. Baldwin.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

Minutes seem like hours when q life 10
at stake. Group gives no time to send
for . doctor, delay may mean desth.
Ono Minute Cough Cure gives instant
relief and insurss recovery. The only
harmless remedy that produces immedl-
ste results. D. Baldwin.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

Just try 1Oc, box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04

BISMARCK, Jan. 31.-The republicans
of the senate held a caucus Saturday
afternoon, and of the house Saturday
evening. All members were pledged to
secrecy, but it is SAID that steering
committee was appointed to look after
party measures. The financial situation
IS said to have been extensively dis
cussed, and the sentiment developed
that it would be dangerous to be extrav-
agant IN the present condition of the
state treasury. The house thinks 43
employees is too many for the senate,
while the senators think that as the
house has AZ employees they have no
right to throw stones. 1t Is said thai a
proposition to put Senator Marshall's
resolution raising the rate of pay of
senate employees into the form of law
so as to meet the state auditors objec-
tions was decided to be too risky at this
stage Of the game. Senator Whites
plan to have the counties bear the ex-
pense Of keeping insane patients in the
asylum is eald not to have been favorably
received, but that Senator Hannss plan
to allow the permanent school fund to
be used in purchasing state funding
warrants wac thought to be good ides.
II this plan is adopted 1t will furnish
funds for the state for three or four
years anyway, without the necessity for
economy, and it is thought that the pro-
hibition IN the constitution against the
school fund being used in that way can
be got around 90 as to make it availsble.
1t is SAID the house caucus also de-
clded not to allow the printing of
minority reports by the opposition 10
the journal, as Mr.. Guinan succeeded
Friday in having done in the Bismarck
contest case. II both sides are allowed
to be printed in the journal, it would
afford all members an opportunity to
famillsrize themselves with the facts be-
fore voting. and thus it is said is not at
all desirable consequently IN future
the minority reports are TO be summarily
suppressed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07
L.J. BEST'S FUNERAL.
His Body Will be Taken to Monrovia,
Kan, for Burial.

Lewis J. Best, the Topeka capitalist
who committed suicide in BeardOwn,
Ark, on Wednesday morning by cut
ting his throat with a razor, will be
buried at Monrovia, Atchison county,
next Sunday afternoon. The remains,
accompanied by his wife and daughter,
will be taken to Monrovia direct from
Beardown, and will arrive there Sat
urday night.
MOnrOVia is a small town on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway a few miles west of
Atchison, and there Mr.. and Mrs. Best
lived for several years after their mar
riage. Mrs. Best's father still resides
in MOnrOVia, and there her mother is
buried.
Mr. Best died within two hours after
cutting his throat and before medical
assistance could be procured. No in
formation as to the probable cause of
the deed has yet been received in To-
peka, but ali of the friends of the fam
lily share the opinion of DR.. Guibor that
Mr.. Best was in a state of temporary
insanity as a result of continued i'll
health when he took his life.
A number of the family acquaint-
ances in this city viii attend the fu
neral at Monrovia Sunday afternoon