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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
Must TaGe Their Medicine

Griggs Courier: In replying to .
motion for srrest OF judgment IN the
John Dwyer case Judge Glaspail said:
u take exceptions to bic stateGent OF
the attorney in regard TO the sheriff in
arrestlDg this defendant without war
rant; he had perfect right to g" IN and
srsest this man if he had sufficient evl.
dence that the law was being broken; I
commend him for hiss efforts in this di-
rection and il the officers AL over the
state would do as we'll as they do in
Graxgs county there would be no need
of uany such motions as this one. :"
Judge Glsspell said great deal more
along this line and sald thaG while hc
was cot prohibitlon,ee, the people OF
North Dakota had repeatedly decided
that it was good lev and chat be
should do ell 10 bis power to see that
the law WAS upheld while be was On the
bench because it was the law OF his
country; that any per"on wi!fully bcesk.
iuR this law should come into court and
take hls medicine"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
The Court Smiled.

An amusing incident occurred during
the trial of civil suit in the DISTRICT
court last week. The action was to re-
cover on q note and Maddux & Hsn-
brecht were attorneys for plaintiff. The
defendant was undergoing q GROSS OK.
animation by Mr.. Hsmbrecht and was
asked why he did not pay the note, and
be pronptly replied that he had con-
suited Maddux and had been advised by
him not to pay it. that the plssn tiff
could not recover ON it. This answer
Hambrecht asked to have striken out.
The court asked II the motion to strike
ont the answer was on the ground that
Maddux was not qualified to give advice.
That question not only broke up the at
torney but the audience into roar, and
the court was unable to suppress u
smile as be looked over at the attorney
who was endearvorlng to disappear
through the seat OF his-chair. New
Rockford Volunteer.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
EXPECT A LONG SIEGE.
Omcials at Mafsking Compelled to Di-
minish Rations.

Omcials at Mafsking Compelled to Dl-
minish Rations.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-With the excep.
tion of Sundays sortie at Ladysmith,
which the morning papers are unani.
nous in regarding as brilliant piece
OF work, there are no further advices
from the seat of war. A war Office dis
patch reports that Mafeking was safe
up to Dec. 4, but that the Beers had
been shelling the town since Nov. q
with increased effect. Rations had
been considerably diminished, meat by
half pound and bread by quarter of a
pound, in view of probable long siege.
Water, however, was still plentiful.
The immediate need of the war Office
is horses as the loss in this respect has
been exceedingly heavy. Among the
officers scores of their horses have been
shot under them, the Boer tactics being
first to shoot at the officers mount and
then at the officer when dismounted.
General Gatacre's disaster at Storm
berg has been blamed to lack Of
knowledge of the country. but, accord
ing to The Daily Telegraph, when the
war began there were no official maps
available at Cape Town and therefore
still without them.
The Times, while praising Colonel
Metcalfe's brilliant feat near Lady.
smith, expresses the opinion that relief
being so near, such sortie was rather
perilous and it would be better for Gen.
eral White to avoid them.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
A Lisbon Sensation.

Quite sensation was caused al Lis.
bon Wednesday when 1t was found that
g we'll known dlvorcee and q collector
for the Plano Manufacturing Co. had
suddenly disappeared. The lady had
been housekeeper for a merchant at
Lisbon the past year and the collector
was supposed to be her brother. Their
flight, it is said, WAS caused by tele-
phone message to Chief OF Police Ash
from the lady's husband, inqulring of
her and the brother. The lady claims
to have secured divorce from her hus.
band some time ago. She also claims
that he is Incorporate and is trying to
eecure the children, who are two we'll
behaved little girls. The collector is
known to have wife and child in Wis
consln and does not claim to be divorced.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
WAS MURDERED.
BumOred Uhat Major L,egan
Was Killed by His
Own Men.

A San Fsancsoo dispstch ssys:
II stories told by those who resnrned
oC the transport Sheridan, which 'osr-
ried the Thirty-thlrd Infantry to the
Philippines, ere true, Major Jobn A.
Logan, Jr. may not have net his death
at the hands af Filipino sharpshooters,
as cable stories have reported.
According to the statement OF George
H. Kappitz, the purser Of the Sheridan
supported by other Of the crew.sf the
transport, Logsn was shot by sowe of
HE own men. Rurser Kappitz saya:
"Msjor Logan made himself partlcu'
lsrly offensive tc the men by bis over
bearang manner toward those snder
him, and this feeling was heightened
by an accident which occurred one day
out sSses. Maj on Logan had a pct dog
to which he was very much attached.
One Of the soldiers also bad dog which
was looked upon rs a sort Of mascot
among che men. K happened that tie
two dogs got into fight, and Logan's
dog came out Of She scrimmage lie
worse for the encounaer. Logan was go
angered that he seized the soldiers dog
and throw him overheard. This action
only served to make the feeling more
bitter AGAINST the officer, and threat
was openly made and repeated many
times that Logan would not last after
the fret battle "
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
HARRISON ATTACKED
Insurance Commissioner Harri-
son Attacked by a Bismarck
Correspondent.

A Bismarck correspondent writes tht
following regarding INSURANCE Comnis
siooer Hsrrison:
"A oonmotion is beng stirred up II
life insurance circles by the publication
of letter over the name CT Commission
or Of Insurance Harrison. of North
Dakota, 'ss follows:
"Basmarck, Oct. 10, 1899. Dear Sir:
The examinat by this department OF
the condition Of the Life Insur-
snce TO. revealed most agreeable sur.
prise to the mmissioners The
examination demonstrated beyond a
single question Of doubt. the ab1lity of
the company to fulfill its promises and
obligations.
1t further revealed q modern and caost
saocessful plan of insurance, embracing
sdsanced scientific principles in keeping
vita the revolutions OF the closing Gen.
tury. 1t is little wonder to the commits.
sloner that your company has been met
by powerful opposition from eontem
porsriee; your phenomenal record must
certainly result to the envy OF your
opponents. I sm pleased to say that
the financial condition of your company
was found even better than represented,
and that your deposits With your home
state department exceeded the require
nents Of yo0T law.
feel that the officers OF your com.
pany are justly entitled to commenda-
tion for the careful and conservative
methods employed in the conduct of the
business. You have my best wishes for
future business. Very respectfully
yours. George W. Harrison, :
Commissioner Of Insurance.
"Thls letter, it is said. was sent to the
manager Of the oompsay to whose sf.
fsirs it refers, and is being used by that
company ss an advertising document.
Old line men claim that the facts do
not bear out the statements of the COM
missioner. This, however, is only one
ground upon which they object to tho
letter. They hold that the language of
the letter exceeds in warmth and en-.
phssisss the cold formality usual in q
state document, and claim that whether
warranted by facts or not Mr.. Horrison's
letter shows great lack OF discretion, at
the least. !
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
LOSS WAS GREAT
Boers2 and British Fight An.
other Bloody Battle at
MOdder River.
Methuen Reports a Serious
British Reverse and a
Heavy Loss.
At Last Accounts He Was
Holding His Position and
EntrenChing.

LONDON, Dec. 14.-Gen. Metheun's
report from Modder river shows that he
met with serious check Monday and
suffered great losses:
''Our artillery shelled very strong
position held by the enemy on long
high k'opje, from 4 p. m. until dusk
Sunday. 1t rained hard last night. The
Highland brigade attacked at day
break on Monday the south end of the
kople. The attack was properly timed
but failed. The guards were ordered
to protect the Highlanders' right ano
rear. The cavalry and mounted in
fantry, with howitzer artillery bat
terry, attacked the enemy on the left
snd the guards on the right, supported
iby field artillery and howitzer artillery.
They shelled the position from day.
break, and ut 1:15 I sent the Gordons
to support the Highlands brigade. The
troops held their own in front of the
enemy's entertainments until dusk, the
position extending, including the kopje,
for a distance of six miles towards the
Modder river. Today am holding my
position and entrenching myself. l
had to face at least $4,000 men. Our
loss was great"
ORANGE RIVER, Cape Colony, Dec.
14.-Three hundred and twenty wound.
ed men have arrived here from Modde1
river.
LONDON, Dec 14.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
General Forester Walker:
"Cape Town, Tuesday, Dec. 12.-
Methuen wires that General Wauchope
was killed in action yesterday"
Major General Wauchope was vet.
eran of Ashantee, 1878, Egyptian wal
1852. :Soudan expedition 1884, Nile ex-
pedition lss4-5, and in command of a
brigade of the Egyptian expeditionary
force in 1898. He had been wounded
four'ti
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14

Extreme GravIry or bIethuen's Position
As the day progressed and driblets OF
Information leaked out, the extreme
gravity of General Methuen's position
was more fully recognized and the
possibili of his isolation created no
small alarm in military circles. 1t was
thought in some quarters that he ought
to retrace his steps to Orange River
before his lines of communication were
severed
General Wauchope'4 daath was muct
deplored. He rendered notable service
at the battle of Omdurman, for which
he was thanked by both houses OF par
lament.
There was little excitement noticea-
BILE at the war Office, bnt at the clubs
and hotels there was considerable
gloom and foreboding that the brief
announcement that over 300 wounded
had arrived at Orange River indicated
that General Methuen's losses were the
most severe yet reported.
Butler Advancing.
General Buffers advance in the d.
fection of Colenso seems to have actu-
ally commenced. The military attaches
have left Cape Town to join General
Butler, via Durham. General White
reports, under date of Tuesday, Dec. II,
! that there are 80 cases of enterlc fever
| at Ladysmith.
There are renewed reports of cabi'
net crisis at Cape Town, where, 1t is
said, that Governor Miner is about tc
act, in consequence of the disclosures
involving the ministry's loyalty.
The White Star line steamer Majestic
has sailed from Liverpool for South
Africa with 1000 troops on board. The
White Star line steamer Cymric has
been chartered for use as transport.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14

The petition was circulated by Wasliam
Sandy of Wimbledon who is sasi to
have q number OF reasons for desiring
that grand jury be called.
The following is list OF those drawn
to serve on the grand jury:
G E Storms, 3 ! Carson. A w Kelley
Mathew Barrett, j W See. e Dodge,
Ed Panueli. james Price. w F Hodge,
Geo. Cravec, Hebry Stuff, r E Sinners
Renry Beneeh, William Sherman, Frank
6krock, s w Russell, Maleem W Sin.
clair, S K McGlnnis, Jr., Jesome SabGp,
Warren Wetaaore, James Keonedy. OsC
Wonnenberg, A Stein bach.
OF the jurors drawn a number are nc
LANCER residents of the county and some
are dead.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
GRAND JURY DRAWN
TWenty-throe Persons Select.
ed to Serve on The Grand
Jury.
Drawing Took Place in ACCor.
dance With Judge Glas-
petPS Order.
The Jury Will Serve at the Jan.
uary Term Of
Court. =

Judge GlaspeH having issued sn order
directing that a grand jury be drawn
for service at TIE January terrs OF court
the order was complied with and
twenty.three names we're drawn. The
courts order was in response to petit
tion signed by the required number Of
taxpayers. Among those whose names
are attached 70 the petition were: II N
Tucker, T Atwood. A Smith, Geo.
jackson, Martin Jooe, Eugene Clark
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
Gopher Tail Cases.

1t is reported that the Sargent county
grand Jury has been called for this week
and will especially look into the gopher
tail deals that have put the county into
debt about 5000. It ls ssid q number
Of men from Harlem township will be
indicted for turning into the county the
came gopher tails several times. The
law requires the county clerk to take
the tails and issue certificate of tho
amount due, which is taken to the
county auditor for warrant for the
amount, then to the treasurer for the
cash. 1t is said there are several thou.
sand dollars worth of these warrants
outstanding against the county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
Funeral Of William Squires.

Spiritwood, n. D., Dec. 14.-The
funeral Of William Squires was held
from his late residence Wednesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, Rev. Hardy OF the
jamestown Baptist church officiating
The house was filled to overfowing with
Borrowing friends who congreRated to
pay their lsst tribute of respect to the
departed. The pail bearers we're chosen
from among his elderly friends. They
were Messrs Gordon, Harrison, Price,
Warren, Elliott aud Sieson. The floral
offerings wore many and beautiful.
William Squires vas born in Devon
shire, England, in 1925. In October,
1864, he was married to Miss Mary Jane
May. They resided in Devonshire un-
til 1869, whom they came to Canada. ln
1880 they removed from Canada to
Jamestown, N. D., aud two years later
came to Spiritwood whore they have
since resided.
Beside bis wife he leaves Eve children
to mourn bis loss. They are Mrs. L.
O. Westherbee, William, Frank, Mary
and John SQuires, ell of whom reside
here. He also has one brother living 10
Oansds. He was . man Of kindly dis
position whose life was of such nature
az to draw and retain friendships and
his friends we're many and far reaching.
It 10 indeed q most crushing blow to
tho sorrowinR wife to have her husband
taken from her 90 suddenly. and to her
and the sorrowlng children and other
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
DROPPED DEAD
William Squires of SpiritWOod
Died Without Warning
Monday.
Was Excited Over Difficulties
With NeighborS About
School Matters.
Was Found by School Child
ren--Heart Disease Caused
His Death.

William Squires Of Spiritwood was
found dead IN q field between bis resi-
depce and the echool hoase at Spirit
wood by school children Monday about
noon. The children notified people in
Spiritwood and CoroAer Baldwin was
sent for. He went down last evening
and took testimony regarding the man
ner IN which Mr.. Squires died. From
the evidence secured in this way DR..
Baldwin has concluded that Mr.. Squlres
died as u result of heart disease which
was rendered dangerous by any ex-
citement.
From the testimony secured by Dr..
Baldwin it seems that there has been
considerable rivalry 'between the relig
ious organizations Of Spirltwood. VIII.
liam Squires was leading Baptist. At
his own expense he put an organ in the
school houee for use of the Baptist
people. However he kept the key him
self and did not allow the organ to be
used by any OF the pupils of the school
as be Thought they would injure the
organ. William Farley, member Of
the school board, insisted that the child.
rem be allowed to use the organ and
notified Mr. SQuires that It he would
not comply with the wishes of the board
in this respect the organ would be re.
moved from the school house within a
certain time. Mr.. Squlres refused to
grant Mr.. Farley's request ana did not
remove the organ.
Monday the teacher and larger
pupile, acting under orders from the
school directors, removed the organ
from the echool house and placed it
outslde 60 that 1t could be seen from the
Souires residence. The organ was re.
moved ct shout 1890 and in less than
fifteen minutes afterwsrd Mr.. Squires
put on his fur coat and started for the
school house. As be did not arrive the
teacher end children who cav hi0 start
supposed he had returned to bis resi-
dence and it was not until noon tbst It
was found that be had died on bis wsy
to the school house. He is supposed to
have been dead an hour before being
found. Hrs con met him shoet distance
from the house and declined to ACCOM-
pany him to the school ho0se. He
states that Mr.. Squires was very.much
excited.
William squires was % yesre of age
at the time of his death. He was one OF
the Eost progressive farmers in the
violnity Of Spiritwood. By industry he
had acquired considerable lend and
other property and was in good circum-
stances. He had beeo resident OF
Stutsman county for about seventeen
years. ..
Mr.. Saulres leaves widow, three sons
and two daughters to nourn bss iloee.
One daughter is married and resides
near Sp,ritwood. The family hate the
sympathy OF friends ia their beceave-
ment. ..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
NO COMPENSATING GAIN.
Defeat Of SIethuen Appears to He With.
out Mitigating Ciroumstanoss-

.Oefeat Of Methuen Appears to he With.
out Mitigating Ciroumstanoss-
LONDON, Dec. IA. 4.-General Methuen
as expected, followed up his artillery
attack with a general assault on the
Boer positions Monday and his repor,
shows that the anxiety of the public re.
garding the result occasioned by the
ominous silence of the war Office was
amply justified.
The engagement was evidently OF
considerable magnitude, and the list OF
the killed and wounded will be proper:
tionate, without the compensation
which victory would have brought,
if, indeed, the affair does not turn out
to be a more serious defeat than Gen
eral Methuen admits. The Highland
the Boer position more than once, while
the report of the Gordons being placed
on the Highlanders' rear, looks as
though the Beers may have outfanked
their attackers. One report says that
General Cronje attacked the British.
The only compensation that the Britt
ish have been able to discover in the
disheartening story, is in General Me-
tn uen's statement that he maintains
his position close to the Boers arousing
hope that he will retrieve the situation.
It is apparent that the bombardment of
Saturday and Sunday did not shake the
Beers grip on their position, and it
seems certain that they merely with.
drew their guns and rihemen under
cover, while General Methuen INDUCED
in the usual artillery preliminaries
Monday, and that when the British
guns wrere obliged to cease firing, ow-
ing to the danger of hitting the advanc-
ing troops, the Beers speedily reoccu-
pied their trenches and
Overwhelmed tho Hiehlande
with terrible fire, probably a~com-
panying this by an attack on the Brit
ish right flank and rear
Alarm is beginning to be expressed in
many quarters as to the situation of
General Methuen. AS the Westminster
Gazette says:
IF England ever needed victory it
is now, and it is to Butler, the soldier,
strong, cool headed and reticent, that |
the country looks for this victory"
The other papers are abusing the gov
ernment for its "complacent optimism,
and inability to grasp the strength Of
the opposition it has to overcome in
South Africa.
Considerable significance attaches to
General Methuen's statement that he is
himself, indicating fear
that the Beers may follow up their ad-
adopt the offensive and attack
him. Indeed. the gravity of the situa-
tion from q British point of view can
hardly be overestimated. General
Methuen's long lines of communication
% De Aar are most vulnerable. Should
hey be cut, General Methuen will find
himself in very tight place, if only
lom lack of supplies"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
Colonel Hood Joins Roers.

New YORK, Dec. IA special to
The Herald from Poughkeepsie says:
Proof that at least one American SOL
der is fighting in the Boer army comes
in the story of Duncan Hood, a grad
uate of West Point, who has cast his
fortunes with the South African repub-
lie. Direct information Of his presence
in the field has been received here.
Young Hood is son of the famous
General Hood of the Confederate army,
and was colonel of an immune regi-
ment raised in the South to go to Cuba.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14

a. L. Dickinson and son Guy, of
Dickinson, are the possessors Of 4 Ham.
boullet ram that is unquestionsbly the
finest animal Of the Kind in North Da-
kota. The sheep weighs 800 pounds
and good judges cay he will shear OF
least 35 pounds in the spring.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
State Militia.

The reorganization Of the state sEilitia
is we'll under wey, following the general
order issued by Governor F'anchee and
Adjutsnt Miller. So far steps to re-
organize have been taken by the COM
panies Ut Jamestown, Bismarck, Dickin-
sou. Valley City, Fargo, and Grafton.
The plan of reorganization sppeaus to
meet with favor,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
MIGHT MEAN VERY MUCH.

London Daily Mail Calls Attention to
Russian Activity At Various Points.
New YORK. Dec. IA dispatch to
The Tribune from London says: The
Mail publishes evidence of Russian &C.
tivity at Ceuta and Tangier, and in
Central Asia and Abyssinia, and urges
its readers to watch the movements of
Russia, France and probably another
power, in event of any further reverse
to British troops in South Africa.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
HELD UP THE BANK.
Iowa Farmers Way of Getting Even for
Forec)osing Mortgage.

Forec)osing q Mortgage.
DES MONIES, Dec 14.-At Sac CITY.
W. d. Sansom, an eccentric young
farmer, entered the First National
bank and, holding a revolver in the
face OF the assistant cashier, demanded
and received the pile of paper money
lying near the cashiers window,
amounting to nearly $4OO, ran across
the street, passed through several stores
and made his way to the country. Sher-
if Batty and others followed him
closely and in less than an hour he was
found in barn east Of town. The
money was recovered. The bank re-
Gently foreclosed a mortgage on San.
SONS farm and it is thought he took
that way to get even.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-14
STIRS UP THE RUSSIANS.
Won Buslow's spssch in the Rsiehtss
Criticized.

Criticised.
ST. PErERsBURG,D Dec. IA. The speech
Of the German minister of foreign af.
fairs, Count Won Buelow, in the reich.
tag, is keenly criticized here, both by
the press and public, on account Of
what are regarded as pronounced dec
larations in favor of German hegemony
and their generally wazliks and threat.
enin0 tone. ----