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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21
HAD ORDERS FOR PROMOTION
Lawton's Com mission rs Brisadier Il
Re9nlar Army Was in Prenaration.

Lawton's Com m 'ssion Brigadier in
Regular Army Was in Preparation.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. up to l p. m
the war department had received No
word of General Lawton's death. ex-
cept that conveyed in the Associated
Press dispatch, which was given imme.
diately to the war officials. The dis.
patch was sent to the White House
while the cabinet meeting was in ses-
sion. and was Immediately sent to the
abinet room, where it was received
with expressions Of profound sorrow
and regret. It was learned at the wal
department that instructions had been
received Monday from the president to
prepare General Lawton's commission
as a brigadler general in the regular
army to fill one of the existing vacan-
cies, and the adjutant generals clerks
were at work on the commission when
the information of General Lawton's
death was conveyed to the department.
General Lawton was a native of Ohio,
but enlisted from Indiana, and won his
commission in the army by signal gal
lantry in the war between the states.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21
WILL LAST TILL JUNE.
Freely Predicted There Will Be Another
Six Months of War.

freely Predicted There Will Be Another
Six Months of War.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-While the out
wardly calm attitude Of the press and
people here during the present crisis
command admiration, there is an under
current of intense Indignation against
the war Office and the government
which threatens to have a serious ad-
dition in the blunders of the generals
and the further evidences of the break
down of the transportation and intelli-
gence Departments which are daily
coming to light.
it was freely predicted, even in high
military circles, that the South AZ
rican campaign will last until June. 1t
was also expected that General Me-
theun would have to retire south Of the
Orange River, as it was claimed he
could not hold out long at the Modder
River, where his ANN unition and food
supplies were not expected to last over
q week. In fact, it was said that his line
of communications were probably al
ready cut, and it was claimed that Gen.
eral Gatacre was similarly weakened
by his reverses.
Gatacre's Killed and Wounded.
The war Office has received from Gen
eral Gatacre the following list of cas-
ualties, furnished by correspondent
who was permitted to visit the Boer
camp with the chaplains and is be-
lieved 20 be reliable:
Second Royal Irish-Ten killed, 81
wounded.
First East Lancashires-One wound.
ed
Second Northumberlands - Twelve
killed.; 20 wounded.
All the above wounded men are pris-
oners
Some Dramatic Scenes.
The scenes at the war Office when
General Methuen's casualties were
posted were highly dramatic. There
was steady incursion of anxious in
Quirers from the moment the doors
opened and there was intense excite
ment when an official appeared bearing
the ominously long list of names The
women present crowded eagerly for
ward and begged for copies of the lists.
But the supply was not sufficient and
the official read out the lists. Intense
feeling was evident on all the faces.
1t was a memorable scene. Some OF
the women were so overcome that they
had to be assisted from the room
The afternoon papers of all shades Of
politics following the morning papers
in facing the situation courageously,
and demanding the immediate dispatch
of reinforcements., Thus the radical
Star says:
1.-The stake the gam bier Cham berlain
has thrown on the table is not merely
South Africa, but the empire. 1t is too
late to reject the game. We have no
choice but to play it, even if it involves
sending abroad the militia
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-By the
transport Rio Janeiro has been received
the first details Of the recent Filipino
attack on the Cavite navyyard. The
insurgents planned an attack on Fort
Rice, and under cover of this, which
they thought would draw all the Amer
ican troops to that point, they proposed
to steal over from Cavite Viejo, in
feet of boats and capture the navyyard
and arsenal. Everything proceeded as
planned, and the rebels, in small boats,
were only little way from shore, when
they encountered danger from an unex-
pected quarter.
The searchlight of the gunboat Petrol
beamed upon them. Then well-aimed
shots from the Petrol caused the fleet tc
turn about in hot haste, and the insur.
rectos padded desperately to reach
shore. One 6-pounder shell from the
Petrol struck an insurgent boat amid
ships. knocked it to splinters and killed
every rebel on board. The others were
beached near the mouth OF creek, and
the Filipinos scattered inland,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21

LONDON, Dec. 21.-Further accounts
of the Tugela river battle emphasize
the ignorance of the British intelligence
department in regard to the disposition
of the Boer forces. The British were
not aware that the Beers were en-
trenched along a series of low-lying
hills, immediately northward Of Colen-
so bridge, until a staggering fire COM
PEELED them to retreat when the attack
seemed about to succeed. The Boer
were also in greater strength than an
ticipated.
1t becomes clearer also that the Brit.
ash guns were lost in attempting to get
within effective range of the Boer artil.
lery, showing that the latter outranged
the British ordnance, which in spite of
n umerical superiority was wholly in
adequate to reply to the long range
Boer guns.
The British war office comes in for
scathing denunciation from The Times
for not providing effective artillery. It
is pointed out, in this connection, that
the longer ranged naval guns partici-
pating in the same attack escaped.
There was no news during the morn
ing to enlighten the general situation.
The war Office reported that General
French reconnoitered northward of
Arundel Monday, Dec. 49, After shell.
ing Jasfontein Farm, three miles east
ward of the Boer position, the New
Zealanders advanced and occupied the
farm. The Boer guns opened and the
Beers advanced to the attack, so Gen.
eral French ordered a retirement.
The latest news from Mafeking, dated
Dec. 6, has just been received. 1t says
a desultory bombardment was continu-
ing, and that the sharpshooters were
engaged in smart duel mornings and
evenings.
The dispatch also describes a novel
method of sending a message adopted
by some Boer Dec. 4. A5 pound she'll
fred into the town that day did not ex-
plode. 1t was opened and found to
contain a letter, as follows:
Dear Powell Colonel Baden-PowelD:
Excuse iron messenger. No other
means Of communicating. Please tell
Mrs. -, mother and family all
we'll. Don't drink all the whisky.
Leave some for US when we get in"
The sender's signature was torn off.
Troops Irritate Afrikandera.
A Cape Town dispatch dated Satur.
day. Dec. 16. says:
Give hundred coaonists of the Vic.
toria West district. have perfected an
apparently anti-British organization
there, and as individuals have openly
expressed disloyalty and have threat
ened to attack the railroad station,
which is on the direct line between
Cape Town and De Aar. The Afrikan-
der Bundites, at a meetingthere, passed
resolution asserting that the troops in
the vicinity irritate the farmers dam
gerously. The meeting proclaimed its
loyalty, bat declared that the conduct
of the troops forced the people to use
expressions and commit acts which
were capable of being interpreted as
disloyal.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21
Report Samoan Treaties FavOrably.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-The senate
committee on foreign relations has au-
thorized favorable report upon the,
two treaties negotiated with Great
Britain and Germany for the dissolution,
of the tripartite agreement for the con-,
troll of the Samoan islands. Senator
Bacon, one Of the new Democratic:
mem bers of the committee, was the.
only opponent Of the treaties and he
did not seek to delay the reporting Of
it to the senate.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21
Sale of N. D. Lands.

K. O. Wyvell has completed one Of
made IN Wahpeton Cor some time, be
baving sold to William Lang OF Blue
Earth county, Minnesota, all OF the
Stephen j. Moultou lands IN Ricbland,
Sargent and Ransom counties. In the
several tracts there we're 4.647 Sc acres,
for which Mr. Lsng psid the sun Of
s27, 1856 .OO or about six dollars per acre
on the average.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21

ernment considers necessary to crush
the two little republics shows that even
sedate Lord Salisbury sees the ex-
treme gravity of the present aspect of
affairs. Probably the members re.
member the peril which the public
seem to have forgotten, of a possible
rising Of the Kattirs. Indeed, uppleas'
ant rumors are already current in this
direction which would be infinitely
more serious than . rebellion Of the
Dutch.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21
A SOLDIER DEAD
General Henry w. LaWtOn Shot
at San Mateo, Island Of
LuZOn.
Had Gone There to Drive Out
CernomO and Few Fill
pino Soldiers.
Regular Army Brigadler'sCom'
mission Was in Preparation
at Washington.

MANILA, Dec. 20.-Major General
Henry w. Lawton has been shot and
killed at San Mateo. He was standing
in front of his troops, was shot in the
breast and died Immediately.
General Lawton started from Manila
Monday night with cavalry, under
Captain Lockett, and battalions OF the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21

Philippines. This is evidence sufficient
that both governments are operating
upon parallel lines. The first blossom
OF liberty in the orient to be cut III by
the republican party OF the United
States, the first substantial struggle for
liberty in Africa to be- moved down in
its infancy by the queen OF England,
with the czar asking for a peace con.
ference. II things are not inside ont,
how can the republican party stand inn
potent and silent while England is
shooting to death q republic in South
Africa and while under the military aud
imp-rlalistio powers that patronage has
delivered to the president here, the
crime OF crimes is being committed I'm.
der the Stars ana Stripes of the Ma
ton.
"The president at Madison, Wis. said:
One small fraction of one small tribe
resists our authority in the orient.
Aye, my friends. with an army there and
on the way of $4,000 men to subdue one
small fraction of ono small tribe, an
army larger than Sherman needed to
march to the sea, An army larger than
Grant needed to take Vicksbure, is now
called into requisition to be kept there
for nearly year to snbdue one small
fraction of one small tribe. Is that the
source OF your prosperity? Is your
Egan pension OF $4,000 for being re.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21
officer. Urderlles rushed across tno
field for surgeons, who dashed up I'M
mediately, but

field for surgeons, who dashed up I'M
mediately, but
Their Efforts Were Useless.
The body was taken to a clump OF
bushes and laid upon stretcher, the
familiar white helmet covering the
face of the dead general. Almost at
this moment the cheers of the Amerl'
can troops rushing into San Mateo were
mingling with the rife volleys. After
the fight six stalwart cavalrymen
forded the river to the town carrying
the litter on their shoulders, the stat1
preceding with the colors and cavalry
escort following.
The troops fled barehead through the
building where the body was laid and
many tear fell from the eyes OF men
who had long followed the intrepid
Lawton. The entire command was
stricken with grief as though each man
had suffered personal loss. Owing tc
the condition of the country, which 1a
impassable so far as vehicles are con-
cerned, the remains could not be
brought to Manila during the day. Mrs.
Lawton and the children are l1vlng IN
government residence here formerly
occupied by a Spanish general.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21
GENERAL H. w. LAYTON.

Twenty-ninth and Twenty-seventh in
fantry, under Lieutenant Colonel Sar-
gept, for the purpose of capturing San
Mateo, where Gernomo was said to
have 800 insurgents.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-12-21
A Wall From Bismarck.

Bismarck Tribune: Life is harder and
harder to live underneath the law.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
". G. T. U. at Oh. utsuq u..

Mrs. Telford. who is in attendance all
this week at the tent. is to be reinforced
tomorrow by Mrs. Burbank. state cores
pond,ng secretary from Pueblo. Many
visitors call in and pleasant acquaint
ances are formed of those whose hearts
beat as one in the reforms for the home.
Tomorrow at GAS Mrs. Havens-Baker
of Denver is expected TO speak for those
behind the bars. Her work among
prisons is as beautiful as its results are
unknown. Il. H..
On Friday afternoon at Gas Mrs
Theodore Hawley. the brilliant club and
w. c. T. U. woman, speaks on "Womar
and Reform"
No one has been more appreciated il
this department of the Chautauqua thar
Mrs. Hornbeck Of our own city.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
Excursion to t,a,d Mountain.

For those wishing to make that de.
lightful trip to Bald mountain. and those
wishing to visit the Big Five tunnel.
5000 feet in the mountains, at Frances,
or go down shaft 500 or 600 feet in the
mines at Ward, the c. & N. railroad com.
pany will run an excursion over the
Switzerland Trail Thursday. August TO-
This will be the last regular excursion to
Bald mountain and Ward during the
Chautauqua The trip to Bald mountain
is the grandest one day trip in Colorado
If you do not know about it ask those
that made the trip last week. A mount.
ain view from Pixies Peak to Cheyenne,
a distance of over 800 miles, cannot be
surpassed. Train leaves Boulder at 8 a,
m returning reaches Boulder at 6p m
Fare for round trip. Frances 81 90, Ward
81 50 This rate does not include carr.
age fare of Is cents from Frances up
Bald mountain.
Excursion tickets to Wood mounta in
and return :or those wishing 10 visit
those mines will also be on sale at rate
Of 50 cents for round trip. III
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
Notice Of Special Meeting.
Boulder, Colo., 1u

Boulder. Colo. July I8. 1899.
To the Stockholders of the Colorado &
Northwestern Railway Company:
You and each OF you are hereby mott.
fed that special meeting of the stock
holders of said company will be held at
the Office of the company in Boulder on
the 2Ist day of August. A. d. 1909. for
the purpose of voting upon the question
of increasing the capital stock of the
company to ten thousand shares of one
hundred dollars each. to build such ex.
tensions of the line as may seem advis-
able to the board OF directors.
This meeting is called by the board of
directors. upon written request of stock.
holders holding more than one third of
the capital stock of the company.
VIC CULBERTsoN,
7ot President.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09

Argentine's proposed Latin American
alliance against the United States, to
prevent the absorption of South Ameri-
can countries by the United States is we'll
calculated to amuse. Those South
American countries can lily afford to
lose the commercial advantages they en-
JOY from their northern nelghbor. and
the protection it affords against European
ression. And again, even the rankest
imperialist would gulp at such a swallow.
The South Americans should be calmer.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
A New Dsnv.r-st. Lou,. flyer.

Travellers destined for Kansas City.
St. Louis and points beyond should be
careful, when they buy their ticket. to
specify that it must read "via the Burl.
ington Route" II they do this and 60
east on the St. Louis Special. the Burl
inktons new Denver-St Louis flyer.
there will be no question about comfort
en- route.
The St. LOUIS Special made its first
trip June .4th. II leaves Denver at sAo
p. m. arriving at St. Joseph and Kansas
City next morning and St. Louis next
evening @&
"ONLY ONE NIGHT ON THE ROAD"
1t makes Union Depot connections
with all morning trains out Of Kansas
City and with all evening trains our Of
St. Louis.
Through sleeping and reclining chair
cars. Denver to 81. Joseph and St. Louis.
Chair car to Kansas City. Dining car
and buffet-smokings Library car. Denver
to Oxford. The latter Is something
which no other Dcnver-St. Louts train
has. G. w. VALLKRy. Gen. Agent.
1899 Seventeenth ST.. Denver.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pu b
lie to know of one concern IN the land
who are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. The proprietors
OF DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, have given
away over ten million trial bottles of
this great medicine; and having the sat
istactisn of knowing it has absolutely
cured thousands of hopeless cases.
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all
diseases Of the Throat. Chest and Lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on Stream
er's Drug Store and get trial bottle free
Regular size soc. and 81. Every bottle
guaranteed. or price refunded.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
Brave M on Fail

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women. and all feel
the results in loss of appetite. poisons in
the blood, tackache. nervousness, head
ache and tired, listless, rundown feeling
But there's no need to feel like that. Lis
ten to J.W. Gardner. Idaville, Ind, He
says. Electric Bitters are just the thing
for man when he is all run down, and
don't care if he lives or dies. Itdid more
to give me new strength and good ape.
tite than any thing could take. I can
now eat anything and have new lease
on life." Only 50 cents. at Strealner's
Drug Store. Every bottle guaranteed
Daily camera., 1899-08-09

The dispatches today indicate the
speedy settlement of the smelter strike,
through the acceptance by the smelter
men of the ten per cent advance in
wages, with the old scale of hours. If
the smelters cannot make better terms
and the men are willing to accept them
rather than nothing. the agitators had
better keep hands off.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
ALvA ADAMS SPEAKS.
Continued from first page.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10.
2:3o p. m.-Lecture," The Education that
Best Fits for Life" Mr.. A. r. Tay-
lor, President Kansas State Normal
School. -.
500 p. m-Bible Talk. "Christ, the God
Man." Rev. DR.. X. F. Weidner,
8:I5 p. m.-Stereopticon lecture. "Ex-
tinct Monsters of the West" Prof.
Geo. L. Cannon.
FRIDAY. AUGUST II.
ago p. m-Lerture, Are We Dying
Racer" Dr. J. H. Kellogg.
500 p. m.-Bible Talk, "The Teachings
of Christ" Rev. DR.. R. F. Weidner.
500 p. m.-Opening o. Grand Musical
Musical Festival, G aul's "Holy City. -
by artists, orchestra and chorus.
SATURDAY, AUGUST II.
2:3o p. m.-Program of Texas Day. Ad-
dress by Judge Geo. N. Aldredge of
Dallas, Tex, plantation Life in
the South"
800 p m.-Shakespeare's romantic play.
midsummer Nights Dream" by
complete caste of performers in cos.
tune under Prof. F. P. Cleaves, with
Mendelssohn's magnificent orches-
trail accompaniment by Symphony
Orchestra in charge of Prof. John
Behr.
SUNDAY, AUGUST I3.
2:45 p. m.-Sermon by Rev. Joseph F.
Nugent Of Des Moines. Iowa.
500 p. m.-Vesper service.
800 p. m.-Grand miscellaneous concert
introducing all the musical talent of
the Chautauqua. Finale.
Daily chorus rehearsal, ga. m. Prof.
John Behr.
Art lecture, II:I5 a. m. daily, Mrs. ].
B Sherwood.
Musical prelude daily at and 7:45.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
Red Hot From tn, Gun

Was the ball that hit G. b. Steadman
of Newark, Mich, in the Civil War. l,
caused horrible Ulcers that no ,rea,men,
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklin's S
Arnica Salve cured him. Cures Cuts.
Bruises, Burns. Boils. Felons. Corns, Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. IS
cts. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
Streamer's Drug Store.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
sls sls ONLY sls sls

To Salt Lake City and return via the
Denver & Rio Grande railway. "The
Scenic Line OF the World" from Denver
Colorado Springs or Pueblo. Tickets oh
sale Aug. I3 and IA; final limit Aug. 90
Slopovers allowed in each direction.
Passengers have privilege Of going via
Marshall pass and returning via Glen.
wood Springs An excellent opportunity
to visit THE City OF the Saints" and to
see the grandest scenery on the CONT.
nent including "The Royal Gorge
"Black Canon" "Canon Of the Grand
river" Eagle river canon" and "Tcnnes, ),
see Pass"
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
For troo1orS and water coolers.
]. h. PARKER, 18th and Pearl.

De Wits Little Early Risers did me
more good than all blood medicines and
other pills" writes Geo. H. Jacobs. of
Thompson. Conn. Prompt. pleasant.
never gripe.-they cure constipation,
arouse the torpid liver to action and
give you clean blood. steady nerves. a
clear brain and a healthy appetite. Chas.
+. Gilbert
Daily camera., 1899-08-09

y Hamilton Clark, OF Chauncev. Ga,
says he suffered with itching piles twenty
years before trying DE Wits Witch
Hazel Salve. two boxes of which COM
pletely cured him. Beware of worth
less and dangerous counterfeits. Chas.
T. Gilbert.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09

The death OF Ex-Governor w. Y
Atkinson Of Georgia removes from the
political arena one OF the fore most Dem.
ocSatic leaders OF that section. The de.
mise OF Atkinson was the more regret.
table because of his age. he being only
Al. and the promise Of brilliant future
which he had before him.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that was ever made is DR.. Kings New
Lie Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coa,cd
globule oil health. that changes weakness
into strength. listiessness into energy.
brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only 2sc per box. Sold by Streamer' s
Drug Store.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09

General Otis has unloaded a basket
of boquets upon the heads of the volun.
teers, but 1t is to feared that he was not
quick enough to secure any reciprocity
advantages. .
Daily camera., 1899-08-09

Never burn candle at both ends.'
Don't 60 on drawing vitality from the
blood without doing something to replace
IT. Hoods Sarsaparilla gives nerve.
mental and digestive strength by en-.
riching and vitalizing the blood.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09

Salt Lake OF Ogden and Return o25.
Tickets on sale August Ist to I2th in.
elusive. Transit limit Of ten days in
each direction. final limit 90 days.
T. E. GILLER, Agent.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
Starting in slowly.

Resident-Thinking of commencing
business. Ell? Seems to me you are
rather young for a family physician.
Young Doctor-Yes, bu,-er-I shall
only doctor children at irst.-Illus-
trated American.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
A New angement.

The Colorado & Southern has placed
a full line of tickets reading to all points
east via the Grea; Rock island route.
This is a great advantage for those going
east. Tickets can be purchased at Boul.
der rates and baggage checked through.
Heretofore passengers were required to
repurchase at Denver.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09

Chimmy (gallantly)-Loidy, yer kin
hev my seat!
Miss Yellowleaf-Ah! my little man.
Did your mother teach you to give your
seat to young ladies?
Chimmy-Yes'm, and she also toll
me ter respect OF age!-St. Louis Re
public,
Daily camera., 1899-08-09
Affection.

rs that young man fond Of work? ?"
Il guess SO, answered the man with
pen behind his ear. when give him
any he doesn't make the slightest effort
to get rid of it.'-Was shington Star.
Daily camera., 1899-08-09

Willie Waldorf Astor. the self expa.
triated American, has had hard shedding
In London society. The Prince of Wales
has run his blue pencil through Willie's
name and says. "He bores me. don't you
know?" 1t is hoped the Mckinley ad
ministration will take no notice Of the
affair.