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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
FOUR YEARS AGO AND NOW.


-Four years ago S. L. Glaspell was a
candidate for q second term as judge
of the district court He was defeat
ed in the county convention. AS ap.
proving the sentiment Of the county,
and the methods Of the county con-
venti0n OF 1900, the Capital under
date Of April 10, 1900, made the fol-
lowing statement. "N0t to exceed
six votes in the entire ll6wouldt have
|stood by the Judge for denomination,
so united wero the delegates and in
harmony in their ideas. In the
caucus previous to the convention,
it was seen beyond all question that
Stutsman county was solidly lined
up for change in the judiciary"
When Jddge Glaspel failed in his
attempt to get an endorsement for a
second term how can he expect diff
erent treatment now when he is
arrayed among the. third termers?
Voters must prescribe the only
treatment for chronic Office seeking
that will cure the disease. Keep the
patient out OF reach of the office and
the salary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
JAMESTOWN CAUCUSES
REG U LAR ORG GANlZATION CAR
RIED EVERY WARD, INCLUD-
ING FIRST.
LARGE MAJORITIES GIVEN.
COUNTY PRECINCTS
FAVORABLE.
JUDGE GLASPELL'S FACTION
APPEARS BADLY
BEATEN.

The result of the republican city
caucuses last night showed an over
whelming majority endorsing the
regular county organization. Chair
man Kna0f and his friends won out
in a fashion that left no question as
to how the voters of the city stood on
the questions at issue. The Glaspell
faction lost every ward in the city,
including the judges home ward. In
the second, third and fourth wards
the majorities against the protesters
ticket were distreessingly big. The
first ward was close but the Giaspe!l
faction got one vote through the cur
tesy OF Mr.. Seller, the other side TAX
ing four out of the five delegates.
1t was complete answer to the
pretensious campaign of renova tion
and a rebuke to any attempt to place
on the republican ticket hereafter
third term candidates for public
office.
The result in the city gives regular
organization forces 10 out of the 20
votes. Other precincts heard from
at time of going to press adds to this
number the delegates from Kensal,
Corinne, Lawton, Pingree. Eldridge,
Spiritwood Lake, and Edmunds.
Enough precincts are heard from to
insure the control of the county con-
venti, n by the regular organization.
The only precinct reported favorable
to the Glaspell faction are Courtenay
where the vote was almost a tie,
Windsor with delegates and Spirit
wood station, 2 delegates. The regu-
lar organization have 3S at this writ
ing. The county convention occurs
tomorrow. The heavy storm of snow
that is now falling may prevent a
large number of delegates from being
present.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
woRkMEN IN DIRE PERIL
FIRE IN NEW YORK SUBWAY
CUTS CFF THEIR USUAL
MEANS OF EeREss.

New York, April For half an
hour traffic on Lower Broadway. near
st. Paul's chapel. was blocke! y, a
small fire in the new subway. the vol
ume OF smoke that poured throu~h the
few openings to the street driving pc
destrians away and making diGicu't
the work Of the tiremen who were
called out in large force because Of
the location of the fire. Telephone and
telegraph service We're badly crippled
as result.
The ire was started by the farin2
up of small banjo" lamp used by the
laborers in their underground woi K,
the burlap that covered some of the
pipes along the sides Of the subway
catching fire, the blaze spreading to
the temporary timbering of the tun-
mel. This was damp and a dense smoNe
resulted. soon filling all the nearby
WORKINGS OF the subway and pou!inS :
cut into the streets above.
The fire broke out near the corner
Of Fulton street and Broadway, where.
beside St. Paul's chapel, is the plin'
cipal entrance to this section of the
subway, workmen entering the tunnel
at this point so that the smoke shut off
Their Usual Means of Egress
and for time fifty or more laborers
were penned in and in dire peril. How
ever. one block farther down the
street, at the corner of Dey street, it
had been found necessary to open the
street and build a massive wooden
platform in place Of the usual paving.
A few minutes hard work with the
axes made an opening here and the
laborers We're helped to safety.
Through the regular opening into
the subway beside st. Pauls chapel
and through openings made from the
cellars of buildings adjoining the sub
way food of water was poured down
on the smouldering fire and within
half an hour the blaze was eXtinglish.
ed and traffic on the street was soon
afterwards resumed.
Telegraph and telephone cables un-
der the street were exposed to the
fierce heat Of the fire and the insula-
tion was quickly burned off. seriously
crippling all wire communications dur.
ing the morning. Six thousand tele-
phone wires in the Cortland Telephone
exchange were put out Of business and
both telegraph companies suffered,
communication between the downtown
and uptown Offices being entirely cut
Oh and out Of town service badly Grip
nIad
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
BOARD OF TRUSTEES TRANS.
ACTED CONSIDERABLE BUSI.
NESS.
SUPERINTENDENT MOORE AND
ALL PRESENT OFFICERS RE-
ELECTED.
CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES
AWARDED. SUCCESSFUL
BIDDERS.

The regular asylum meeting of the
trustees occurred Tuesnay, there be-
ing present Messrs Hackney, Elkin,
and Mudgett. The annual election
of officers Of the institution occurred
and Snpt. Moore, Assistant Superjn.
tendent Guest, DR.. Hill, Mrs Archi.
bald, matron were reelected as well
as John Milsted, steward.
A large number of bids for Furnish
ing the institution with supplies
were received In response to ad.
vertisement for proposals. Contracts
were awarded for the various articles
and supplies as follows: !.
Dry goods -Strong's Dry Goods
House.
Groceries-Andrew Haas.
Dried fruits-Rathman Bros &
Hall.
Meats-Brockman Il Wells.
Shoes Gotham b Co., St Paul.
Clothing-Sam Brand, Valley City.
The bids we're very close IN each
instance. After allowing the usual
monthly accounts the board adjourn.
ed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
OFFICIAL REPORT TO ST. PETERS.
DURG SAWS skIRMisHERs
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
RUSSIANS SUSTAIN NO CASUALTIES
JAPANESE LOST FIVE KILLED IN
FIRST ENGAGEMENT AND
{
SIX IN SECOND.

et. Petersburg. April 7-"All IS
quiet on the Yalu' is the report from
General kachtalinky. telegraphed April
to General Kuropatkin, who forward.
ed the message to the emperor.
The report added that an exchange
OF shots occurred between Russian
cavalry and Japanese skirmishers near
Wi;u. The Russians sustained no loss
%. Five japanese were killed. The
number wounded is not known.
The stores of-a Russian village near
Yongampo (south of Wiju on the Yalu
river, Korea) have been wrecked and
burned by q detachment of Japanese
infantry numbering 300 men.
General Kachtalinky also reported
that opposite Turmitchen, on the ISL
and OF Matuzeo, in the Yalu river.
some Russian volunteers had skir-:
mish with a Japanese outpost from
Wiju. There were no casualties on the
Russian side. Six Japanese were
killed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
LABOR HONORABLE.

IN his speech at the protestors
meeting last week Attorney Baldwin
referred to the fact that Mr.. Knauf-
who was made a special object of
attack-had to do menial work when
young man. that he did chores and
worked at other labor of a lowly
kind. The inference was to make it
appear as disgraceful for man to Go
this.
Few will agree with the speaker
in his filing. AL labor is honorable
and many men who occupy the high
est positions began in humble ways
to get money for schooling and fitting
themselves TO reach the higher posi-
tions in life. 1t is nothing against
any man to have to do this but
shows praiseworthy spirit instead.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
JAMESTOWN THURSDAY APRIL 1901
PR0TESTERS MEETING ELECTS ASYLUM OFFICERS
COUNTY POLITICS HAD A
HEARING. F. BALDWIN
LAUDS JUDGE
GLASPELL.

The mass meeting announced by
the opposition 10 the republican or
ganization was not held at the court
house as first announced but in the
room on Fifth avenue formerly used
as a renovating and upnolstering es-
tablishment. Hand bills announcing
the place and hour of meeting and
promising a musical entertainment
were distributed over town during
the afternoon. In the evening there
was fair attendance including
number Of ladies. The band failed
to make its appearance and tile musi-
cal entertainment was somewhat
conspicuously absent. The gathering
was very varigated in appearance be-.
ing made up Of some Of the leading
members OF the opposition, some
democrats. some visitors from abroad,
some who we're curious to know
what was about 10 happen and some
connected with the regular repub)i.
can organization who went TO hear
what the opposition had to say about
them.
An address was r;ade by Fredrus
Baldwin who devoted considerable
time to the argument that the coun-
ty offices do not pay salaries at all
adequate to quality of work required
of those who fill them; and that only
patriotism and public spirit on the
part of those who are candidates for
these Offices will impel them to make
the sacrifice necessary to an accept
ance of the Office. He announced
that he himself. was not candi-
date fol- Office, having already in
the years in which Re has been a
public officer made all the sacrifice OF
time that could reasonably BE- re.
quired of him. He highly eulogized
Judge Glaspell. spoke Of the great
sacrifice that he had made in leaving
an income of $4,000 per year to en-.
ter the public service at a salary Of
81, 500 :. and asserted that Mr.. Glaspell
was S now a victim Of the ingratitude
of certain attorneys, whom he had
initiated into the practice Of law.
The lack of profit in holding office
as stated by Mr.. Bald win. seemed to
strike the audience rather as question.
able and the inquiry naturally arose,
'Why is it if the county Offices are
not paying jobs that so many pei
SONS are willing to accept them =
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
CITY ELECTION
FOR MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
CITY PATRO-
MAGE.
NO ISSUES BUT LOCAL CITY
AFFAIRS INVOLVED. NEW
MEMBERS OF
COUNCIL.
MAYOR SEVERN REELECTED,
ALSO ALDERMAN KURTZ.
THE VOTE.

The city election Tuesday resulted
In the reelection of j. II. Severn
over G. d. Shurlock by majority of
124. The contest for mayor was
largely personal one in which the
patronage of the mayors Office was
involved and in which unusual in
trest was taken. Mr.. Severn had
served the city as mayor for two
years in satisfactory manner to
great many interests. He was
supported by tile democrats almost
solidly, by his personal republican
friends, and by many Of the railroad
boys.
Mr.. Shurlock although good busi-
ness man, of excellent publications,
did not have the support of as many
local interests as his opponent.
The appointment of policemen
was also generally understood to be
part of the contest and the numerous
railroad friends Of the present chief,
Ed Mccormick. the appointee OF the
mayor. with other supporters worked
hard for the Severn ticket in Mr..
McCormicks behalf. The popularity
of Con. Buckley who was a candidate
for alderman in the second ward
and who was a personal friend OF both
Mayor Severn and Ed Mccormick
also went great ways to carry the
second ward by large majority, the
ward being the largest voting pre-
cinct in the.-city. Mr.. Buckley was
elected by a handsome majority.
It was contest in which consid-
erable feeling had originated in the
sessions of the old city council.
where more OF less friction has been
seen for the last two years. The
issues were purely local and did not
in any way involve the issues raised
in the county. Legislative, and judi
cal campaign now in progress in the
county.
In the fourth ward Geo. Kurtz was
reelected over F. NJ. LambertoD.
In the third ward DR.. Sifton was
the choice of a decided majority of
voters, his popularity and fitness
for the Office being self evident to the
residents. Mr.. Moses, his opponent
Informed his friends he was not seek
ing and did not care for the office,
and the result was as above stated.
In the first ward, the vote for
aldermen was between A. W. Dewey
and Mr.. Bradway and little interest
was taken in the contest. Mr..
Dewey was. elected by a handsome
majority. There was no opposition
to the reelection of city treasurer
Hodge, and for police magistrate
Peter Pearson.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
EASTERN PEOPLE HIT HARD.
Heavy Holders Of Stock in Majestic
Mining Company.

Boston, April Tn investment cir.
cles here it is stated that the appoint.
ment of a receiver for the Majestic
Mining company of Beaver county,
Utah, and its petition into bankruptcy,
just announced. fell quite heavily upon
New England people. In this section
large portion of the S6,O00000 of
stock. par $40, was placed at from So
to s. a share. The stock is now sell
ing at few cents. The New England
stockholders will attempt to have the
properties bonded and extricate the
concern from its difficulties.
The company is said to owe $250,0Oo.
after having expended about $1,000.
900 in opening it's copper mines and
building Smelter.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
LARGE MONEY SACRIFICE.

At the political meeting last Fri
day night Mr.. Baldwin made the
statement that Judge Glaspell, in
accepting the office of judge, gave up
an income from law practice OF
5000 a year. If this is correct, the
question naturally arises has not The
sacrifice already made been greater
than patriotism or the sense of pub
lio duty would require Of any citizen?
The Judge has given 8 years service
on the bench, and according to Mr..
Baldwin, has lost about $ll,5OO a
year making a grand total Of S92, 900.
This is a large sum for one citizen to
sacrifice In the public interest and 1t
seems that some one else should be
allowed to help bear the burden.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
coNFERcNcE BEFORE THRONE
Meeting OF High Officials Of Japanese
Government.

Toxic. April "A conference was
held at the imperial headquarters be-
fore the throne during the day at
which Lieutenant General Terauchi, /,
minister OF war; Vice Admiral Yama-
motto, minister Of the navy, command
ing officers in the army and navy; Ma
jor General lshimoto, vice minister Of
war; Rear Admiral Saito vice minis
ter of the navy, and a number of the
elder statesmen were present.
1t is understood that the recent na-
val campaign was discussed and de-
tailed reports of Vice Admiral Togo's
operations were read by Lieutenant
Saito. who was participant in the
first attempt to block Port Arthur,
who recounted in detail this particular
operation, giving his personal expe-
riences and views. If any conclusions
regarding future operations were
reached at the conference they were,
not made public.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
WAS THEN APPROVED
HOW 1T WAS FOUR YEARS AGO
IN STUTSMAN COUNTY
METHODS APPROVED
THAT ARE LOUDLY
DECRIED.

!. In the past four years a great
cha nge Of mind has occurred in a
number Of persons who are now op-
posing the regular republican organi-
zation Of this county. They now
denounce the central committee for
calling county convention at All
early date. Four years ago the same
plan OF holding county convention
was adopted and these parties who
now are criticising the committee
unanimously approved what was
done. On April 7th, 1900, the re-
publican caucuses were held. The con-
vention that followed nominated
among the other candidates for
county Office, P. ". Eddy tor sheriff,
John II. Severn for auditor, John
McElroy for register of deeds, George
L. Severn for county commissioner
and d. Baldwin Sr, for coroner. The
Capital supporting these candidates
heartily approved the time and
methods.of the..conyention. 1t stated
on April 10th, 1900, that the conven-
tion was composed of "the best ele-
ments of the people Of the entire
county so miles square who expressed
their convictions after careful con-
sideration, not hasty enthusiasm"
The Capital further showed tha
the candidates they nominated ap.
proved of the methods of the conven-
tion. It said: "Never before in the
history of the county were the re-
publican. more united and harmoni-
Gus. The feeling was general that
the caucuses and conventions were
the place to fight out differences. 1t
was a fair fight and equal favors and
the best men won."
At the election in the fall of 1900
several Of the candidates who. aoprov-
ed the work Of the central committee
and the proceedings that followed fell
by the wayside. Their defeat was not
due to the methods of the.,con yention
but to their lack of strength as
candidates. No reason for their
failure to succeed existed other than
that they or some member Of their
respective families had been in Office
for more than two terms. P. W.
Eddy, although individually popular.
only pulled through by small major
ity. ]. H Severn who had held
county Offices for several terms while
personally popular. could not stand
against the anti.third term senti-
ment. The same fate befelI John Nc
Elroy whose father bad been holding
Office for manv terms. The candi-
dates upon the ticket who were elect
ed were all either new men or had
served only one term. This conven-
tion also appointed among others as
delegates to the district judicial con-
vention at Valley CITY, TO oppose the
renom ination Of Judge Glaspell, J. Is.
Burgster and John II. Severn. Is it
not strange that these men who four
years ago endorsed and approved 'he
methods of a county convention as
fair and open to all candidates and
accepted nominations and appoint
mcnts from it should be now violent
ly denouncing the same time and
methods Of holding county conven-
ton?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
MAY END LONG TlEUP.
New York Building Trade Troubles to
Be Arbitrated.

o. 4.
New York, April IA protracted
conference OF the general arbitration
boards OF the building trades, repre-
senting the employers and the asso.
citation of skilled workers. has resulted
in the adoption of resolutions likely to
end the tieup which has existed sev.
eral weeks in the building trades here.
Representatives of the bricklayers.
whose strike precipitated the trouble,
concurred in the resolutions recon-
mending that the strikers return to
work without overtime pending set
tlement Of the entire matter by arbi-
tration.
Agreements OF similar character pre-
viously entered into by representatives
Of the bricklayers have been repudiat-
ed by the unions, but 1t is now believ.
ed they will take favorable action.
lssre thac 10000 men are Idle.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
FIVE PERSONS DROWNED.
Only Two Members Of Pleasure Part
Escape.

Tampa. Fla. April Five persons,
all members of pleasure party from
the Florida Methodist college at Suth.
erland. have been drowned near An
clote lighthouse. The dead are: Mrs.
Walker, wife of the president OF the
college; Miss O'Connor of Atlanta,
Miss Slaughter of Sutherland, Miss
McCray Of Sutherland, Mr.. Bouland OF
Sutherland.
President Walker and Miss Newton
reached the beach alive.
The two survivors tell a terrible
story of suffering, some of the victims
struggling twenty hours before losing
their lives.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
THREE MEN AsPHyxIATEo,
Escaping Illuminating Gas the Cause
Of Death,

Philadelphia, April Edward and
Jacob Hammond, brothers, and Oscar
Sigertsen were asphyxiated by illum.
mating gas as they slept in the Ham.
mond home here. Sigertsen boarded
with the Hammonds and occupied a
room adjoining that in which the
brothers slept. Returning from the
theater Sigertsen turned on the gas,
which was connected with gas stove,
and retired. leaving the gas escaping
from the stove. The three bodies
were found in the morning by mem.
bars Of the Hammond family
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-07
HELENA AT SHANGHAI.
American Gunboat Leaves Newchwano
Unannounced.

Washington, April THE navy de-
partment has received cablegram
from Commander Mason of the Cincin-
natl. at Shanghai. announcing the
arrival there Of the gunboat Helena
from Newchwang This is the first in
hmation the department has had that
the Helena had left Newchwang.
Vladlvostok, April MANY wounu-
Cd men from Port Arthur have been
brought here. They are receiving the
greatest attention from the numerous
volunteer Sisters Of Mercy.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-06
The Fifth Commandment.


The lesson reaches the command
nents, and Theodore holds his breat,
Until the second and fourth are mass
d John and Alex got those, and T.
ais to his happy lot to rattle ont tht
fifth. LII
What does 1t mean?" asks his moth
ar.
Not to listen to Nose sing on Sim
lay or fight Alex, or be cross to Nam
my and to clean your teeth and wash
behind your ears every morning anG
not say Dog on!"
Not say dog onp is the third com
mandment," objected John.
Then it's in both, cause motbor
old us not to, so it's in the mipd-vonr.
mother commandment. Most ayorr
hing is in that"
so 1t Is" approved father. from HE
chair. You observe that, bows and
everything will come out right"-Lps.
lies Monthly. ~
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-06
A DAY, MORE OR LESS.


Crossing the international Date Line
in the Pacific Ocean,
Few Incidents Of trip to the Phil
ipp1ne Islands, which so many Ameri
cans now have occasion to make, are
more Interesting than the crossing OF
the international date line, that imag
mary boundary where, in going west
ward, a day Is dropped from the calan
dar, and In going eastward one is AIDED
A California Congressman and his wife
happened to reach 1t, on the outward
trip, at midnight of July 3, SO that the,
woke up to find the next morning tn,
9th, and that they had lost the ma
tional holiday for the first time IL
their lives. To have a September q;
for two days in succession on thei1
return would, on grounds of sentiment
be an insufficient compensation.
The teachers who go out on thu
transports to the Philippines usual,
arrange elaborate entertainments IL
signalize the date line. One of theh
number Is often dressed up as Nep
tune. and other characters follow In q
procession around the deck. The fes
tlVlt1es are made as fanciful as the
resources and ingenuity of tbs party
permit. Sailors on merchantmen as
well as passengers on the fast mail
steamers are accustomed 10 observe
the day with some celebration
one of the old governors of Massa.
chusetts, on being asked to speak at a
State normal school which he was Wis
iting, submitted this conundrum
would a person who had Travelled
around the world 365 times in an east
early direction be a year older than
the records in the family Bible show
ed? If not, why notT The governor
explained that such a traveller wouId
actually have lived one day more for
each trip than the calendar showed "a
having passed.
In practice, the length of the trim
around the world Is such as to discour.
age most people from adding to their
days by this roundabout process. Tray.
eIers between New York and CHICAGO
are constantly having days of twenty.
three or Of twenty-five hours, accord.
ing to the direction in which thew are
going.
Like the boundaries of our standard
ttme-belts on this continent the ip+or
national date line has been so dra,,r,,
as to occasion the least possible Incon.
Ventence. 1t deviates from the ono
hundred and eightleth meridian anonah
to leave all the islands as we'll "a 90 81
continent wholly on one side Nv 49,
other. lie
Patience Is the kino 80 -