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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

President Roosevelt's declaration against
another term was so emphatic that 1t
ought to keep his volunteer promoters
quiet for at least month or six weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Reference to the panic as blessing is
reminder of the completeness with
which some blessings can be disguised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Results Not Heported.

Don't you object to your husband play
ing pokerT'
YES" answered young Mrs. Torkins;
but I'd rather have him play poker than
the horses. 1 don't have the details of
the hard luck story put before me by the
sporting writer's in the newspaper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Judge Lands has had a good rest and
1t looks as if some other big financier
ought to be due for scolding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

The usual congressional ambition to
make Washington a model and ire
proachable town is rapidly materializing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
A Meek Editor.

From the Dallas News.
We have not settled many Of the prob
lens of life. In vast majority or cases
hit has not been even determined just VINO
shall wear the breeches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Congress may find that II has fights
enough Of its own on hand without adopt
ing the school board controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

us heard tell" said tncle Eben, "dat
politics makes strange bed fellows. An
it sho' am a powerful struggle fob de
possession Of de kiversr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
The Old Story.

From the Baltimore Sun.
II there is any swimming to do at Gold
aeld. Funston is the man who can do It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Fellow capitalists may yet have to dis
cipline Tom L. johnson for giving away
the secrets of the tribe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
DELAYED Shopping.

From the Syracuse Post Standard
Christmas shopping. like other duties. is
harder to do the longer 1t is put on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Judge Parker does not say whether he
will take the trouble to go TO Denver
or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
April J..

From the Leavenworth Times.
The populist national convention will be
held April Q Why not on the first?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Paintings Of the Masters.

From the Cleveland Leader.
So many Van Dykes have been stolen
that there can't be more than half-mil-
lion or so of the pictures left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

The Great ThirdTer1ner.
From the Newark News.
And the blow almost kills Senator
Bourne.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
AMERICAN NAVAL MOVEMENT
French Government Deprecates View
Taken by Paris Press.

Paris, July 10.-The French govern
ment greatly deprecatcs the alarmist
view of the Japanese-American situa-
tion taken by section of the Paris
press and an inspired statement, based
presumably on the foreign Offices ad-
vices, placing the most optimistic con-
struction upon the plans to dispatch
the American battleship feet to the
Pacific, was given out during the aft
ernoon as follows: as
Much surprise is manifested in
diplomatic circles over the excitement
caused by the plan to send the Amer
lean battleship fleet to Pacific waters,
Instead of the step causing alarm
there is reason to believe that the
decision of the American government
implies that the negotiations proceed
ing between the Washington and To
kio cabinets are making favorable
progress. The American government
beyond doubt would not order this
naval movement IL it was likely to,
embarrass the negotiations which
have been proceeding for some time
between the two governments.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
WON AGAIN
jamestown Took Second Game
From EndsrIin in Exciting
Contest al Fair Grounds

In one of the prettiest played
games seen on the local diamond this
year Jamestown took the second
game from Enderlin Monday ter
noon by score of 10 to 2. James
town scored in the second on a hit
an out and sacrifice and twice more
in the fourth on an out, an error and
two hits.
In Endellin's half of the same inn
ing, with the assistance of James
towns errors which all cane in this
inning, and hit, they registered two
scores; from then on to the ninth
inning it was close playing on both
sides and then the fireworks started.
ROdericK was safe on an error, Sap
penield went out on a fly to left
field. then up came Severn and bing-
ed one good for two bases, which was
followed by an error and five singles,
and when the dust cleared away our
boys had seven scores chalKed up for
themselves. There was double play
on both sides, the only features.
This is the first game the Enderlin
pitcher lost this year and he certain
ly got his bumps here. But four
scattered hits were made of Nier-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
FAv0RS UNION OF TEACHERS
Miss Haley May Start Fight at Los
Angeles Convention.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 1O.-The
mystery as to the probable position of
Miss Margaret Haley of Chicago to-
ward the proposed new constitution
and bylaws Of the association, as we'll
as her attitude upon the subject of
national officers, continue to be the
main topics of conversation among
delegates and visitors to the conven-
tion of the National Educational asso-
ciation Neither Miss Haley nor any
of her followers in the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Teachers have been seen
at the convention or anywhere in the
city. At the Illinois quarters in the
Hotel alexandria none of them has
registered Nothing has been heard
directly or indirectly from Miss Haley
since the press dispatches from Chi
cago announced that she had left that
city for Los Angeles at the head of
large delegation Of her followers pre-
pared for vigorous figf1 before the
convention against the soAalled Inner
circle" of the association and In favor
of the labor union" among teachers.
1t is believed, and almost feared,
among the delegates that Miss Haley
is. keeping her presence in the city a
secret and that at the last moment
she will appear in the convention wit"
sufficient following to cause trouble
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
COLONEL LYNCH PARDoNED
Fought With Beers During South AZ.
rican War.

FtCd0 war;
London, July 10.-On the eve Of his
visit to. Ireland. King Edward has
granted a free pardon to Colonel Ar
thur Lynch, who was convicted OF
high treason in 1909 for having fought
h the Irish brigade on the side of the
Beers in the South African war.
Colonel Lynch was sentenced to
death for high treason in 1903. His
sentence later was commuted to i'm
prisOnment for life and in January,
1904, he was released ION license"
Lynch was born in Australia of Irish
parents. His father was civil engi-
neer in town near Melbourne and it
was there that he passed his child
hood. After studying at Melbourne
university and Berlin university Lynch
went to. Galway, the home of his an
cestors, where he plunged into party
politics. After sustaining defeat at
the polls in the general parliamentary
election of 1ss2bh went to London
and engaged in literary and journals
tic work. which he followed until the
Boer war broke out He was instru.
mental i6h raising the Irish brigade
which fought on the side of yhe Beers.
While in Paris after his re0lrn from
South Africa Lynch was elected to
parliament by Galway city and re-
turned to England with the intention
of taking his seat in the house of
commons. He was arrested on land
Ing in England and his trial, convic-
ton and sentence followed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
Struck out by Nierling,4;by Pick.4
The Sunday game was won by
Jamestown, Boyle pitching, to 2.

A Violent Pat1ent-Sunday morn
ing deputy sheriff took Hans Dahl
en-, residing near Kindred. to the
asylum. Dahlen ran amuck at an
early hour Friday morning and left
the farm house in Normana town.
ship, and was later found on the
streets Of Kindred, preaching and
suffering fit after TT. So violent were
these that at one time he almost bit
of two fingers,and during another be
almost bit his tongue in twain. 1t
was necessary to oveIpower him, and
this was not done without struggle.
He told the people about him that
there we're three ways for him to 10
and the Lord was directing him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
BOY CAUSES TWO DEATHS
Pushes Raft Into Deep Water w here
II Upsets.

Redwood Falls, Mimi, July 10
Three girls while bathing in Redwood
lake were "'teased" by boy with the
result that two of them were drowned.
Those who lost their lives were Sibel
Hughes and Margaret Yackel, both
about thirteen years old.
With Susie Lauterbach they were
playing on raft when mfschievous
boy approached and pushed the raft
into deep water, where 1t was upset.
Susie succeeded in reaching the shore
and Sibel, who was a good swimmer,
tried heroically to save the Yackel
GIRL but they sank.
Within fifteen minutes men called
/, TO the scene of the tragedy had recov-
cred the bodies by diving into the
lake, but all attempts to revive the
girls were without result.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
CASE MAY GO HIGHER.
Decision Affecting Creditors Of Grand
Forks Bank.

Nashua, N. H., July 10.-1n the opin-
ion of Judge Charles F. Stone Of the
superior court the depositors in the
savings bank department Of the Sc
curity Trust company of this city and
Grand Forks, N. D., which failed
twelve years ago, should be paid in
full before the claims of depositors in
the mercantile department or other
creditors be considered. The savings
department depositors have received
65 per cent Of their money and there
remains in the hands of Assignee
Thurber 100000. 1t is understood
that the creditors in the mercantile
department, some Of whom have large
claims, will carry the case to the gu
preme court.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
Public Domain Diminishing

Public Domain Diminishing
Bismarck, N. D. tJnly 6.-In western
North Dakota and eastern Montana
is located about all the agricultural
government land left open to home
stead entry there is left. Uncle Sam,
who has been reputed in song and
story as erich enough to give US all
farm,'' will soon ..be out Of raw ma
terial. There is but little land lett,
except mountain and irrigated prop
osftions.
Originally there were 17.945.5oo
acres of land in the Bismarck dis
trict. The creating of the new dis
trict of Dickinson and the cutting
OF of the two tiers of townships by
the Fargo district left an area some-
thing like II, 900. .QOO-acres. On July
1. 1906, there were but $4,000 acres
left in the Bismarck district, and on
July l, 1907, there were but 333, ,480
acres left-by counties as follows:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
.ENGULFED WHEN DAM BROKE
Five Men Thrown Into Water and
One browns.

Sauk Rapids, Mimi, July 10-John
Rogosiewsh was drowned at the dam
of the Watab Pulp and Paper COM
pany's mill here. With four others
Rogosiewski had gone into pit at
the east end Of the dam and protected
by temporary Golfer dam to build a
foundation for the gates. The Golfer
dam gave way and in an instant the
i've men were caught in swirling wa
ters. After heroic efforts on the part
Of the few people who happened to be
on shore four men were rescued. Ro-
gosiewski was not seen after the cof.
fer dam broke and all attempts to
ind his body. even by dynamiting,
were fruitless.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
LonasTRETn CONVICTED
KsnsaI Doctor Found Guilty by
Jury After Hard Fought
Legal Battle.

Saturday night the jury in .the
Longstreth case reached verdict,
which on being announced proved
that of guilty. The case was Tried
closely by the attorneys of both sides
and the defendant introduced some
testimony that Appeared to be favor.
able. The court will pass sentence
upon the defendant Friday next. The
law provides that any penalty may
be imposed from a Jail sentence to
three years in the penitentiary.
The case has excited general inter-
est throughout the county. The
principal witness was Ida Wagner of
Kensal. a young woman about .21
years of age. She attracted attention
to the case originally by beginning,
a civil action against the doctor for
breach of promise which case was
tried in the district court and the
plaintiff secured a verdict of $4,000.
Owing to the developments OF the
civil suit, State's Attorney Thorp
felt it incumbent to take some action
in regard to criminal prosecution
and a suit was commenced by the
state against the doctor for the un-
lawful use Of drugs and instruments
upon the girl with the intent to pro-
cure a miscarriage. A. preliminary
hearing was given at the last Janu-
ary term of court; the defendant was
bound over to appear in the July
term, and the result was as above
stated, the defendant was found gull
ty by the jury.
It is reported that an appeal will
be made to the supreme court upon
the ground of errors IN court rulings.
The attorneys for the defendant
were Messrs E. q. Wright Of Fargo,
and Lee Coombs of Valley City. The
state was represented by George
Thorpi i,state's attorney Of stutsman
countyk
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11

Another Rain-Beginning about
II p.4 %. gentle rain commenced
falling and continued until after a.
N. Wednesdy morning This rain
with that Of Saturday makes suffl-
cient moisture for all crop purposes
for the present. Advices to the N. p
Office show that rain was general
throughout the James river valley.
Darlington, New Rockford and all
.other towns on the j. and N. branch
except Minnewaukon report good
rains, beginning about midnight and
continuing till Tor 8o'clock q. M.
Rain extended ! TO Oakes and Y La
sMoure.i RI. 5ssi Il ts5 n
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
DISCRIMINATION ALLEGED.
Iowa Live Stock Dealers File Com
plant Against Railroads.

plant Against Railroads.
Washington, July 10.-Charges that
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
and other Western and Northwestern
railroad lines are exacting excessive
and discriminatory rates from the
live stock dealers of Eastern Iowa
were made before the interstate COM
merce commission by the Corn Belt
Meat Producers association of Iowa.
It is alleged that, although the ship
pers of Iowa send out of the state
10000 carloads of cattle annually to
Chicago, in addition to tens of thou
sands of carloads of other live stock.
they are compelled to pay $3.50 per
car more for such shipments than
other Sshtppers ape required TO pay.
They ailege, too, that + the railway
service has deteriorated during the
past few years and that the rates they
are compelled to pay work an undue
and unjust prejudice against Iowa
shippers. They request the commits
sion to- fix maximum rates on the
shipments of stock from the Southern
and Western ranges to Iowa points.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
RECEIVER FOR TRUST.
Next Move of Government to Dissolve
Tobacco Combine.

Washington. July 10.-1t is under
stood that the department Of justice
has adopted another highly important
plan in connection with it's proceed
ings against the so-called tobacco
trust.
After asking that the monopoly
complained Of be declared illegal the
department will ask that receivers be
appointed to take charge Of the busi-
ness and administer 1t in harmony
with the law. q.
The same plan will be followed in
dealing with the so-called powder
trust and some other trusts. ,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
ADMIRAL EVANS SMILES.
10 Shown Jap Officers Remarks Abou
.. American Naval Men.

New York, July 10.-Rear Admiral
Evans, who is at the Brooklyn navy
yard, has declined to comment on the
remarks imputed to Admiral Sakamoto
of the Japanese navy to the effect that
American naval officers were dandies
with no technical training and that
the enlisted men had no patriotism
and would desert in case of war.
Admiral Evans smiled when Saka
moto's remarks were shown him. He
said it would be the height of impro
priety for him to reply to a foreign
officer, especially when he had NO
means of knowing If he really said
the things attributed to him.
"We here in this country" he said
"don't talk"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11

Adjourned Council Meeting-At
the adjourned meeting of The city
council held Monday night City
Auditor Bensch was authorized to
advertise for sealed bids for the con.
struction Of the new city nall and fire
station, the building to be of brick
with stone basement, and according
to the plans and specifications made
by Architect A. J. O'Shea of Fargo.
Petitions were received from the
Lutz Lumber Co., Russell-Miller
Milling Co., LEM Land & Loan Co.,
Capital Hotel and Gladstone Hotel to
be allowed to install phones for long
distance use only and connect with
the North Dakota Independent Tele-
phone Co., on the railroad right of
way, the lines to be for private use
only and all wires and poles to be
located according to the designation
of the street commissioner. The
petitions were granted vith the
right to revoke the licenses at any
time.
A petition was received from the
Russell Miller Milling Co. for an arc
lig hit at or near the "mill BRIDGE"
agreeing to furnish power for one or
two lights during time mill was run
ming, and the light committee was
given the matter with power to act.
The matter Of the depth of the
water mains in south Fifth avenue
was brought before the council and
the Water and Sewer committee was
instrcuted to get an estimate Of the
cost of lowering mains and report at
next regular meeting.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
His Wife a Politician.

London, July 10.-A st. Petersbur
dispatch to the Daily Mail says tina
the husband of one Of the women dep
ties in the Finnish parliament trie,.
unsuccessfully to commit suicide and
the reason he gave for the attempt
was that his wife was SO occupied
with political work that she neglected
her home. The misery to which he
and his family were reduced, he said,
drove him to desperation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11

Site for Ward School The hoard
of education have about decided to
purchase the south half of block IS,
original plat, as site for a future
ward school building. The residents
of the city west Of the river have
long desired an additional school
building, but the school board find it
impractible to get suitable. location
for a school west of the river at pres
ent owing to the lack Of sewer and
water facilities. The south half of
block IS can be purchased for $1,000.
The purchase consists of five lots so
feet wide, and a comodious ward
school building will be erected in the
future on the. site, which is consid-
cred the most convenient within the
reach Of the school funds that could
be had. The school board last year
expended between %, ,Ooo.and $4,000
In improving the north side school
house as we'll as other school Inn
provements and were expecting to
find 8 deficiency in the school funds
this year but the unexpectedly large
aapportionment from the state Of
some sl3, 600, has given the board a
surplus Of between $1,000 and $1,000
and the purchase Of the property
above noted will be made from the
funds already y in hand. 5
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
Dental Examinati lon The state

Dental 2Examinati The state
board Of dental examiners are bold:
ing their sen i-aDnGal session at
Jamestown this week and ascertain
Ing the proficiency of.the prospective
tooth-pullers. There ara twenty
candidates coming from several states
ia the west. The members Of the
examining board are noctors n Dom
aid sof this city, 3. z, Startling, Fargo;,
C.F.Swest, n mot |; ana Browns
Ile,eI; Devils Lake. Ihe examinat tton
Ilasts three days and covers stheo oreti-
N, ttsn iils ina II slli,1
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
Rusnlna Work on 81 Rollera.

Akron. o., July 10 Stirling
company at Barberton. near here, lie
in receipt Of an urgent request from
Washington that It push the. boilers
for the battleshtps Of the navy to
completion as fast as possible and
Engineer Gay Of the navy has arrived
,to zee that the work *is rushed along
The plaat VIII Ia run day ana night;
lntil the boilers are comple I'd III
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
Workman instantly Killed.

st. Paul, July Andrew Thomp-
son was almost instantly killed and
]. l.. Lindgren was possibly fatally
injured by falling from swinging
platform seventy-five feet above the
ground while working on the new
stockhouge at ssthe Hamm brewery.
Both men were carpenters and were
engaged in installing window castings
on the fourth floor OF the structure.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11

New Regu1ation-Since July it
has been possible to send special de-
livery letters through the mails by
affixing 10 cents worth of any kind Of
stamps. in addition 80 the usual
postage, to q letter and marking It
especial Delivery. Champ Clark Of
Missouri was responsible for the
change and it Is one 81 the most sen-
sibl5 things he has ever done. When
it is most wanted to mail special de-
livery letters, It Is usually least pos
.sible to get into . postof office to secure
the special stamp for that purpose.
The amendment Is simple and sane
legislation. Fargo Forum. /:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-11
Released on $25,ooo Ball.

Washington, July 10.-Gaston p.
Philip, the Washington and New York
clubman, who has been held in jail
here since May 18 last on the charge
Of numbering Frank MacAboy at the
Arlington hotel on that date, has been
admitted to bail in the sum of SIS, 900
in the criminal branch Of the supreme
court Of the District of Columbia.