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raw IV. S I •j:W iy Tt Dally and WMkljr Alitt. WNktr Established 1ST* Dally Establish**! 1R7B lit CITV JELECTIOH FOR MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. CITY PATRO NAGE. NO ISSUES BUT LOCAL CITY AFFAIRS INVOLVED. NEW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MAYOR SEVERN RE-ELECTED, ALSO ALDERMAN KURTZ. THE VOTE. The city election Tuesday resulted in the re-election of J. H. Severn over C. D. Shurlock by a majority of 124. The contest for mayor was laigely a personal one in which the patronage of the mayor's office was involved and iu which unusual in trest was taken. Mr. Severn had served the city as mayor for two years in a satisfactory manner to a great many interests. He was supported by tne democrats almost solidly, by his personal republican friends, and by many of the railroad boys. Mr. Shurlock although a good busi ness man, of excellent qualications, did not have the support of as many local interests as his opponent. The appointment of policemen was also generally understood to be a 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 a great ways to carry the second ward by a large majority, the ward being the largest voting pre cinct in the'eity. Mr. Buckley was elected by a handsome majority. t.. 'ftWM It was a contest in which consid erable feeling had originated in the sessions of the old city council.' where more or 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 tne county, legislative, and judi cal campaign now in progress in the county. In the fourth ward Geo. Kurtz was re-elected over F. M. Lamberton. In the third ward Dr. Sifton was the choicc 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. Brad way and little interest was taken in the contest. Mr. Dewey was. elected by a handsome majority. There was no opposition to the re-election of city treasurer Hodge, and for police magistrate Peter Pearson. LABOR HONORABLE. In his speed) 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 a 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 a man to do this. Few will agree with the speaker in his filing. All 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. It is nothing against any man to have to do this but shows a praiseworthy spirit instead. LARGE MONEY SACRIFICE. At the political meeting last Fri day nighc Mr. Baldwin made the statement that Judge Glaspell, in accepting the office of judge, gave up an income from law practice of •15,000 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 lic duty would require of any citizen? The judge has given 8 years service on the bench, and according to Mr. Baldwin, has lost about $11,500 a year making a grand total of $92,000. This is a large sum for one citizen to sacrifice in the public interest and it seems that some one else should be allowed to help bear the burden. COUNTY POLITICS HAD A HEARING. F. BALDWIN LAUDS JUDGE •'',' ?r,'tt"'1iT^w'fT«-, vrr«**w Tr -"4 (DOTESTERS KEIIK ELECTS ISfLUM OFFICERS GLASPELL. The mass meeting announced by the opposition to 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 upholstering 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 a fair attendance including a number of ladies. The baud failed to make its apearance and the 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 were curious to know what was about to happen and some connected with the regular republi can organization who went to hear what the opposition had to say about them. Ah address was made 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 a candi date for office, having already in the years in which he has been a public officer made all the sacrifice of time that could reasonably b3 re quired of him. He highly eulogized Judge Glaspell. spoke of the great sacrifice that he had made in leaving an income of M5.000 per year to en ter the public service at a salary of $3,500 and asserted that Mr. Glaspell was snow 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. Baldwin, seemed to strike the audience rather as question able and the inquiry naturally arose. "Why is it if the county offices ar« not paying jobs that so many Pei* sons are willing to accept them THE SHERIFF S PAY. In reply to the letter to Chairman Knauf. Mr. Eddy comes out in a statement to the effect that the sheriff's office is not a paying one: And follows this with the figures that there was paid the office by the county in the year 1901 about $2,100 and in 1902 a little more than $2,500. While there is no question that Mr. Eddy's figures are correct so far as they go, the public would be more impressed with their fairness, if he gave the entire income of the office instead of showing merely what it was paid by the county. The sheriff as it is well known, is not supported by a salary paid by the county or by fees paid only by the county. All litigants in any of the courts of the county contribute more or less in fees to this office. And it is safe to say that the income in fees from other sources is about equal to that paid by the county. This being true it is readily seen that Mr. Knauf's esti mate of the income at $5,000 per year tallies almost exactly with Mr. Eddy's admissions as to the amount received in the year 1902. If the office received $2,500 from the county and $2,500 more from other sources it takes very little arithmetic to prove that its total income is $5,000. MAY END LONG TIEUP. New York Building Trade Troubles to Be Arbitrated. New York, April 7.—A protracted conference of the general arbitration boards of the building trades, repre senting the employers and the asso ciation of skilled workers, has resulted In the adoption of resolutions likely to end the tieup which has existed sev eral weeks ir the building trades here. Representatives of the bricklayers, whose strike precipitated the troubjg, concurred in the resolutions recom mending that the strikers return to work without overtime pending a 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 it is now believ ed thev will take favorabble action. Mat® thav W.OOO.menjire Idle. BOARD OF TRUSTEES TRANS ACTED CONSIDERABLE BUSI NESS. SUPERINTEN DENT MOORE AND ALL PRESENT OFFICERS RE ELECTED. CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES AWARDED. SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS. The regular asylum meeting of the trustees occurred Tuesday, there be ing present Messrs Hackney, Elkins and Madgett. The annual election of officers of the institution occurred and Supt. Moore, Assistant Superin tendent Guest, Dr. Hill, Mrs Archi bald, matron were re-elected as well as John listed, steward. A large number of bids for furnish ing (he 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 & Wells. Shoes—Gotzian & Co., St Paul. Clothing—Sam Brand, Valley City. The bids were very close in each instance. After allowing the usual monthly accounts the board adjourn ed. FOUR YEARS AGO AND NOW. Four years ago S. L. Glaspeil was a candidate for a second term as judge of the district court He was defeat ed in the county convention. As ap proving the sentiment of the countv, and the methods of the county con vention or 1900, the Capital under date of April 10,1900, made the fol lowing statement. "Not to exceed six votes in the entlrell6 would have stood by the Judge for renomination, so united were the delegates and in harmony in their ideas. In the caucus previous to the conve ntion, it was seen beyond all question that Stutsman county was solidly lined up for a change in the judiciary." When Judge 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 outof reach of the office and the salary. A SIDE MATTER. In his remarks at the political meeting Friday, States Attorney Baldwin brought up the matter of the claim of the Alert against the countv for publishing a delinquent tax list. He stated that the county was not liable for.the claim and en deavored to creatc an impression that it was merely an attempt to get some thing for nothing, without ^any justification. Without attempting to try ihe case in the newspapers or in a poli tical meetng it can be stated what Mr. Baldwin did not state, that the county commissioners have .submit ted the claim to a legally constituted board of arbitrators and as soon as the evidence is submitted the matter will be dccidcd through the regular legal channels. It can also be stated that M.Baldwin was the states attor ney who actcd for the county and who directed the manner of the pub lication of the tax list referred to which list was published in accord ance with his directions and which publication was afterwards found to be incorrcct and for which error the list was obliged to be republished. And that the newspaper has never been paid for the publication of said tax list. THREE MEN ASPHYXIATED. Escaping Illuminating Gas the Cause of Death. Philadelphia, April 7.—Edward and Jacob Hammond, brothers, and Oscar 8igertsen were asphyxiated by illum inating 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 a gas stove, and retired, leaving the gas escaping from the stove. The three bodies were found in the morning by mem *TH of the Hammond familv. ISiisMa* VOL. XXVII. JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY. APRIL 7, 1904. NUMBER 3$ WIS THEJUPPMVED HOW* IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO IN STUTSMAN COUNTY METHODS APPROVED THAT ARE LOUDLY DECRIED. In the past four years a great change 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 a county convention at an early date. Four years ago the same plan of holding a 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. W. Eddy tor sheriff, John H. Severn for auditor, John McElroy for register of deeds, George L. Severn for county commissioner and D. Baldwin Sr, for coroner. The Capita] supporting these candidates hcfartlly approved the time and metliods'of the'eonvention. It stated on April 10th, 1900, that the conven tion Was composed of "the best ele ments of the people of the entire county 50 miles square who expressed their convictions after careful con sideration, not hasty enthusiasm." The Capital further showed that 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 ous. The feeling was general that the caucuses and conventions were the place to fight out differences. It was a fair fight and equal favors and the best men won." At the election in the fall of 1900 several of the candidates whopprov ed the work 6f the central committee and the proceedings that followed fell by the wayside. Their defeat was not due to the methods of thereon vention 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 a small major ity. J. 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 befell John Mc Elroy whose father had been holding office for many 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 Citv, to oppose the renomination of Judge Glaspell, J. I!. Hurgster and John II. Severn. Is it not strange that these men who four years ago endorsed and approved the methods of a county convention as fair and open to all candidates and accepted nominations and appoint ments from it should be now violent ly denouncing the same time and methods of holding a county conven tion? EASTERN PEOPLE HIT HARD. Heavy Holders of Stock in Majestic Mining Company. Boston, April 7.—In investment cir cles here it is stated that the appoint ment of a receiver for the Majestic Mining company of Reaver county, Utah, and its petition into bankruptcy, just announced, fell quite heavily upon New England people. In this section a large portion of the J6.000.0O0 of stock, par $10, was placed at from $.3 to a share. The stock is now sell ing at a 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 $250,000. after having expended about $1,000. 000 in opening its copper mines and building a smelter. FIVE PERSONS DROWNED. Only Two Members of Pleasure Party Escape. Tampa. Fla., April 7.—Five persons, all members of a 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 *nd 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 CAUCUSES REGULAR ORGANIZATION CAR RIED EVERY WARD, INCLUD ING FIRST. LARGE MAJORITIES GIVEN. COUNTY PRECINCTS FAVORABLE. JUDGE GLASPELL'S FACTION APEARS BADLY BEATEN. The result of the republican city caucuses last night showed an over whelming majority endorsing the regular county organization. Chair man Knauf 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 judge's 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 Glaspell faction got one vote through the cur tesy of Mr. Seiler, the other side tak ing four out of the five delegates. It was a complete answer to the pretensious campaign of renovation and a rebuke to any attempt to place on the republican tickei hereafter third term candidates for public office. The result in the ciiv gives regular organization forces 19 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, Spirit wood Lake, and Edmunds. Enough precincts are heard from to insure the control of the county con ventit by the regular organization. The only precinct reported favorable to the Glaspell faction are Courtenay where the vote was almost a tie, Windsor with 2 delegates and Spirit wood station, 2 delegates. The regu lar organization have 38 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. WORKMEN IN DIRE PERIL FIRE IN NEW YORK SUBWAY CUTS CFF THEIR USUAL MEANS OF EGRESS. New Yorl April 7.—For half an hour traffic on Lower Firoadwpy. ri^ar St. Paul's chapel, was blocke v small fire in the new subway, the vol of at re few openings to the street driving pe destrians away and making difji if the work of the firemen who were called out in large force because of the location of the fire. Telephone and telegraph service were badly crippl-.! as a result. The 'ire was started by the flaring up of a small "banjo" lamp used by rlu laborers in tlieir underground wo k, the burlap that coveted some of ihe pipes along the sides of the subway catching fr.e, the blaze spreading to the temporary limbering of the tun nel. This was damp and a dense smo. resulte 1. soon fiiling all the nearby woruings ot the subway and pouring out into the streets above. The tire broke out near the corner of l'ukon street and Broadway, where, beside St. Paul's chapel, is the pi in cipal entrance to this section of the subway, workmen entering the tunnel at this point, so that the smoke shut off Their Ueual Means of Egress and for a 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, i* had been tound 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 were helped to safety. Through the regular opening into the subway beside St. Paul's chapel and through openings made from the cellars of buildings adioining the sub way a flood of water was poured down on the smouldering fire and within half an hour the blaze was extinguish 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 baing entirely cut oft and out of town service badly cripj nl»l ^/r':"f^Wff 1 JmnMtown, tke IMn|» oil# of the limM Mm Valley or North Dakota. FIGHTING NEAR WIJU OFFICIAL REPORT TO ST. PETERS BURG SAYS SKIRMISHERS EXCHANGE SHOTS. RUSSIANS SUSTAIN NO CASUALTIES (JAPANESE LOST FIVE KILLED IM FIRST ENGAGEMENT AND SIX IN 8ECOND. 8t. Petersburg, April 7.—"All la quiet on the Yalu'' is the report from General Kachtalinky, telegraphed April S 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 Wiju. The Russians sustained no loss* M. Five Japanese were killed. The Bomber wounded is not known. The stores of-a Russian village near Yongampo (south of Wiju on the liver, Korea) have been Yalu, wrecked PREPARED TOTESIST JIK GENERAL KUROPATKIN REVIEWS THE RUSSIAN FORCES AT NEWCHWANG. Newchwang, April 7.—General Ku ropatkin, commander-in-chief of the Russian forces in the Far East, arrived here during the day and reviewed" about 4,000 troops on the parade ground outside of the fort here. Oner battery of horse artillery, several bat teries of field artillery, parts of four regiment of Siberian rifles and detach ments of Cossacks and regular caval ry participated in the review. Russian secret service agents re ported that the Japanese intended to attack Newchwang Tuesday. On account of the mining ef the river and also in expectation of prac tice tiring from the forts merchant ships are not using the lower reach, of the river. General Kondratovich,. the Russian commander here, who has been prais ed on account of the order and clean liness prevailing at Newchwang, says he is now prepared for a Japanese, at tack, which it is evident the oth^c au thonties aiso expect. The command of General Kuudrato villi embraced the sioul pauois weal, ot 1-ioa river and also the troops ia the districts south, including i\aichou. and norm, including the lawiuad and Hau hung. The tloops now here are of a better. Class thin when war openeu. Genetal Konuratovich is opening a. new liospiu.i at Newchwang. The re lations oi the Russian authorities with, the foreign lesidents here are improv ing, and the administrator proposes to consult and co-operate with the for eigners for the protection of neutral lives and into".ests. CONFLRlNCE BEFORE THRONE. Meeting of High Officials of Japanese Government. Tokio, April 7.—A conference was held at the imperial headquarters be fore the throne during the day at which Lieutenant General Terauchi,. minister oi war Vice Admiral Yama moto, minister of the navy, command ing officers in the army and navy Ma jor General lshimoto, vice minister ot war Rear Admiral Saito, vice minis ter of the navy, and a number of the elder statesmen were present. It is understood that the recent ns jral campaign was discussed and de tailed reports of Vice Admiral Togo's operations were read by Lieutenant Saito, who was a 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. HELENA AT SHANGHAI. American Gunboat Leaves Newchwang Unannounced. Washington, April 7.—The navy de partment has received a cablegram from Commander Mason of the Cincin nati. at Shanghai, announcing the arrival there of the gunboat Helena from Newchwang. This is the first in timation the department has had that Ue Helena had left Newchwang. Vladivostok, April 7.—Many wouna td men from Port Arthur have been brought here. They are receiving the greatest attention from the numerous Volunteer Sisters of Mercy. }j fi i: ft and burned by a 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 a skir mish with a Japanese outpost from Wiju. There were no casualties on the Russian side. Six Japanese were, killed. •U-: 1 1.», I •i .t Mm 're it I wis t- f: v--'- S" '. .4 •t 1 U1 *i.« try