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I': v: w* Km 5," m' F: II&4 Jh Wr r!*0 kjv SS«^ Ss. KSi-X.V'ftf Jhe Alert VJLILY AND WEEKLY f\V MARSHALL McCLURE. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CO TIKE CARD. STRAINS GOING EAST DEPART: -'AtlanticExpress 2 48 p. i'tiw Janiestown Accommodation 6 3S a. Freight Noi 13, (except Sunday?) 7 45 a. do 14 6 00 p. do 16 11 30 p. I do 18 5 30 a Cloec connections at St. Paul with trains. all east bound I&III. DEPABT GOING WEST. Pacific Express 3 15 p. Jamestown Accom. (except Sundays) ..10 10 p. night 5 No. 11, (except Sundays) 4 15 p. 13......: ... 5 30 a. in 15.... 7 45 a.in 17, (exceo Sundays) 11 30 p. P. M. DAILY, Agent. The navigation of tlie Upper Missouri above the falls is an experiment that is now being tested. The women's suffrage party are now going for Nebraska and they expect to capture it with a short campaign. The Wisconsin editors estimated the population of mothern Dakota at 150,000 and predicted it would reach a million within five years. The Miles City Press says that it is doubtful if another steamboat will go up to Ft. Benton this year as the river at that point is not much deeper than a heavy dew. A Barnes county farmer last week threshed his little patch of oats consisting of fifteen acres and the machine registered 1,128 bushels, a small fraction over seven ty -five bushels per acre. Cass county will appoint their fifteen delegates to the Grand Forks convention at a meeting called to convene at Fargo the 30th of this month. It is probable the delegation will go uninstructed. ifuring the period from January 1st, 1882 and May 22, 1882, thirty-two new towns came into existence in North Dako ta, towns where business was done, and 608 new firms commenced operations. Every county along the line of the Northern Pacific railroad is making pre parations for a display of its best products at the Minneapolis Exposition, and there is no doubt the display from North Dako ta will be a grand one, and one worthy of the great country which it will rep resent. The educational interests of Dakota •*re not by any means left to take care of thmeselves but are kept apace with the rapid progress of the country in all other respects. The prairies are being dotted •with school houses and our towns are provided with educational facilities equa to those of the states of highest intellec •. tual standing. Teachers' institutes are held in all,the principal towns and a lively interest is taken in every department of the school work. The emigration to Dakota next spring will be the marvel of the continent. Everything points to such an influx of population as never was known in a new country before, Thousands of people have been here and are daily arriving to provide locations for their families who will move out here next spring. It would seem like exaggeration to estimate from reliable data the immigration that will pour into North Dakota next year. Da kota extends her invitation with over 75,000,000 acres of beautiful and produc tive lands free to those who will become her citizens. The Pioneer Press of recent date con tains the following diagnosis of the Dele gate contest in this territory, which we commend to the consideration of the rea ders of the Alert: "The opportunity for North Dakota to control the delegateship has come if they will but utilize it. Should all of the various interests meet in caucus and agree to support the strongest man, each delegation casting a compli mentary vote for its champion on the first ballot, in the event it is not too close for safety, and then to stand solidly for their candidate to the end, they could control the nomination beyond a reason able doubt. Will they do it? We shall sec." A Tower City man took offense at a personal allusion to himself which ap peared in the Fargo Argus last week and undertook to crush the Argus by ordering his paper stopped. The Argus survived the with-drawal of patronage long enough to remind the irate gentleman that he had never paid anything on his generous support and patronage and that the bill had accumulated to $119.30 The Argus still lives and is published every day right along the same as if this subscriber had not stopped his paper. A man might as well try to strand a steamboat by dipping a drop of water oat of the river as the break down a newspaper by stopping his subscription. The arbitrary rule so rigidly enforced of compelling clerks in stores to remain standing during business hours, and es pecially lady clerks, no matter whether they have business or not, is receiving at tention, and a reform is being instituted at Minneapolis in this respect., so far as applies to the lady clerks. The laborious task of standing on one's feet on the hard floor all day is too much for human endu rance and it ought to be modified so as -sto come within the range of civilization. One of the tortures of the barbarian age •was to compel the prisoner to remain in & standing position without rest or sleep «nt«l exhausted nature collapsed in death. The state of Maine is pointed out by the prohibitionists as the mother of prohibitory liquor laws and as the corner Btone of that theoretical fabric in l^e United States, and perhaps it is, but notwithstanding this 820 persons have out special United States licenses *sretail liquor dealers in that state. It is bttel? possible that those Maine men Aothisoatefa patriotic desire to con tribute in an indirect way to the payment the debt, hut it is scarcely i&WitM* the range of probabilities. It is not often that men will defy the United to «at§ of Sjpwr, for it is very dangerous business, but pro hibitory state laws have few terrors they will not face. There is quite a buzz about the ears of Secretary Lincoln now on account of the removal of Gen. Sturgis from the gover norship of the Soldiers Home. Late reports from Philadelphia indicate that the independent political movement in the Keystone state is gaining ground and that its progress is a matter of serious concern to the politicians. Mayor McCormick, of Grand Forks, has been sued by his mother-in-law for $100,000 which she claims is due her from him through a land transaction. He de nies the claim and says it is but another instance of mother-in-law rapacity. The Duluth & Grand Forks railroad is graded twenty-seven miles west of Du luth. The company is reorganized with some of the heaviest capitalists of Boston as stockholders, and $200,000 of the old debts paid off. The company is now in good condition for prosecuting the work. St. Paul is elated over the discovery of an iron ore mine. In boring an artesian well, at the depth of 500 feet, the mine was struck, and the St. Paulians arc now building iron castles in the air at a stag gering rate. The vein is estimated to be forty feet thick, and already plans are being devised to work it. A Pennsylvaman is about to give to the world anew application of electricity that promises to revolutionize the present meth ods and inaugurate anew world of the subtle fluid, which, though applied in many ways, is yet the unexplained mys tery and wonder of the universe. We know it is, but whence it comes or whither it goeth no scientist can tell. Ben. Butler's pirate schooner, as it is called, sailed from Halifax a few days ago, and is the subject of a great deal of comment by the eastern papers. A Pitts burg reporter claims to have interviewed apart of the crew, among whom was the captain, John O'Keilly, who was in the privateer service of Sennnes during the rebellion. The whole story is probably a sensational canard. Fargo is all "broke up" over a caucus concocted and sprung upon the fourth ward last Monday morning, it is charged the job was put up last Sunday afternoon by a couple of church deacons and con summated before the masses of the people had any knowledge of it. Fargo ought to be admited into the union as a state She has the essential qualifications in "ways that are dark and tricks that are vain." The national prohibition convention which was held in Chicago, the past week, was largely attended. The mem bers of the convention were divided in opinion upon the practicability and ad visability of organizing a new party. The Iowa delegation opposed the new party proposition, and as they were fresh from the field of prohibition conquest, their views had great weight with the convention. Congress appropriated $40,000 for the survey of public lands in Dakota, which, though it is a larger amount than ap propriated for that purpose in any other territory, is insufficient for the demand in this territory. Thousands of people are now squatted on the unsurveyed lands awaiting the survey to make improve ments, and the influx of immigration next year will demand millions of acres more of our unsurveyed domain. The Pioneer Press referred to an attor ney in St. Paul as "a half imbecile shys ter, the butt of the town," and the attor ney answered by planting a libel suit for $10,000 against the P. P., upon which the P. P. rises to explain that it knew it was treading on dangerous ground when it attacked the attorney, and for that reason it was careful in the selection of its descriptive terms so as to say nothing about him that it could not support by the proof. Ben. Butler has purchased a schooner at Halifax, and the papers are publishing the sensational story that he is going to become a pirate on the high seas. What ever may be his scheme he keeps it to himself and just lets the papers fire away at him. Old Ben's hide is too thick to be punctured by a newspaper pen. He has been a target for over twenty years, for the newspapers to practice on. When ever they can find nothing else to harp and howl about they turn loose on old Ben. Butler. An English statistician places the value of property in the nited States at fifty billions, which is six billions more than that of England and thirteen billions more than that of France. But the per capita wealth of England is greater than that of the United States. In the former it is $1,300 and in the latter $1,000. Just wait till the next census when Dakota shall foot up and throw into tho scale lier immense wealth. The English per capita will go up on the lighter end of the scale like a sky rocket. Dakota has an area of 153,000 square miles, 21,000 more than New York, Pennsylvania andOty^o combined. That part of Dakota lying? north of the 46th parallel, which is known as North Dakota, contains an area of 75,000 square miles large enough to make two such states as Pennsylvania and 7,000 square miles more than all New England. Those who think Minnesota is in the northwestern suburbs of the continent of America, as many down east do seem to think, have but a faint idea of tha immensity of the country in which they lira. The campaign over tne tilth Minne sota district waxes hotter as time pro gresses. The Kindred papers are stating that Nelson will withdraw from the can vass when a democratic candidate is nom inated, and the Nelson orgags are ve hemently denouncing the statement as a campaign lie. A new democratic paper has been started at Perham and it is charged that Nelson's money did it and that it is published by two Nelson repub licans. That district is entitled to the banner for uncompromising bitterness, but it seems that Kindred is steadily gain ing ground and will overcome every com bination may be made against him. From an outside view it looks like the cal grave "both wide and deep", and that the obsequies will take place on the day of election. The democrats of the Black Hills ^dis trict held a convention at Deadwood last Saturday and unanimously declared in favor of Col. W. It. Steele, one of the most prominent members of the Dead wood bar, for Delegate to congress. Mr. Steele was present and stated that he could not, under any circumstances, ac cept the nomination. The report of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad for the year ending June 30, 1882, which has just been pub lished, shows an increase of business over the preceding year of $2,928,842.14. The gross earnings of the road for the year were $J,G29,(594.01, and the operating expenses $3,308,917.37. Total miles of road in operation June 30, 1882, was 1,057.99. As an economic measure in the matter of fuel this road has purchased 1,200 acres of coal lands in Boone and Green counties, Iowa. The Manitoba is looming up among the monster railroad corporations of the country. TEE 14th DISTRICT. Scction 14, of cliaptcr 6, of the laws of the 14th session of the legislative assembly of tlic territory of Dakota reads as fol lows: The couuties of Barnes, Rausom, La Moure, Stutsman, Gijggs, Foster, Gin gras, Kidder, Burleigh, Sheridan, Stev ens, llenville, Mouutraille, Wallette, Howard, Williams, Mercer, Morton, Stark, Billings, Emmons, Logan and Ramsey shall constitute the fourteenth council and representative district, and shall be entitled to one member of the council and two members of the house of representatives, and Stutsman county shall be the senior county. The convention to make the above nom inations for this district is appointed to meet at Jamestown on the 20tli of Sep tember. It will at this time be a matter of interest to the readers of the Alert to have a tabular statement of the members of the legislative assembly to which each district is entitled and we give it as fol lows, which we make up from the act of the last assembly upon the subject: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Councilman. Representatives. First District 1 2 Second district 1 2 Third district 1 1 Fourth district 1 1 Fifth district 1 2 Sixth district 1 2 Seventh district 1 2 Eight district 1 1 Ninth district 1 Tenth district 1 3 Eleventh district 1 Twelfth district 1 2 Thirteenth district... 1 2 Fourteeutli district... 1 2 Total 12. .24 The Burleigh County "Kick." The action of the Burleigh county re publicans, in repudiating the call for the legislative district convention, to be held at amcstown on the 20th of September, has created quite a ripple of excitement in political circles here. "Tlieir protest is uncalled for," said a prominent republican to the Alert report er, last evening, "and it will not work any good to the party. The call was an out growth of the situation in this newly created district, and it was made by rep resentative republicans of the several counties in the district. Burleigh county was invited to participate in the prelimi nary meeting and was there represented by Sir. Preston, the old committee man from that county." "How about the charge that the apport ionment is, as the Burleigliites put it, unequal and unjust and intended to be an insult to the republicans of Burleigh county?" asked the Alert man. "The apportionment was not so in tended,1' replied the gentleman, "the committee aimed to base the representa tion of each county in the district on its present legitimate vote. It would not have been fair to have based the repre sentation on the vote of 18S0. Stutsmsn county liad about 300 voters then it has over 1,000 now. Barnes had about 500 then has over 1,200 now. Ransom has increased its voting population in a very heavy ratio. Now as to Burleigh county. In IS so she poled a very heavy vote, by reason of an enormous illegal poll by non residents—railroad hands and river men. Why, three boat loads of non-residents came down to Bismarck, from up river points, and repeated in three different wards! At the coming election this large illegal vote is cut off by specical act of the last legisliiture, requiring registration in Burleigh county." "What do you think of the Burleigliites' proposition to have the whole question of apportionment and time and place of holding the republican district conven tion referred to the delegates from the several counties in this legislative district present at the Grand Forks convention, and that the nomination should be made by those delegates!" "It will not woik:" replied the James town republican. "There is no discon tent in the district save in Burleigh coun ty. There may be a little discontent. in Kidder county, but I am certain that When the facts arc presented in their true light that discontent, if any exists, will be eliminated. All the other counties in thp distiictwill oppose any nomination at Grand Forks and insist on a nomination at Jamestown on the 20th proximo. The Burleigh county republicans should, and doubtless will, attend that convention. Tlieir proper plan of action is this? Let them select as many delegates as they eonr sider their county entitled to and then come to the Jamestown convention and present their case. 1 am certain that they will receive a patient and attentive hear ing and ba awarded as many delegates as their voting strength may entitle them to." About Stacking Wheat. President Eddy, of the First National bank of Fargo, who recently visited the James liwer V'tilley, gives this sound ad vice to farmers: "I want to express my conviction that farmers cannot be too careful about stack ing their grain. They have an immense crop of No. 1 hard wheat about being harvested. }t may be possible that a wet spell may con^e on after the grain is in stack, and unless care ia takeq thi Jfo. 1 hard, while it will yield the same number of bushels, may be turned into No. 2, and reduce the amount several cents a bushel. Every day's labor expended in making good stacks instead of poor ones is many cents to the farmer. I have had many year's experience on the farm and in wheat raising, and 1 do not think that any part of tne duties of a wheat grower needs more careful attention than stack- IN JAIL FOR MURDER. A Railroad Section Hand Arrested for a Cruel Murder Committed Over Six Tears Ago. Growing Suspicion That James, the Famous Bandit, and His Ghuur are in This Locality. From the Daily, Saturday. Arrest of an Alleged Murderer. For the first time in the history of Stuts man county a prisoner is confined in the county jail uuder the terrible charge of murder. His name, as recorded in the warrant for his arrest, is Patrick Lynch, and he is charged with murdering his friend and fellow laborer, Angus McNeal, in Marshall county, Indiana, in 1876. One Joseph McFarland, a brother-in law of the murdered man, has been on the trail of the murderer for the past six years. Finally he spotted his man. On Thurs day afternoon he went before Notary Allen and made an affidavit charging Lynch with the murder of McNeal, and a warrant was issued for the arrest of the man. McFarland stated that he was con fident that Lynch was the murderer of his brother-in-law that McNeal, Lynch and himself were working together, in 1876, in Indiana, with a party of railroad graders, on the St. Louis & Indiana rail road that McNeal and Lynch had a ter rible quarrel and that Lynch threatened to kill McNeal that Lynch was seen to sharpen a big knife, and stated to a by stander that he was fixing it to kill Mc Neal finally, that he saw Lynch attack McNeal with the knife and give him a terrible cut across the abdomen, almost cutting the uody in twain, and that Mc Neal died from the effects of the wound inside of a few hours. Sheriff McKeclniie went down to Spirit wood station on Thursday night ana ar rested th? alleged, murderer. He was found in a railway car, sleeping with a party of railroad graders. He denied his identity but quietly accompanied the offi cer back to Jamestown, and WHS lodged in jail at an early hour yesterday morn ing. An Alert representative visited the jail last evening and interviewed the prisoner. He is a stoutly built Irishman, with a very vicious eye in his head. "It is all a mis take," he said, "and all will come out right in the end. My name is not Lynch my name is Patrick McCarty and I never used any other name 1 never- murdered any man and 1 never committed any crime save to get drunk at times antl raise the devil 1 have been in Minnesota and Dakota for the past six years, labor ing on the railroads and in the harvest fields I never was in Indiana save to pass through the state on my way to the west I never knew any man by the name of Angus McNeal a dead heat and bummer has been hot on my trail for some years and 1 suppose that he is my accuser I am innocent of this terrible charge." Sheriff McKeclinie has telegraphed to the authorities of Marshall county, Indi ana, informing them of the man's arrest. Until an answer is received he will be kept in jail. As the fellow is penniless and friendless he will probably reap no benefit from the glorious writ of habeas corpus. The police authorities give the prisoner a very bad record. They say that he has been in and about Jamestown for some months, laboring as a section hand on the railroad and getting drunk and disorderly as often as pay day came around. A few weeks ago the town marshal arrested him for disorderly conduct then he stated that his name was Patrick Pinder. He is evi dently a very hard case. A Distinguished Visitor. Gen. Harrison Allen, United States marshal for Dakota, was in the city yes terday he dined with his old friend, It. E. Wallace, Esq., presidentof the First National bank, and then proceeded west, with Bismarck in view. He will return on this afternoon's train and pass the Sab bath in Jamestown, as the guest of of Mr. Wallace. It is understood that the Mar shal is making a tour of Dakota, with a view to sclect tlic most desirable location for his permanent residence. In a hur ried interview with the gentleman at the depot, the Alert elicited the satisfactoiy information that the visitor was most fa vorably impressed with Jamestown. Gen. Allen is a very pleasant gentle man and will make friends in Dakota on sight. He has been for years a prominent factor in the public affairs in Pennsylva nia, having served three terms as a mem ber ot the Tower house of its legislature and two terms as state senator. During the famous contest of 1872 he was elected slate auditor by a majority which run him ahead ot his ticket. He belonged to the Cameron wing of the republican par ty in Pennsylvania. We feel authorized to state to Gen. Allen that the latch string of every Dakotian is on the out side and he is authorized to pull it upon any and all occasions. An Alarmist Suspicion. "Do you see those men?" said a rail way official to the Alert reporter, at the depot, yesterday afternoon, as the east bound train was pulling out, "they are desperate men and many believe that tliey formerly belonged to the famous band of James-Younger bandits," He pointed out several suspicious looking in dividuals, with long hair and an arsenal of small guns on their persons. It is a fact that many sensible people, residing within a radius of ten miles of Jamestown, are firmly of the opinion that Frank James, the noted bandit, is' in this section with a lot of his pals. Of late quite a nifityber 0f horses have been sto len between Jamestown and Fort Totten, and this gives color to the suspicion. There is no cause for alar#)- Frank James is in Oregon and most all of his old comrades in crime are in their graves or within the prison walls. Sher iff Mcftecbuie pronounces the suspicion absurd. The Canada Taxm. Harvesting is in full blast at the Cana da farm, eight miles northwest of James town They hare 600 acres in wheat and 250 acres in oats. Foi^r $c|f binders are at work, and a "header' will be put in op eration on Monday. The wheat heads are very heavy and the yield will average from thirty to thirty-five bushels to the acfe. 4-boijt HOf) acres have been broken this season, in Ihfi sett|enjen t, embrac ing nearly 15,000 acres, flse tjijp fuell ings have been erected this seaseh a church will soon 1c established and the community haye decided to apply for a school house and a schoolmaster. A Fanner. B. S. RuseeU, the piqijepr settler at Spiritwood, has a number of magnificent farms in that locality. He has three har vesters at work and will cut all his grain within the next few days. He reports the following acreage in cultivation this sea son: Wheal, 360 acres oats, 130 acres bt&y, W Th® yfeH tfeif fcw§ will be about as follows: Wheat, 25 bushels oats, (50 bushels barley, 35 to 40 bushels. Mr. Russell intends to largely increase his acreage in grain next seasou. He is an enthusiast over the rich hay meadows about Spiritwood and will put up about 500 tons tbis season. From the Daily, of Sunday. Amuaintr Court Trials. Two justice cases attracted general at tention yesterday. They both grew out of some alleged little tricks by three young scapegraces who tried to annoy the actresses at Elmer's Theatre, by peep ing into the dressing room. After being twice told to desist tliey were finally brought, willingly enough, upon the stage for cxluoition. The audience would have handled tlieni as they deserved but Air. Welch and his assistants protected them from any severe treatment, letting them off after considerable laughter and a little spanking. This was done with one of the "properties" of the stage, a thin broad stick, split at the end, so as to make the most noise with the least damage. The youths were glad to get off so light and slipped down and out with all their hands behind tliem. Night before last they saw fit to have six of the actors arrested just before the time for the curtain to rise. All gave bonds for appearance in the morning and the programme f«r the evening was not interrupted. Yesterday afternoon the case was tried tie fore Justice Watson. A jury of twelve was called and im paneled the prosecution then put in its evidence, Messrs. Nickeus and Mcllugli acting as prosecuting attorneys. W. E. Dodge, esq attorney for the defendeuts, then moved that three of the defendants be discharged there being no evidence against them tliey were set at liberty and the trial proceeded against Messrs. Welch.Porrettand Ilalman. The evidence showed that a nuisance had been com mitted, and that no force had been used in bringing the parties on the stage that Mr. Welch had his hand on the collar of one of tha culprits and that Mr. Porrett had agitated the stick. The jury retired and after about four hours brought in a verdict acquitting Mr. Halman, disagree ing on Mr. Welch and finding Mr. Porrett guilty. Justice Watson discharged the first two and fined Mr. Porrett twenty five dollars. Alex. Allen, charged with being one of the trio who committed the nuisance which caused all this trouble, has been examined and held for trial at the next term of court. A Sad Case From Norway. Among the west bound prssengers at the depot yesterday, were a party of Scandinavians, on their way to the Yel lowstone valley. Among them was a very plump and handsome girl, about nineteen years old, with a romantic his tory, illustrating the severity of the laws in certain relations in the old country. This girl had a very persistent suitor she wished to get rid of. The girl never encouraged him on the contrary he "was repeatedly told by her that to marry him would make them both miserable for life. But he was rich and her parents not only favored tlic match, but they, by all possi ble means, tried to induce her to marry him. Almoat brought to dispair, she planned some means to frighten him, and to that end she broke some sulphur matches in a cup of coffee, which she served him. It worked to the desired ef fect, but although no harm was done him, the always read}- servants of the law brought her before a lower court, where she was indicted to serve a term in the state penitentiary for six years. The case was taken up to the supreme court, which, considering her young age, and the extraordinary circumstances connect ed with the crime, concluded to reduce lier sentence to twenty days' imprison ment. Her pastor, teacher, her parents as well as all her relations and friends were loud in lier praise, but nothing could save Ler. Her ioolish suitor, as well as the rest, expressed their belief that she did not intend to harm him and begged for her pardon, but all in vain. She served out lier sentence and then, heartbroken, she lelt the fatherland and came to America, In the party at the depot was a young and enthusiastic Scandinavian, who paid marked attention to the young woman, and some of the old folks predicted that the two would tie wedded as soon as they reached Miles City. A Sample North Dakota Farm. Dalrvmple, the great bonanza farmer, is cropping this year 57,000 acres of land. This vast tract is diyided into farms of 6,000 acres each. Over each of these is placed a superintendent. These farms are subdivided into divisions of 2,000 acres each, which arc in chargo of a fore man. Each subdivision of 2,000 acres has its set of buildings, comprising board ing houses, stables, granary, macliiuery hall and blacksmith shop, and arc con nected with the superintendent's head quarters by telephone. Each 6,000 acres lias its superintendent, bookkeeper, store house for supplies, from which goods arc taken to different divisions. Wages fop the post year have been $20 per month until harvest, $2 a day through harvest, and $30 a month for fall plowing. The best hands get $30 and inferior ones $25 for fall work. The farmer has the choice of two outlets for marketing his grain one the immense milling demands of Minneayolis, the other the Buffalo and New York markets by way of Duluth. Wheat can be raised and delivered at the railroau in ordinary seasons for about 3(J cents a bushel, whence it costs from 20 to 27 cents a bushel to ship to New York. The average yield is twenty bushels. Krom the Dally, Tuesday. Excitement at Kan dan. A prominent resident of Mandan, who arriyetl in Jfipicstown on last evening's train, reports to the Alert that great ex citement prevails there and in Bismarck. Trouble has been brewing ever since United States Commissioner Corey, at Quigarck, discharged John Trumbull,one of the three men charged with the crqel murder of Bookc, a former resident of Jamestown, and the feeling against the three men has daily intensified* On Satur day last Ira Hall, Who is out on bail, charged with being one of the murderers, crossed over from Bismarck into Mandan, and this added to the excitement. The Alert's informant says that the fellow will be lynched by a mob. A special tp the 4-lcrt froiq Mandan, re ceived last night, confirms the above statement. Yesterday John Trumbull also visited Mandan and boldly appeared on the streets. A mass meeting of citi zens was promptly called and a commit tee appointed to wait QQ the two iqen and notify them to leave the town. Ira Hall on being notified promised to leave Man dan without delay. Trumbull has disap peared and the committee are on the hunt lor him. The citizens are determined and the two men will be lynched if they are fyqpj in jfaadia ty U)i* (Tuesday) {.*-.«^p®a noon. About 300 citizens attended the meeting at the court house and encour aged the committee to rid the town of the two men. The Alleged Murderer. Last cveuing Sheriff McKechnic re ceived a telegraphic dispatch from the sheriff of Marshall county, Indiana, to the following effect: "Hold on to Patrick Lynch by all means. 1 will send a man to Jamestown as quickly as possible with the necessary requisition papers." Lynch is still in the county jail, firm in his assertion of innocence and very anxious to regain his lost liberty. Last evening, on invitation, Lawyers McHugh and Turner visited him in his cell. To tliem he solemnly declared his innocence of the grave chargc of murder. He avowed that lie had never resided in In diana and never knew the man Angus McNeal, whom he stands accused of mur dering that his name was not Patrick Lynch but Patrick McCarty. He admit ted that while at work on the Manitoba road lie gave his name as Lynch, his mother's name, because it was an easy one to spell. He further admitted that be was without money and had no friends nearer than Montana. The young lawyers intend to act in his behalf. They say that his arrest is solely based on the affidavit of a man unknown in this coiurauuity, and that the priso denial should have as much weight, until evidence is adduced against him, as the statement of his accuser. To-day they will forward to Judge Hudson, at his chambers in Fargo, an application for a writ of habeas corpus. This writ will be granted as a matter of right and the sheriff must make return bv producing the pris oner before the judge inside of twenty days. In case the necessary funds arc raised by sympathisers of the prisoner, lie will be taken down to Fargo without de lay. In all events the accused cannot be handed over to the Indiana authorities, until tlic prisoner is taken before Judge Hudson and the matter of his commit ment receives judicial scrutiny. A Talk About Good Indiana. "Lo! Tlic poor Indian whose untutored miud. Sees God in the storm and hears lliin in the wind." An Alert scribe was decayed into a church Sunday night by the notice pub lished that Rev. C. L. Hall, who for sev eral years has been engaged in missionary work among the Indians, would give a talk upon the subjcct of his painted charge. The Rev. Mr. Hall is a veiy pleasant and amiable gentleman, ani is somewhat enthusiastic upon the subject of gathering the tomahawkcrs into the fold. Although lie admits that the Indi an, like the white man, is mighty uncer tain, in general lie gives him a good name for most of the virtues admired more than practiced by the white man. He says that down at the Sisseton and up at Totten agencies, about the ratio of one in five of tlic Indians are devoted church members, and as not more than one in ten of the white citizens of Jamestown were such, the logic of figures is that the Indian agencies referred to beat James town two to one on the score of Christian ity. This completely upsets the old theory that the good Indian always dies young and establishes the reverse, for when a people surpasses and even doub les Jamestown on the score of Christiani ty, it argues the unsparing fatality of what is now compressed in the bad En glish term cussedness". Jamestown will have to transport sme of her un christian population, such as lawyers, land agents and hotel men, and import a few more newspaper men and other high moral and exemplary influences, or the Indians will be sending their missiona ries here to labor with us. We do not think the reverned gentleman overdraws the Indian character under his charge, but that he underdraws Jamestown. The Views of a Distinguished Visitor Col. Harrison Allen, the new U. S.' marshal for Dakota, after a brief but very pleasant sojourn in Jamestown, left for Fargo on last eveuing's train. During his sojourn here he was handsomely en tertained by his old friend, It. E. Wallace, and many other prominent residents. Col. Allen, in conversation with the Alert reporter, said "Jamestown ia a fine town 1 like tho place. What a magnificent location you have here for a large and prosperous city, and your peo ple are first-class—intelligent, enterprise ing, honorable men." Col. Allen made one good suggestion to the people of Jamestown. "That park on the river bank," he said, "is a glorious spot. Jamestown should at once secure the title to it, before the rapid growth of the town puts a fancy price on it. That pt»rk could, at a small uutlay, be made the finest Hind (\f a summer resort. It would be a big card.. The benefit it would prove to Jamestown is almost incalcula ble. It would be one of the first places to attract the attention of the new-comer from the states and it would go far, along with your many other attractions, to cause him to make his permanent location in your midst." Col. Allen will meet Gov. Ordway at Fargo on the 3d of September, and the two will then go to Grand Forks, to keep a close eye on the proceedings of the Re publican Territorial Convention. Then the marshal will make a tour of inspec tion through the Black Hills region. JaniMtown evidently stands high in the favorable opinion of Col. Allen, and it is to be hoped that he will determine to make his permanent residence in this town. He has not 44- yet decided as to his home in Dakota. And Still They Come. Chas. M. Hunt, of Minneapolis, and L. C, Hams, of Grinnell, Iowa, are the lat est accessions to Jamestown's population, and most welcome accessions they will prove. They are young lawyers and re cent graduates of the state university of Iowa. They will hang out their shingle in a few dnys as "Hunt & Harris, attor neys-at-law and real estate agents." The firm, failing to find a desirable office, have determined to purchase a desirable lot and build thereon suitable quarters. Mr. Hunt, who is a married man, will also erect, without delay, a handsome resi dence. The young attormes will represent for Stutsman county the "Western and North-Western Land and Immigration Association," whieh about the miAjfr of next month will send Jamestown a large excursion party of land-buyers from Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois to be fol lowed a few weeks later by another Iarse party. They will also represent a Minne apolis company, owning 100 sections about IS miles west of Jamestown. $5 t0 SMr.jy "A*?*- Sophs weitk AMnsss gttaem A c*. ramwd,satM) TY THE WORLD'S NEWS. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 25.—Reliable infor* mation has been receivd of the uprising of the German element to points of per sonal liberty, all over the country. The movement appears to have had its birth in Milwaukee, by the formation of a se cret league, styled the "Personal Liberty League." The projectors are the liquor manufacturers and dealers, who an nounce themselves as the champions of personal liberty. Influential German newspapers are advocating the move ment, and rendering valuable aid in es tablishing lodges throughout the western and New England states. The tenets of the organization require members to sev er their allegiance to the old political par ties and to hold themselves in readiness to vote in a solid body upon all questions pertaining to prohibitory or temperance measures, with a view of crushing out any attempt to curtail or entirely prohib it the manufacture and sale of liquors. They intend to force upon the people the liquor traffic-as a legitimate business, to be established wherever they see lit, without regard to public sentiment or town boards. 3Ianv thousands of people have already enrolled themselves upon the books or the various leagues, and the large vote thus set apart is determined to play an important part in national poli tics. BISXABCK, Aug. 26.—At the republican county convention the following delegates were chosen to represent Burleigh county at the Grand Forks convention: John A. McLead, George P. Flannery, John A. Stoyell, L. N. Griffin, C. A. Lounsbcrry, E. S. Ncal, Frank P. Brown, John Sat terland, E. A. Williams and G. II. Fair child. The delegates elected were instructed to vote for a North Dakota man so far as practicable. The following resolutions were unani mously adopted: Resolved, That the republicans of Bur leigh county, in convention assembled, repudiate the call for a legislative district convention to be held at Jamestown OH the 20th of September, for the following reasons: The persons calling the cenvcntion had no authority to make the call. Burleigh county was not invited to participate in the preliminary meeting and was not represented in it. The apportionment adopted by that ikeeting is unequal and unjust and in tended to be an insult to the repubicans of Burleigh county. Resolved, that the whole question of apportionment and time and place of holding the republican district conven tion should be referred to the delegates from the several counties in this legisla live district present at the Grand Forks convention, and in our opinion the nomination should be made by those del gates. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—'There is no disguising the fact that considerable un easiness exists in army circles ovei» the recent Indian demonstration in the west. Gen. Terty, who is in command of the di vision of Dakota, is scarcely so successful in Indian fights as General Crook, who commands the division of Arizona and, besides that, an estimate of the strength of the complaining Indians show tbat they number pretty well toward 5,000 fighting men. Their warrors are said to be well equipped, and it will take a very considerable body of troops to successful ly cope with them. The experience of the army has been tl|«t in Indian fighting where the Indian has all the advantage of fighting in his own territory it takes two soldiers to every Indian. To get 8.000 troops at one point in the west is a fact that has not been accomplished for many years. That is half the army. The leaders of these hostiles are said to be very shrewd and able warriors, and unless a compromise can be effected the result may be quite serious. WAT KISS, N. Y., Aug. 26.—The fol lowing correspondence has just between the Methodist church and the Fiec Thinkers: At the power of Jesus' namo, we are building more than ope Methodist church for every day in the year and propose to make it two a day. Signed, U. V. McCabe. secretary board of church extension M. E. church. Let us hear less about Jesus' name and see more of his works. Build fewer churches and pay your taxes on them like honest men. Build better churches sinee liberty, science and humanity will need them one of these days. Signed by the secret aiy of the Free Thinkera* conven tion. GKASD FOIIKS, Aug. 26.—At the county convention, held here to-day, the follow* ing delegates were elected to the territo rial convention: Geo. H. Walsh, A. C. Hnnt, F. D. Hughes, L. P. Goodhue, Richard Forrest, W. G. Williams. H. Woodruff, John Fadden, M. b. Call, M. W. Sullivan, J. H. Bosard, Geo. Winship and Paul C. John son. They were instructed for North Dakota and are in favor of Raymond. The convention adopted a resolution favoring Geo li. Walsh for the territorial council and W. G. Woodruff for district attorney SAW LAKE Crrr, Aug. 26.—The moet horrible story of Mormon depravity is told by Hon. G. A. Tucker, of England, who has been visiting the various insane asy lums. His visit to the Utah asylum re vealed that the inmates were treated like wild beas's, chained and caged, with ac commodations scarcely fit for beasts. Two of the patients were perfectly sane, yet were treated as the others. The horrors of polygamy had driven them there, one daughter of John Taylor, her mind ha?« ng broken down before the demands of life 1 sl1® cntcr tbe polygamous MILWAUKEE, Aug. 25.—A woman named Julia Wehlitz Welltodd was ar rested by the United States authorities and taken before the United Statls com missioner and examined on a charge of opening letters addressed by her son, Otto, to a girl named Augusta Schwenke! The defense was that her son was under age and she had aright to open the let ters. It was proven that he is over twen- w®man was this forenoon, after along examination, held for trial in the^um of 1500. The girl i, the^ CHICAGO, Aug. 25.—A special to tbe Tribune relative to the reported uprising of the negrees in Choctaw county, Aiy bama, says It appears tbat the report is a pure m* •ention of bulldozers who are preparing to inaugurate a new reign of terrorfen In view of the spproaching elections, and have put forth tne blood-curdling report of a negro plot to murder the white nee* pie as an excuse for their own cussedness. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28.-ln accor, Stewart rarnrtl, the remains of Miss Panel] will ww Aisenca.