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THE JAMESTOWN ALERT.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING.
BY MARSHALL MCCI.URK.
Terms:--P*rable In A!VHHI'*.
WEEKLY EDITION.
O NIC COPY, one year, fl 0?
ONE COPY, six months,
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 18S4
JAMESTOWN r. inn T.&A.M.
Regular commanication first and third Wedensday
Iffpingi of eftch month. All Masons in good
funding are cordially Invited to attend.
I
O. O. F. Jamestown Lodge, No.31.
a Meet* every Thursday evening*, at 7.80 o'clock
AH brethern in good standing cordially invited to
vlait us A. STEINBACH, N. G.
S-
J. J. NEIBLINO, U.S.
L.LYON, V. G.
VITUS ENCAMPMENT, Ancient Order
Knights of the Red Cross, meets in Masonic
Temple. Sir Knights from other Encampments
aordlally Invited to visit us.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
from Friday's Daily
Work on the various excavations in
town was partially suspended yesterday
on account of the rain.
The numbering of the buildings in the
city is now in progress and will be a great
convenience for strangers in finding par­
ticular houses either residences or places
of business.
Mr. H. B. Bush, proprietor of the
North Pacific House, was made a present
from his wife ot a big bouncing girl on
Tuesday evening, 20th inst. Roth mother
and child are doing well.
Mrs. L. T. Hamilton has been confined
to her bed by sickness during the past
week. Her many friends will be happy
to learn that she was able to be up again
yesterday, although not well enough to
be out.
The copy of the Bismarck Leader
before us gives evidence that the Alert is
received at that office. The Leader is a
good and sprightly little paper aud we
like to read it even though we do occa­
sionally encounter an article that appears
somewhat familiar.
The dining room girls ot the Grand
Central hotel will give a social hop at
Klaus hall ©n Friday evening, 30th inst.,
They are making eveiy necessary arrange­
ment for a pleasant and enjoyable time,
and will no doubt be liberally encour­
aged in their laudable enterprise by the
people of the city generally.
Dr. Drake, accompanied by Mr. riall
with all the usual equipments pertaining
to the enjoyable pastime of endeavoring
to help depopulate the feathered world,
left Jamestown four days ago for a long
trip out through the "Cotabs," no doubt
intending to surprise the natives oa their
return with a wagon-load of game. Well,
they did surprise most everybody with
the result of their four day's labor, con­
sisting of one goose, one duck and four
eggs. Verily, the reward of the spring­
time sportsman is large.
Mr. J. M. Eldridge, of Davenport, 1st
paid the Alert a very pleasant call yes­
terday. He is the possessor of very ex­
tensive farming interests Stutsman
county, a large portion of which lie con­
tiguous to the town that hears his name
seven miles west of Jamestown. Mr.
Eldridge is president of the Board of
Trade in Davenport, and has been the
prime mover in the matter of procuring
an appropriation from the United States
government of $300,000 to construct
canals that state by means of which a
direct r.ute of navigation will he opened
from Davenport to New York. Mr. E.
pays Jamestown a visit generally twice a
year and at every visit has a compliment
to pay our city regard to her rapid
growth and improvement
From Saturday Daily.
There are eighteen individuals who have
been unfortunate enough to break the
law now incarcerated in Sheriff Mc
Kechnie's bastile.
Attorney Rose, solicitor for the North
Dakota Loan and Trust Company of this
city, returned yesterday from a three
week's business trip in the East.
The people are already taking hold of
the project of duly celebrating Memorial
Day with an energy that insures not only
success but a very enjoyable day.
The fishing dawn below the mill-dam
still holds out good, and those who have
the leisure time kill a great deal of itjan
line for the unsuspecting pickerel.
Wm. Brewer, a friend of Alfred Dickey,
arrived in the city yesterday. Mr. Brew­
er is a No. 1 hard farmer down south
near Dickey's Landing, on the James.
T.J.Jones, the extensive south-side
machinery agent, received yesterday
2,780 lbs. of twine for the celebrated
Deering Twine Binder. This amount of
cord alone is sufficient to bind 40,000
acres.
Banker R. E. Wallace returned from
Chicago yesterday, accompanied by his
wife and children who have been spend­
ing the winter in Pennsylvania, also his
cousin, who was formerly engaged in the
drag business in Newcastle, Pa.
Hon. Johnson Nickeus who went down
to Yankton to hear the arguments
before the supreme court in the capital
commission case returned home yester­
day.
Policeman Lewis raked in three penni­
less vagrants night before last who upon
examination yesterday morning were dis­
charged #o promising to leave the town
within 24 hours
Geo. Webster, whom the boys used to
call "Williamson's Kid" when he perform­
ed the duties of assistant county treas­
urer two years ago at the old court house,
is on visit to his«many friends in the
city from his home in Aberdeeu, D. T.
Four soldiers belonging to company
of the 17th regiment U. S. A. arrived in
the city a few days ago having journeyed
on foot from Fort Sisseton to this place
and were met to day by the government
ambulance drawn by four lire eyed mules
and conveyed to their destination at Fort
Totten.
Yesterday's noon train going west con­
tained two extra second class sleeping
cars which were crowded to their utmost
capacity with emigrant families bound
for the Pacific slope. These new sleep­
ing cars for the accommodation of second
class passengers are well ventilated and
very comfortable being quite an acquisi­
tion to the road.
J. S. Ilotchkiss, manager of the James­
town planing mills, has secured the con­
tract for supplying the new Lloyd Hotel
with all the necessary mill woodwork, and
this coupled with the order for the same
supplies for the Klaus' Hotel, the new
school house, Churchill & and Webster's
new building and Alfred Dickey's resi­
dence keeps the mill running with a full
head of steam.
Chas. D. Francis is in the metropolis on
business and will probably linger with
the boys making their hearts glad as usual
until 3tonday next when he is compelled
to return to his isolated home and family
ties at Spintwood. When Charley is
asked why he makes such a hermit of
himself he very philosophically replies:
'Tis better to bear the ills we ha?e, than
ply to others we know not of.
Yesterday was quite a busy day among
the peace officers in and out of the city.
At the usually quiet and moral town of
Windsor, about 18 miles west, there ap­
peared to be a desire on the part of some
of its citizens to "paint the town red" on
Thursday evening. The peacemakers
thereupon sent for sheriff McKechnie
who appeared on the scene yesterday
morning and brought ten of the delin­
quents to town. They are safely housed
in the usual place of abode for such per­
sons and will have a hearing before a jus­
tice of the peace this morning.
From Sunday's Daily.
Sheriff Hall, from Foster county, is in
the city on official business.
W. H. Keefer, of Lincoln, Neb., is in
the city, having traveled nearly all over
the noithwest.
Jim Winslow was busy all yesterday
afternoon with his bay team and road
wagon conveying his office funiture
from the old building to his now one
opposite the First National Hank.
The finance committee for Memorial
day published the other morning should
have read Vennum, Calkins and Miller
In guessing at Wade's chirography the
names of Collins and Wilbur were sub­
stituted for the two last-named on the
committee.
C. L. Judd, our city photographer,
planted his camera on the southeast cor­
ner of Sixth avenue and Front street,
yesterday afternoon and took a photo­
graph of the Northern Pacific dining car
with all the employees attached to that
hotel on wheels.
It would be a good scheme if the cere­
monies of laying the corner-stone of the
insane asylum could be postponed until
the 4th of July, when there would be a
large crowd in the city and that coupled
with the other attractions, would com­
bine to make a good gala day of the holi­
day.
Attorney W. E. Dodge returned from
ankton yesterday, where he and numer­
ous other attorneys went to hear the ar­
guments in the capital commission case
before the supreme court. Mr. Dodge
left before the decision was rendered, but
says it was the very general opinion
among disinterested attorneys who heard
it that the decision would be what it is.
Mr. Dodge thinks the appeal to the
supreme court of the United States will
not affcfct the force of the decision.
A man by the name of J. R. Whitcomb
dropped dead in the Merchant's Hotel at
La Moure yesterday from some un­
known cause. It appears the deceased is
same man who occupied the position of
cook during last winter at the Grand
Central Hotel here. He left for LaMoure,
leaving his family here, and it is supposed
was engaged at the hotel where he died.
The wife and family of deceased resided
at No. 1, in the building of tenement
houses on the north side, and were in
the act of moving to another house when
a telegram was received containing the
account of his death.
The notices Mayor Lloyd has posted
around town in regard to vagrants and
tramps having to report themselves as
such at the police headquarters wll prob­
ably have the effect of causing a portion
to continue their journey and seek green­
er fields and pastures new. Still we cling
to the idea of either the chain gang or a
rock pile institution. If, for instance,
a number of these worthless individuals
who are frequently arrested and commit­
ted to Jail where the}' become a constant
expense to every taxpayer, having to be
snpplied with the necessaries of life for
which the city receives no return, were
to be placed under the charge of an offi­
cer and compelled to pound rock all day,
it would be but a short time before they
would skip the country, or if they chose
to work in that manner, the city would
receive some return for the money ex­
pended to keep them in having stone to
macademize our principal streets.
From Tuesday's Dally
Carpenter 11 G. McKay has entered
the employ of the Northern Pacific R. li.
and left for Cooperstown on yesterday's
noon train.
Station Agent Wm.Sheriff appeared on
the street yesterday with a handsome new
cap, on which is written in gold letters
the title of his office.
Miss Belle Schwellenbacli, from Fred­
erick, D. T., is in the city paying a visit
to her sister Mrs. D. R. Long and the
many old friends she has in Jamestown.
Sheriff Hall of Foster county left for
Carrington on his fire-eyed pony yester­
day. The sheriff ignores (lie railroad
aud claims his pony can distance their
fastest time on the branch.
Tne Jamestown Hardware Co.'s front
window was broken into during the
night of Saturday last aud a revolver
with a few b»xes of cartridges stolen by
some unknown parties. The actual value
of the expense of replacing the large
pane ot glass that they destroyed.
The Bismarck Journal, Col. Lonnsber
ry's newspaper, has made its appearance,
and in typographical appearance as well
as editorial ability is a first class weekly,
and is highly creditable to the capital
city even in its third heaven of glory to
which it is raised by the recent decision
of the supreme court in the capital com­
mission case.
Z. S. Martin's horse rail away on Fifth
Avenue North Sunday afternoon, throw­
ing Mrs. Martin out of the vehicle with
fortunately little or no damage, but a
by-stander, who attempted to stop the
horse in its headlong gallop, was thrown
against a post and sustained several
bruises and cuts about th-3 head.
Peter Aubertin's horse made a bold
rush for libert}- yesterday down Fifth
avenue and Font street, capsizing the
wagon and pinning the driver beneath
the wagon box to a pile of lumber, l'ete
finally stopped the frightened animal and
Chief Dewyrc extricated the driver from
his uncomfortable position with nothing
but a bruise or two to remind of him the
accident.
TheJamcfitown Alert lias solved one of tlie
greatest biblical problems poor blind mortals
have to contend with. II demonstrates beyond
a doubt that tbe great national debt the United
States is now laboring to pay, is entirely the result
of a big jamboree that Noah indulged in soon
afterthe flood subsided. We suggest that Brother
Warnock abandon the editorial Held and enter the
divine arena. What say von, .1. ('.—Sykoston
Advocate.
All we have to say is that we are ready
to consider a "call" from any good poul­
try district with a liberal salary attach
ment.
The ten prisoners who were arrested
for creating a disturbance at Windsor,
D. T., were brought before Judge Hay
ward at the courthouse yesterday morn­
ing. Their names were as follows:
Dick Adams, John Ryan, Tom Foley, R.
Mcllugb, Tlios. Riley, John Kappan,
Frank Burns, Mike Kennedy, ("has.
Warren and another John Ryan. They
all pleaded not guilty. The examination
took place and the e/ideneo introduced
went to show that a certain portion of
the gang endeavored to get the balance of
the workmen to enter a strike for higher
wages. Several threats were made in re­
gard to cutting the telegraph wires aud
other similar threats of like nature. The
Judge discharged seven of the number,
sentenced John Kappan to 20 days in jail
for stealing bottled beer from Mr. Mans­
field and will dispose of Warren and
Burns this morning.
Klaus' Park, situated across the river
in the southwest portion of the city, is
fast becoming a Sunday resort for those
who have no other day in the week for
rocreation. The spot is a beautiful one
and well adapted for a park. It was the
scene of many enjoyable picnics last year,
and will furnish the same advantages to
our citizens this season. If a small amount
of money was expended in eleariug the
grounds of the many weeds tliat abound
there the place would present an appear­
ance that many eastern cities of larger
dimensions than ours would be proud to
call a city park. There is as yet no near
approach to the park for pedestrians, but
we understand that Mr. Danner's is about
to build a foot-bridge across from his
place. W tried the boat business Bun
day and in acting the part of a good Sa­
maritan we suffered and were ridiculed
for our good deeds.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The street sprinkler started out yester­
day afternoon and in the evening a sprin­
kle of ram came down from above.
Chas. T. Hills, clerk of the district
court for Stuisman county, left last eve­
ning for Crawfordsville, lnd., on a visit
to his relatives and friends in that place.
The Bismarck Evening Leader is so
elated over the decision of the capital
case in favor of Bismarck that it has very
materially increased in size and improved
in excellence as a newspaper.
Capital is coming into Jamestown and
the upper James River valley rapidly for
investment the past week or two and
everything betokens lively times in the
way of opening farms anil building im­
provements during the summer.
Architect Budge is drawing the plans
for the new Winslow and Bickford block
On the corner of Fourth avenue and
Main street, and will also superintend
the building of the structure. It is to be
three stories high, stone front, and the
most magnificent building in the city,
containing on the first floor a banking
room for the North Dakota bank and two
large mercantile rooms.
Merrick Moore's garden in the south
part of town presents a more than
healthy appearancc. The onion patch
is as green and thick as onions can grow
The trees are flourishing in a manner
which indicates a fruitful crop of every­
thing to recompense Merrick this fall for
his untiring efforts.
Harry Cornwall's granary at Eldridge
is in a somewhat precarious condition on
acconnt of the cellar having caved in.
The building being filed with grain neces­
sarily makes the case worse. Now if
Harry had taken the trouble to hunt up
one of those marble beds that abound in
that district on which to build his barn,
this unfortunate circumstance would not
have taken place.
Tony Klaus arriyed in the city yester­
day from Helena, Montana, having paid
a Hying visit through the west. Tony is
authority on the business-like appearance
of a western town and from his report
our fair metropolis is busier, and making
more substantial improvements than any
other place on the roa I, which proves
Jamestown is sustaining that reputation
for steady growth and firm foundation as
a permanent ana healthy city she always
held.
W. H. Colby, the townsite boomer| of
Ypsilanti, was in the city yesterday ou a
still hunt after Mayor Lloyd. He claims
to have a bill against the city inasmuch as
Thos. B. compelled all the tramps to
leave town by his wide spread proclama­
tion, and four of those imposters managed
to li oof it down as far as Ypsilanti on the
James and steal Mr. Colby's boat from
its mooring. No doubt the miscreants
are enjoying a delightful picnic on their
way south this fine weather.
From Thursday's Daily.
Contractor Robert Davidson is busy
building an elevator on the south side of
Danner's brewery.
Lewis Dony, representative of the J.
M. Brunswick, Balk & Collender Co.,
was in tho city yesterday on his way west
to Butte City.
Mr. Jake Snntli, accompanied by Mr.
Vanorder, from Tarbell, were in the city
yesterday and returned last evening with
the collin for Mrs. Bedie Blancliard's
little boy.
Mi. R. M. Winslow could be seen yes­
terday hard at work with his coat off hoe
ing down the sand in the new pen that is
built, near his excavation just as easily as
if it were fresh mown hay.
The contractor of the Winslow & Bick­
ford exca^tion have made rapid and
good work of the job, having completed
it last evening Everything is now ready
for the masons to begin and in a very
short time the vacant corner will present
a far different appearancc.
F. E. .iones yesterday received a tele­
gram that $30,000 of the Insane Asylum
bonds had been placed in New York and
that the money would bo here in a few
days. This will enable the commission­
ers to perfect the title to the lands pur­
chased of Mr. Flint and proceed rapidly
with the construction of the building
which is now almost ready for the first
estimate. About fifty men arc at work
on the foundation the massive walls of
which are looming up in good shape.
Herman Timm, the kind and accommo­
dating manager of Henry Danner's ex­
tensive brewery, conducted an Alert man
through that immense establishment yester
day morning and so thoroughly explained
to him every process of manufacturing lie
beverage that Bacchus loved that
it. has been hard work to keep Harry
from starting a similar institution of his
own. Mr. Timm is one of the oldest
brewers In the Northwest, having 35
years practical experience in the business,
lie owns a brewery himself in Owen
Sound, (Jnt., and has been in the employ
of a large number of the largest brew­
eries in Canada and produced every kind
of beer from the best Canada ale to
Jamestown's celebrated Bock.
A man who gayc his name as Frank
Harm was arrested yesterday on a charge
of stealing a gold watch and chain from
a boarder in Smith's boarding house on
Sixth avenue north. He was brought
before Judge Hamilton and failing to
produce bail he was sent to jail to await
the next term of the district co rt. Upon
his person was found a revolver which
has since been identified by Mr. Fitz as
being the same weapon that was stolen
from his hardware store last Stturday
evening. The thief evidently threw
away the stolen watch and chain unob­
served when first arrested as both have
since been found and are now the
hands of chief Dewyre, who is awaiting
the owner's return for positive identifica­
tion of the property.
Takes it all Back.
Editor Bntton, of the Steele Herald,
who look us to grammatical task for using
the auxiliary verb "has" in the phrase
"policc headquarters has been decorated"
etc., and charged us a cigar for the cor­
rection, it seems by ttie following, was all
broke up by a curtain lecture from his
wife on the subject before our rejoinder
was received. The lady referred to has
evidently "been to school."
The Jamestown Alert is excused. Jt
need not send the cigar. But we really
think it mean in Warnock'to come here
and consult Mrs. B. before penning his
rejoinder, leastwise, our better half
asked us when she had read the Herald,
if we ever heard of a trapper being trap­
ped. Not defining her idea, she fully ex­
plained, and the pitli of her explanation
is embodied in the Alert -article. We
think this a put up job, and we hereby
notify Bro. Warnock that we intend lay­
ing for him. We are on the war path,
and nothing will satisfy ns but "blndl"
Special Election.
JAMESTOWN, D. n., May 20, 1884
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday,
the 10th day of June, A. D. 1884, at the
Engine House in the 2nd ward of the city
of Jamestown, D. T., an election will bo
held for the election of an alderman, to
represent the said 2nd ward in the city
council of the said city of Jamestown, D.
T., and to fill the unexpired term of Joan
Dee, resigned.
Said election will be opened at ten (10)
o'clock in the morning and remain open
until five (5) o'clock in the afternoon of
the same day.
Dated this 27tli day of May, 1884.
12t-240 JOE. D. MILLS, City Clerk.
Mistaken Paternity.
The Pierre Journal credits the follow­
ing to the Alert which is a case of entire
mistaken paternity. We have read the
item before but do not remember in what
paper. It is not the Alert's style of re­
ferring to officials however much it may
disapprove of their ofHcial acts. It
sounds more like South Dakota anti-Ord
way lingo:
Hugh J. Campbell, the leader and gen­
eral of the anti-Ordway forces, is no less
denounced in South than in North Da­
kota. Those who know him best say he
is vindictive and still possessed of the
bulldozing characteristics peculiar to him
during his career in Louisiana, it is said
he left that state for the slate's good, and
history seems to be repeating itself in his
case in Daketa to the injury of the terri­
tory at large, and the few good and con­
siderate people at Yankton who do not
approve of their leader's actions.
The Russell Ranch.
Messrs. B. S. Russell & Sons, whose
cattle ranch is located about eight tn ile
northeast of the city, are probably the
most successful stock raisers in Dakota.
They report forty calves having been
dropped since January 20th, which are
all alive and doing splendidly, two of
which are twins from a fine thoroughbred
cow. They have also gone into the hog
business which will more than likely
prove as great a success as the cattle. In
addition to their stock they have 1521
acres of land seeded with grain, 320 acres
on section 9-141-63 CIO acres on section
13 and 25,-145-07 400 acrcs on section
7-140-fli 1G0 acres on section 35-140-C4,
and 25 acres on section 25 141- 63. About
two-thirds of this extensive area is seeded
with the cleanest of No. 1 hard and the
balance in oats. The whole crop has
been put in with the greate?t of care and
will undoubtedly yield the firm an enor­
mous profit this fall. The Russell's have
been raising wheat in Stutsman county
since '70 and are experienced practical
farmers.
Memorial Day.
Says the Bismarck Tribune: There are
over sixty posts of the G. A. 11. in Dakota,
many of them recently established, and
most of them will obserye the 30th of May
in accordance with this order of Maj
Thos. S. Piee, commander of the depart­
ment of Dakota, as follows:
"The annual return of memorial day,
which has been renewed for the past six­
teen years, will be observed by all posts
and comrades, on May 30, next. Each
post in its own way will arrange for the
observance of the day. An invitation
should be extended to comrades, the chil­
dren of our schools and the people gener­
ally to be present and participate in the
ceremonies. It is earnestly desired that
arrangements will be made for Memorial
day services in the different churches on
Sunday, May 25th, and that all comrades
will attend in a body. All flags on Memo­
rial day should be half mast. Comrades,
let us with grateful hearts aud feeling of
tenderness on that day, cover the graves
of our departed heroes with flowers, the
emblems of our love and devotion, recal­
ling to memory the unknown graves of
those who fell on the field of battle, died
of wounds, died of diseases, wlio lan­
guished in prisons, and who have died
since the war. Thus may be cherished
the memory of their lives and deeds, re­
vive a deeper love for our country and
the flag whose principles it represents."
Cause of the Downfall.
The cause of the downfall of Barnes
county's treasurer is the
same as in thous­
ands of similar cases. He had not the
stamina to resist temptation, and "bor­
rowed" the people'smoney "justforaday
or two." His speculations would be sure
to return several fold long before what he
had "borrowed" would be missed and he
would return it with none to see what he
bad done. But alas! The turn went
against him, and he has not only lost all
that man holds dear—his honor and his
reputation—but has dragged with him
innocent ones who must suffer the dis­
grace and financial loss. No custodian of
the public funds ever was honest either
in intent or purpose, who suffi red himself
to yield to temptation in the use of those
funds for his private or personal ends
and the only way that a public servant
can expect to render a true account of his
stewardship is to keep intact the funds
intrusted to his care. The bondsmen of
a punlic servant would also serve the
public interests by requiring that a full
account of the funds in his hands be
made, and should also insist that the
money called for by that statement should
be shown or properly accounted for. It
is a duty they owe themselves and the
public service, and also a duty the officer
owes to thos? who have reposed their
trust and their fortunes to his sacred
keeping.—[Valley City Times.
BOKN—To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carley,
of Tarbell, D. T., on May 20th a bouncing
Dakota boy weighing eleven pounds.
Mather and child both doing well.
Tbe Insane Asylum Corner Stone.
A week or so ago the trustees of the
insane asylum were soliciting for sub­
scriptions to purchase a corner stone for
the insane asylum, the appropriation
that was made for the building or the
specifications of the contract not having
provided for any such thing. But the
committee of one who undertook to solicit
for the amount required met with poor
success and the matter apparently drop­
ped. Since then there has a determina­
tion arisen on the part of the trustees to
procure a rner stone at all hazards, aud
w« are informed that Mayor Lloyd, trus­
tee F. E. Jones, and others have very
generously made up the requisite amount
and the architect has tbe stone alteady
ordered from the east. Now as there is
usually a certain amount ot ceremony at­
tending tbe occasion of laying a corner
stone for such an important institution as
this, it would be very appiopriate for the
different societies of our city to join hands
and render any assistance in their power
to complete the success of the occasion.
We believe the foundation will be ready
by about the middle of June to receive
its coronation.
Arrangements for Memorial Day.
So far as the various committees ami
others have made arrangements for the
celebration of Memorial Day the pro­
gramme will be substantially as follows
The procession will form at tlie First
National Bank corner at 1 o'clock, Fri­
day afternoon, May 30th, in which the
old veterans, city officials, civic societies,
children of the public schools and citizens
are invited to join, and march to the
courthouse, where the exercises of the
day will be bad.
The exercises at the courthouse will
consist of music by the band, vocal music
by the choir, reading of a poem l»y Mrs.
J. M. Graham, oration by Rev. J. 11.
Ilartman, and conclude with a grand old
fashioned camp fire.
The committee request all old soldiers
of the late war, whether they wore the
blue or the grey, to join in tlm exer
ercises.
Mayor Lloyd issues the following offi­
cial request for the observance of the
day:
JAMESTOWN, "May 2S, 1884.
Since the close of the late war of
the rebellion the thirtieth (30lh)
day ot May of each year has been ob­
served as memorial day for the decora­
tion of soldiers' graves a fitting express­
ion of grateful hearts for the memory of
our dend soldiers, it is requested that
our public offices and buildings of the
City of Jamestown be closed from ten
(10) o'clock a. m. to four (4) o'clock p. in.
It is also recommended that all places of
business be closed from ten (10) o'clock
a. m. to three (3) o'clock p. ra. on mem­
orial day.
TIIOS. B. LLOYI, Mayor.
Tho Ptnn. Bank Two Millions Short.
PITTSBURG, Pa., May. 28—In the ex
treraley muddled condition of the Penn­
sylvania Bank affairs and absence of
president Riddle, the only person who
holds the keys to the securities of the
bank and the reticence of the directors
and others, no definite conclusion can be
made, but it is now taken for granted
that the depositors will be fortunate if
they get five per cent of the amount en­
trusted. This much is dnfinitely known
that the concern is completely gutted.
The assets are diminishing rapidly and
liabilities swelling even more rapidly.
Those who had call on the resources drew
with an unsparing hand and little is left
to tell the tale. Capitalists like Wm.
Vanderbilt might make a masquerade ou
the ledger for those getting aid in some
unknown way of depositors' money. The
shortage grows heavily as tne intricacies
of book accounts are unravelled and from
three hundred and fifty thousand over­
drawn is has grown to one million to day
and the end is not yet. The books shed
very little light of identity on those who
despoiled the institution as the accounts
are in fictitious names. The liabilities it
is belieyed will reach over $2,000,000.
Tbe sad bank methods date three years
to the time of the oil excitement and
since then has been losing steadily. Prom­
inent business men who are aquainted
with the affairs of the bank say if it had
closed its doors March the first there is
doubt if depositors would have realized
ten per cent. Last night after business.
president W. N. Kiddle, by attorney
filed a confession of judgment in favor
the directors of the bank for $99,75
Judgtnen^was entered and executi mac
attachment issued and put in the hauc^
of the sheriff wijfl instructions to levy
upon a long list of persons, corporations
and institutions as garnishees. The
Pennsylvania Bank charter was purchas­
ed fro
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a defunct institution and was
very liberal. It provided that no stock
holders or officers shall be asseesed or lia­
ble for any purpose whatever for any
greater sum than the face of the stock
held by such stockholder or officcr.
I.ATKH.
The deficiency still grows and this eve­
ning reached $1,2C0,000. Heavy defalca­
tions are hinted at which it is claimed
will reach nearly a million. The direc­
tors have been in session all day and have
appointed Henry Warner, ex-county com­
missioner, assignee of tbe bank. Many
of those who made deposits on Friday
threaten the bank officials with criminal
proceedings for false pretense in obtain­
ing money. Cashier Itiebor is now undei
police surveilance.
Dootrovod bjr Moods.
MADRID, May 28—In southeastern Spain
409 dwellings were destroyed and 514 in­
ured by floods.