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The amesto wn Alert TERMS: TUe Daily Alurr in delivered in the city by car rier*, nl 75 nionih. [|aUy, one year f8 CO rviily, six month* 4 00 Uailv, threo months 2 00 Weekly, out year 2 00 Weekly, six months 100 DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAY) & WEEKLY \V. K. KELLOGG. WILL nobody cotne to the rescue of the "eons of their fathers?" The sons of great men have been ma ligned and berated until the public has come to accept, almost as -m axiom, the oft repoated statement that a are at man monopolizes all the brains iu his family und that although-his sons may inherit many of his peculiar characteristics, they are cut off without a shilliug.so to speak, when it comes to a legacy of brains. The American public and tho •_ press have a penchant for abusing "the son of liis father"—as the progeny of our states men is derisively designated. Robert Lincoln is a noted sufferer from this idiosyncrasy Walker Blaino has felt the cold sharp edge of tho dissecting knife Col. Fred Grant has long been denied an apDreciation, because his father hap pened to be a great man and now comes the democratic press of the country with its illnatured flings and execrations hurled against Russell Harrison. One year ago Russell Harrison was a typical western rustler—an enterprising, level headed business man of ^Helena, and a citizen such as any town would open arms to welcome. He was shrewd, successful his invest ments, and bade fair, by his own exer tions, to climb the ladder of fame as high as any young man in the territory. But "things have changed since Hannah died." His father is now president of the United States, and, applying the ax iom before referred to, the Montana rnstler and man of brilliant parts be comes a mere nobody—"the son of his father"—and the object of the poisoned darts of all the alleged funny men of the press. In the olden times the son or daugh ter whose father or ancester had won re nown on the field of battle, or in the council halls of the nation, would point with pride to, and keep ever green in memory, his brilliant achievements. In those benighted days tho populace did not reward the great man's services with deprecation and scorn for his progeny But this is tho enlightened nineteenth century and things are different. If, iu this free country of ours, it is •discreditable to be the son of an illus trious sire, then there is another and greater consolation for him. who springs from poverty and obscurity. ST. PACL was not able to put on style this last winter with an ice palace, and so Texas takes occasion to supply the defic iency in palaces by blooming out early with a new spring one. Texas is big enough to do great things in this line, and once she gets started is very liable to cut a dash and show some of the other states the bustle. This enterprise opens the 29th of May at Fort Worth. An exchange thus de scribes it: The Texas Spring Palace is to be built entirely of Texas products. Its twelve toners and magnificent exterior will be dressed with cotton, wheat, corn, oats, sugar-cane, varieties of grasses, veget ables, fruits and flowers, all grown in Texas. The coal, iron ores and iron pro ducts, lead, copper, platinum, mica, granite, marble, sandstone and limestone will be erected into temples. In huge aquariums will be the fishes found in Texas rivers, lakes and in the gulf bord ering the str.te. Wool, leather, salt, sugar and gypsum will be made into houses, and," in fact, every product of Texas will be put into the construction of the palace and displayed in the interi or. The entire state will be interested and represented. THE Devils Lake Capital has discon tinued its Associated Press reports and changed to an evening paper. There are only two cities in North Dakota which can support a morning paper with the press dispatches and Devils Lake is not one of them. The Capital has discover ed that a morning paper will not pay and will now try the evening paper. Anent the change McClure says: As we remarked on he start "this pa lter has be?n established to live" and Jive it will, if it has to come out with only one coinmn of local news a day and that set by ourselves. Stick a pin there. It will !w? paper enough to cut its way through a whole regiment of "back cap pers" to the front. Wo admit that we are poor, but tiiank God, poverty is no a ... A. V-4. certain barrier to success, kota, gentlemen. Not in Da- CHICAOO keeps well supplied with sen nations. No sooner did that Carter di vorce case reach its conclusion, than the mysterious murder of Dr. Cronin began to develop in sensational detail. This case has already attracted wide spread attention. The newspapers assert that Cronin was the victim of a conspir acy of men in high place, and are loudly calling upon the authorities to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to bring the guilty parties to justice. The newtr yvt{er reporters,always as intelligent and discerning as the detectives, are more so in this instance, and have found the only real clue to the murderers. THK Northwestern Railroader asserts that thfe Northern Pacific will build more miles of railroad this year than any other northwestern road. The building of two hundred and fifty miles of new road, it says, has already been author ized. After enumerating the branches of road and mileage on each, the papers says this does not include any construc tion which may be done on tho Northern Pacific & Manitoba railway company's lines, and it is evident that the aggre gate addition to the operated mileage of the Northern Pacific system by the 1st of January, 1890, will be considerable. THE Dakota Odd Fellows have been three days in Jamestown, combining business with pleasure. They constitute a fine looking, trustworthy body of men —the bone and sinew of a new country like Dakota. "What the public is permitted to know of their transactions dtinng the session, shows that the distinguishing and hon orable objects of the order have been ever before them. Ever since the organ ization of this provident association in Manclfest'er, England,in 1812, from which parent stem, prosperous fraternities have spread ail over the civilized world, the great boon of charity has been the guid ing star of Odd Fellowship. The brother sick, or a stranger needing aid, knows from whence it shall come, be lie faith ful to the government of the order. An old description of an Odd Fellow, who was said to be "like a fox for cun ning, a dove for tameness, a lamb for in nocence, a lion for boldness, a bee for industry, and a sheep for usefulness," shows what a comprehensive kind of a fellow he is—and a mighty good one, too. Such bonds of mutual assistance, garnished with the howers of social and convivial fellowship, as are exemplified in this association constitute in Odd Fel lowship oae of the happiest exponents of real Christianity. They strengthen the belief of us all in the efficacy of humani ity, as a missionary among men, for their good. COMMISSIONER of Immigration Hager ty is row preparing a pamphlet descrip tive of Dakota, to be gratuitously dis tributed for immigration purposes. He wants to present an exhibit of the at tractions and advantages of every county in special, and lias issued a circular letter to county clerks and auditors, re questing them to have a-number of re liable farmers iu each county write a letter, stating their actual experience from the day of settlement, etc. Such a pamphlet would prove a valu able advertising document, and it is to be hoped that the commissioner's request will meet with prompt compliance on the part of the officials addressed. PIONEER PRESS: Louis F. Post, the noted lawyer and disciple of Henry George in New York city, has written a plank for the North Dakota constitution. It is very meaty, and runs as follows: "All taxes shall be levied on land accord ing to its selling value, and in appraising land for taxation, the value of improve ments shall be excluded." Economists and constitution makers can crack away at Post's plank for the next sixty days. It does not require any explanation. It is very simple, and very new. ACTOR BELLEW, whose unblushing confession on the stand in the recent Carter divorce case that he is a "masher" earned him the contempt of all self-re specting people, has been made pain fully aware that the great heart of the American people is in the right place. A few evenings after that confession, on his first appearance in a play at a Chi cago theater, he was greeted with a cho rus of hisses from every part of the house. IF the post-electric system, which it is claimed will transport packages and the United States mails 250 miles an hour, proves a success, there will be little fur ther use for the civil service commission, in this country. The commission has been proped up and tolerated by the ma jority of people because they wanted the mail service kept, at a high pressure of excellence. ANOTHER .DCBING the prevalence of the Dakota bankers at Fargo the Argns reports that "Major Edwards, who was on tho floor of the convention, extended a hearty invi tation to the delegates to visit the Argus bui Iding. 'Everything- we have is you re, he pleasantly assured them, and he want ed them to enjoy their privileges." And they did. THE Dakota bankers have nW. to com mune together atJB'argo. The delegates represent 350 banks and over 812,000,000. Twenty-eight states hav* les-s. In their annual little picnic and holi day, nothing should he too good for our bankers. THE Dakota Editorial association will meet this year at Watertown. The date has not yet been nnnonnrod, but it is asserted that it will He sometime between July 17th and 27ti, THE News and Pioneer at Aberdeen have been giving the boys lue press lessons in windy warfare the psnt two weeks, _____________ IT is the customary news to hoar from LaMoure county, that crops looking well there, and the average twenty bushels of hard wheat to the r! in prom ised again for the season of 'ijjii'.J. The EdgeleyMail reports that an unusual amount of flax has been sown in that county this spring, and the einp promises to be one of the best in that v.gion. What is true of that local true of the entire James River va y. Crops are growing rapidly, and i.uM-r looked any better than at present. WHEN the United St *t revenue officers of Iowa declare that under the prohibitory law, sales of liquor arc larger and the quality poorer, isn't it about time to correct this evil? In statements of this kind the United St.,:ss officials are very likely to be correct DULXJTH has 400,000 tons of coal left on her docks unsold, this spring.. Tho past mild winter is responsible for this peculiar state of affairs, and if there is any thing in an overplus making the price cheaper, now is tho time for con sumers to subscribe. THE general opinion of the South Da kota delegates attending the Odd Fel lows convention was that Pierre now stands the best chance for the capital of that state. It seems to be the favorite for both temporary and permanent loca tions. MISSOURI has adopted the Australian voting system. Republicans have all along claimed that a kind of kangaroo system had always existed in that state. It traveled by jerks and jumps, which no republican majority could ever keep up with. THE North Dakota non-partisan pro hibitionists are in session in this city today, planning a campaign which they hope will "redeem North Dakota from the rum traffic." A delegation of ladies from the W. C. T. U. is present. NELSON county has a candidate for the candidacy of the coming constitutional convention. The Observer newspaper vouches for Hon. M. N. Johnson in the strongest terms, and urges the desirabili ty of his selection. THE long looked for new dress of the Argus made its appearance with Sun day's paper. The improvement is marked. BURLEIGH COUNTS' farmers are satisiied with the crop prospect on the slope, and pronounce it No. 1. Crooks in the Toils. Monday night Proctor's meat market was broken into and the money drawer smashed in and robbed of its contents which fortunately happened to bo only 75 cents. 1 elevator lire, occurred in North Dakota vesterday. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary or some person who does not have the welfare of the elevator corporations, at heart. Farmers whose relations with the elevatorsareofacordi.il and reciprocal nature, should turn out to a man aod aid in bringing tf justice the perpetrators of crimes like this. Last night an attempt was made to break into the Northern Pacific ticket office again. About half past seven, one of the railroad men happened into the building, and the man, who was then at his work endeavoring with an old knife to saw the grate over the ladies' ticket box, was frightened away. He left the ticket office on the run, and was noticed by some of the railroad boys, one of whom called Officer Lathrop, who ran the fellow down and captured him back of the elevator. The burglar did not know whether he wanted to be arrested or not, until the officer shoved his gun under his nose, and then he was as meek as a lamb. The fellow will be brought to trial probably today. He is unknown here, but has been noticed hanging around town for two days. He is un doubtedly the same man that burglar ized Proctor's. A big jack knife found in his possession, corresponds exactly to 1 the prints left on the doer frame of the meat market by the instrument by which the door was forced. Another unknown crook was also ar- I rested. Yesterday a man called at the residence of a railroad man who resides on Fifth ave. south, and telling his wife, who was alone, that her husband owed him some money, demanded it, and threatened not to leave the house until he got it. With unusual presence of I mind, the lady answered that she would call her husband who was upstairs, and upon this announcement, the crook im mediately took his departure. A des cription of the man was given to the police, and soon after Officer Lathrop arrested his man, who now languishes in I the city bastile along with his companion I in crime above referred to. Both of these crooks should get the full penalty of the law. Burglaries in Jamestown have been entirely too nu-, merous this spring, and it may act as a preventative in the future, if it becomes known that a man who makes such an attempt in Jamestown is pretty sure to be apprehended and sent over the road. I THERE is more catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and notil the last few years was supposed to be incurable. Fpr a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and there fore requires constitutional treatment. Halle Catarrh Chre, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A: Co., Toledo, Ohio, is tho only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken interiially in doses from 10 drops ton teaspoonfiil. It acts directly upon the blood and mucus surface of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address. F. S. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. JSP" Sold by Druggists. 75c. Board of Education. Regular adjourned meeting of the board of education was held last night. Present—all the members but Mr. Sheri dan. A communication was received from Julius Kulewatz, asking the position of janitor of the north side school house. It was referred to the building commit tee. Petition from pupils asking the re appointment of Prof. Denny, was re ceived tiud referred to teachers commit tee. i, Teachers committee reported verbally that the arrangements for commence ment exercises were completed. Exeroises will bo held at tho court bouse Friday evening at 8 o'clock sharp. The semi-annual and annual reports of treasurer and secretary were read and, on motion, were referred to finance com mittee. The teachers committee made report, which was read and on motion of Stein bach, passed for the present. Superintendent Denny read his report ending May !),1889, »»hich was ordered placed on file. The following pupils will graduate this term: John Pendray, Kate A. Boyle and Juna Eddy. BILLS ALLOWED. Hotchkiss 8 1 40 John Gaeska, labor 125 Churchill & Webster, supplies 6 00 W Sheridan, fuel 5 56 The Alert, printing 10 50 On motion of Mr. Gieseier, insurance on the south side school house was re duced to #11,000, and on motion of Mr. Lutz, that on the north side was reduced to 810,000. Bond of John F. Vennum as school treasurer in the sum of 810,000,with Wm. M. Lloyd and James M. Lloyd as sure ties, was received and approved. The opinion of Judge Rose to tLe effect that a member of the board can not hold the position of secretary, being read, Geo. Lutz, who was elected at the last meeting, resigned and,a ballot being taken for a secretary, Andrew Blewett received seven votes and was declared elected. M. S. Pettey was elected janitor of the south side school house, and Julius Kulewatz for the north side school at the same salaries as last year. On motion, board adjourned until this evening at 8 p. m. The New Discovery. You have heard your friends and neigh bors talking about. You may yourself be one of the many who know from per sonal experience just how good a thing it is. If you have ever tried it. you are one of its staunch friends, because the wonderful thine about it is, that when once given a trial, Dr. King's New Dis overy ever after holds a place in the house. If you have never used it and should be afflicted with a cough, cold or any throat, lung or chest trouble, secure a bottle at once and give it a fair trial. It is guaranteed every time, or money refund ed. Trial bottles free at Baldwin & Smith's drugstore. A. O. U. W.—Special Notice. Ait, a meeting of the members of Fort Seward Lodge, No. 1G, A. O. U. W., it was decided that they engage in a grand picnic and all round good time at Spirit wood lake on June' 5th next. Every member of the order in the city and vi cinity, with their families and our best girls, are requested to join us on that day. For particulars, inquire of M. H. SCHJIITZ, ANDREW BLEWETT WM. PROCTER, JAS. BUCHANAN, or D. E. HUGHES, Committee. Jamestown. May 25,1889. Hooney Now' Has $15,000 in His Pocket. It is a singular thing that two resi dents of Providence, R. I., are richer to day than they were a week ago. The ticket 2,887, which drew the first capital prize of 8300,000 in the drawing of March 12, brought one-twentieth part of the prize to Mr. John Rooney.he having paid 81 for that share in its chances.—Provi dence (R. I.) 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Ordi :M:"V soaps contain too much a!ka i, wmch inn the color and destroys its beauty. Prof. Sillim.m. 't" Ya!o College, sivs, "The IVORY SOAP can not injure the most delicate fabric." A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps, each represented to be "just as good as the Ivory' they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it. Copyright 18S6, by Procter &. Gamble. TRADE! We Are Building Ours Up Never had such a large trade. Our business has increased, and is still increasing. Never before were we able to offer so many bargains and such astonishing ones as now. Ask the people who have visited us and are tra ding with us. BO WIAIS. GO -TO SLEEP WE MEAN Our Competitors It is conceded by all shrewd and careful buyers that the LONDON CLOTHING CO. is not giving any goods away, but we sell merchandise at such fair value as to satisfy the most fastidious buyer. The time has passed when taffy giving predominated. The present and future must be based on sound principle and foundation and all that will be exemplified at the London Clothing Co. where honesty prevails and only such goods are sold as are without a QUESTION, DOUBT, OR GUESS WORK, and at such prices as to leave us a living profit, and give the buyers Good BARGAINS. --•CALL ON THE*-- LONDON CLOTHING CO, Respectfully, N Oi yG-,.:r sum S/.orfc TIME Licciches