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SAVE THE LADIES A CHANCE. pomplimentary Ballots Cast Today for Several Well Known Women. ft Warehouse Bill to be Con sidered by the Legis lature. HThe Blizzard Forces an Ad journment—Bismarck Gossip. 1Itates BISMARCK, Jan. 30.—[Special] The wenty-ninth ballot for the United senator resulted us follows: Casey Roach 22, Mnir 14, Fuller 1Dtalvote36,Kingman, 4, Smith, Arnold and Walsh, ne each, a 3d Mrs. Kiugman one— 91. t, Thirtieth ballot—Casey 35, Mrs. M. L. icCormack 30, Muir 6, Fuller 6, Roach Arnold 3, Young 2, Anderson 2, Walsh Mrs. Walter Muir 1, Mrs. Eisenhuth —total 90. Two Casey men, Oliver and Veeder, Srere absent, the former being in the hospital. The joint session dissolved and a re ftublicau conference was called for to light. BISMARCK, Jan. 29.—[Special.]—There (as been no change in the senatorial sit ition here. It was understood that Beu »n would make another dash for the B, Monday, but not known now if it ill occur. It is said that Judge Rose is imised a chance of the full strength of lie Casey opposition, soon, and that [ach and MeConnell will also be given opportunity to demonstrate their vote Btting ability. The fourteen anti-Casey republicans still obstinate. No caucus was held lav. Casey expects to get two or three ^ore votes tomorrow, but not enough Vo ct. It is likely that there will be sev nl days of balloting yet. The populists are talking about select bg some republican who will give them lie best deal and going for him. No new mdidates have appeared on the republi »n side, and not until two-thirds of the [Jaaey men so decide will there be any aange from him. The Traill county men re casting about for some new man, but ave not yet discovered a Moses to lead iem out of the wilderness where they }ere left by Kingman's withdrawal. WABEHOCBE LEGISLATION. I There will be a strong effort made in Ms legislature to pass some reasonable ad effective warehouse and elevator Relation. It is said that the elevator Itmpanies will not tight such legislation it contest everything they oppose the courts. This is probably a mis ke, as legislation defeated at the start I better than laws which must be re tted or obeyed. The following is a ^nopsis of one of the recent bills intro iced, on the subjeot of warehouses: |BE TION 1. Every company owning or »rating railways in the state, which jive not already provided sufficient ware kuse or elevator room at any given sta »n, to accommodate the traffic at that tint in grain, etc.. to be shipped over its le. shall on written request of any per to its station agent or other officer, Bignate a site for building an elevator us right ef way adjoining the switch, sh elevator or warehouse to be of not than 5,000 Dushels capacity, conve »nt to switch and with room far wagon |y and platform. o. 2. Such elevator or warehouse to always Open and operated as public rehouse. a. 3. The railway company not to irge or receive any ground rent for Bite. It Bhall furnish such site at it 100 feet away from nny other ele (as protection against lire) and if it no convenient switch room at such it to permit of building as above, it ^st lengthen out its switch room at Bh siding and continue to do so as it |y become necessary. B. 4. The party applying to give id in $1,000 with suitable surety. If railway company does not designate within ten days thereafter, the jites attorney of the county or the at |rney general shall institute mandatory edings against the company, tp be ird in the district court for the dis et (in chambers or term time at any jce in the district) after ten days' tice to the nearest station agent. The irt shall make order, having the same 3t until reversed as a perpetual lease, Jignating the location of the elevator [warehouse, and requiring the sheriff ro upon and locate the site by driving rn pins at the corners and report to court. The employes of the applicant then fo upon said right of way and BI and operate the elevator or ware jwe, and any interference therewith by railway or ita employee to be con ipt of oonrt, punishable by line not to ieed 91,000 or imprisonment for thirty fs in the county jail, or both and the ties so interfering to be also liable to aagee. HO JOINT CONVENTION. anator Worst offered the following stations: Whereas, Newrf has been reoeived of mmmm the death of the Hon. James O. Blaine aud Whereas, We recognize therein the losa to our country and the world of one of the greatest men of these latei times, a statesman, honored at home and abroad, who had for more than a quarter of a century dignified the councils of this na tion, contributing widely to the delibera tions of the executive ac well as the leg islative branohes of its government, be it therefore Resolved, That, in unison with the people of all sections of our broad country, we mourn sincerely the death of one whose long career has been a bless ing to this nation, who sustained with a noble fortitude the crushing, heart-rend ing misfortunes with which he was many times afflicted who, departing, has in deed left "behind him footprints in the sands of time." marking the honored course of a busy life well spent in earn est, patriotic and successful endeavor for the well being of bis fellow men. Beloved and admired even by those who opposed him in the bitter strife of politic*, he was in' truth, as was that other leader of whom the world so long since spoke, ''First in the hearts of his countrymen." Often a target for the venomus shafts of jealous malice, he was a man the latches of wbose shoes the greatest of those who revile him were unworthy to unloose. A splendid exponent of the best type of American manhood a diplomat whose genius bad received world-wide recognition, his memory will be reverent ly cherished and his fame will remain un dimmed so long as the human heart shall reverence that which is great and good or pay loving homage to the achieve ments of an intellect superlatively en dowed. Resolved, That in testimony of our admiration for the high character and magnificent abilities which have made the name of James O. Blaine an house hold word throughout onr broad land and will render that name illustrious so long as government by and for the peo pie shall exist, these resolutions be en grossed upon the minutes of this joint convention and that, in token of our deep sympathy of their bereavement, a copy hereof, duly certified, be forwarded to the remaining members of his sorely stricken family and Be it further resolved, That as a fur ther mark of our sorrow this joint con vention do dissolve after taking the one ballot by law required. Mr. McCormack moved that the reso luticns be adopted by a rising vote which motion prevailed by an unanimous vote. BISMABCK, Jan. 31.—[Special.]—The thirty-first ballot for senator resulted as follows: Benton 35, Casey 29, King man 9, Smith 4, Walsh 4, Roach 2, Muir 1, Anderson 1.—Total, 85. Five members absent on sick list Grand Forks republicans voted for Walsh, Pembina democrats for Boaoh. Blizzard is raging here with great violence. Members are sitting with overcoats and caps on in the capitol building, in joint session. Thermometer registers 25 degrees below zero, and growing colder. Two hackB VOL XVI JAMESTOWN. NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 1893 have been blown over today. After taking the one ballot, the joint seesion dissolved and both houses ad journed. BISMABCK, Jan. 30.—[Special]—Today's joint session of the legislature proved as indecisive as those which have preceded it for the past two weeks. The session was characterized by complimentary balloting for a number of ladies for the United States senatorship, Mrs. M. L. McCormack of Grand Forks, receiving 30 votes on the second ballot. Representative Logan of Barnes county, opened the ball on the first bal lot by casting his vote for Mrs. R. Kingman, the popular and accomplished wife of the Traill county candidate for senatorial honors. Great applause fol lowed the announcement. The ballot— 29th of the session—proceeded and re sulted in Casey receiving 36 votes, one lees than on Saturday Roach 22, Muir 14, Fuller 14, Smith Kingman, Arnold and Walsh, one vote each, and Mrs. R. T. Kingman one. The anti-Caesy men voted practically solid for Bailey Fuller, who is recognized as the leader of these forces. A motion to dissolve the joint Slssion was lost, and the thirtieth ballot was taken, resulting in the loss of one more vote by Mr. Casey, his vote sending at 35. Mrs. M. L. McCormack's name was sprung on this ballot, and for a time it looked as if the lady would capture the prize. Senator McCormack's name was omitted on the first roll oall, but when his name was called he proudly voted for his wife, making 30 votes to her credit. Senator Stevens voted for Mrs. Eisen huth, and one vote was cast for Mrs. Walter Moir. The remaining votes were distributed as follows: Muir 6, Fuller 6, Roach .3, Arnold 3, Young 2, Anderson 2, Walsh 1. When today's session opened, Oliver and Veeder were absent, and a call of the bouse was moved by Gregory. Burke, democrat, moved to dispense with proceedings under the call, bnt the republicans defeated the motion by a vote of 45 to 44. This vote indicated that the Smith men were still anti Casey,—Toung, Churchill, MoArthur and Severson of Cass, voting with the inde* pendents and democrats to dispense with the oall. Representative Wright of Stutsman, also voted in favor of Burke's motion. Oliver was in the hospital, but reported at 1:05, and Veeder, who lives at Mandan and missed a train, also arrived, and both voted for Mr. Casey on the 29tb ballot. Wineman, who haa heretofore voted for C»sey, changed to Walsh. Most of the democrats voted for Roach, and the independents for Muir. The ballot bad no significance, however, and the thirtieth ballot was of even less import ance in gauging the actual situation. A hot time ensued at the conference of republicans tlys evening. At the caucus held several nights ago it was agreed to give Mr. Casey a fair trial, and if it was found that after three or four days' balloting he failed to gain strength or be elected, the other candidates were to be taken up in regular order and served likewise. Mr. Casey lost two votes today, which gave rise to con siderable dissatisfaction, and which resulted in the conference tonight. At the conference Mr. Hurley brought up the agreement, but it was sat down on. The conference ended in drafting a paper atid appointing a committee of five, composed of Hurley for Kingman, Gregory for Casey, McArthur for Smith Arnold for Anderson, and Mr. Worst representing himself, to confer with the candidates as to whether they would re lease all claims to their following and enter into a general caucus representing the entire republican vote. This com mittee to make their repot at 9:30 to morrow, and a conference is to be held at 10 o'clock, when it is claimed anew man will be taken up, provided Casey is not the choice. This leaves the situation comparatively in the same rut as it was on the start, as it is said that thirteen republicans will hold fast to Casey until death. The democrats believe they stand a better show than ever of electing their candidate. In case the deadlock con tinues to the end of the session, Gover nor Shortridge will be called upon to appoint the senator, but the republicans maintain that they will yet come to an agreement. Senator McCarten has introduced a bill reducing the appropriation for mili tia maintenance from 811,000 to $2,000. HOUSE. Mr. Strom introduced the following concurrent resolutions: Whereas, the greater part of the an thracite coal deposits of the United States are owned by a few corporations who have combined and levied probably a huudred million dollars of taxes during the past few years upon the peo ple of this country by raising the price paid for coal by the consumers while at the same time they have decieased the wages of their workmen, thus degrading American citizenship and endangering American institutions, and Whereas, These corporations are arti ficial persons created and existing by law alone, possessed of immortal life, and the right to impose taxes on the people in one year equal to the revenue of a half dozen sovereign JAMESTOWN WEEKLY ALERT. Btates, im plies the right to wring from the people forever, if not prevented by law. un limited amount of their substance, and Whereas, it was the original design of the founders of the govern ment to reserve from sale and retain for the benefit of all the people the public lands containing mineral or metalic wealth, and Whereas, The present evil conditions in the coal fklds of this country are an unforeseen and unnatnral outgrowth from the conceded right of piivate prop erty applied to an article of prime neces sity for all the people in the hands of corporations. Therefore resolved, That the legisla tive assembly of the state of North Da kota respectfully memoralizrs the con gress of the United States to tike immediate steps under the right of eminent domain to condemn and enter into possession of all the anthracite coal lands of this country and hold and ad minister the same as a public trust for the benefit of all the people on terms that shall be just to the miners of the coal and the consumers of the same. Be it therefore resolved. That it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to forward copies of this memorial to onr senators and representatives in congress and also to the president of the United States and to each senator and member of congress. Pretty Well Said. Minneapolis Journal: Kate Field says that if the World's Fair is closed Sun day to the poor, and the higb potentates and all their friends are admitted free, as they were at Philadelphia, Christianity is a fraud and Christ has been crucified in vain. Kate is vigorous, bat she knows hypocrisy when she sees it. Pioneer Press: There is an element of coercion about the Sunday closing of the fair that the average American doesn't like. If it were open on that day the Sabbatarians need not go there un less they choose, whereas if it is not open people of the other way of thinking are coerced into keeping, so far as that inatitotion is concerned, another man's holy day. i. WRANGLING OVER A "PAIR." An Hour Spent in Discussing a Member's Right to Vote. One Ballot Taken Wednesday Shows the Situati6n Un changed. Legislative Gossip Upon Various Subjects of in terest. BISMARCK, Feb. 1.—[Special.]—The 32nd ballot for United States senator resulted: Benton 39, Casey 31, Pinkbam 9, Smith 3, Walsh 3, Kingman 3 total 88. Over an hour was spent in discussing an alleged "pair" between Day (rep.) and Hillier (ind.), Day claiming it was for yesterday only, and the democrats that it was to last until Hillier returner?. Day signed pair without reading, wbile on its face it appears to be for the ses sion. Day voted. Joint session dissolved. BISMABCK, Jan. 31.—[Special]—After today's.ballot it is useless to speculate as to what the outcome of the senatorial fight will he. There were but 85 mem bers present, 8 being absent on account of sickness. Oliver and Ritter are at the hospital and others were confined to their rooms in other parts of the city. Colds and fevers are prevalent here and members dislike to expose themselves except for the most urgent reasons. In the single ballot taken today Mr. Casey lost Representative Hurlev's vote in addition to the two lost yesterday. The democrats and populists voted for Benton, but he only received 36, and Mr. Casey 29 the others scattered. The hall was so cold that members stood around in overcoats, and hats were worn by many as well. The whole legislature appears to be at sea. A caucus or con ference held with the strongest hopes of coming to an agreement amounts to nothing. The 16 obstructing republicans are determined that Mr. Casey shall not be elected. The outside sentiment has had the effect of bracing up at least two of the Cass county gentlemen who once were willing to elect a democrat. Many telegraphic requests and petitions to vote for a republican have been received during the last few days, but the recipients generally pocket them and fay nothing. They doubtless do a heap of thinking, however. All last week a majority of the republicans tried to con vince the minority that there was no disposition to crowd Mr. Casey down their throats. Conferences and ex perience meetings were held for the members to get better acquainted with each other. Nothing, however, has come of this pacific policy as far as making Mr. Casey any number of votes is concerned. Since Saturday three men who agreed to stand by him have lapsed. This afternoon there is a paper being circulated among the Casey republicans to get the signa tures of all who will not desert Casey until he voluntarily withdraws or two thirds the Casey men see fit to go to another candidate. The original thirteen Casey men are as determined as ever to stand by him, bnt it was thought wise to get the others to agree to do so in writing. It is said that two-thirds will not agree to do so, and even a majority may be all that can be secured for this pledge. In the vote today it is said that Ben ton had hopes of getting enough demo crats and independents to lack but four of election as it onlj required 43 to elect. He received 36 votes only, two democrats voting for Roach. Stevens, independent, voted for Muir. Had all of these voted for Benton it is claimed that four republicans would have also voted for him. The independents have no candidate they seem willing to stay by. The Benton men appear to have chased all other democratic candidates off of the field except the cclonel himself. The opposition to Mr. Casey make strong arguments against his workers, claiming they are the old gang. This old gang cry is effective with some thoughtless members, but it is merely a eoare crow in many respects. The men working for Mr. Casey are the leading republicans in the legislature and among the most respected and honorable re publicans in thto state. They are a tower of strength for him and the hub bub raised against them is done for a purpose and is so much dust thrown in the air by those who want to kill off Casey so that they the upelves can get in the field. MOTES AND COMMENTS. The phonograph man IB doing a thriv ing business in the offices of the hotels No town but Jamestown seems to have taken Attorney General Standish's proc lamation seriously. Frank Casey, who has been assisting the senator in the social duties of enter taining visitors at the headquarters, has already become a favorite. Bishop Shanley will be given a recep tion Thursday night, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Morris of Bismarck. About 300 invitations have been issued. The effort of Representative Thexton to get nine additional clerks, appointed yesterday was unsuccessful. The sena torial tight has made but little work for clerks and no more are needed. Mr. Hurley has introduced a hill in the bouse providing for the appointment of three veterinarians instead of one bv the governor, dividing the state into three veterinary districts. Allowing 81,000 salary to each officer. Mrs. Judge Bartholomew hassucceded in disposing of a large number of tickets for Col. Pin miner's lecture, for the bene fit of the Humane society of Bismarck. The lecture has been postponed a week on account of the weather. The blizzard today was a corker, and horses and backmen alike had great diffi culty in making trips to the capitol. Two backs were disabled at the top of the hill, one vehicle being completely blown over. It has been the worst storm seen here this winter. Dennis Hannafin has not yet had a vote for senator but has opened headquarters, just the same, and provided them with a sack of peanuts. He gives one peanut to each visitor—no more. Hdnnafin has hard work to make medicine fast enough to keep posted on the uncertainties of the situation. The smoke incense and the mutterings of his murky art are no ticed all during the night at the wizard's den in the Sheridan. A good many members of the legisla ture are talking about going to James town to the opening performance at the new Lloyd opera house. If the senatorial election is over this week the trip will be taken by a large number of members, who will be accompanied by their wives, daughters and sweethearts. The relief from the prolonged session and tbe ex citement of senator making will be wel, come to all. The decision of the manage ment togiveJulius Ciesarasthe opening play is a wise one. as such a beautiful and complete play house ought not to be dedicated by the production of any dramatist except Shakespeare. Julius Caesar is apolitical play and onetbat pre sents several points of striking similar itv to the political events now taking place in the capitol of North Dakota. The Tribune has a sketch of Mrs. Senator McCormack, who received 29 votes for senator yesterday. Mrs. Mc Cormack is widelv known as a charming lady, and her popularity is deserved. She was a St. Paul girl, daughter of Morris Lyons, and has been present at legislative sessions at Bismarck since 1885. Mrs. Kingman, who received a vote also, is a most accomplished lady, having had the advantages of travel and foreign society. She has winning man ners and is a handsome woman. Mrs. Eisenhuth, the present superintendent of instruction, is also well known in the state, and has shown what a woman of intelligence and capacity for business can accomplish in tbe affairs of the world generally usurped by men. She received a complimentary vote for sena tor also. WILD WINTER WINDS. The Stoam of Tuesday Followed by a Severe Cold Wave. A model New York blizzard, the kind tbe eastern papers have been telling abo.it, raged Tuesday from the north west. A strong wind from an easterly direction prevailed all night and turned about 8 o'clock to the northwest, gradually rising until at about 9 o'clock the air was full of a tine powdered 6now making objects but a short distance away appear as in a fog. Snow began falling before daylight. Dispatches from the east and west at 9 o'clock this morning showed the storm to be general over the state. Fargo reported a blind ing storm with the mercury about 12 degrees above zero, while at Bismarck it was 18 below, and storming. A dispatch from Helena reported it 42 degrees be low zero, but said nothing in regard to whether it was storming or not. Pedes trianism was not attempted on the streets, except when required by neces sity, and the teams were few and far be tween. Train No. 4, due here at 10:30 Monday night, did not come in until 3:35 Tuesday morning. In coming up one of the hills between Medina and Crystal Springs. A-est, of here, the train was stuck for sev eral hours in the snow. Roadmaster Fletcher WHS on the train and immedi ately picked up a force of men and com menced to "Hange out" the track with shovels to let out the engine and three enrs. The first section thus freed from the snow was sidetracked at the next station and the engine sent back to bring out half ot the remaining cars, which were treated in a like manner. A third trip was made for the remaining portion of the train which was then made up in regular order and proceeded on its way. Train No. 54, a freight, was also stuck on a hill at the same time not far from Medina, but on tbe opposite side of the station from the passenger train. The amount of snow drifted on the track was comparatively small, but 11 •IT R^FRA? NO 27 being on a heavy up grade made the pas sage of trains very difficult. Train No. 7 was about thirty miles east of the city when the storm struck it, and did not reach thiB city until 12:40 p. m., just exactly two hours behind time, it having taken it between three and four hours to come that dis tance. At one o'clock in tbe afternoon tbe Jamestown and Northern train which leaves here at 7 o'clock, had not yet reached Melville, 35 miles north of this city. There was no school held at'either of tbe city schools. Anxious parents, who had allowed their children to go, called for them and took them home early in tbe forenoon. Manager Durkeeof the Western Union Telegraph company reported the tele grap wires as "crossed" but the tele phone wires in the city were working all right. The severe storm oi Tuesday, ap proaching the vigor of the typical bliz zard, but not lasting as long as such storms generally do, subsided during the night. It has been followed by a cold wave, the spirit thermometer marking 52 degrees below zero at daylight this morning. At noon, with a brigtot sun shining, th» mercury registered 28 below. No damage from the wind or cold has yet been reported from the surrounding country, as settlers were given warning of the approaching blizzard, by the sig nal service. Business in the city has resumed its normal condition today. At 9 o'clock Tuesday night, Conductor Nelson was ordered out of Mandan,to run ahead of the passenger train, No. 4, to this city, with the snow plow. The train consisted of the snow plow,—one of the old style "wedge plows" not the "rotary" now in use so much,—the pusher and a caboose. There was but comparatively small amounts of snow on the track, or tbe plow could not have come through in less than five hours time, as it did. For some distance this side of Bismarck no snow at all was encountered, but further this wav the drifts, small and numerous, were fonnd and the plow sent through with a whirl, for if such a plow once gRls stucK it is stuck for good. The "rotary" plows attack a drift at a low rate of speed. The fireman on the pusher of tbe snow plow said that the snow, as fine as flour duet, drifted into the cab from every crack and cranny imaginable and melting, filled the cab so with steam that when the fire door was opened to throw in ashovelfull of coal, nothing could be seen except a round yellow spot of the tire in the fire-box. Everything was wet and his coat was so iced that it rattled as though he wns incased in a coat of mail. The passenger train fol lowed about two hours. Train No. 1 came in five hours late, with three engines coupled on ahead, and left with two. Train No. 8 left here at the usual hour Tu day ernoon, but did not get further than Sanborn, where it was stuck in the 6now and tied up for the night. Train No. 4 joined it at about 7 o'clock this morning where No. 1, the Pacific mail, was also in waiting for the blockade to be raised by a "wedge" plow and gang of men sent from Fargo for that purpose. The snow plow sent,ahead of No. 4 from Mandan to this city did not proceed any further east. The Missouri division engine crew who came down on the snow plow, con sisting of Engineer Barrett and Fireman Burgster, deadheaded back on No. 1. The passenger train on the Fargo and Southwestern, which leaves Fargo at 7:30 in the morning, got about G6 miles out from that city when it was tied up in a snow bank between Elliot and Engle vale, two small stations. During to day the tra'"n was released by help from the Fur^o division terminal. Warde and James Coming. The new Lloyd's opera house will be opened, as previously announced in this paper, on Monday evening, February 6th. The opening attraction will be Fredrick Warde and Louis James, sup ported by a very capable company of some 40 players, in Julius vsar. The engagement is for but one night. Every effort was made by Manager Jas. M. Lloyd to secure a second performance, but as the company are billed to appear in Helena after the date in this city, it could not be arranged. They come here direct from Minneapolis, bringing two carloads of scenery for use in addition to the regular equipment of the stage. Seats for tbe performance were auc tioned this week. Seats remaining unsold after the auction, will be placed on sale at regular prices—giving every body a chance to attend. The capacity of the house will probably be fully tested, as many people are expected from sur rounding towns. The Northern Pacific will sell excursion tickets from all points in the state for the occasion. Ormsby McHarg returned to his duties at Bismarck this morning. "I will be back in time to hear 'Julius Cfesar,' though," he said.