The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-01-04

MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Tn Secretary Of the Interior has made an
adverse decision relative 10 the claim Of
John Kimper, Of the st. Cloud District,
Minn., to enter Homestead upon the lands
within the six-mile limits Of the grant for
the st. Paul 4 Pacific Railroad, Brainard
Branch. The decision 10 . very lengthy one,
and reviews the entire legislation ON the
subject Tho Secretary decides that the
company never complied with the require.
msnts Of the section Of their Enabling act,
and, therefore, obtained NO extension Of
time; that the act was never operative
as to the company, and conferred no rights
upon the settlers. The Secretary says II the
company had complied with the terms of the
act 1t would have been forfeiture Of such
lands rs had seen actually settled upon, and
the rights Of their settlers and grantees
could have been protected, but the company
not having accepted or complied with the
conditions of the act, the Secretary is of the
opinion that 1t is not operative for any pur-
pose, and therefore denies Kimper's appli-
cations aud all similar applications made
under the act of June %, 1874, till further
legislation is had to declare forfeiture of the
rights of the company to the land included
in this grant to the United States. This de-
cision covers very large interests in Mime
sofa.
BEAN BROS. 4 TENANTS Touring mill, at
Faribault, was burned q few nights ago. Loss,
$4,000. Insurance, $1,000.
HON. II. c. SMITH, recently appointed Re-
ceiver of the New Ulm Land Office, has re-
signed, preferring to serve as . member Of
the Minnesota Legislature.
WHAT were left Of the Indian ponies taken
from the Sioux at Standing Rock, reached
st. Paul, on the Goth, where they are to be
sold. OF the 800 captured only about 900
arrived. OF the balance some have died en-
roste, but the most have been either stolen
or sold by the herders. They have been sys-
tematically followed during the whole jour-
ney by thieves, and q number run off every
night. Several of the thieves have been ar
rested, as also two or three of the herdsmen,
who sold the ponies to citizens for whatever
they could get, from q quart Of whisky to
i've dollar note.
THE auction GALE OF the Indian ponies
captured by Gen. Terry commenced at st.
Paul on the ed. It was largely attended, 40
many as 5000 persons being present. Many
purchasers were on the ground from Wis
consin, Iowa and Illinois. The bidding was
very spirited and prices were Unexpectedly
high, the general run being from SIS to $40,
although few head went lower, the lowest
ringing 81. As general thing the animals
were quite inferior, the majority being
squaw ponies, old and broken down.
THE Chippewa Indians at Red Lake, the
other day. seized and distributed lot Of
blankets and other goods which the agent
had reserved at their annuity payment for
the use Of the boarding-school. The Indians
endcavor tocxcuse the seizure on the ground
TINT they were not consulted as to the pro-
posed disposition of the goods.
SOME sixty of the leading Democrats Of
the State met the State Central Committee
at st. Paul, on the 2lst, to consider the Pres
dental question. There was free express
sion of opinion, which was to the effect that
Tldcn and Hendricks were honestly elected
President and Vice. President, and for the
employment of every legal means to secure
the announcement of that result, and their
Inauguration on the 5th of March.
The State Board of Health recently met
at st. Paul to prepare the report to he sub
mitted to the Legislature. The working Of
the law for the inspection of kerosene oil
was reported by the State Inspector to be
satisfactory. It was reported to the Board
that Its efforts to secure more interest in
practical hygiene among the teachers of the
State were bearing fruit The subject Of
prevcntivcs against the spread of smallpox
was considered. The Board has been in cor.
respondcnce with the authorities In Mantle.
ba and Wisconsin, where smallpox is now
epidemic, and have taken measures to meet
and limit the spread of the disease If 1t
reaches Minnesota. They urge upon phys
icians, health officers and school authorities
the necessity for the immediate use of vac
cination as the best of all preventives against
the foul disease. 1t is proposed to issue i'm
mediatcly a circular for general circula-
ton, that this subject may be more gen.
orally brought to the attention of the public.
A SwEDE, digging well at saltwater on
the morning of the 10Th, was buried under
eight feet of dirt. The well was seventy feet
deep. A gas pipe was pushed through the
dirt and by this means the bystanders could
hear him talking. He was praying most Of
the time. At $50 o'clock p. M, he died and
at five o'clock his head was reached.
MONEY for the Haywood Fund is arriving
almost daily. The total. on the 21st, had
reached the sum of $14, 092.05.
FROM advance sheets of the report of the
Managers and Superintendent of the State
Reform School, the following facts and
figures are CLEANED: During its existence
the Reform School has received 292 boys
and 81 girls-a total of S1S inmates. For
the year ending Dec. l, the following figures
are given: Whole number of inmates, 139;
number committed, 81; discharged, %;
escaped 2; In the institution Dec. 1, 1O6.
Of the number committed, Hennepin and
Ramsey counties each furnish nine. Nearly
half were born in States other than
Minnesota. Twenty-six went up for larceny
and only five for incorngibility. The ma.
tionality of 313 persons received since its
existence is shown by the following table:
American. .129 Bohemians .
Irish ............. IS Scotch. ..............
Germans. ............ IS Hollanders. ..........
French ............. 17Iltalans. .............
English ............ 10 Unknown.
C0na0l0nS.
Norwegians ......... 10 Total. ............3 ls
The personal property of the school is
valued at $13, 984, and the real estate at SIS.
D0-a total Of $50, 1894. The Board recon.
mend an appropriation Of $4,000.
An insurance man, surveying the city o.
Minneapolis, made the remark the other day
hat IL . fire ever commenced at one end of
he city there would be nothing but the
rairie left.
The Military Strength Of Russia.
In the event of an outbreak of hOstilities
| in EurQne which must be reckQncd