Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-01-28


Scoville and Warden Crocker have ar.
ranged for Guiteau not to be interviewed
nor have any written communication
with the outside world except througf
Scoville, for week. Scoville says Gui-
teau's egotism will sustain him until his |
sentence and then he will go to pieces.
The house committee on ways aud |
means has agreed to report to the house
and recompend its passage. the bill to
remit tie duty paid by the American
company of revisels of the New Testa-
ment on 2,l00 copies of that work inn
ported for free distribution among theo.
loglans and other scholars for the pur-
pose of examination and criticism.
The jurors in the Guiteau case say that
even had they had an opportunity to
read the newspapers they would not have
take1Advantage Of it, for they we're de-
termined from the first not to give any
cause for complaint; that they would do
their whole duty rs jurors, and as far as
their conduct was concerned there should
be no ground for the charge Of irregular
ity.
st. Helena Nonpariel, 10: 1t costs only
20 cents to cross on the ice bridge to
Yankton. What's the occasion of this
wholesale swindle? Much complaint is
made by our farmers, and as a result
they are going to Vermillion and Gay
sille to,market their hogs. If this work
is tolel ated much longer Yankton will
lose large portion Of the trade Of this
side of the river.
Sioux Falls Pantagraph: The mass
convention of southeastern Dakota
which met in Sioux Falls to-day was the
finest gathering that ever assembled in
Dakota. Fully four hundred delegates
were in attendance, representing twenty.
six counties, and there is rarely to be
seen in any political gathering in the
states body of men OF such intelligence
and fine appearance. If it could have
been possible to furnish to the people o
the east anything like view Of the
gathering, 1t would unquestionably have
settled forever their sceptlcism as to the
qualifications OF this population for tax
ing on the privileges and duties Of state
hood. The unanimous feeling in regart
: to tho questions of division and state
hood is shown in tie formal report o
the proceedings printed elsewhere, an,
the character and action Of the conven
tion is very emphatic answer to til
assertion that the movement is not on
of the people generally.
Sioux City Journal: The convention
at Sioux Falls, on the 23i inst, on til
subject of the division of Dakota terri
tory and the admission of the souther
portion as q state. was as dignified, o.
derly and able body of men as ever as
semblea within the borders Of the grea
territory. Twenty-three counties {
southern Dakota were represented ther
by over four hundred delegates. E,
Gov. Edmunds, of Yankton, preside
and that the convention was in goa
hands goes without saying wherever I'll
governor is known. The proceedings
the convention were of character
reflect credit upon any body OF men, an
afforded in themselves rs strong tes,
monial as could be framed touching Il
capacity of Dakota to govern itse
The noticeable success
the convention, numbering among
membership the very ablest men
southern Dakota, and being SO repl
sentative in it's character Of the COUNT
concerned as was particularly marked
the large attendance, must stand rs
dubitable proof of the hearty sympat
of the people in behalf OF the measul
pending ut Washington. The jour-
accepts the record Of this convention
totally disproving the statement f
quently met in journals at a distan
that the movement for division a
statehood is tho result of effort on
part of politicians seeking place ratl
than movement supported and p
noted by the people. St If c.
gress hos been favorably impressed
the Dakota representatives alrea
heard, the favorable impressions can
fail Of being greatly strengthened by
appearance of tho representatives
southern Dakota and by what they 81
have to offer in support Of the gene
petition.