Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-11

hunting parties are destroying wheat
fields in northern Wyoming. The re-
port that the settlers killed three Crows
lacks confirmation. It is feared another
Indian war will be inaugurated.
The Burlington Hawkeye publishes Of
fclal returns of the state Oh the amend
ment election. The figures are furnished
by the various county auditors and are
reliable except Calhoun county. The to.
tai vote cast was 2e0,264; for the amend
ment, l54,s5l; against, 125,4l3; majority
for the amendment, 29,438.
Tue population of Kansas increased
from March l. 1881. to March /, 1882,
but 26,95S instead of 100000, as has been
stated by Gov. st. John. Those who do
not believe in the policy ofprohibition
claim that the small increase is caused
by the prohibition law keeping for
eigners from going into the State.
The Bismarck Tribune makes this SEN
sible suggestion: Now that farmers
have no more need for their seeders,
harrows, plows, etc., this season, they
should see to it that all such implements
are protected from the weather. More
harm is done to machinery as whole,
by leaving it exposed to the elements,
than ali the wear and tear of years of
use.
Chicago Inter Ocean: No other coun-
try on the globe has such prosperity and
credit as the United States. It's 5O,OOO,-
600 of people in millions of happy
homes attest the wise management of
its public affairs by the republican party.
They will hesitate before turning it over
to any new or any old party to expert.
ment with. There is no better maxim to
guide us in public affairs than the "let
we'll enough Alone"
Parker New Era: The action of the
canvassing board in declaring township
organization defeated, when there were
five more votes cast for than against the
question, has raised hubbub in the
county, which will not die out until the
expressed will of the people at the ballet
box is rishteously respected. There
were 239 votes cast for township organi-
cation, and 234asainst, while six persons
cast blanks. A majority of the canvass
ing board were strongly against town.
ship organization, and so the blank
pieces of paper were designated as votes
against organization. and the majority
of five relegated to a minority of one.
Frederick Free Press: During recent
visit to the U. S. land office at Water.
town, we obtained the following figures
through the courtesy Of the Register
which show, in plain numbers, the sur
prising rapidity with which this territory
is being settled: During the month Of
April there were 1886 PIE emptions, 32C
soldiers pre-emptions, 475 timber cul
lures, 4G0homesteads, 8 final homesteads
and 104 cash entries, making total OF
2,2OS entries, or grand total of 353, ,28C
acres of government land filed on in the
Watertown district alone, during the
month of April: 1l,742 acres or ia
settlers per day, Sundays includ.
ed! There are seven land dis
tricts in the territory, and il
each district does as we'll land the north
ern districts undoubtedly do better) il
would make grand total Of 1,llS set
tiers per day in Dakota; or, making 6
deduction Of one.third for timber cul
ture entries and soldiers filing not livec
on we still have 745 actual settlers pei
day, or 272,920 for the year, making ne
count of women aud children. Such
showing as the above ought to open til,
eyes of people of the east and of con
gress. to the growing importance il
wealth and population of Dakota, thai
is now knocking SO vigorously at th'
portals of the union for admission. Ii
the light of faces and figures they can
not much longer turn deaf ear to ou
prayer.
Washington special to the Cincinnati
Commercial: The unfortunate act O
one of Dakota's lower counties, in repu
dating comparatively small portion o
its Indebtedness, is giving the advocate
of Dakota's admission as state NOR
trouble than anything else. Every men,
Der and senator has received q roll {
documents carefully and elaborately pre-
pared by some of the creditors who's
debt the Dakota county SO summarily re
adjusted, containing all the facts in til
case. These neatly printed pamphlet
have raised more difficulty in the way c
Dakota's admission than she can shake
stick at. To-day she secured consider,
tion Of the bill providing for the cret
tion of the territory of Pembina-tll
upper halt of Dakota-and the ercctio
of the lower half into a state by Ii
vote. Although it was made q part
question. Eugene Hale, Of Maine. who,
constituents formed n majority Of tho.
swindled by the Dakota county, aud tu
or three others IN tho ronuh);cnp e,d