The Dickinson press., 1883-06-02
EkKOTA NEWS.
from Various Sources
Spresenting Varied and
INJECTING Views OF Men
and Things.

ssSsslom the Territory this trip was unusually
SSs&a end some OF tho gentleman brought
Mwives along with them. 1t includes three
sgSsaIr OF the members OF the legislature
.N#. created tho commission and q number
sll-known Dakota capitalists, representing
y y ever! town which has put in q bid.
CAPT. HUGHES INTERVIEWED.
f'pt. Hugi,e, went to Minneapolis during
lay and paid a visit to Gov. Orlway, who
applng i'll that city. Upon lis return last
pug. he said tile visit was mainly of a
Val character.
| stated that his trip in North Dakota had
lnted agreeable surprises to him. He was
I'll pleased with Bismarck, AMI with al tie
thern Pacific towns, some of which were
ming places. Ths commission had come
J st. Paul merely for a brief season
frest, having been travelling and working
nearly Thirty days and nights. Cant.
|slles stated further that he believed the
|mcntoui question entrusted to the commits
10 would be settled within a very short time.
commi.si mtrs would leave st. Paul some
.e to-day, but before they went the time and
zee Of tue next meeting would probably be
I.imined upon. In fact he believed that the
lstion of the capital location would be de-
ed before the commission separated to 60 to
ir homes. He did not think they would
fe much difficulty about the matter when
~ really pOt GOWN 10 work.
PROBABILITY OF FAILURE.
Commissioner Matthews took a somewhat
erent view. He said that there was quite a
er=ion of sentiment among the members of
commission, and that ho should not be
Fprised if they should fail to come 10 a de-
lon, except to agree to disagree. In this
70 there could be nothing left for them to
but to go home and await the acton of the
It legislature. There had been no confer
q among the members as yet. and so it was
possible 10 tell how the case stood.
! number Of the gentlemen who have been
'ompany ing the commission were inter
we'd. Most OF them, especially those of
N&Ia'b@, seemed to have an idea that Bis
feEHld be selected as the future capitol,
fome Southern Dakota gentlemen ~
Etowns in that section seemed dis
anccde that Bismarck presented an
Wine site in addition to the unusually
-ucemcnts it had offered. Said one
.,tlan:
surprised US all. The 1Go acres is in
part of the town, and the town is
lrard the tract. Every foot of the land
':ed, but very little grading being nee
ere is a gradual ascent Of 100 feet on
which will make a good hill for the cap
to rest OH. The view to the south
extended ana very fine. l have al
n for Il Southern Dakota town, hut l am
arck presents more attractions than we
over, i'll case Of u division, Bismarck
first rate for q capital for the north
use OF no division, its central location
T. it a good capital for the entire COM
N A BISMARCK MAN.
ilnsberry, editor of the Bismarck
itated that it was the universal senti-
e COMMISSION and those accompany
' the Bismarck site was the hand
p, sented. He claimed that Bismarck
q almos unanimously by the people
Dakota aud the newspapers Of that
aost without exception, and was the
Office OF most of the competing points
eth, he said, desire tho
- Dakota, and they believe that the
J MAoOrdway, Aberdeen, Huron or Red
N >srre and other points in the south
as a second choice, because
~A cave them i'll u position TO compete
the location of the capital when
Territory is divided. lie thinks Mitchell
generally regarded as too far south,
nS but si1ty-tive miles north of Yankton,
1t would be central as to Southern Dakota,
! the people of that section are decided in
II preference for Bismarck rather than
MIS- IN South Dakota further north. He there
regards it exceedingly difficult for tho con-
ting interests in the south to center on any
nut IN that region, and thinks the most natural
ng for them to do is to unite with the mem
Il OF the commission from tho north and
ate the capital at Bismarck.
'ol. %Lounsbcrry thought the people of the
lth were too apt to assume that the COM
ision was acting for South Dakota only, aud
T it would be impossible to satisfy the
Ithern element except by the selection of
lmarck as
A COMPROMISE POINT
no thought that they sincerely believe
I'D. and they wanted to fight out
capital matter in their own way a. some
lime. The members of the commission,
'said, returned from South Dakota with
arged IDEAS of its excellence and import
;e. One of them had said he had had more
'oe' a,.t taken sno1 out t,.n of him during
ore during his whole life. Others
ro satisfied that Dakota as a Whole was very
oh better than they had supposed, and they
' no reason why the North should not at an
ly day have even q greater population than
South, particularly when the great extent
tho South covered by tho Sioux Indian
ervation is considered, not to speak of tho
&c tract covered by tie Black Hills, only
Ipted to mining and grazing.
VARIOUS VIEWS,
Burdlek OF Nermillioa, the member of the
kota legislature who alleges that J. R.
mble, recently appointed assistant prosecut.
attorney of the Territory, offered him q
be TO vote against the commission bill, was
ong the visitors from Dakota.
lie stated that the people of South Dakota
uld like to have the capital located in the
u River valley. Thore was quite a strong
however, in favor OF Pierre, and
Ways had been. If the Black Hills
had turned in and voted
til the members of the legislature
10 desired to locate the capital at
srrc, that place, he said. would have been
veal that when the legislature passed the bill
intended that the capital should be located
low the for'y,sixth parallel, although moth
Northern Dakota had uI'es always W got got
ay with Southern Dakota, although in the
nority, aud perllaps that would be the case
this instance also. He believed it would be
d politics as, II as bad policy 10 locate the
pi'al at Bisr TX. He did not believe the
rri'ory VIC ever be divided on the forty
.th parallel, but might be on tho Missouri
D. NJ. Towner of Grand Forks said that, as
understood the situation, most of the South
kota towns that had bids were ready to take
as their second choice.
Nh. G~oodykoontz of Mitchell, who has been
it'll the commission a good part of the time
zee its organization, said that he believed
~ were more divided up thar ever.
l. 6. johnson of OrdWay, said tina: the talk
a division OF the Territory on the forty
til parallel was about dead. There is no
of a division for some time to come,
i the people are coming to realize that there
ould be a capital selec,ed for the whole
ODESSA OR MITCHELL
George b. Walsh of. Grand Forks was
lght as he was going out of the door of the
tel.
What is the chosen spot?"
Ii lies between Odessa and Mitchell"
What makes you think so!"
i know it,"
Get it from the commissioners"
From my observations"
Ir. Walsh then stated that the first ballot Of the
would result as follows: Odessa, 9;
marck, l; Pierre, /: Mitchell, Q; Redheld. L;
ron, 2.
Mitchell gentleman who has watched the
omission closely, agreed with Mr.. Walsh.
said there was q considerable division of