Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-05

electlDg from among their number.
(seven or eight . probate judge, treasurer,
superintendent and register OF deeds.
paying the lattef salasy Of six hundred
dollars per annum, and had purchased
books for which warrants to the amount
Of ono thousand dollars were issued. All
this time there were but two quarter |
sections OF land proved up on in the
county. not more than i've thousand dol.
lan in value of taxable property. and
les than losty settlsn.Fs It this staes
Maj. Dollard. on tho sslation q Nishsel
Donley, commenced proceedings, TO on.
ment. A writ restraining them Was T. |
sued and continued in force to the prss.
ent time BY . subsequent writ. Tha
quo Waxranto suits to oust them, By Law
were required 10 be tried in tho Judicial
ssb division Of Which DouGlas eoIsty|
formed . part, and even Q change Of
venue could not be taken sxospt in open
court. The county, previous to it,
organization. had been attached for
judicial purposes to Yankton. whsrs ths
courts we're frequs0tly in session, but
in ths sub divisions created by the legis.
lsture OF 1881 it and Charles Nix 1ees1
put together, and it 10 doubtful il thDre
were men enough in both COUNTIES to
run . court With grand and petit juries,
and there was not single magistrate or
conservatof Of the peace IN either. In
fact, justice vss ontlsved, and crime
stalked in broad daylight under the laws
protecting arm. TheIs vas no way to
reach criminal in . preliminary ex.
animation except through judge Of
the supreme court acting 81 q maRis-
trate. The Charles Nix conmission.
ers Refused TO- have . court in their
county, and Chief Justice shannon
gave it as his opinion that to order 0
court without their consent would result
in open war. The ssttless of douglas
county, not in the ring, heartily cooper
ated with Major D. in his efforts TO sup
press the viiiiany, contributing Of the
means Necessary to clothe and feed their
families the money needed to pay o@esss
and witnesses, and journeying BY night
or day, through summers most intense
hest and winters ooldest storms, at the
call Of duty. It now being apparent
that Q successful end could not bs reach
ed either through the executive or judi
cial Department., and We had already
enough of the Legislative, Major Dollard
procured the services Of Hon.
William N. Springer to
| Pko0oot PetltlOu VI to0 p0Opl0 70 con.
Rress setting forth their wrongs and
praying Tor dehverance. The petition
vas presented to the lower house and n
ferred to tho committee on territories
which recognized the case - ono de-
manding prompt action. when Gov. Ord.
way appeared on tho aceno expressed
himself q TN perfect accord with the
people" and was told BY the COMMITTEES
to draft . suitable bill and they would at
once report, and secure its passage il
the house aud senate and the approval
Of the president. Ordvay drev up bal
and such bill It provided for wip.
ing ont the organization, but constituted
himself and one or two others . commits
mission to say how much Of thu
bogus debt, that was not worth /,
dollar, the poor settlers shouli
pay. Thus, after having do
prived the people of their liberties b
would AZ the price Of their restoration
For some reason this nefasious neasurs
did not become law; and the people
were saved from . worse lntliction thar
that under which they we're already
suffering. About the time the attention
Of congress vas called to the matter
Major Dollard commenced orusada
tagainse tho work Of the gang through
y ths prsss, and this, With the publicity o
the litigation brought TO light that pro
bably about two hundred thousand dol
, lars in bogus paper bad been nAnufac
. tured in the form OF warrants over th
. signature Of the chairman of ths count,
board and the county clerk, under d
county seal, but not with even th
. authority Of the commissioners, an,
back for redemption about tvent
thousand OF these warrAnts, which Wee
l redeemed and destroyed. aud about te
;, thousand moro in warrants and schoe
!, bonds that bad been offered and not solo
for the same fate, leaving on the marke
. but about three thousand dollars, behin
. which 10 the authority OF frAuduleE
organization. Az coon - these warrant
began 10 dow back in such volumes a.
, chow that the organization Was sinkin
q sh,p, Governor Ordway through th
;. associated press telegraphed abroad
y the great two hundred thonsand doll,
!. fraud he had discovered in Dousl,
9 county and OF what eiferts hs shoul
d make to relieve the people from lts sv
d effects, and staxtsd for Wssl1ington. Q
. curing interview ct every oppostunit
b to present himself In the role Of u
% Moses Who would lead the people ont
d the wilderness Of fraud and charging {
the share Of the raseslity that might /
= laid on hin shoaldess against prominel
J. politicians Who had been victimissd
u it. Arriving in Warrington. ws have
n ready seen the relief hs proposed threul
y y the aid et congress. II
it was the Nebo On vhi
70 hs fell and fertunatsly
to Joshua was raised mp to snooeed hi
10 The people How seeing every departns
1e of the territorial government and {
10 halls Of national legislation olos
= against them. boiling over With indig,
30 ton. aud their numbers being incroaa
Y. by new oonsrs. organised . vigilaz
ID committee aud proceeded to do that
er themselvss which bad besa uniustly
or MED them BY the povsss of govesnms
1g Arrived ct the den Of the gang. tho 8
e, prits had flown. saving their nocks BY
70 doinR, but the comnittee secured all [
he books, records, field notes, &c.
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