The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-11
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
AZ INTERVIEW ANENT DAKOTA

Nal SNNahutf uhkbes sa'hs hbout tue
"a, Warranto case. the Constitutional
Convention and the Bi.mnrr. Capitol.
T. um the Pi)Leer Press, August ..
Alexander Hughes, chairman of tho building
committee at the Dakota capital cUnmls lnu.
IA ,-oi through ~ Paul yestetday on louto
frun lankton ~ Bismarck, Mr Hughes has
laLca NJ li- quarters III bismarck, having ra.
moved his family tAilher -oms time ago lie
WAS IN iauht)u ~ counsel FOR the capital re-.
nova COMMISSION, Ia coniuuct ~ whh Cob
WIlham J. Nhi., and was present IN an adj
yso,y cal acly durIn. the argument ia the
luo warIsnto iro,eo1ing- before cher Justice
Edgertop In the opinlon OF Mr Hughes
Judge Edgorton can render but one decision
he Will make his ruling public ahou' 'hr It
{ SepscmbeI--l that vii De in tayur az fHd
LEGALITY OF tho action oi tho comm ssiou NJ
Hughes says that all the prrceurnlr, from. the
location ol the capital At Was& ngton 10 tho
locations hy Legislative comiSs. ION la Iowa
and Missouri are IN favor OF the
legality OF Dhe Dakota legislatures method Ia
adverse 10 the commission, 81 appeal wunll
be Immediately taken aud work would 20 on
a. Bismarck just the same
IHE SIouY FALLS CONVENTION
Asked fpr III opinion as Ia The methods sud
lutcuue of the Sioux Falls, Southern bakut'
y,
Mr Hughes SAID
warrant One part ot Territory can't upler
any process ot law or uiecendent. set Itself apart
aud draft a constitution. Itwouid he simply seces
SION and CongrusS wouldn't ratify H. Farther than
thl-. don't briieve the farmers and solid citizens
favor the move, aud l guess the vote to-day fUt
delegates will bo u very light one. The whole
scheme has been work ed up bY politicians aud they
have used the same methods which obtain IN cam.
pa .ns 1 have gwen gfea, deal Of thought 70 the
question Il admission, have couversed witt United
States .enaiuts and representatives, about ", aud il
II my conviction that Dakota viii not be- admitted
until after the next presidential election. II The
Democrats arc "a power they Will admit Dakota,
undivided, aud 10 onse' the Republican gain VIII
also admit some TeIri,ory-Montsna or Utah
which can bo counted ca as Democratic doa't
expect 10 see Dakota Il dvided.
BISMARCK AND THE CAPITOL.
Mr.. Hughes says the new capitol w'il toe a
very hand -omr ImIdrng, much handsome r
than that of Minnesota, though the ground
space aud plan sro similar here are 10 lie
three fun stories IN the Dakota building, and
the oatward appearance viii differ from that
IA - Paul especially a. 10 the tower The
cosi viii be fIom T2JO, 600 10 1000, aud
II is the intention u provide for all the rooms
needed, at once fixing them IN good shape The
rest of The strucjuee can be completed more
leisnreiy Brick VIII be usod largely and the
foundation il to be OF granite. Mr. Hughes
WAS evidently much impressed with Bismarck n
capabilities, and said that III one bank near
the capitol site they hal found clay winch
made admirable tire brick, red, white aud
flesh -cOlorcd brick and two or three kinds of
terra Gotta The fuel Ugnito) 70 burn the brick
IL found IN the same bank as the caly 40 far,
thc plans are general and are likely to be mod
fled or changed III one way or another, AZ the
q ue-tiulI of cost arse. The bids for con.
stinction are to be orened in Bismarck on the
llth OF tins muulh.
Nj Hughes ial no doubt that the iaud
giant wuu'd Ian ont rs well "a any 70 a-onabe
man could expect TIC liO acres aluuui the
cipTol viii probably be offered fur sale ia
September The 100 acres on tho flats vii
lo flilpw uht the town has sufficient growth
g. enhance their value for railway or manu-
fac ming purposes. The SloO, 900 ia casb,
Mi hughes says, ~ available aud always eas
been, thcle never was any reason 10 question
IL Ia In. opinion the IA Ing OF III interest IL
BtsInai ok realty aud the ,ircino III lrsccs was
du. solcly - the fact that tie thing wat
Oyordune ~ the time the capital wal
located In st Panl there vas cCasro.ated
about S:} OOU 600 OF capital waiting 10 invest
the papers had been full of the matter aud the
prur poctlve capital had secured more adyer-
tirlug ,han any other locality Ia the country
ever got Values jumped too high The locs
tIon of the capital forwarded the making oi
Il city, but didn't cause II at once As 10 rail.
ways Mr. Hughes said:
There viii be railway bul!d!ng this year ON
not at liberty 10 say how mnch or by whom.