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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22

good SOLD constitution I'd success fully lra
sent II to congress for statehuoi There va
but ono delegate who prot, std against sum
mary dismissal Of the subject III,
Was H. NJ Williamson of Mood,
country. He made minority report
protesting stouuy against the wnol,
proceeding OF the committee. The frauce
committee announced that the expense ol
holding this convention had been approximatod
at SoOO, and asked for Instructions as To how
the amount should be collected 1t was pro-
posed that 1t be raised by assessing the coun-
ties represented, in proportion to the number
OF delegates. and that the delegates be held
responsible Tor the collection Of the assess
meht The resnlt Of such procedure at the
huron convention was recalled There tho
6runt Of the burthen fell upon few coun-
nes uggesuon prevailed that the
subscription, and al instance of the way
they do business in Dakota was given when
tho delegates drew their wallets aud laid down
the necessary ducat-. These men say there is
no dead beat business about this: that they
are suffic emily in earnest about StatelooI Ia
cme here, give 1t their time AMI foot tn his
without calling upon their constituency Dur
ing the consideration Of the bill OF rights,
which abolishes the grand jury system, eov-
eral lawyers in the convention uncorked their
ylals OF wrath upon the jury system in general
Judge Moody said:
The whole Jury system ia A relic Of barbarian,
rue source OF any amount Of corruption and in
Justice, aud should be abolished. 1t is the shield
behlnd which All rascals hide man who honest
~ believes he has "A good case il always ready 10
waive "a jurY The expense of main aiming a grand
lur' has long been money thrown away on a
farce.
}. X Gamble of lankton also favored trial
by Judge only. Ex-Secretary Hand said.
have seen both Of the gentlemen (Moods and
Gamble IN cases before jury acting as counsel.
"Ltfe had they themselves been on trial, and a
lury sitting IN Judgment, they would both have
gone 20 the penltentary.
There was hearty laughter. The report, as
adopted, not only does away with the grand
ufy, but gives defendant privilege of waiv.
ng trial byl ury IN criminal cases.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22
The De Smet Leader.
PUBLISHED SATURDAYS
BY
BROWN Il SHERWOOD,
TERMS,

in New York city few DAYS ago, a
policeman dubbed man to death. He
was arrested, thus partially dispelliug the
idea that the club is furnished for in.
discriminate use regardless of provoca.
ton or consequences. The punishment
OF this clubber may have the effect of
teaching his kind that prisoners have
some rights as human beings which DO
iceman are bound TO respect
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22
DECLARED Unconstitutional.

| YANKToN, OAK, Special Telegram. Sept Is.
| The decision of Judge Edgerton on the quo
| warranto case AGAINST the capital commission
| appointed by the last Legislature was made
public tins morning, although Judgment was
pronounced IN open court at which the indce
| and The officers of the court WAS present, Aug
"a lhe full text of the judgment is as follows
Territory Of Dakota, Second Judicial District. In
District Court in aud for Yaukton Couuty-The
TER 'ory of Dakota, on information of H. Il. Smith,
District Attorney of pako'a Territory, plain
M, vs.. Milo Scott, Burleigh r. Spaudng.
Charles III. Myers Alexander McKenzie, George A
Mathews. Alexander Hughes, Henry H. Delong
John Beldinc and NJ d. Thomson, defendants
Al special term o! the district court within and for
me county OF fankton, In the second judicial dis
trct Of Dakota Territory, held at tho court house
10 the city OF iankton on the 9th day Of August,
1883 Present A. j. Edgerton, presiding
Judge and officer Of the said ! Court court
summons with copy Of complaint having
been duy and personally served on each of the
abote-nAned defendants, aud the said defendants
having each duly appeared aud served an answer to
the said complaint, and this cause having besn
regularly called Tor trial in lis order the calendar
at July -. special term Of this court and tbe
plaintiff appearing by T. q Smith, district atior-
uey Tor the SAID second judicial district, aud q. G.
Moody, Bartlett Trpp aud Gamble Bros. its attor.
nrys' and the defendants appearing by William 4.
Was their attorney, aud Alexander Hughes. per so,
TO- MS co-detendauts, aud fhereupoc the plaintiff
by its said attorneys duly moved for judgment on
The pead'ngs herein. aud the said defendants also
and ny consent OF the said parties in open court.
Bo h OF said motions were thereupon argued to-
Rether, aud both of the said motions duly coming
IN 10 be heard and the having listened 10 ar
gumen's on behalf of the plaintiff by e. Moody.
Bartlett lriDp, and ID r. Gamble and the
said William +. Villas on behalf Of tine said defend
ants aud the court being duly advised in the
premises and having duly considered the same tho
court overrues the said motion for the defendants
ana grants and allows The said motion for the pisin
th. II Is, therefore, on motion OF the said district
attorney aud the said attorneys for the plaintiff
ordered and adiudged that the said defendants each
of them be ana they are hereby forever ousied and
excluded from the said offco Of the commits
soner mentioned In the said act 10 the
natAEdaptt nt Edsp ttnsreae aeiSGaEpsd Sa t,. ahd
recover If The defendants the sum Of ---- dollars
costs taxed aud allowed herein. Done in open
court thi, 27th day OF August. A d. 1888 BY
the court. A. j. EDGEEToN, Judge
Attest EDWARD EDGERToN. Clerk.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22

Mr.. Geo. Ii. Wright, who is employed
by the North Pacific railroad to look
after the timber and fruit interests along
the line OF the road, has visited most Of
the points as far west ~ Bismarck for
the purpose Of ascertaining the qualities
Of soil and climate with regard u their
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22

tuae the on. ior'Ssa,h ,sn,io, 'arao o. noa iati.
| No - Lawrence, Butte aud Mandau, two sens-
| tofs Representative districts-Dstrct No ], Up-
| ION, no representatives.: No. =, Clay. two repre-
| sentaires. No ,, Yanktou. three REPRESENTATIVES,.
| No. 1. Blnhomme three representatives: No. s.
oha'es, Mix. Brnle and Buffalo three representa-
: nve'; No. q. Douglas aud Huchison, three renre-
I lhhrcln 3 representatives: No. 8. Miunehaha, 4
| representatives.; No. 10, Moody. = representa-
iv'S No !. Hanson aud McCook, representa-
| tivas No y. DAWSON and ssnboru, 3 representa-
| IVts' No 10 Aurora aud Gerauld, representa-
,; sa 3D. No. L'i Is, and pro5siss. Mos.
REPRESENTATIVES; No 6Kiugsbury and CLARK, three
repfes,ntaires; No. II, h adle three representa-
iheS; No Is, HIND two representatives; No 10,
ihde, one representative: No. 90, sully, Potter
Ma.~orth and Campbell. and all OF that
p1uon OF the Territory lying north of
,lr said counties and south OF the 45th
tMall" % north latitude three representa- ives:
No. II Hugtes two representatives: No %
faIs, Edmunds aud Mcpherson. and ali that por-
non OF The Territory north o. said counties and
s"lih OF the forty sixth parallel OF north lati.
tnde, two representatives: No 23, spiuk.
tree representatives,: No "a, codding-
ton, three representatives; No -, Duell.
oae repro en'atiye; No. 26, Hamnn. one repre-
sentative; No ~ Grant, one representative; No
- Roberts one representative; No 20. Brown,
said county aud south OF the forth sixth parallel
ot the ncrth latitude, thee representa-
uves: No 10 Day, and all that portion
~ the Territory north OF said county
ara south Of the forty SIKH parallel Of north at.
iude. one representative; No. 81, Pennington two
representatives.; No. ~, Custer aud IAtl r. yer. one
reptesentaNe: No. 33, Lswrence, Bate aud Man
Tan, FIVE representatives.
DEADLOCK
During the morning hour the report Of the
committee on schedule was partially con-
-ldered. A adl0ck occurred on the seventh
teclion, which prosumes that State legislature
county aud town officers have been elected
lhe question arose. will it DO expedient 10
elect these officers when the constitution il
presented in November for ratification: or
shall We wait until we be admitted 10 State
hoods Some Of the longest heads contanded
hat congress would consider the constitution
more favorahly IL II full complement OF officers
Te elected agd their certificates presented for
aliiicaton 10y congress with the constitution.
ma that the work of the conven-
ION Will Only be half completed if
hey are not elected Gen. F. M
llebach, one OF the brightest aud most innu
'ntlal men IN the convention, known through.
nj tho Territory a. the sguatter governor, in |
thrilling speech, advocated not only the eIec- |
ion Of leg slatiye State and county oficera.
mt two members Of congress aud two United |
states senators. The subject was finally made
he special order Of the morrow that
PROHIBITION, |
he special order FOR 1880 to-day, might be |
aiken up.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22

Foy the last three or four days two stran.
gers have been staying at private boarding
house in Milwaukee, apparently having no
special business. The conclusion is that the
two men are detectives of the English gov
ernment taking notes on the situation OF
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22

the Irish question in this country and the
sentiment lelt in regard 10 it. This conclu.
sion bad hardly been reached when the two
en- disappeared II is believed that they
LETT Tor ST. Paul, MINI and that they are
following the wake Of Thomas Brennan.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22

SIOUX FALLS, Dak, SPECIAL Telegram, Sept
D This has been field day for dc ba ters in
the constlut onal convention At the very
opening of The convention, at y o'clock this
morning, the question: "Shall we elect State
and county officers and congressional rcpre-
senlalve- AZ the election To ratify the constitu
ton III November, and then elect two United
States senators aud present them 20 congress
with tie constitution, or shall we wal, until we
are admitted TO Siatahoud?' came 10 M the
consideration OF the report from the comm ttee
oa schedule, and was IA bone OF conten-
ton nntil the adjournment AT $50 this
afternoon. when II went over as
ttc sp clal order for to night, and at the night
session 1t was not decided, AMI WAS ma the
order for Monday al . o'clock. The debate
grew exceedingly interesting at times, aud took
vide latitude, developing all Of the underlv-
ing principles upon which this move t. State
hood l. based The question was one merely
on policy several delegates held that To elect
to congress for ratification with the constltu-
uon, would prove more cOncluslvely the earn
estnrss and sincerity of the people, showing
they were ready on the il slant 70
assume all the fuuctions Of Statehood,
while others contended that it would hazard
the Chances for Statehood aud handicap the
committee To be sent To congress with tia con-
ST turon in that IT would be claimed that the
cit.z is were eager for Office Staieg0v-
ertlnen because they presented both issues at
once ALout two dozen amendments were Of
fer.d most OF them being tabled, some setting
da O. next spring and summer for the election
of officers, o,hcr stipulatng Ia clearer ana
mon i c.tc terms that the officers elected
sh 'ui.l not assume power nor be- EMIT ell to
coml usttlon uuti congress ra'iles tho
constitution, and Others striking out
OF avoiding the question by ambiguous
terms Of language. Tonight The convention
IL seemingly 30 nearer conc lus!on tran this
morning, and the question seems shout equally
divided with odds IN favor of eieciug officers.
1h" Affirmative side OF the Issue has gained
some strength on the argument that to elect
oific4tS VIII bring ont The full vote Oh the con-
st,tuluD, and by enli ting more strongly those
having an interest III securing tho -cais TO
whlch they are elected, VIII insure more energy
i'll the CAM aign for atohood
Since prohibition, the election of State oft.
GERS and few other issues have taken up &C
much time and there are other repor's which
must receive lengthy consideration il is un
likely tie work OF the convention will be com
pleied before the end Of the next week
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22
IN FAVOR OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE

lie closed by saying:
Who can say that my wife and daughter are not
as competent To vote as / am 10 hold Office? True
they may not be as anxious as | am tprolonged
laughter, and cries OF You're right judgel" and
esnecially as to the latter That's all they want,
ofhcc') etc.
Both majority ami minority reports on
woman's rights were indefinitely postpone l.,
as the subject involves a matter for the
legislature TO determine
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-19
Tom Fitch's Hat.
NEw Y.RK. Anril 9. ISS.

NEW 1JRK, April D, 1883.
 ED. CITIZEN: I met Tom Fitch on Broadway few days since and was pleased to see him. He looked well happy and hearty. Hs has I under stand opened an office ID this city, had on at5ls tins a round top hat which IS called Derby, which I was wearing, such as you have seen him wear h Tucson. H L. sail, I must relate to you an experience which I have recently had in this city, T was walk ing down Broadway when a man stopped me and said, how do you do Mir. Johnson. 1 Said tu him, my name Is not Johnson. I am ThOs. Fitch ot Tucson. Within a block another man met me and said "now do you do Mir. Fitch. saw you iu Tucson" Fitch 7rpliel l am glad to see you, but really 1 can't call your name although your cOuDtensuce Is familiar.
 The gentleman sand, where are yOu gong Fitch; the reply was to my office. The apparent gent said all right, I want to see you aDd will walk with you there. Just before reaching tue office this new friend sad, come m here and take a drink This proposition being assented Go, Tom went in the saloon and then saw bunko game. His new made friend put down ten dollars on the game and won. The! took their drinks. The friend then proposed to Tom to put up $50 on the game as he was sure to win, and asked Tom to put up the money This was too much for our Arizona friend. So he sald tO his new made acquaintance. "I will treat the crowd 1T you will tell me what there IS in my per sonal appearance winch caused you to pick me ID for d-d fool"
 The fellow not in the least discon- certed, said, "Fitch 1t Is that d-d hat" Since then our friend Fitch wears a high plug beaver. W. B. B.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-19
In Iranbln.

4 former resident of Tucson, has, through chain [ unpleasant clrcum- stances. got into serious trouble, at Or gan, a mining town sixteen miles west of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The cir cumstances are briefly as follows:
 Robt. Ellio;t,a brother of Treasurer J. McC. Elliott Of this county, has been f.r some time living at Organ, and with sn- other brother, Van Elliott, was engaged Il mIniug about five miles from town. Mrs. Vau Elliott was left at home, as her husband was seldom absent more than a few days at tune. She Is a delicate lady, not accustomed tO the ugh from tier life, besides which she soon expects 10 lild little Moses among the mythical UulTushes.
 Sam Hester is a Texan, who Is en- gagged In hauling and selling water tO Jus people Of Organ. He nas been Gc- cUsed of stage robbery, but was released for want Uf sufficient evIdeuce to con wet.
 On Thursday. May 3d, on finding Mrs. ElnOtt alone lu uer hJdse, II, ster made improper aud lusuitIug adv nces, which were indignantly repelied, aud as she Tau from the house tO seek the protect lou of a ueIgaOor. Hester fired hIs pistol and yelled, frightening the poor lady al most out Oi her senses. Sue sent for uer husband, ani both he and Robert EllOtt returned that night.
 The next day the EiiiOtts arrived themselves with the expressed deter miIatlOn tO make Hester apologize. | When the latter made his appearance on the opposite sIde of the street he Was armed and accompanied by several friends. The Elliott, approached hlm, l aud while Robert was taking with Hes 1 ter, to get nlm Go apologize, the latter | d CIV uIs pistol Co sh pot Robert, ana l Nau Elliott, believing his br ther's life | Co be In danger, raised his shotgun and l lred, the shot taking such effect that | Hester died fore the next morning | The wounded man emptIed four cham | Ders of uIs revolver at the E.lIOtts with ! out effect. 4 stray shot from EllICtt's | gul also wound d tue wrist uf George l Hauey, who vas with Hester.
 After the affray, the L liO.ts surren- l-red themselve, and were examined |
 efore justice at Las Cruces and were | ueld ln S4,OOO bonds to appear at the I next term I the District Court. They | mad no trouble in tiu ling the necessary | -ureties, and some fl the best names in Las Cruces are un their bonds.
 The trouble there Is regarded Rs a lest case between the lawless element aud the respectable society, as the whole Of the best peuDle of that l -e- -yIpn k with tho Eliotts, aud the trial will be one of great interest.
 The many friends of the Elliotts in Tucson regret the al eveut, but believe hat the homicide was iustitiable, from her knOwledge of the character of Mr. Elliott.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-19
ACard Prom ar. Spring.

TUcsoS, ARIZONA, May llth, 1883.
 EDITOR CITIzEN.-I would like to ask you for few lines space just to answer an assertion Of the Eco de Sonora, as quoted in the Fconterizo of May 1lth. It assumes that stated in my letters from HermOsillo that to the easy virtue of woman Is to be attributed the i'm morality of society there. That IS an error, 1t IS much the other WAY; but the one who makes tine above assertion about my writings has not understood my correspondence from first to last, and l believe had best begin by studying the English language. I cannot enter into a newspaper war, which is generally very tedious reading for outsiders) as I am convinced that my de.ractor does not understand what ne reads in English, d fact of which he gives clear proof by his quoted assertion.
 In conclusion I would say that what I gave as "informatiou" was such ob- iained from Mexican gentlemen of un- questionable character and high stand ing ID the community. If the editors of the paper above mentioned cannot understand that delicacy forbids me to mention their names, I am sorry for them. SPRING.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-19
In Limbo.

Deputy Sheriff I. D. Casar ega, of Cal. abasas, arrived last evening with Lisle, the rustler who escaped across the line at Nogales few days ago. He Is ac- cused If stealing horse belonging to Tony O'DJnnell, and was arrested iu Calabasas. but discharged because o. Donnell did not arrive in time to testify agalust hIm. He Was afterwards Tear rested by the deputy sheriff. but escaped as was detailed iu the telegrauhic dis patches a few days ago. Mr. Casanesa at last caught hIm d third tune when be was surrounded by an angry mob at Nugales, who were about to adjust a moose about his neck. Justice J. H. lurner ordered the deputy sheriff to Orlng Llsle before him at Harshaw on Saturday evenlng, but the threatening rOsItlon taken by the people 50 leopard. ized the life of the prisoner that the of- tical boarded the tram aEd brought hlm tO Tucson. A writ of hAbeas corpus will probably be issued, but there Is such direct testimony against the man that he will undoubtedly be heli.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-19
Ludge Sheldon.

Hon. A. W. Sheldon, the newly sp- pointed Judge of the First Judicial Dis trict Court, arrived in Tucson SatuIdsy evening, and is stopping at the Porter hotel.
 Judge Sheldon is an Ohio man-thai is, he was born and reared in that gor d old State. He was educated at the Den ison University, and afterward gradu- ated from the Columbia College Law School, New York. He entered the vol unteer service in 1861 as private Tn the I7th Ohio regiment, three months troops and upon the expiration of that term of service, he became ad!utant of ihe 45th Ohio volunteers. In October 1862, he WAS commissioned by President Lincoln d C4p.aIn and COmmissary of Subsls teuce, he having been severely wounded iu battle and incapacitated for active field service. He served till the close of the war on the staff of diff ferent field ofic r., snd WAS last on the staff of General Hart-anft, Third Di. vision. Ninth Army Corps. At the clas of the War he was ordered to Richmond, as Commissary of Subsistence Of Vir- ginla, and remained in that position un- til March, 1866. making an entire period of army seryIce of five years, lacking one month.
 Shortly after leaving the military ser wise, Captain Sheldon returned to the practice Of law in New York, and his firm, Lockwood, Sheldon & Lockwood, l22 Broadway, was for seven years at torneys for tie Prison Association of New York.
 In the spring of 1880. his wounds troubled him SD severely that he was compelled to relinqni-h bis business and was contemplating going tO the sOnth under the advice of hls physician when he was tendered through his friends the editorial chair of the Baltimore Herald. He accepted this position as a temporary change, but remained edItorln-chisf for more than two years, until his pres ent appointment.
 Upon being notified of his appCint- mant Co the Arizona bench, Judge sheldon went to New York for the pur pose underg ing a u-gical operation, but the physician thought the limited time at his disposal aud the volume of business awaiting him bere, might com hlne to ren fer such an operation at this 'ime lndi-creet. and it was theSefore delayed until a more favorable opp0rtun- fly.
 Judge Sheldon is very Drepos- Sessiug gentleman, with frank and modest appearance. He IS slender in physique, with light hair. and a nous Al r,lur. He comes to Tucson at a time when the jndicial seas are ruffied and storms of legal discord are hanging darkly overhead, but there Is a raj bow of hope that promises a clear sky, in the fact that the clogged wheels must begin to revulve very soon or the county will iapse into the chaos of the more primitive and uncertain times ot long ago.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-19
Gils Bend.

Fresc q M uer.
 Thls noted place on the road from MarIcopa to Yuma, on the west side of the Maricopa desert, known to thou sand of people who crossed from east to west via the Gila route, is about to be- me fl much note, from th- fact that it Is the station from which a large mining country Is to be supplied, aud from the further fact that an immense valley k to be reclaimed from d barren condition by the appropriation of water upon the same and fields of grain to take the place of mesqnlt trees and sage brush Large Irriga,Ing can lls are being con structed around the If townships recent ly surveyed by Governor R. c. Powers. and every acre of the same, belonging to the government, has been located. Next year this particular section will have, no doubt, from two to three thon- sand people within its border, busily making homes and sbeautifying the grounds by planting vines, shrubbery and orchards. Nowhere can be found lands superior to those along the Gila, and those who have secured land in that section are fortunate indeed It is pos slble that the Gila Bend section may surpass Phenix in the raising of fruit, from the fact that it lIes south 90 miles in a somewhat warmer locality.