Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-19
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The day before Bishop Clarkson's
death he dictated this message: Give
the Dakota clergy my love and tell them
OF my condition" 81
The county commissioners Of the ter.
rltory will hold convention in May
next at Fargo The object of the con-
vention will be to regulate certain mat
ters of taxation. and to discuss some of
the laws which need repair.
Tie secretary sof the interior has sent
to the senate information concerning the
unauthorized fencing in Of public lands.
The secretary is satisfied from the infor-
nation received that the practice of
illegally inolosing public lands is exten.
sive throughout the grazing regions,
many millions being thus inclosed to the
exclusion Of the stock of all others than
fence owners and to the prevention Of
settlements and obstruction of public
travel. 80
The seal of the diocese of north Da.
kota is about two inches long by one and
q quarter wide. On the top 10 . North
I Dakota;" bottom, Deus incrementum
dat" which means ''God giveth the in-
crease" In the upper end are the two
Greek letters sob r" for Christ; next is q
sickle, sheaf of wheat and plow, all EN-.
blematical and very appropriate; then
comes the miter, key and. crozier, and
underneath the bishops initials, Nv. u.
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The action.of the democratic majority
in the houses of representatives in re.
ducing the appropriations for the rail-
way mail service will, unless the senate
shall change it, have very serious effect
in the west. and the necessary result will
be the discharge Of q considerable mum.
Der of railway postal clerks. Democrats,
at every stage Of the postoffice appro.
priatlon bill, have manifested their hos:
tility to the postal service, and attempt.
ed to cripple the letter carrier service,
but were defeated, owing to the fact that
the democrats from the cities declined to
sustain their leaders. The city demo-
Gratis. however, yesterday did not vote
with the republicans. The consequence
is thatif the railway mail service ls to
be maintained at its present standad of
efficiency, the senate will have to act in
the first instance, and then compel the
house to concur.
The unsettled status of the Hastings
l. Dakota railroad land grant is causing
a good deal Of concern to the people Of
Swift county, MINI. An appeal has been
made to the commissioner of the gener-
al land Office for ansadjustmentof 81 this
grant. and Mr.. Strait has been strongly
urging upon the department tbs neces.
sity for early action. A large number of
acres in that county are SO involved that
it is difficult to tell whether the land be-
longs to the government or to the rail-
road company, and the people in that
section are very anxious to have that
question settled, so they may know
whether they may purchase the land of
the government or of the railroad COM
pany. Mr.. Strait has perslstently urged
the matter upon the commissioner to
very little purpose. The reason given is
that the clerical force of the Office is
wholly inadequate to meet the demands
of members of congress during the ses-
sion and at the same time perform the
regular work of the department. Mr..
Strait says he will insist that the matter
shall be decided at the earliest possible
moment.
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