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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18

More than once recently something has ap-
peared in this department in regard to the
proposed election of a successor to Gov. Ord
way in the executive chair of the territory of
Dakota, with intimations that parties who
most kindly and closely have audience with
the presidential ear were presenting cogent
reasons why Col. P. DOMAIN should be the
man to grace the responsible position. The
singular feature in the matter is that the eff
fort to secure his election has been, so far as
known, without his instance, or scarcely his
knowledge, and as nearly spontaneous as
any concerted movement of diverse minds
well could be. The most active effort APP
parently has been in business and CONNER
cial circles, not among politicians,
but those most interested in the
prosperity and development of
the great territory. 1t is ex-
ceedingly gratifying to learn through private
and reliable sources, from parties recently
from Washington, and whose means of ac-
curing information of this character are of
the best, that the question of the new gov
ernorship of Dakota is virtually settled, as
definitely so in fact as almost any future
event can be when dependent upon the Stdtu
quo of single mind, and that Gov. 2. Do
nan will, after the 22d of next May be the
official designation of one of the most indie
fatigable workers for the territory. 1t is
known to some that the president has ac-
cepted the action of the house upon the bill
to require the selection to be made from
resident of that territory as virtual instruc
ton, and the names Of those eligible under
this rule, and specially conspicuous were Col.
Lounsbury and Col. Donan. In the case of
the former, the home support was confined
almost exclusively to north Dakota. He was
regarded as the particular embodiment of
Bismarck interests, and not acceptable to
south Dakota. Col. DOMAIN has not been
identified with any special faction or interest
in the territory, and is quite as popular in
the south as in the north There is not a
paper in the territory that has not published
more or less of his writings in regard to the
country, and his name has become a syn
onym in the popular mind for Dakota,
decked in verbal .picturing that allures and
draws the flower of all states and lands, while
he is unfinching in fidelity to strong convic-
tons, and swings a Damascus blade with lit
tie regard to the concourse it invades. He
is as genial and complaisant as Dakota
June morning in the ordinary fellowship of
life, with perhaps a still stronger figure for
the gentler persuasion. His appointment as
governor will come as near satisfying all the
discordant elements as any man can, and
there is no doubt he can do more for the ter
ritory than any other living man.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
Moral S,lit for Dnl,lnncs.

Two suits were commenced in the United
States ccrcuit court yesterday by Minnie and
John Heinrich against the Northern Pacific
Railroad company, for damages aggregating
$17,920 The complaint in the first suit al
leges that on the 9th of November, 1888, the
plaintiff was a passenger on one of the de-
PENDANTS trains, running between Mime
apolis and Portland, Oregon. That while
passing through Montana, John Doe, porter
of the sleeping car in which plaintiff was
riding, let fall revolver which
he was carelessly handling, and
that plaintiff was shot in the thigh.
That she sustained serious and permanent
injuries, and has undergone great expense
and bodily suffering and pain. Her dam
ages are laid at $500
The second suit is brought by the husband
of the foregoing plaintiff who recites the
same statement of facts. In addition he
claims that owing to the serious Character of
his wife's injuries he has been delayed in his
travels and put to great expense, besides
being deprived of her services and comfort.
He lays his damages at 50, 900.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
T,co lSu1ty County Brides.

This story, told by the Blunt Times, is Of
interest, not specially for any romantic fea-
ture, but as showing how easily young men
in the states can acquire homes for their
sweethearts, and how eager the young ladies
are to come out and embrace the opportuni
ties.
Wednesday nights train brought to Blunt
two yonng ladies from Tuscarawas county,
Ohio, and in a short time thereafter two
young men from Northern Sully county had
taken them to their hearts and the next day
their homes, through the ministrations of
Justice Houtz. The young ladies are Miss
Elizabeth Rausch, of Port Washington, and
Miss Louisa Hester, of Stone Creek. The
young men are Peter Arth and Henry
Rausch, who came here last fall, made claims
in Sully, and in the fall went back to Iowa
and worked there all winter. The history of
this double wedding is that the parties were
all residents of the TUscarawas valley, Ohio,
whence the two young men emigrated two
years ago, having previously formed attach
ments for the girls they left behind. The
boys worked in Iowa and Nebraska, saving
their earnings with a fixed purpose TO estab
hsh themselves i'll homes on farms of their
own. BY last fall they had saved sufficient
money to make the necessary improvements
on their claims. Last fall they returned to
Iowa and worked all winter, saving, as be-
fore, and this spring returned with fine
teams, cows, pigs and chickens. They en-
larged their shanties into good houses, and
when everything was approaching readiness
notified the girls that they were ready to re-
ceive them. The girls arrived Wednesday
evening, and the boys met them at the
train and took them to the Dickoyer house.
Mr.. c. r. Huntington, who is a neighbor of
the bridegrooms, brought in Justice HOutz,
and when the young ladies had made their
toilets the couples were mrrried. The brides
did not come empty handed, either Each
had $3.50 which they had accumulated by their
own industry and economy, and Thursday
morning they started for their new homes to
begin life in this new country with the fairest
of prospects for prosperity Mr.. Hunting
ton, who takes great interest in his young
neighbors, was naturally curious to see what
the prospective brides looked like, and ex-
presses his great satisfaction that two such
worthy young men have secured wives whose
faces reflect that they are in every way worthy
of their excellent husbands. All parties are
such as Sully county may be glad to welcome
as citizens.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
Tle Rnd lands.

The Bad Lands Cor Boy is trying to show
that the name of that section is not entirely
warranted by the character of the country.
1t has been supposed that except for cattle
range the land was entirely worthless, but the
paper quoted says:
''By repeated experiments the land has
been found extremely productive, and it will
raise vegetables in profusion. The strangest
thing about the soil is that the tops OF the
buttes, from two to four hundred feet high.
have been found far more productive than
the bottom lands. Beyond gardening, how
ever, agriculture will never be success here
on account of the broken nature of the cOun-
try. To the east and southeast, however, no
better land can be found anywhere. The
buttes which have hitherto been considered
worthless, except for their wealth of coal and
the shelter they furnished stock, are now
found to be regular gold mines. Red and
white brick and potter's clay abound, and OF
a quality unsurpassed in the world. Fire
clay, cement, molder's sand and sandstone,
all of the very best quality, are in almost
every butte. The coal, one to five veins of
which can be seen in every raw butte, is the
best quality of Ignite to be found in Dakota.
Beyond all this it is certain that there is
large amount of petroleum in the Bad Lands,
as many streams are so thickly covered as to
be unfit for drinking. Whether it will pay
to sink wells for it is a question which will
soon be decided. A great future is certainly
in store for the Bad Lands
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
DAKOTA& MONTANA.
Collected and Forwarded by Tele-
graph to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms April II, to the St
Paul Globe.
Dakota Notes.

Wahpeton has new weekly, the Mercury,
edited by John G. Greig's, very spicy young
writer
cinnamon bear, weighing 1900 pounds,
was recently killed by the editor of the Bad
Lands Cor Boy, with his shooting IRON"
Some of the south Dakota papers are en-
thusiastic over Judge Palmer, the new bench
man, because he opens court with prayer.
They had not heard of such thing before.
Good judges put the air line distance from
Medora to Deadwood at 172 miles, and the
towns are about equally distant from the
west line of Dakota, some 10 miles.
In Pembina county last week eight town
ships were thrown upon the market, and the
land is being rapidly taken up. There are
but three more townships in the county to
come in.
The Planknton Star is to be revived as a
square-toed Democratic sheet, by Hon. O.
D. Miracle. Some of the Republican papers
see special pertinency in the name of the
editor, but such things are becoming COM
mon in Dakota.
commencement was made Yesterday at
laying rails ON the Fargo Southern and it is
promised by the officers that Fourth of July
excursion can be had over the 120 miles from
Fargo to OrtOnville. 1t is believed that the
line will command almost the entire freight
business east from Fargo and sets in with
the brightest prospects.
The Bad Lands Con- Boy contrasts the two
main competing lines for the freight haulin g
to the Black Hills in this unfavorable way,
as regards the old established Pierre route
''With ten changes of horses it took the last
mail on the Pierre line nearly seven days
to get into the Hills. Messrs. Jones, Louthan,
Jorgan and Deffebach came through in three
days and half with no change of horses.
Our route is dry and dusty. The Pierre
route is perfect quagmire of gumb"
This statement by the Woolsey Journal
seems to be applicable to all parts of Dakota:
San encouraging feature Of the immigration
this spring is the large amount of fine stock
that is being brought into the country.
Finer horses, mules, oxen and cows were
never seen anywhere than are being taken
off the cars at our stations by people who
have secured farms in this vicinity; and the
same thingis true of all parts of the territory.
1t shows that the farmers who are settling
up the country are progressive and possessed
of means, and in their hands our broad,
beautiful, fertile prairies will quickly blossom
as the rose.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
THE HOME SINNERS.
Drnnkards, Thieves, and Disorderlies
Before judge Burr Yesterday.


81 am ahigh license man, your honor, and
l just went around to the saloons too see how
the thing worked, but somehow they knocked
me out" was the eloquent plea of Mr..
Mealey, as he stood up in the bull peu yester-
day, dead marker for temperance lee
ture.
II believe in high license, toe" remarked
the court, "and will send you up for five
days"
VIM. Doherty had also looked upon the
laughing bug juice, and he learned too late
that wine is mocker. His hair pulled a
dozen ways for Sunday yesterday, and he too
was sent out for five days.
'EWere you drunk" queried hizzoner as
Mr.. Regain stood up. II was, your worship"
was the candid reply. Give dollars or five
days. responded the court, and Regain pro-
duced the shekels.
VIM. Blackwell, gem men of color, was
arraigned on the charge of larceny.
Blackwell was implicated with Frank Pratt
in the robbery few weeks ago, of the Drum
Majors saloon, and he was arrested in La
Crosse, Wis, and brought back yesterday by
Detective Ahern. The hearing was continued
until tomorrow morning.
John Norton was arraigned on the charge
of disorderly conduct. The complaint was
made by Mary Trainer, and as there is a
woman in the case something rich may be
developed at the hearing, which was contin-
ued until to day.
In the afternoon John Carr was up on the
terrible charge of whipping his mother. The
examination was continued until to-day, and
he was committed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
4 DOctOred Mortgage.

Judge Vanderburgh rendered an import
ant decision in the supreme court yesterday
in the case of Laura E. Russell, respondent,
and VIM R. Reed, appellant. The case was
the fraudulent alteration of a mortgage orig
inally given to secure four notes, amounting
in all to S1,70O, to secure six notes swelling
the amount to $4,000, as also an alteration
of rate of interest. The original mortgage
had been supposed to have been lost in the
mails by the defendant after it had been
recorded, when at the hearing in the court
below it turned up in the hands of the ap-
pelant, with visible erasures of ''four''
notes with ''six'' written in, and similar
glazing erasures and substitutions for the
amount of interest which the four notes were
made originally to bear. The defendants
request for a new trial was granted by the
supreme court on the ground of illegal sur
prise'' alone, without taking any other points
into consideration.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
Bay Front Purchase at Duluth
by the st. Paul &
Manitoba.
Three Hundred and Twenty-Five Immi-
grants and 300 Cattle for the
West Yesterday.
Arbitrator Bague in st. Paul to Fix
Percentages Of the North
west Pool.
One Steamer for st. Louis To-day, and
Another on Tuesday
Next.
Mnnitoha Rni1rona purchases.

Duluth Herald, April 16-The Manitoba
Railroad company, through James Hill, pur-
chased from James Stinson $50 acres of land
adjoining what is known as the diagram lots
in South Duluth and fronting on ST. Louis
bay. The price paid was $4,000, which is
net profit to the seller of over S44, 900, he
having purchased 1t a year or two ago for less
than $1,000. The people in Superior City
are very much exercised over the matter,
that is, those Of them who have been let into
the knowledge of the transaction which was
consummated last Friday. This would seem
to indicate that the Manitoba road is going
to virtually make that her terminal point,
and that the yards and docks will be built
on the st. Louis bay Only one corner of
the property purchased comes up to the water
frontage, and that is the northeast corner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
She celehrated Their Going.

The residence of Woodward avenue were
highly amused couple of days ago by the
upshot of feud between a Mrs. Corfage
and family named Keller, who have re-
sided in the same block for several years past
as neighbors, while their relations were any
thing but neghborly It seems that so hate
full did the feud become that Mr.. Keller pre-
ferred rather to sell his house and lot than to
longer remain in propinquity to Mrs. Cor
fage. He actually sold out, and the other
day he proceeded to move away. Mrs.
Corfage got onto the scheme and she pro
cured COW bell and going out to her porch
she gave Kellers parting serenade, scream
ing hurrah and almost fainting with delight.
Her action caused considerable fun in the
neighborhood though by most it was re-
garded as a spiteful piece of work
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
From, Jredora to the Black HIS.

The Cor Boy says that the explorers of the
route from the Northern Pacific south to the
Black Hills are agreeably surprised at the
character of the country. 1t says: "When
the road strikes the ridge, some of the best
agricultural land in the territory is found,
and with few exceptions extends clear to the
Hills. Besides the precious metals found
here, there is at least one vein of pure hard
coal which is now mined extensively and
found to equal Pennsylvania coal in every
respect. a vein of the purest mica has been
found, and is now being sold at the mine
for 800 cubic foot The supply seems in
exhaustibe. These reasons, besides MANY
others, make if almost certain that railroad
will soon be built. 1t has been under con
sideration for some time and as for almost
half the distance the road will require no
grading whatever and will be immensely re-
munerative we feel safe in predicting that
the road will at least be commenced before
six months are passed.'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
People speak of st. Jacobs Oil, the great
pain-cure, as miracle.
THE DUDE OF THE CABINET
Expresses Himself as Well Pleased
with the Outcome of the Star
Route Cases.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-The attorney gen
eral to-day sent the senate letter concerning
the action of the department of justice in re-
the star route cases, in which he says, in
part: ''Had it been originally supposed the
cases would occupy the time they did, proba-
bly, the rate fixed would not have been asked
or given. When, however, the trial was te-
diOusly protracted by the policy of the de-
Tense, the sum total paid for the services of
Bliss did appear excessive, and I accordingly
urged some abatement be made by him, as
did also to other counsel. Ker's bill re-
duced, and Merrick made reductions at nv
request but Bliss insisted on
full compliance with the require
ments of the original contract. In
one instance he claimed it allowed him, to
charge for arguments sum in excess of
500 per day, which 1 refused to grant, and
on the 4th of November, 1882, he wrote
letter threading to withdraw from the case if
his account was not paid. While the cases
were in progress thought it injudicious to
insist on concessions which would bring
about the withdrawal of Bliss. l don't think
the amount received by Merrick and Ker ex-
cessive or out of proportion to that paid in
cases of even less magnitude between private
parties. In the first trial of cases VS.. Dorsey,
ct al, 1 personally appeared in court as often
as my other duties would permit, followed
the case with care from day to day and made
the closing argument before the court and
Jury. Two of the defendants were convicted
in the first trial, but the irregularity.and in
congruity of finding subordinates guilty and
and failing to convict the organizers, those
who made the gain and those who had set on
foot the whole scheme to rob the government
was so manifest the verdict was set aside
upon motion of the government. On the
second trial there was an acqnittal The
public men who were involved in these cases
were not on their trials before these juries
alone. They were on their trials before the
people of the United States and were con-
victed by the common judgment of the whole
country They were not punished by impris-
onment, but they had better be in prison now
than at large, the objects of scorn and
aversion. These prosecutions have not been
without usefulness either l have been in
formed by postoffice officials that they have
saved the government in that department
alone 100000 per annum. The effect has
been to deter all adventures who throng
about the departments in Washington. The
same officials have assured me that before the
cases were begun the halls of the postoffice
department were swarming with these dis
honest jobbers. They are there no more.
The wholesome terror of these trials has ex-
PEELED them. The thoroughness of these in
vestgations has made it plain that there is no
place so high that it could become the sane
tuary for a thief or public robber.
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
Attorney General ),
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
- SIS. In Probate Court, Special term March 49,,

CfTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
- SIS. In Probate Court, Special term, March 10,
1884,
In the matter the estate Of Adam GOTHAM deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of August Olson
of said county, claiming to be entitled to convey
ance of 'lOt number eight 90 in block number three
90 Of A. GOtZians Encouragement Of Sigels addition
to Saint Paup' in said county, frOmthe executors
of said estate, setting forth the names, ages and
places of residence OF all persons interested in said
estate to be conveyed and the facts upon which said
claim Is predicated;
is ordered that said petition be heard before the
A. D. 1884, at O'Clock a. M at the Probate Office
in the city Of Saint Paul In said Ramsey county and
that all persons interested in said estate appear then
and there to show cause Of any they have why
decree should not be made authorizing and directing
the executors of said estate 10 make and execute
q conveyance of said premises TO the petitioner.
1t Is further ordered, that notice of the time and
place of hearing be given all persons interested
In by the publication Of this order four
successive weeks in each week. the last of
which publications shall be at least fourteen days
before said day Of hearing in the DAILY GLOBE
newspaper printed and published at Saint Paul In
said county aforesaid, and that copy OF tsis order
be served personally all persons interested In said
residing in said county, at least fourteen days
before said day of hearing and all other persons
interested, by depositing forthwith copy Of such
order in the Postofce Saint Paul in said county
at their place of residence, unless it appears that
their residence is unknown.
By the Court.
Il. 81 WI B. McGRoRTY,
Judge Of Probate
Attest: FRANK ROBERT, Jr., Clerk mar2I .5W.fri
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
Land Seekers Fooled.

This from the Blunt Times shows some
thing of the eagerness of residents of Dakota
to secure claims:
TUESDAY morning there came to Blunt a
rumor that the Winnebago reservation had
been opened to settlement. Immediately
there was a rush for the livery stables, and
several farmers who were in town forgot
what they came for and ''scooted'' for that
tract-''Fort Smith, as the Mohawk justice
made his writs returnable. The road south
of Blunt was kept hot for some hours, and
then came corrected report over the wires
that 1t was the ''Little Sioux reservation,
not the Winnebago, tract containing about
a township of rock and gumbo, above the Fl
Sully reservation on the river and includ-
ing little peninsula that isn't of
any great value. As the message came
along the line the operators heard it, and
some of them told it as a great secret to
their friends. Those friends told it as a
gS-ea. secret to every man, woman and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
interpretations.

Articles Of incorporation were filed with
Che secretary Of state yesterday of the Dakota
Land, Loan and Coal company, to buy and
sell land, deal in mortgages on real and per-
sonal property, loan and invest money in
lands, execute deeds of conveyance and re-
lease, deal in stocks of all kinds, etc. The
principal place of business is to be the city of
Winona, and the same commences April "a,
1884, for continuance of thirty years. The
capital stock is $4,000 divided into ], 900
shares Of 500 each, with the highest amount
of liability limited to $4,000 The incorpo-
rators are Luther Dearborn, William L. New
man and William A. Paulson, of Chicago; c.