Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-08
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The house committee on elections. in
the North Carolina contest of Pool vs
Skinner, decided to report Skinner en-
titled to retain his seat.
Hutchinson County News: The name
Of J. 81. Teller. secretary of Dakota, has
been suggested for our next governor
A better selection could not be made.
Jerauld County Journal: A move il
on foot to secare the appointment o.
Secretary ]. b. Teller as governor ol
Dakota. No man would moet with Q
heartler welcome from Dakotaians than
he.
Sioux Falls Press: Bartlett Tripp
Judge Shannon and Gov. Edmunds have
also gone to Washington. We venture
the assertion that with the addition ol
these gentlemen the Dakota delegation
at Washington will s'size up" favorably
with the delegation from any state OF
territory in the union, now at the nation.
al capital.
The house committee on appropria.
tions has completed the naval sppropri.
ations bill. It provides for an appropri.
alton Of $l4,329,196, being $SS2,640 less
than the estimates, and $l,575,2sS less
than the appropriation for the current
year. A sufficient amount was agreed
upon to complete the four steel cruisers
proposed by the secretary of the navy.
Nothing is given, however, for the com.
pletion of the monitors, for which $780,
600 was asked.
The political gossips say that Henry
Watterson has invaded the stronghold
of protection and undertaken to work up
an anti Randall sentiment for the pur-
pose of crippling him in the preliminary
maneuvers for the control of the next
democratic state convention in Pennsyl-
vania. Ex-senator Wallace. of that state,
was selected as the old-time rival of
Randall to head the opposition, but it is
said MIR. Watterson's scheme has failed,
and solid delegation will be sent to the
democratic national convention with
Randall at it's head.
Fargo telegram: There is rattling
of dry bones among the attorneys
throughout this region on account of the
turn the work of the United States grand
jury is taking in investigating land
entries which are said to be. tainted with
fraud. and in which the attorneys are
said to have played 8 crooked part. A
Fargo attorneys record is said to have
undergone the gridiron process to-day,
and it is said that indictments will fol-
low in many cases. To what extent the
district attorney intends to pursue the
investigation in this direction is not
known.
Sioux Falls Press: In few days the
Black Hills will contribute four more of
its bad inhabitants to the pen in this
city, namely: Thos. Murphey, grand
larceny, one year and six months; Frank
Scofeld, grand larceny, one year and six
months. This convict is but fifteen years
of age and Judge Church who sentenced
him said it would do the youth good to
spend eighteen months in the penitentia.
ry at Sioux Falls in order to learn trade.
The judge is perhaps ignorant of the fact
that quarrying stone is the only work
our territorial prisoners can enjoy at
present. Frederic Schwartz. grand lar
ceny, three years and half; John Now
lin, assault with dangerous weapon,
three years.
The annual compilation of the latest
military returns from the states shows
the organized militia to be 8i,261 non
commissioned officers and men, and G. .802
commissioned officers, while tho unor.
ganized militia Of the states aggregates
6,4l9,912. New York has the largest or.
ganized militia force. having 1879 men
and 7ss commissioned officers. Pennsyl-
vania is second, with 1854 men and 552
officers. Florida ranks third, having
6,261 men and 455 officers. Ohio fourth,
with 5,5l5 men aud 800 officers; South
Carolina is fifth, with 1912 men and 5O7
officers. Delaware, Nebraska, Nevada
and Vermont reported the smallest Or
ganized militia, the first named having
only 234 men and 21 officers; Nebraska,
450 men and 402 officers; Nevada, 6l5
men and 76 officers and Vermont, 624
men and IS officers. Ohio has the largest
unorganized militia strength, 100000;
New York, 492,62S; Pennsylvania, 461 ,482;
Illinois, 100000; Missouri, 10000 men of
militia age, unorganized.
Watertown (Dakota) telegram: Last
evening, at meeting of the prominent
citizens of this city, arrangements were
made for holding on the 22d inst. grand
territorial ball and banquet. 1t is pro.
posed that distinguished persons, IN.
Guiding railway official dignitaries and
officials Of the territory and adjoining
states and United States officials in the
territory, be invited to attend. Nearly
one thousand dollars was raised to meet
the expenses of the enterprise, and Q