St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-02-28
The Northern Pacific Land Grants
Not Likely to be For
feited.
Prospect for the Establishment of q
Journal of Scientific
Agriculture.
Commissioner Dudley Advanced as the Strong
est Republican Candidate for Gov
ernOr of Indiana.
More Evidence Adduced to Show a Lack of
Completely by Ordway in
County Frauds.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l

davits filed with the president, relating to
organization of those counties, are the rank
est kind of perjury. They assert that there
never was $1,000 or any other sum raised in
Faulk county or paid in connection with the
location of the county seat; that title deeds
Of small parcels of lands have been made
and put on record running
to parties who know nothing of the
transactions, for the purpose of
making out a case, and that w. B. Tibbetts
has asserted most positively that the small
purchase which he made was a bona fide
transaction, and his whole interest in or
around the county seat probably would not
bring over $4,000. That he had not met
Gov. Ordway or had any communication
with him forlthree years before he called
upon him at Bismarck last September, and
that he never had any summons from the
governor or authority to speak for him in
connection with the organization of Faulk
county. Geo. L. Ordway, the governors son,
telegraphs that he never gave W.
B. Tibbetts letter stating that
he was going to Faulk county for
the purpose of looking it over with reference
to its organization. The only letter we ever
gave Tibbets was a general letter ON busi-
ness connected with the auditors office, and
the Northwestern railroad. All these facts
the governor asserts will be verified by sworn
testimony, and placed in his answer to these
charges before the president.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE.
About dozen gentlemen met to-day in
the agricultural department library and re-
solved that the time was rife for the publica-
ton of journal of agricultural science. Of
course it will have no connection with the
superintendent of agriculture, though com
missioner Loring's courtesy afforded the
promoters place of meeting. This journal
is to be published monthly in New York and
enough subscribers are said to have been al
ready secured to give it a fair start. 1t is to
be strictly scientific and therefore
will not compete with the
existing agricultural press of the
country and it will be vehicle of communi-
cation between experiments, stations, agri-
cultural colleges, experimental farms and all
other like agencies for applying science to
agriculture. Among the gentlemen who were
present to-day were Chas. W. Dobner, direc-
tor of the North Carolina experimental sta
ton, who was elected president of the asso-
citation, Maj. Alvord, of New York, who was
elected secretary and treasurer, President
Atherton, of the Pennsylvania state college,
DR.. Sturtevant, of the New York expert
mental station, and Prof. Bealc, of Michigan
who, with the officers named, were elected an
executive committee. Prof. G. w. Wiley,
chemist of the department of agriculture,
Orange Judd and Lawson Balentine, of New
York, o. 81. Eggleston, chief of the bureau
of forestry in the agricultural department,
were present, and letters promising cooper
alton were received from nearly
sixty gentlemen identified with
agricultural science. Among them
being Prof. Johnson, of New Haven, DR..
Cook, of New Jersey, Prof. Jordon, of Penn
sylvania, Prof. Mcbride, of Tennessee, and
Prot. George Essman, of Massachusetts.
It is hoped to make an American review of
agricultural science that will be fully equal
to any similar periodical published in Europe.
The completed plans for this review will be
reported to the meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science,
to be held in Philadelphia next summer.
FOR GOVERNOR OF INDIANA.
The Indiana Republicans have been cast
ing about for the strongest men to run for
governor in this presidential year. Mr..
Calkins has been in the field for some time,
but it was believed that he was hardly strong
enough to make the contest this time.
Col. Dudley, commissioner of pensions, is
said to be the most popular Republican
in Indiana, but he has resisted all
appeals to become a candidate and
has publicly declined to allow the
use of his name. To-day he yielded to the
advice of Representative Brown and others
and will authorize the use of his name as a
candidate for the nomination. 1t is said that
the nomination of Col Dudley would force
the Democrats to nominate Senator Voorhees,
or some other equally prominent man if they
intend to make an earnest fight for possess
ion of the state.
PERSONAL.
II. E. Thompson and wife, A. NJ Drake
and B. F. Schurmeier of st. Paul, are at the
Willards.
DR.. D. T. Collins, of Minneapolis, is at the
Riggs.
Hon. Geo. q. Walsh, president Of the Da-
kota senate, has arrived in the city.
LAsKER's BROTHER.
Morris Lasker, brother of Herr Lasker, ar
r;r rod m Ior nd fho irio Of
attention. He will be consulted respecting
the action of the house in the Lasker resolu-
tions. matter. Congressman Guenther, of
Wisconsin, will speak in denunciation of
Bismarck's action, when the subject comes
up in the house.
Western Associated Press.1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The committee on
public lands to-day considered the forfeiture
of the Northern Pacific land grant, when
Anderson moved that the lands contiguous
to that portion of the road, not constructed
within the time specified by the act making
the grant, be forfeited. Brcnts offered sub
stitute, declaring the forfeiture of the lands
between Wallula, w. T., and Portland, Ore
gon, and validating the remainder of the
ground, on condition that the road be COM
pleted within two years from January i, 1884,
and that the unsold land should
be sold to citizens OF to those who declared
their intentions to become citizens, in guam
titles not exceeding 160 acres, and not ex-
ceeding two dollars and sixty cents per
acre. Scales offered an amendment, proyid-
ing for the forfeiture of the lands alongside
that portion Of the road not finished to date.
A vote on the various propositions is post
poned until tomorrow. The members of
the committee express the opinion that the
proposition of Scales will be passed. Before
adjourning, the committee agreed to report a
bill for the forfeiture of the land grant of the
Back Bone roads. Anderson was not
present when the latter subject