Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-18
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Orders have been issued BY Gen
Terry, assigning Lieut.. Col Richard F.
O'Brien, fifteenth infantry, 10 duty q
Fort Randall. Oak.
Bijou Hills Times: Raymond is good
enough. The fact that Alex. MCKENZIE
aud his crowd want to defeat him, ought
to be pointer to sonth Dakota to stay
by him.
Chamberlain Register: The Vermillion
Republican says that the Chamberlain
Register has been touched in tende,
spot, referring to TIE capital deal. so il
has. and SO have all the people of Dakota
whose consciences are not scared over
against all sorts Ct triokery and corrup-
tion. Nothing seems to affect the Bis
marck Vermillion crowd.
Secretary Teller has not decided to
give out the report Of the government
experts who examined the, books Of the
Union Pacific railway company. he
says the officers Of the road protest
against it as incomplete. incorrect and
unfair. Under the circumstance he feels
inclined not to report for the present at
least, and may conclude to order an
examination Of accounts.
The order OF the secretary of war. re-
lieving Capt. Il. s. Taber from duty as
chief engineer OF the departm ut OF
Dakota, has been received, and as soon
as Lieut.. Biddle, of the engineer corps,
who will succeed him, arrives, Capt.
Taber will set out for the station assign.
ed him. He will have an independent
command, and will be in charge of the
river Improvements in the state OF
Arkansas. with headquarters at Little
Rock, Arkansas.
The Galveston News publishes ex-
haustive crop reports from over seventy.
five agricultural counties OF Texas
From tho nature of the report it is i'm
possible to compute figures showing the
yield Of wheat, but careful review Of
the statements of 200 correspondents
shows that this years wheat and corn
crop in Texas bids fnir to surpass the
yield Of 1882. the heaviest in the history
of the state. Farmers are now in the
midst Of wheat harvest. The exceed
ingly warm weather Of the past fifteen
days has proved very beneficial to crops.
Much interest ls manifested in army
circles regarding the approaching court.
martial of Judge Advocate General
Swain. AS hitherto stated, the court
will be ordered by the president, and
detail of officers tor duty will be aanoop-
eed within two or three days. 1t will
be the first trial Of an officer holding
that position. Under the regulation of
the army, no officer can serve on court
martial who is inferior In rank to the ac.
cased, and as Swain is q brigadier gen.
eral, this court will be composed of gen.
erals of high rank. 1t Is expected Gen.
Hancock will be president of the court.
Gen. Benet and Gen. Rochester are men,
toned as possible members. Secretary
Lincoln has stated that the court will
convene in Washington some time during
the month. and after disposing of the
Swain case, will Immediately proceed
with the case of Col. Morrow.
Chamberlain Register: A report
gained credenoe Saturday that the In
dians had stopped q herd of cattle across
on the reservation and had taken forty
of them and driven them to the agency
and put them in corral. Investiga-
tion proved that it Was absolutely un-
true, that not hoof had been taken. 1t
is true, however, that the Indians claim
a royalty for going through the reserva.
tion, and 1t is also true that the agent re-
fused to give passes free of charge to
cattle men. But the matter will soon
be settled and we hope amicably, for we
cannot believe that Maj. Gassman will
encourage the Indians in making any
such demands. If any Indian or other
person should undertake to molest any
cattle they will be arrested and dealt
with according to law. Commissioner
Price telegraphs Gassman to make no |
charge for cattle driven along the
route without unnecessary de.
lay.
It is we'll known that DR.. Prices |
Cream Baking Powder has been made