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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-26
otsl number cast NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

At 4:43 p. m. the secretary started the roll
call on the ninth ballot Brown county gave
George H. Hand Of Yankton I at the expense
Of Raymond Ktngsbury gave Hand 1 at
Shannon'a expense. Logan gave Bentley 2,
leaving Walsh with but 8 Net results:
Raymond lost !. Shannon lost 2. Walsh lost
z, Hand got 2, Bentley gained 2.
Chairman Carson was slower than the
growth of timber and gave his friends lots Of
time for consultatton and wire working. Tho
tenth ballot was commenced at 5:O5 b. M !,
and the first change was in Eaulk
county, where Judge ]. e. Bennett
Of CLARK got from Mefletoe, Kingsbury and
Raymond gained ut Hands expense
Logan returned to Walsh with 2 from Bent
ley. kichland gave Raymond 2 Of her 2 1t
the expense Of Mellette Result: "A gain OF
3 for Raymond at the expense Of Hand and
Mellette; Raymond's total, 1712s, or within
2 of his high water mark In the
eleventh ballot Hands from Brown
returned to Raymond; Neilette's 2
returned to him from Faux Turner made
the tellers tremble by voting IT for RAY
mOnd, and q 81 for Clifford None Of tie
changes were regarded as indicative of any
thing but the wash Of delegated driftwood,
and every one was satisfied when E break
did come 1T would amount to enough to mate
rally change the complication Of affairs. The
net totals on the eleventh ha11ot ,uoro.
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( importanoe nv h

0eiy C9ang01f Importance WA In the
8ain BY G1ofd ct the exneasas ~ ksllette.
" course, there was tho usual growl about
worker. among the delegates, and NJ. Need
nam Of ~ Pierre was atpoihted' sergeant at
arm. The fourth ballot was the same e tho
60! ateentton 70 the fact that Judge Edger-
ton was holding his own. There was 8 loud
buxxof Q onsultation pending the nth ballot
and those who were not delegates yaWnod
vsgorously, sadly tired by the m0H6t0ny u
hearing the counties repeated over and over
again. In tho fifth ballot HcMaster
got two from Hand county and
nellette got, 8, Shannon being dropped In
Sphinx Raymond gained ono fro m Nellette.
leaving the latter instead of q. The
changes on the fifth ballot were:
ssssassss.i ss.nnas. ios: sam: 1s'l'''' loss .
In the Sixth ballot Wade Of Emmons
county gave the Bentley two to George
Walsh Of Grand Forks Grand Forks county
was anh6tnced % eleven for Raymond q
usual, when Tom Hennessy protested
and demanded b call 6f tho dele
gatdon- One was absent and the roll
call showed George Walsh 6, J. b. Ray.
mond 4. Grand Forks was instructed
for Raymond, but Walsh evidently thought
hes hsd delivered the goods long enough
Hand changed buck again, giving Hsllette
and Shannon Logan gave Bentley's 8
to Walsh, and Mclean did tho same Sphinx
took back the Raymond and returned It to
Mellette Tho only thing Of interest in the
sixth ballot was . Raymond loss Of 8. Ham,
ilton was the Grand Forks absentee, and
would have voted for Raymond. and Wslsh's
appearance In the ring Id very small way;
huG
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Tn CAPITAL Il QUESTION.


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~
Yankton, Dak, Special Telegram, Sept 0.-
IA...I ....ss.; ~, l ~. si.v .,..,,,.. - a,,.,
'ol1 :. .uPteme oou.s .ol =: pu.p0se :" nans
ths opinion OF tho different Justices 0n cases
argued st the last term. The most important
~ tha cslehr.Asa c.n,t.l commission cssa. In
"s,.I yss.. s sss.sI - '.r. csss.s...s s p.,..... .
versed Judge Ddserton's decision and declared
The lsv eood and valid ono. The opinion Of
~ s...,s,s.--.. .,.....s y, 1,.a,. Chnr.,,
mo maloflsy ws prepared " seo6e Cn9acn
snd = IN interesting document, GOVERNS sixty
z tAr,s pages Of lesL cap: Judge Church s.y::
feit q Il n III sections of the territory, caused
lin % 10 into "a mattar fuliy md make tho
oninion az IA maioritv so eleer thst The popuisr
mind would readily ui,derstand IL Judge Ed
eerton's dissentinG opinion g mot quito 90 long,
rsSpomts u strs ys~ sbe 1o 80 ws Boh cpinious
afc Veil forhaed with references 70 confirm
various noints fusda. While these opinions
sfs dfnerent in form from the sr0ument Of tho
respective attorneys, thor are much the Same
"a substsuce, and In running them over the
reader is forcibIy reminded rsa Il The brilliant
sraurasnts nsde 81 Col. Was for the appellant
ma Woodv. Tripn ma Gailieher Tor The re-
gDondent JNdae Church frs4 deiines the ne.
lstion az = territorv q IA eeneral royernment
and the eenerai power OF 3hc territorisl ieRis-
lature under the organic act, and then dis
cusees pa nrov1sinn made IN the organic act
for chanRin1 the LOCATION Of tho seat OF govern.
mont
ma orp,nie act nrovtds. a tsmnorsr ~ sost NJ
eoyernment vests leSislaaye bower In the
governor and leQisiatiye Assembly. and ex-
iegislstion. RecoeuiEine that the center Of
population and Commerce might shift. con-
kress wisely provided ti,st the sest Of govern.
nlent, aftsf havina besn located. was still sub
feet TO change 81 the eoyernor and ieQislstive
assembly. IL Il sdmitfed. Therefore. fhst Tie
location could bs 0hsneed hsd Ire piace been
named In the bill: but dc chsnne msie bv the
now commissioners is objected to on the
ground Of the delegation Of delegated pow
ers. @ me territ0ry y large, and the session OF
Ms .Ss,s.ao Msee 70 y Gsys s,.sss ~
=; hss a p .ne el.1er
n.s. ~ q. ~ on.als.eo, ~ seaec. leM ~
S,as ~ ~ RSMsI eA'cna0a oxS. .s s..i
srI ,mr,,. ~ So sH ..ct,one W. LUZ ~ ~ .cgc
xsed ~ ~ss ~ Si .ns % t.
s,s, so p~o"R.e ~ o1 sn1 teIo PoMeI ; 70 leBlslsse
S!yv msssSs o,ssn6 6 ~ N.e'f oWn ~ ncsi
tSn ,sa 9. MMcn, 81 Dy .ne Way,
pss!sss of &. % capital gemoy. iii cannot g.
regarded o. an enlargement Of the general leg
islatvs power conferred
References were given showing how capitals
q l.s states @ md terrtore. and county sests had
70 the president Of the United States authority
to raise armies, grant letters Of marque and re-
prisal, borrow money and to do other acts Of
similar nature.
"But this" says the Judge, ."cannot he con-
sidered . case of delegated authority as it was
agents to perform certain administrative acts
which the lenialattir0 could NOT itself cnnven.
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RaymOnds losses were therefore trivial,
and amounted to nothing Of present impor.
The eighth ballot showed but one change ri
which Raymond recovered two votes from
Nillette in Deuel.. The totals were
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Whole number Of uotes oast, 3e2, Of which
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-26

Tho chair announced tho candidates
Shannon, Raymond, Mellette, Clifford, Laird,
Bentley and 1cHasterA Il was agreed the
the record by counties:
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interest thnn any since the second Deuel.
gave Mellette two at the expense OF Raymond
Grand Forks announced for Raymond, Tom
Hennessy protested again and finally the call
stood; Raymond, 10; Walsh. 1. Hand gave
solid for Mellette. The totals ON tho
seventh ballot were as follows:
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THE EIkBT REAL 6kEAK
from the Raymond forces was regarded as
Indicative. As to what 1t indicated, opinions
were divided The result of the sixth ballot
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The third ballot showed very little Shshks
Raymond lost one in Hughes, and eained n
buly. The totals on the third belle;
W.: -. -. q. -.
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she was taken suddenly sick, and in a
moment passed into All unconscious
condition from which she never rallied.
Two notorious horse thieves, Clay
Leighton and Henry Scott, recently
captured at Miles City, brought tc
Dickenson for stealing horses, escaped
from jail, prying open the door. Par.
ties are in pursuit, but as the thieves
had one hours start, and would take
the first horses they came acloss, there
is not much prospect of their capture.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
general association of Congregational
churches of Dakota met at Yankton,
with full attendance Of ministers and
delegates. Rev. Joseph Ward deliv-
cred an inaugural address as president
of Yankton college. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. George A. Albrecht,
superintendent of home missionary
work among the Germans; by Rev. G.
H. Taintor, Western secretary of the
Congregational union, and by Rev
Smith Norton, general misAionar y
Thursday ofternoon was devoted to tn,
womans board missions. The addresse,
by Mrs. NcKeon on foreign missions
and Miss Collins upon work among tn,
Indians were full Of interest, and hel,
large audience three hours. Rev. g
q. Wpdyke Of Watertown delivere,
the regular sermon before the asso
citation.
u George stickney of Elk Point lost
valuable heifer from rattlesnake bite
being unable to procure whisky 70 saw
the bovine, and has sued the count,
conmisGionsEs for refusing 70 grant
| license for the sals of whisky.
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The seoo.d Ssiiot S rs.is.1 .H :. s,,,

Ths ohangee were as foilov..
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-12-25

less than 100000 names have been presented
to the House. This is sufficient to give all
well-wishers of the soldier strong encour-
agement.
AS we have said in previous numbers
Do not let The COED agork flag. The circula-
ton of petitions and the securing of sigma
lures is the duty of every comrade who be-
lieves that the Government should aid in
caring for the broken-d0wn veterans who
gave it the best years of their lives, and the
enthusiastic service of Youth and Patriot
ism.
Whoever is anxious to permanently re-
Eeve the want and suffering Of disabled
veterans, or their widows and orphans, can
work most effectively to that end by circu-
lating petitions aud aiding to get million
signers to be presented to the House of Rep
resentatiyes.
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WHY NOT "sECRETARY" 4. Y. RICEs
We are wen pleased to notice q strong
movement in the Democratic party in favor
of the gallant Gen. A V. Rice, of Ohio. for
Secretary Of the Interior Such On appoint
ment would be creditable to the incoming
President, and very gratifying to the people
of Ohio, with whom Gen. Rice is very popu-
lar, without regard to party. No one in the
State has better military record. He went
out at the beginning of the war with a COM
pany of his boy companions of Kalida, o.,
and speedily proved himself pOssessOr of I'M
usual courage and soldiership. He was repeat
edIy promoted for gallant conduct, and as
often severely wounded. His promotion to
a Brigadier-General was followed by wound
which cost him leg He was twice elected
to Congress, and distinguished himself in
that body by his earnest advocacy of
the interests of soldiers The Arrears of
Pension Bill was introduced into the House
by him, and its success was largely due to
his zeal in its behalf and good management.
He has the qualities for an admirable Sec
rotary of the Interior. A strong lover of JUS
tiee, bold and steadfast in his convictions and
lneorruptible, he is an eminently-fit man to
put IN charge of the great interests of the
Land, Indian, Patent and Pension Offices.
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HELPING THE BILL

The Republican members of the House of
Representatives held caucus last week, and
unanimously adopted the following reso-
luton:
Resotred, That the bill known as the Mexican
PENSION Bill as amended by the Senate is entitled
10 our hearty and active support, and that we will
support any and every effort to have said bill con-
sldefed and passed at the earliest possible day.
The difficulties that it may have to en-
counter in its passage, and especially the
flibustering tactics and adverse rulings
which were employed against it last July,
were carefully considered, and Committee
was appointed to consider methods of meet
these and insuring the success of the bill
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SENATOR j. j. INGALLS,.

One of the very best friends the soldier
has in Congress and certainly one of the
very ablest men in either House is Senator
John J. Ingalls,, of Kansas.
He is remarkable man in every way.
He has convictions as intense as those of a
CromwelIian Roundhead, frmness in his
friendships, zeal in whatever cause he takes
MP, and a marvellous readiness and skill in
debate. When he rises to speak it is likely
to be a field day in the Senate. No man
there has grown SO rapidly in the estimation
of his colleagues and the country as ne has
since his first entry into that body. He has
the training of the scholar the habits OF
thought Of the philosopher, with the skill
and daring of a veteran Rupert of debate"
No State in the Nation is better represented
in the Upper House of the National Legisla-
ture than Kansas, and she is as Justly proud
of him as Ohio was of Garfield, and Maine
of Blaine
We kn0lu that had it not been for his sup
port the Arrears Bill would never have be-
come law, and he was thus instrumental
in sending millions of dollars into Kansas.
The vast amount of good work he has
done for the soldiers of the country should
be recognized by the earnest support of his
reelection by the comrades in Kansas. lie
is emphatically the man they should have
in the Senate, and his retirement from it
would be a serious loss to ALL The Kansas
people will undoubtedly return him to the
Senate this Winter, but the Kansas comrades
should improve the occasion to show their
esteem and appreciation Of his sincere and
unflagging friendship for them by a cordial
support of his reelection.
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SCORING EEAUREGARD.

As we predicted Beauregard is being well
roasted by the friends and admirers of Lee,
Joe Johnston, Sidney Johnston, Stonewall
Jackson and JEFF Davis, for his impudent
assumption that he was the only man in the
Southern Confederacy who had military
genius and aggressiyeness. Writers in va
rious parts OF the South are showing by
irrefutable evidence what n Bombastes
Furioso he is and always was Even credit
for the victory at Bull Run is denied him,
and Jubal Early's statement is quoted, where
he says:
The dispute rs to who planned the battle or COM
manded on the field, Gen. Johnston Gen Beaure-
gard is q most Improbable one. The battle " hich
Gen. Beauregard planned was never fought be-
cause the enemy did not move rs he expected him
to move. The battle which was fought was planned
by Mcdowell, mt least far as the ground on
which il was fought was concerned. He made n
movement left which was wholly unex-
pected and unprovided for, and we were compelled
to fight defensive battle that flank by bring
ing up re-entorcements from other points as rapidly
as possible. When Gems. Johnston and Beaure-
gard arrived on the field where the battle was ac-
tually fought it had been progressing time
with the odds greatly against us.
OF course, so far as loyal people are
concerned it makes but little difference
whether Davis thwarted Beauregard, or
Beauregard failed Davis, or that Joe john
ston, Lee and Bragg each delivered the other
savage stabs when opportunity offered.
They Wsye al rebels and conspirators, en-
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gagged together in the commission of treason,
and no one of them can have any sympathy
for the b1rts he received from the other
The peculiar feature of this case was that
Beauregard, while INDUCING in the custo-
mary Southern practice of classifying history
to gIorify the rebellion at the expense of the
courage ana ability of those who fought for
the Union, also falsifed it to glorify him.
self at the expense Of other leaders of the
rebellion. Thereupon rises a wild chorus
Of denunciation by those whose inhamed
vanity has been Iacerated.
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THE TESGHE CAMPAIGN, F"
Soldering Among the Louisiana BayOus.
FRANK H. EASON kND JOHN W. FRY,
ied O. Y. Y. L.
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cit is supposed that not more than one
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