The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-05-07

A pfoeiarAa tion by Gov. Fierce Distribu
I'd AYil61i6 the SETTLERS.


A dispatch from Chamberlain says: Attor-
ney General Rice is distributing copies OF the
following proclamation among the settlers OF
the Winnebago and Grow Greek reservations
The president has deemed it necessary to re
woke the eassaatiye order Of Feb, q, 1886. open
ing the above reservatoDs to- settlement Ihil
action is plainly inspired by the single pHfp0st
of maintaining what Is regarded as the plightsl
faith of the government and keeping lnvloiatt
the sacred terms Of Q treaty.
realize the hardships to settlers involved
in this order, and Am sure the president le
not Ublivious to or tnfnipdfnl Of them But il
has been issded finder what eeetred to the gov
eminent necessity, ana IT SHOULD be qmcslj
and peaceably obeyed Considerations OF
good citizenship, and considerations Of self
interest favor such action
The president and congress will not neglect
to see Justice done to those who have gone OF
these lands under color Of right, and who sac.
rifice their property and yield what they have
gained in order to obey the command OF the
executive
earnestly trust therefore, both for the sake
of law and order, and for the sake of the set
tiers themselves, that the proclamation Of the
president will be- obsyed without compelling a
resort to any show of force Whatever Nothing
can be gained; much can be lost by failure to
voluntarily comply with the order
suggest, Also that meas ures of some kind
their respective claims, II buvhr he opened
in each settlement, and q record be- Made 81
the facts In sach case; describing lands set
tied upon, buildings erected and e1pettee, mi
Cured, it may prove of much convenienco and
possibly facilitate a settlement of claims,
should the government consider it proper to
recognize and make provisions for them
TO assist In devising some method by which
this cen he dsns, the attorney general of the
ofsfxvrA nv1d will
aid the settlers in any manner Possible by bis
counsel and advice
GILBERT A. PIERCE, Governor
The Attorney General was questioned and
said: / would not place the number OF CLAIM
ants at less than two thousand, probably rep
and In all actual settlers have found nc
evidence that there arc any specnlstQEs figuri
ing with the lands or squattefs. ! have not
found men holding claims that have theft
homes in town, as is common when business
men go out and take clai,rs' Men who have
on the claims with them. That they
have endured great hardships is certain:
They show all the evidence of pioneers and
hard work, evidently trying to get home OF
their own Most Of them ate breaking and
seeding. This portion of Dakota IS settled
thicker than most new countries probably from
the reasons that it is close to q railroad and
towns and the fact that tree claims cannot be
filed and there Is no way to get rights to the
land except by acttial SETTLEMENT Spectators
have been effectually barred out; there being
no way of filing or making bogus entries
by land sharps. There seems to be set
tier on every quarter section of desirable land:
passed through the five townships occupied
by the Indians, and still left to them. The
land for the Indians is as good as any have
seen in Dakota. There only about l, 100 In
dams, Intending Woman and children, and
large tracts of many sectfrpe teeether are un.
occupied They could Craze 10000 head OF
cattle if they had them have heard Of no
trouble between the whites and the Indians.
have no proclamation from the governor,
but I have an address from him to
the settlers, advising them to peaeeably
obey the order of the president apA advising
them to form local organizations fol
the purpose of making records of their i'm
provements and the land they have located
! ION, with the object of preserving evidence
= their rights and the damages sustained.
Should congress in the future grant them re-
lief of any kind, it can be used do not find
any disposition to resist the authorities by
force, but an honest determination to Use eli
legal means to protect their rights, and they
are bona fide settlers. The governor feels a
deep interest in the matter and is anxious to
render the settlers any assistance in his power