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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
RaiIroad land Decision.

Washington, Dec. misrepresentation
Payson, of Illinois, says settlers out west
are needlessly alarmed on account of
the recent decision OF the supreme court;
that technically the titles of railroad
lands which have been sold by railroad
companies to settlers, but have not yet
been patented, still rest in the United
| States. The decision has been construed
! to mean that settlers who have SO pur-
| chased have no valid title to their lands,
and may be deprived of them at any time
| This is not the case. The title that the
| government holds to the lands by this
| decision is that the lands are to be held
to secure the cost of survey, and may be
acquired at any time by settlers by pay.
ing for the survey of their lands. The
railroad companies will then. have to
make good the cost to them. The court
suggested that q bill might be passed by
congress FORGETTING the lands not pat
ented within q time stated after the
passage of the act. Payson is going tc
introduce in the house o bill which was
offered by him last year, and passed
| but failed in the senate through amend
ments. This bill provides for the for
~feiture of all lands upon which the Cost
| of survey has not been paid within sixty
days after the holders have rereiyed no
Il ftaa
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
Reservation Gossip.

Washington, Dec. l8-The Dawes bill
to open the Big Sioux reservation is not
to have all smooth sailing. The Chica-
go s. Northwestern and Milwaukee
roads, which the friends of the bill sup
posed would not oppose it, gave indica
tions of o desire that the reservation
shall stay as it is, or at least that the
opening of the immense tract shall not
be made in o way to compel the two
roads to build west of the Missouri river.
The Northwestern, 1t is claimed, does
not want to build, being content with
the Chadren line, and the Milwaukee
does not feel invited to build to the
Hills and compete against both of the
Northwestern lines. Senator Dawes is
not in the city. Senator Mcmillan, who
as chairman of the commerce committee
is interested in the matter, says he does
not think the roads will oppose the
Dawes bill whether they want to build
| further or not.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
e
ANOTHER CONSPIRACY.

ANoIdER OONSHlRAC1.
London, Dec. 22-Advices from Spain
say that a conspiracy to establish a re-
public has been discovered at Tar
rangens, but the details of the move
ment are withheld by the government.
CHOLERA.
Venice, Dec. 2s-Fifty cases OF cholera
have occurred in the province of Venice.
twelve of which proved fatal. Many
people are heelug and the Austrian gov.
eminent has ordered that sanitary regu'
~lations be enforced at the frontier.
Paris, Dec. 22-A government dis
| patch from Madagascar says that peace
between france and Madagascar haI
been concluded. 1t is reported tina
the treaty gives France the protectoratt
over the whole of Madagascar and tina
there will be a French resident at lama
u%arive, the capital, who swlIl be charged
with tie duty OF conducting the foreigl
affairs of Madagascar. French troop
will remain in Samativa until the wa
indemnity of 100000 600 francs is paid.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
RuILER,S REVOLUTION.
Dak0ta's Statehood Move Made the
subject OF Anxious Inquiry.

| Dakota's statehood Move Made the
subject of Anxious Inquiry.
Washington, Dec, l9-Mr. Butler of
| South Carolina to-day ordered the
following resolution:
That the committee on territories be
and they are hereby, instructed to in
quire and report to the senate under and
by what authority a so.called state legis-
lature has been organized in the terri
tory OF Dakota, and by what warrant or
authority the said organization proceed
ed to elect senators to this body, and
that said committee Inquire further and
report whether the said organization
is not calculated to bring about a con-
iict of authority p%reiudical to the good
order of the said territory and democrat
izing to the territorial government.
legally organized and administered
under the authority of the national
government; and that tho said COM
mittee have leave to report any special
matter relative to the affairs of said
territory requittiDg or demanding the
attention of congress. The resolution
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
Comfn.

New York, Dec 21-A Washington
special to the Post says: There are
Indications of a protracted debate in
the senate on the resolutions of Mr..
Butler about south Dakota. The dis.
%cussion has assumed a partisan ctarac
ter, and q number of the republican sen
tors have entered upon the preparation
OF speeches.
Representative Morrison, speaking o
the movements in south Dakota, said
1.-THE present congress will certainly no
| consent to a division of Dakota and thu
! admission of one-half as O state. Ih'
| admission of the entire territory to tn
union may be possible.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22

an attack on two Germans when three
quarters of a mile from the PIT. One
man was knocked down and beaten with
o club and his iniaries are of a serious
nature. The other got awey with a few
scratches and a black eye. An alarm
was quickly raised, and as soon as three
mine employees appeared, headed by
the superintendent, they broke fer the
hills. No other outrages are reported
though an uneasy feeling prevails
throughout the valley at all the mines
where diggers are working at q reduc
ton. The miners go armed ready to re
pei any attacks.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22

Troy On. ~ Times; High license has
succeeded wherever it has been tried,
simply because it embodies elements of
Justice which all fairminded citizens can
perceive and appreciate. If advocates
of temperance would unite i'll support
of practical regulation in regard to the
liquor traffic they might accomplish a
great deal of good. The demand for
absolute prohibition can only intensity
opposition to any sort of interference by
way Of restraint. And experience has
demonstrated that when it is nomlDally
acceeded to it falls short of its purpose,
aud breeds evil consequences as hurtful
IN their nature as i~ntemperance itself;
habits of falsehood and contempt for
law being among them.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22

Press Opinions on the State Question.
st. Paul Press: If the remarks of SEN
ator Mcmillan, apropos of the south
Dakota question, purporting to give a
history of the circumstances attending
the organization of the state of Mime
sofa. are correctly reported, he has omit.
ted some facts of an essential character
as bearing upon the alleged similarity OF
the cases or Minnesota and Dakota. The
important fact which the senator omlts
10 state is that the convention
to frame the constitution of Mime
sofa was held pursuant to an
enabling act of congress passed
Feb. 26th, 1857. There were, in fact,
two conventions-one republican, the
other democratic-but they united upon
one constitution, which was ratified by
popular vote. This constitution provid-
ed for the election on Oct. 18th, 1857, of
state officers, judges, members of the
Legislature and three lmember OF con-
gress. The state legislature thus elect
ed convened in December and elected
two senators-Gen. Shields for the short
term and Hon. Il. M. Rice for the long
term. But the executive department OF
the territorial government was still in
operation, and Sam Medary, the terri
torial governor, ond j., Travis
Rosser, the territorial secretary, signed
the laws enacted by the state legisla-
ture. 1t was this legislature that pass
ed the five-miliion loan bill submitted
and adopted by the people as an amend
ment to the constitution, and it was this
confusion of a territorial executive and
q state legislature which was one of the
points always made against the validity
of that amendment. The difference be-
tween the cases of Minnesota and south
Dakota is that Minnesota elected Its
state officer and senators and repregen-
tatives in congress under on enabling
act of congress. Another point not
without interest in this connection is
that General Shields, who was
anxious for his pay to com
l mence as soon as possible, went
t to Washington beforeilhe formal admis
sion of the state into the union and in.
sisted that the senators and representa-.
, tives we're entitled to their seats under
the enabling act, without any further or
formal act of admission. This view was
, supported by Senator Douglas, bat wal
whose views prevailed. Though there is
therefore, no parallelism between the
cases of Minnesota and south Dakota
there are noteworthy precedents for the
action of Dakota as MIR. Harrison
. pointed out, in the similar action o
8 Michigan and Tennessee. In view O
. the perfectly peaceable and orderly &C
ton of the people of south Dakota il
forming q constitution and state govern
ment in pursuance of those p~recedents
, nothing can be more absurd than the
extraordinary p%retense of Senators But
l Ter and Vest that these people, who ar,
simply asking to be admitted under ths
constitution they have framed, are in
state of rebellion.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22

was laid over until tomorrow to be-
printed, and it is expected that Senator
Harrison will MAXI some remarks upon
it then. In conversation this afternoon
the senator said.
1t showed extreme constituencies on
the part OF South Carolina to object to a
state entering the union, when not long
ago she was herself SO anxious TO get
out. The people of Dakota have not
done anything informal IN their action,
but that they have proceeded with un-
usual regularity. There were many pre-
cedents for their proceedings which he
should have investigated thoroughly.
and call attention to in his speech to.
morrow, and he thought it would be
shown that Dakota had taken greater
pains to be greater in this matter than
had been known in any other states Or
legislatures authorized to hold q consti-
tutional convention. A constitution has
been regularly adopted by an almost
unanimous vote of the 10000 people,
and had been submitted to the congress
OF the United States for it's approval,
Nearly one-half of the states of the union
had been admitted without the pre-
Eliminary enabling act, but very few OF
them had been SO carefal as Dakota moi
to do anything to conflict with the
authority of the general government OIL
to provoke criticism. In the case Of
Michigan, similar proceedings occurred,
but the territorial government was over
thrown by force, and the state govern
ment was substituted for it without any
form or warrant of law. Mr.. Harrison
. did not believe that such a proceeding
a would be tolerated in these days, but nj
objection could be made to the Lawful
5 act of the people of Dakota, who hav'
t made no effort to supplant the terri
> torial government, but have simply gon
+, through the form of initiating statehood
for which they had q sufficient xcuse
In regard to the election of senators, n
d objections could be raised. He did no
Il Esee any excuse for the resolutions offer
9 ed by Senator Butler. If the senat,
wanted an inquiry into the subject th
u committee on territories would be yer
glad to make it and would repol
promptly and fully.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
CAPITAL NOTES.
APPOINTMENTS.

Washington, Dec. 22-The postmaster
general to-day appointed fourth class
postmasters in the following states
as follows: Nebraska, l; Illinois, 2;
Iowa, 6.
SPARES HEARD RON.
A board consisting of Assistant Com
missioner Stockloger, Chief Clerk
Walker and Law CLERK Barnes, desig-
mated by Land Commissioner Sparks to
examine suspended entries, have re-
ported with the following results: In
ZIG final homestead entries in Dakota
and Nebraska, showing a residence for
five years, the board has recommended
126 for approval for patent; SO are held
for further evidence; 2 for
rejection and 80 for investigation by
special agents. Tn the the 35 pre.emp.
ton cases examined in the Aberdeen
district, Dakota. n is recommended for
a patent, s for rejection and 26 for
special investigation.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
Assigned.

Syracuse, N. Y, Dec. 2s-Dow, Short
& Co., assigned here to-day. The fail
ure was precip1tated yesterday by the
failure of Silveston & Co., clothing mer-
chants, for whom the bankers carried
about $4,000. The deposits are abont
$4,000, including trust funds.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
a Fortunate,p iscoyery.

"A new light is thrown on The subject Of
Consumption by DIR. Wagner Kemp, dis
coverer Of Kemp's Balsam for the Threat
and Lungs. Arsmedy that. has proved il
self to be a remarkable compound. 1t
does its work thoroughly, stopping a hack
ing cough Instantly. Sold by Ralph NJ,
Ward. Price fifty cents and 81. Trial
re free. Get one.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
a. Grcat Surprise

Il in stoss ior all who use Kemp's Bal
sam FOR the Throa and Lungp, the grea
guaranteed remedy. Would Won believe
that it issold on its merits and that each
druggist is authoized to reinni your money
by the proprietor ofsthia wonder.ni remedy
if it fails to cure YOU. Ralph NJ. Ward
has secured the agency for it. Price
fifty cents and 81. Trial size free.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
Trading on

Chicago, Dec. 22-3 p. m,-Trading
this afternoon was very excited,
May wheat dropping to soc,
where it was held only by very
large buying. The occasion OF the
break was owing to the reported ship
ment of gold from New York to Europe
and a drop IL stocks and wheat at New
York
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
coal Mine Troultes

Pittsburg, Dec. 22-Tnere was an out.
break at the old Eagle mines neal Elk.
horn yesterday morning. At an early
hour about twenty masked men mode
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22

Council Bluffs Nonpariel: The legis-
latlon asked Of the next general assemb-
ly by the mayors of Des Moines con-
vention 10, In substance, that cities hay
Q population Of 1000 or over, and cities
under special charters be authorized and
empowered to regulate, license or pro-
hibit by ordinance the sale and manu-
faeture of Intoxicating liquors within
their municipal limits, no license to be
issued by any suoh city except on the
payment to such city of a license fee OF
MT less that. $500 per annum. The in.
tention is not to repeal but simply
amend the present law, 80 that the mat.
Ter Of prohibition and license be left with
the cities Of a certain class, with full
newer Of their license or prohibition the
sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
work

Elizabeth, N. J. Dec. 22-The Singer
sewing machine factory commenced
work again to day and the locked out
employees returned to work.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22

THE PRESS AND DAKoTAIAE RE-
cesUcs Fun Associates Press Tete-
gtapitsc AetUs mp to Fice O'clock
Each Afternoon and is the Onfg
Paper in the CITY, a,td tCifh Uhe Ear
ceptaon the Only Paper. an the South
AaI of DakorG, keeeiein9 Neps by
Telegraph.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
MARKETS BY TELEGRApH
ssw YORK.

New York. Dec. %.
WHEAr-Very firm; %0ssc higher; moderate
ly active; No. 2 red January. G21s9s92Me q.
February, 9SA@9tAc; May, s1.G0DI.0 OAc.
CoRN-Shade better; mixed western spo,.
39Q54c; futures, e 04s4c.
OATs-Quiet. firm; western, S59iSc.
~PoRA-Flrm; SO s7A@1U .S7tfc.
~LARp-hhRde stronger: 6. 27hc.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22

Milwaukee, Dec. %.
WHEAT-Weak; $3.50 cash; $3.50 January;
90sc May
OoRN-DuIl; No @. 871c.
OATs-Dull; No., 27&sc.
RYE-Dun. No. l.. 59kc.
BARLEY-Weak; No. 2. 51Ac.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
oEroaao

Ohlcs>eo. Dec. %
WHEAr-Quiet; &c higher than yesterday:
s4hac cash; sa9sc January; s5Ac Feb, uary; Ole
May
OoRN-Quiet, steady; 1850 cash year; 36m@
$3.50 January; 3aAc May.
.OArs-Firm: %ac cash, January; Sic
May.
RYE~59Mc.
BARLEY 600.
FLAxsEED-$1.11hc.
WHISKY $l.l6
airy 80 SOC February
LAnD-steady; $5.s5e cash; $3.50 Janu.
airy; Ss.C2Ac February.
Hoas-Receipts, 25,oo; active; &c higher;
light, s.. 2ogs.60; rough packing, s8.45G8.60;
OCATTLE-Receipts, $500: steady; beef cattle.
ss:5oD5.40; butchers, $2,o5@4 90; stockers, Sa.t0
94,l0,
Chicago, Dec. %. $50 p. M.
Wheat-December and January &c lower;
May, &c lower.
Corn December, &c lower.
Oats-December and May 30 lower.
Pork Unchanged.
Lard-Unchan9sd.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
Livery, Feed
LED
Sale Stable
Most Ccmmodious in the Northwest.

PETER Prop.
CORNER OF DOUGLAS AVENUE and
~ Fourth streets, formerly Garder er's ware
hopse) has the most complete Livery outfit
and sale Stable in Dakota.
Gy-Patronsge solicited and satisfaction
guaranteed.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-22
a]ails md 9akotaian

Parker Era: Turner county has gain
ed quite q reputation as q corn growing
county; and there are Q great many talk
ing Of locating in that section of Dakota
where corn can be grown as well as in
any section Of Iowa o. Illinois. Corn is
king.
Portland, (Or) News: There is .
smouldering volcano in the kingdom OF
John Taylor, and an eruption is liable
to take place any day, yet the govern
ment of the United States is either too
dull to comprehend or tool Indifferent to
protect itself. The time has passed
when further trihing with this Mormon
question should be INDUCED in, when
its solution is in the hands of the gov
eminent and is simple-merely the pas
sing Of a law depriving the Mormons Of
all political rights, and assuming the
control OF the territory Of Utah, as 1t has
Of the district Of Columbia.
S~prinaeld Times: Last week Anson
Young, of Running water, recelVeo u
telegram from Bismarck stating that his
BROTHER, Albert Young had been acci'
dentally shot near that place, the facts
of which were not received until this
week. 1t seems that he. with Others
were in that vicinity hunting deer, ant
was accidentally shot by a companion
He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M
Young who live on Emanuel creek, ant
it was with great sorrow that they learn
ed OF his death. He went from this place
to Aberdeen about two years q and ha'
remained there until within q short tim
before going on this fatal hunt. He ha
many friends in and around Springfield
who sympathize with his grief stricken
parents.
, 1885-08-25

o. AAN-N AiNNtssN
Herr Oppenheimar. British consul
general a. Frankfort. German has re
Gently made a report to the elect that the
people Of tfussia are among the greatest
Of distilled liquors in the
world. lie states on the authority Of the
official records that distilled spirits were
sold In 10. QUO houses in J russia In iS 20,
aud that the cost Of the liquor at whole
sale WIS sos. UOJ. 90 lie admits thai
few Of the cultivated and wealthy people
drink anything stronger then wine and
beer. But the workingmen drink much
much more ardent spirits than the people
Of any country except l,ussia. Denmark.
and sweden. lie declares that the
laborers of England ARE much more
temperate han those of northern Ger
many; that the workingmen in Prussia
drink on an average six glasses OF
schnapps daily per head
lie declares on the authority of DIR.
Paer. head physician Of the Plotzensee
prison, that most of the crime in Ger.
many Is primarily due to the use OF dis.
titled liquors. According to his estimate
IL per cent Of the prisoners throughout
tie empire are confined for acts com
mitted under the in uence of intoxica.
ton. Twenty per cent of them were
habitual drunkards before they were con
fined. An eighth OF all the suicides In
russia are committed by persons intoxi-
Gated, In the Prussian states not less
than 2,0l1 persons are treated annually
by physicians in the EN- llos of the gov
Tor delirium tremens.
, 1885-08-25

FFN iNfh SNhN
.Jones had been In Europe for three
months. aud as lie landed at the station on
his return home. and proudly srasped his
valisc that was covered with foreign
steamship and railroad labels. he felt that
the admiring welcome he would receive
from friends and acquaintance would
fall little short of an ovation.
The first friend whom he met said;
Hello, Jones. Going away2"
Going away repeated Jones, with
some disgust Il We been away. Europe
three months. Took in London. taris
Vienna. Eerlin-1
81 think Of going away myself. " IN.
terrupted his friend II think a week at
the seashore-"
ODD morning, . said Jones. hurrying
oil.
"The next maj he mel said
"Been away, Jones?"
Is. > he replied. with lcssened en-
thusiasm been in Europe for three
months Was all over the continent and
saw everything worth see -"
Come to think of it. | believe | did
hear something about your being in Eu
rope. Wei, solong. old man.
The next person ones encountered
asked him when he expected TO lake his
summer vacation and b the time he
reached his house his enthusiasm was so
far cooled that he gave his left hand to
his wife. aud bestowed n grateful look in
the direction Of the dog. which stood on
the porch wagging a welcome with his
tail.
, 1885-08-25

Arctic Irave'ers Notebook
After leaving D1ardlowran our diet
had consisted entirely Of frozen or
boiled fish, which is the universal arti-
Gle of food in this section of the coun-
try. In the notebook which l kept on
this journey | find tho following record
on the subject, which | give verbatim;
Every day as | advance / meet more
and more intelligent-looking people, but
il is very rare to meet any one who can
read and write. / was much surprised
to find this pitiful lack Of education
among such Intelligent and well-man.
nered people, and wondered how they
acquired this intelligence, until finally
l remembered the fish diet, which ex-
plains all. Fish, fish, fish in every form
at every n of the five or six meals a
day. Why, | begin to feel somewhat
intelligent myself, but don't believe l
look 50. Indeed, ! caught a glimpse OF
my face in a mirror to-day and came to
the conclusion that it must require on
81 lerable confidence in human nature to
accept me rs an American officer travel
ing under orders or for anything else
respectable. A forlorn and stubbed
teard upon a face sunken and haggard,
with hair struggling all over a not pre-
possessing face. The tip Of the nose,
cheeks. forehead and chin raw from
frost tes-altogether the most dismal
oh, ect | have yet seen"
, 1885-08-25

lfAataAA ia AAAtAAghHA
According to a recent writer Lord
Napier calculated that in India the
tigers devour m average of 10, 900 farm
laborers in n year. one tigress drove
away the inhabitants of thirteen vii
lagos, who lett uncultivated a space Of
usluare miles. In lower Bengal, ac-
cording to Capt Rogers, -, iOO persons
were Killed by tigers in six years. In
1siD a single tigress destroyed III vic
Tins and stopped the travel along that
route; another tiger IN three years
killed 1Os persons. The mischief done
by serponts in many hot countries may
be compared TO that attributed to tigers
serpents in India killed IL, $50 persons
in / G5, and DR.. Fayrer maintains that
if tho statistics were well kept they
would show n yearly average OF 90, Ooo
victims.