Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-07-10

talked with members of the committee
who voted for it and urged its passage.
The entire sum and substance Of it all is
that it is intended to wipe out Nebraska
for surveying purposes by making it a
part Of the Dakota Office. The public
lands in Nebraska have all been surveyed
long since, practically, and there is little
further use for that Office. Hence, it
has been consolidated with the territor-
ial office and the jurisdiction of Brother
Taylor is extended, instead of being di-
minished or contracted. See? 1t is a
simple business proposition, mainly for
the benefit of the territory and not de-
rogatory to it.
One of the "old families" a young
man Of questionable morals, entered a
saloon here a few evenings ago to kill
the proprietor. The latter filled him
with lead, and the young man went away
to have q coroner sit on him. He has
gone to the place where saloon keepers
do not keep ready revolvers.
There are more live niggers, ffeas and
other vermin here during the summer
time, than there are hens teeth in all
Dakota. We can use poison powder on
the insects, but we cannot kill the Mig
gers; yet they are q worse pest to the
city than the vermine. Fact: God
may have made good niggers before the
war, and some may be left over ), but
none of them ever came here. He
must keep them in band-boxes down
south.
Congress is still engaged in a wordy
warfare every day members call each
other liars, and all that sort of thing,
and then 60 out afterwards, and get full
together. They are like the sailor and
the parson. The sailor was swearing
constantly and the chaplain reproved
him.
"Well, chaplain" said the sailor, "You
pray a great deal, and 1 swear a great
deal, but neither Of us mean anything
by It,"
President Cleveland has married a
handsome woman who is us brainy and
ambitious Us Mrs. Senator Logan. She
has youth on her side, and she will
have q great deal to do with his renom.
ination. All that a shrewd woman can
do to further the interests Of her hus-
band, the young mistress of the white
house will do. Cleveland is almost sure
to be remoninated. Even the politi-
clans and hitherto leaders of his party
concede that.
Republicans feel that their champion
for 1888 will be the same plumed night
who led them to defeat in 1884. They
believe that James G. Blaine is the only
man who can pilot them back to the
promised land. II they imagine that
Blaine a be elected president by Gag
ing Burchard during the campaign they
are mistaken. Strange as it may seem
there are thousands of just such asses
yet alive. Caging n will not destroy
the species.
The arrival, of Judge Pratt, of Grand
Forks, opens a new area in the political
history of Dakota at the national capital.
He has come here in the interest of sew
eral friends, as we'll as to attend to some
business of his own. He is one of the
most genial gentlemen 1 have ever met
with. He is particularly interested in
the political fate of his friend Maratta,
and will ascertain, if possible, why Ma
rata is singled out as the exception to
the Dakota officials in the matter of non
confirmation. If he gets Mt the bottom
of it all he will unearth a pretty little
muddle which is not creditable to any Of
the parties concerned.
Marshal Maratta will be here by the
time this letter reaches you. He is also
getting somewhat interested in the mat
ter. Hitherto he has uniformly said
that he didn't care for confirmation he
was in earnest. But, now that he sees
that he is being made a political victim,
he intends to know why and wherefore,
He a get along without the Office and
would probably be better off without it,
but he don't want to die without know.
ing who fired the fatal shot at him. He
looks at it sensibly. II the Republican
senate saw fit to confirm Garland, lay
! lor, Church, Mccormack and others who
were appointed in place of suspended
Republicans, Captain Dan wants to know
why the same senate leaves him out III
the cold. If Democrats are to have the
offices, as they seem to be getting there
honest and unbiased thinkers will be
glad to know why Maratta is to be sin
gled out for martyrdom, without hi
knowledge or consent. For my owl
e part, I regard him as one Of the best ant
most reliable friends any man can have;
4 besides, he is not so strongly partisan
that he cannot see good in others wht
disagree with him politically. He is ont
8 of my best friends and Iwant to see hin
e succeed.
Chairman Ryse, of Marshall county
G is the unique man from Dakota. IL
dresses, eats, walks and talks just as HI
| d0oa on his firm He hoo no aunnnafh