The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-03-03
THE ICE KINGS DOMAIN.
Chatty News Notes From the
City Of st. Paul,
Described Yet Not Described--Poi-
tics, Indians, Fashion and Other
Topics Discussed.

Special Correspondence to THE MINER.
ST. PAUL, February 23.-Dennis Henne-
fin. the Bismarck irontiersman. whom
Stanley Huntley made famous in his Da-
kota sketches. rested at the Merchants to-
day on his return from Washington, where
he has been striving, together with other
Dakotans, for the admission OF that Terri
tory to statehood. He detailed to me the
efforts made by Dakota representatives in
the furtherance of their plans, and held
that the Territory would not be divided,
but would enter the Union entire. Judge
Moody and a few other South Dakota as
pirants for office are working for division,
but their efforts will only result in delay.
"Delegate Toole. of Montana said Mr.
Hennefn, Uniformed me that the advocates
OF Dakota division were delaying the ad-
mission oi the Territory represented by
him. That the two Territories should go
in together, and that he (Nlr. Toole) pro-
posed to use every effort towards the ad-
mission OF Montana during this session."
Mr.. Henneiin had q lengthy conversation
with President Cleveland and found that
the latter is well posted on Terri
torial affairs. He asked many questions,
said Mr.. H., regarding Dakota. and by the
manner he.put them, I know there's no
fear OF anybody fooling him." Mr.. Henno-
fin believed that the memorial from settlers
praying that the order OF Land Commits
sioner Sparks, dated April 3, be revoked,
received the Presidents favor and caused
the movements which are now tending so
desirably in the interest OF settlers upon
the Government domain.
Honest settlers should have no fears re-
gardihg the outcome OF these landotfice agi
tations. They are deeply interested in
curtailing the fraudulent acquisition of gov
ernment lands and though the toes of
few settlers, whose int ntions are good but
whose methods are careless, may feel the
pressure Of Government Investigations,
they cannot but eventually secure any
property that would naturally become
theirs by a proper observance OF the laws.
REDsKIN RACKETs.
The echo of IL whoop from the Indians Of
Of the Northwest is occasionally heard
through the press Of Manitoba. A recent
interview with Gen. Middleton showed that
Zoo of the troops will be taken from near
the points Of disturbance and used to keep
these redskins in check. This will, it is be-
lieyed, be sufficient. 1t is held also that
the reports of coming trouble are circulated
largely for the purpose Of aiding traders
and contractors in that district. They
had sweet plum in the Riel rebellion,
p Gifted by it to a considerable extent, and
would like to repeat the experience.
DRAMATIC DOiNGs.
The drama was represented here last
week by Mr.. and Mrs w. j. Florence with
their we'll known ability aud excellent sup
port. Their plays have been the Mighty
Dollar "Our Governor" and "Dombey
and Son." and while the difficulty OF
t!ramatizing the works nf Dickens has left
the latter with Il few i.nperfcctions it with
the other plays above mentioned, has been
received with great favor. This popular
company stars Minneapolis during the first
Ii aIi OF this week then returns here for the
last hall and goes over the Omaha line to
Saltwater ami Eau Claire and on to Mil
waukee during the week following. | was
sorry to learn from Mr.. Florence that he
would not visit Montana ON this trip.
CARNIVAL CRYSTALS.
There's spirit of freedom and breezy
dash about these ST. Paul carnival sports
that suits the partci pants, and whether
clad in the gay-colored, easy-ftting club
costumes or in the more conventional
fashion plate style OF every day, they all
enter more or less into the enthusiasm OF
the time and enjoy the pyrotechnics on a
zero night with Il zest that accompanies
exercise in the ETHEREAL atmosphere OF the
Northwest.
Therefore they never more yearn for
summer zeDhyrs and even the Pacific Chi
nook, which, during previous years. was
the proud possessor OF IL large rcle OF
friends III this region, has suddenly fallen
below par and has been i'll tlisfavor ever
since the chinook's attempt to disntegrate
and demoralize the wonderful, attractive,
heavenly, magnificent, splendid, superb,
paatial, royal and supremey beautiful
crystal castle ofthe courtly Arctic King.
The festal feasts of the carnivals opening
fortnight have taxed the innermOst imag-
inings OF our most lurid linguists, but their
descriptions utterly fail to cope with the
meteoric and borealic displays, nor with
the vari-coored electric and tirework scenes
that illuminated the nights OF these festal
days. They may not be repeated this
season. but the skating and the sliding, the
snow shoes and the skis, tfe sleisii4 and the
toboggans have become involved in the
affairs OF business, society and style in thi
locality and have come to stay.
From the hygienic standpoint as well as
in the attention the innovation has
attracted to the Northwest the ice palace
and carnival will exert beneficial influences
extending far beyond the present, and
many there are who will, in the future.
have grateful remembrance Oi the time they
dOnned the toboggan suit and began that
system of exercise which with the renewal
OF health and physical development will be
to them Il divine revelation.
SPRING PROSPECTS.
A wonderful revival Of immigiation to
the Northwest is promised in the coming
spring. At the railroad offices the enquiries
regarding Dakota and Montana are more
numerous than ever. The magnificent
agricultural domain of Dakota will, most
likely, be nearly all in the hands OF farmers
within couple OF years Cot Lamborn,
Land Commissioner OF the Northern Pa
cific, has applications for millions of acres
OF western Dakota and Montana range
lands for live stock from those who, in
most cases, already claim range rights.
The Northern Pacific has sold such parties
large amount of land during the past
year. Southern Dakota, Nebraska and
Wyoming will receive additions from the
new extension Of the Omaha IL North
western lines which are pushing into the
Black Hills mines as well as into the agri-
cultural ana stock growing districts They
are pushing business vigorouS'y. and think
they have the cattle trade by the heels,
having happened to please the stock
growers in shipping Il lew thousand head
from ChadrOn last season. The recent re-
moval OF quarantine rest strictions in Ne
braska will greatly increase the cattle
movement westward by these lines and the
Union Pacific