St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-05

man named Horton or Collins followed the
other party, on e Kennedy, about 90 years OF
age, into the house and run pitchfork
through him repeatedly and dragged the body
over the floor. An inquest was held and the
News learns that the murderer was ARE sted.
Gov. Mellette and Judge Campbell are max
ing the rounds together enthuSing the popu-
lar heart. Mellette presents the arguments
for division, winding up with glowing eulo-
gum on John Brown, adding TO John
Browns knapsack is number So 1.-THE state
of Dakota is number 39,' which the crowd
sings. Campbell then follows with his expo
sition of the constitutional character of the
state movement. Then the heat is up and
the people join the league and pay their
twenty-five cents. 1t is not claimed how
ever, that the speakers are unduly paid for
their efforts.
1t is claimed that the course proposed for
the South Dakota state is not revolutionary
because all its acts will be in pursuance to
law. 1t is replied that all the Confederate
states seeded by the alleged law of legisa-
n"as or constitutional conventions, and these
bodies had recognized legal existence, which
is more than can lie claimed for the Dakota
state bodies.
The Yankton Press notes that while Gov.
Pierce declines to be voteless delegate, he
does not refer to the upper house, and the
paper claims reliable information that a
scheme is on foot to admit as one state and
send Edgertory and Pierce to the Senate. 1t
is probable Dakota could do worse than that
One ]. w. Wood, who was sent by the Can
adam government to find out why so many
Canadians prefer the Dakota side of the line,
lately visited the Turtle mountain and other
northern regions, and stated that he was no
longerin doubt, but the less said about Da-
kota the better for Canada.
In Miner county Mr.. Mallory, the chairman
of the Democratic county committee, is treas
urer of the Campbell State league, and other
nannproTS rnamhnrS nnmO-
cratic party is not likely to have an organiza-
ton worth much under such auspices. That
is one of the strongest league counties.
The Sioux Falls Press is the leading oppo-
nent of the Campbell movement in the South,
and its opponents ungenerously attribute it
to the fact that the proprietor, Caldwell,
holds a fat Office at Bismarck that has two
years to run, which the admission of state
would throw him out of.
Cavalier county, on the northern border,
reports about $4,000 acres in wheat and
promising fine crop, early enough to escape
frosts. Il Is believed the product will not be
less than a million bushels, which is certainly
some inducement for railroad extension
there.
1t is claimed for Mcintosh county that the
purest of water is easily obtained. On one
locality, the Hoskins Herald relates, that at
depth of twenty-five feet a vein of water was
struck that flowed in a large stream seven
feet above the surface of the ground.
The papers of the section state that the line
of the Manitoba extension west has been def
ntely located about twenty miles south of
DunSeith and four or five from Battineau.
The grade is reported finished to Broken Bone
lake.
The artesian well at Columbia lately clogged
up anG stopped flowing for an hour or so.
When it broke loose large chunks of Stag con-
tanning sulphur, iron and coal, the latter both
Ignite and bltuminous, were thrown out.
The Mandan Pioneer says lot of 900 cattle
Wis recently brought from Minneapolis to
that place, about 40 miles, in twenty-nine
and one-half hours.
George S. Biswell, the Mitchell attorney
who was sent to the insane asylum, has been
discharged, pronounced sound in mind.
There are now eighty-four lodges of Odd
Fellows in Dakota, and the order is prosper
GUS and spreading rapidly.
colony of thirty French people from
Kent, O., lately located near White lake.