Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-07-03
JOHN SMITHS LETTER.
Something About Dakota - The
Irishman and the Whlaky.

1rishman and the Whlsky.
Special Correspondence Of the ISrER.ccyAu.l
WASHINGTON June 29.-Atter the roll.
call, last Saturday, the speaker said
sis Ordway johnson in town ?"
"Heis, sir' answered one of the west.
ern members.
"Then, let business proceed, and let
the bag-pipes play" said the speaker.
Col. Morrison bagged a bag pipe and
Randall blew Gabriel's trumpet, while
Ordway johnson sat in a gallery and
smiled his benign approval.
There are now seventy-three newspa-
pers represented by the Dakota News
Bureau, and the number is increasing.
There was never any project started fol
the benefit of the entire territory which
has met with such prompt and popular
approval.
The shyster patent-attorney and claim,
agents who are walking about this city
on their uppers are finding a narrow
field for their stale matter in Dakota.
Not n of the gang deserves the atten.
ton or notice Of a reputable Journal.
No paper can afford to advertise them,
and place their names before their PEG.
pie. The genuine attorney, the man
who is worth employing, pays for his
advertising in a manly anner. Only
the shysters send out patent letters to
pay for advertising. Moreover, their
letters are not local, but are intended
to fit Louisiana, Maine or California, as
we'll as Dakota. Their stuff is neither
news nor current comment. Their SER
vices as attorneys are worse than moth
ing. Better be your own attorneys than
employ one of the shabby, blear-eyed
tramp patent attorneys.
The present congress has done moth
ing for Dakota. 1t has shown no dis.
position to do so. The committee on
territories, of which Mr.. Hill is chair
man, is as bad as the Indian committee.
Mr.. Hill would do something for the
territory if he could. but his committee
went against him even in the bill lie
prepared on the subject Of division.
The committee on Indian affairs would
have been willing to do something, but
its chairman was and is Indifferent.
Mr.. Wellborn. of Texas. may have been
we'll born, but his breeding in this mat.
ter is not Of the best. He has been
urged by the best people in the nation
to present the bill for the opening Of
the Sioux reservation, but he has de.
clined to do so. lie has been urged by
the best men ofboth parties in the house
and senate, but he has not assembled to
the request.
Mayor Mcclure, of Pierre, still has
hopes. lie is like the Irisllman VINO
bet a gallon Of whisky that lie could
carry Mulcahy to the top Of a building,
in a hod. Mulcahy got into the hod,
and McWhistler put him on his Shout
der and started up. AS he reached the
secon story his foot slipped, and he
almost fell +; but he caught his balance
and wen successfully to the top, when
he dumped Mulcahy, and said: .'Now
thin didn't | WIN the whuSkv.'
"Faith an yrz did," said Mulc,hy,
"but whin yez fiji, shipped on the sec.
ond STORY. Il yez moind? had some
hopes, I did"
Mayor Mcclure knows that he has
slipped up on Well born. and that the
reservation will not he opened, but he
still alleges that he "Eas hopes for its
passage next winter.
There is Il great big h%ullahalloo here
over the land office at Aberdeen,
Burke and Barrett are after il: and
Brown Of Huron thinks he has II pre-
emPtion claim on it, and that his pa
pers can't be ovel-ruled. But, he don't
know what a terrific God.in-Israel Mr.
Sparks is. He can over-rule every
thing on earth, and then tackle the
rulings of heaven. and make head.
way 'agin" them. The honorable Ord.
way johnson is here working for Burke
and Major Barrel is at home waiting
for the final announcement. Charlie
Frost is here in the interest of Brown,
and Mr.. Day has endorsed him. That
looks we'll for Brown. But Senator Vor-
hees and the Indian delegation have
gone to Mr.. Cleveland and made a fight
for the gallant Burke and they seem
assured Of success. My sympathics
are with the man who succeeds. There
is nothing like success. as IL means of
triend-making. 1t catches me every
time.
Judge Clifford has received Il curious
letter from II man in Clark county.
Brother Elrud ought to be held respol-
sible Tor II. lie should educate the peo.
pie there better than that. 1h.. Clark
county man writes To Clifford, asking
the c"n%nmdru'n, "can an intldel or an
atheist settle "r prove up on II home
stead OF presumption claim? And. ifhe
docs. l. his title good? There is several
atheists here % and there is another
coming, and we want to prevent him
il We cam" Now isn't that Il nice CO.
nundrum for any chrislianized human
being in tins age to write? lie is so
chuck full Of Christianity and hrotherly
love that lie don't van anybody to sue
coed who doesn't swallow his narrow
creed. 1t would choke any manly man
to Swu How S,lch ~ roliuiop Clifford no