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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

One OF the duties of territorial legis-
lature is to inspect the books and ac-
counts of territorial officials. 1t is o
duty generally omitted or performed in
a perfunctory way and without any
reason better than the prevalent idea
that such an inspection might be con.
strued as reflection upon the official
thus brought under legislative inquiry
There is. however, no good reason why
the employees of the people should not
be subjected to rigid examinations by
legislative committees and the rule
should be enforced to the letter during
the coming session.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

A condition of terror reigns in the
southern states among the ignorant
whites and negroes OF that section over
the dire predictions made by Professor
Wiggins, who asserts that series of
earthquake shocks are to occur there
this week. The superstitions of this un-
lettered element have been aroused and
they will dwell in an agony of fear until
the period covered by the Wiggins
prophecy has passed. At Atlanta the
coIored population are further startled
by the testimony of witnesses OF their
kind who aver that for three consecu-
tive nights the face of the moon was
streaked with blood. This circumstance,
conjared within their imaginetions, is
accepted as the promised sign III the
heavens of the approaching end of the
world. Now that the mis- chief has sown
itself broadcast over the south, Wiggins
announces that he has been mis-epre.
| sented, that he does not anticipate any.
| thing of shake on the 29th, and that he
stated only that the earthquake forces
would be south of the thirtleth parable
on that date.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

There Is an effort on foot to secure
from the Legislature, this winter, an ap-
preparation of So 600 or $4,000 to aid in
the establishment of q north Dakota
exposition to be alternately st Grand
Forks and Jamestown.-damestolon -4lert.
There will be an effort to accomplish
everything possible in the way of eppro.
priations from the public treasury, but
the preseut disposition of the people il
to send men to the Legislature who will
oppose such schemes. Legislation o.
| the nature suggested by the Alert II
probably prohibited by the recent CON
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

That was remarkable letter, the one
written to the chairman OF the Cook
county (Ohicago) prohibition committee
and signed, saloon Keepers 1t was
doubtless the voice of the lower and more
fanatical element of liquor dealers in the
city of Chicago, but its reflex will fall
upon oil individuals engaged in the busI-
ness, because of the impracticabillty OF
drawing line which shall separate
one from another. The etfasion
was brutal in its terms
and gave evidence OF murderous ten.
dency such as has recently revolution
lied public sentiment in Sionx City and
brought passive element into active
antagonIsm of the traffic. A single e1-
tract from the letter is sufficient. This
is sample:
Perhaps you think you'll sometime
close up the saloons in Chicago. We
want to tell you before that is done
every damned prohibition fanatic ,y.ll
die as Haddock did. We will Kill every
preacher, burn every church, massacre
every member OF every temperance So
ciety, and all praying women before we
will surrender our liberty or give up our
lawful business.
He who pleads the cause of the saloon
in language like this offers reason
which cannot be overcome in behalf of
the suppression of that which reduces
men to the level of his arguments.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28
A arichigan storm.

Detroit, Sept. 25.-The Free Press
Reed City special says: A terrific
thunder storm commenced at o'clock
yesterday afternoon and lasted till 9
p m. Christopher Gabels barn was
struck by lightning and consumed, to-
gether with the seasons crop, in
volying loss of $4,000. The Grand
Rapids and Indiana railroad had bad
washoat north of the depot, and the
track is undermined for half q mile
between Reed City and Crapo. On the
Hersey river the food carried away
everything. Gingrich's dam. north OF
here, was washed out at . O'Clock, and
the rush of the water cleared away
Morris d. Martins and p. and J. Bitner's
dams at this place and the dam at
Hersey is also gone. The Flint and Pere
Marquette railroad has a number ol
wash outs east and west of here. Theil
bridges, about two miles east, has beer
moved out Of position, beaides damage
to the stonework from che settling o
foundations. At Copley's, lightning
struck tree, which fell on q house
killing child and badly injuring it
mother. Their names are unknown. Th
|, loss in this section is estimated q
100000. Trains will be deiaye
severa. days.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

CORRECTING The RECORD,
Delegates i'm Congress who have beer
Returned by their Parties.

Delegates in Congress who have been
Returned by their Parties.
Yankton Press, 80: The long line OF
precedents which have declared in en-
phatic tones that no Dakota delegate
should serve two terms in congress has
been broken and Delegate Clifford will
become his own successor. This has
happened but once before in the politi-
cal history of Dakota. Ia the olden
time Judge j. z. Kidder served two
terms as Dakota's representative in the
halls of congress.
Sioux Falls Press, Sept. 25: Before
writing the above the Yankton Press
should have consulted its files. Judge
Kidder was not the first or only dele
gate who served second term. In 1861
Gen. j. b. s. Todd was elected as Oak.
ota's first delegate over q. P. BooRe who
was citizen of Sioux City. In 1862
Gen Todd was again elected over Gov.
| William Jayne, who was awarded the
certificate of election, but who lost his
seat on successful contest by Todd.
In 1864 Todd was again in the field, but
was defeated by DIR. w. Il. Burleigh. In
| 1886 DR.. Burleigh was reelected over
Judge BrookinRs. In 1888 the contes-
tants were Burleigh, s. l.. SPHINX, j. z.
Kidder and M. Toohey. Sphinx, who
was democrat, was elected by small
majority. In 1870 Sphinx was
was once more candidate and DIR.
Burleigh was again in the field, but
| Moses x. Armstrong, also a democrat,
carried off the honors. In 1872 the
candidates were Armstrong, Ct. @.
Moody and Judge Brookings and the
former was again elected. In 1874
Judge J, 2. Kldder was elected over
Armstrong, and Kidder was reelected
in 1876, The other delegates have been
as follows: In 1878 Judge G. g. Bennett
was elected over Bartlett Trip. In
1880 r f. Pettigrew defeated M. L.
McCormack. In 1882 John 3. Raymond
was elected over Judge Brookings who
entered the field as sort of indepen
dent democrat. In 1884, Judge 0. s
Clifford had majority of about $4,000
over John Il. Wilson.
1t will be seen therefore that 1t is moi
an unusual thing for delegate to bt
returned to Washington from Dakota
In fact up to 1878 Sphinx was the onl.
one who failed of reelection. Since
then however the one-term rule ha
) prevailed until happily broken ty Gil
tford at YaDkton on Wednesday last.
To sum up this mey be said: That
{ the nine men who have represente'
: Dakota in congress, Todd, Burleigh
. Armstrong and Kidder served tw
terms; Sphinx, Bennett, Pettigrew an
Raymond served one term. AS there
no possible doubt of Gifford's re-electio
it will be seen that the two-term me
: have majority of one, and it may b
8 said that instead of (iifford's renomins
q tion being an unusual thing it is follow
!, ing in the line of precedent.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

omnibus appropriation bill, through
which the conspirators were enabled
to reach their hands into the treasury.
1t is not surprising that there Is cry
for reform and genuine effort in be-
half OF reform. 1t is time for the people
to extricate themselves from the clutches
of corrupt caucus rule, which is the
foundation of all their troubles, and
assert their determination to dictate
their own future policy. If it becomes
necessary to take an appeal to the polls,
in the interest of the public good, such
an appeal would be entirely in harmony
with the prevailing spirit of reform and
the necessities of the hour.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

The new public printer at Washing,
ton has discharged l25 printers. These
men are needed in the execution OF
government work, but there Is in force,
and must be observed, q democratic
policy which demands the discharge of
as many laboring men as possible.
Party tradition places this political
organization upon the record as the
enemy of the wage workers, the servant
of artist ,crscy.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

Editor Jewell, of the Bismarck
Tribune, on his way home from the
Yankton convention, said to St. Paul
newspaper:
The people of Huron and other parts
of north Dakota are incensed at Judge
Moody of the Black Hills, who, as chair
man of the convention, choked Off the
proposition to submit the question of
division to the people of the entire terri
tory at q general election Judge Moody
refused to entertain motion to call the
roll on the adoption of this resolution,
and as the vote was viva voce, the north
represented largely by proxy, did not
have an opportunity to be heard.
Alexander Mckenzie chimed IN with
these remarks:
For once the three factions in Dakota
are all well pleased at the outcome OF the
convention. The north is pleased
because it secured the chairman and q
majority OF the central committee
central Dakota is pleased because the
convention placed itself in the attitude
OF being afraid to submit the question OF
division to vote of the people, and
south Dakota is pleased because Dele
| gate Clifford was renominated.
Elijah Coffin. of Bismarck, testified al
follows:
| 1t locks now as though Hon. John r
Gamble would be the only member o
the upper house of the last legislator,
who will be reelected. Nearly all of tn
old members are already laid out.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

Thus far with but few exceptions
(none that we now recallp the republic
cans of the various legislative districts
of Dakota have declined to nominate
the persons who represented them in
the last legislature. The feeling seems
to be universal that change is the best
medicine for cure OF the ills follow
ing like pestiience in the train OF the
last legislative organization. Chief
among the evils sought to be corrected
is the extravaganza exhibited in official
quarters under legislative license and
there is now manifested sincere desire
to check this extravagance through the
election OF legislature which will 60
to the capital in the interest of the peo.
pie and not in the interest of cliques,
factions and ambitious towns. Most OF
the work accomplished at the last session
was the result of a series of trades and
combinations, all of which, under the
statutes. was nothing short OF bribery
and would be punishable as such if any
punishment could be meted out to th,
law makers of the land. AS result
of this species of legislation we hav
subsidized towns, militia law which i
Q drain upon the treasury, capital com
mission exercising unrestraine
: auiaority, a speculative gang preyln
upon the revenues, a governor unr,
8 buked for tb@srting the will of the pei
pie and railroad carporation in abs
+ lutte possession of our goSernment. I'll
8 crowning act of all Legislative dea
: was the passage Of what Is knowa as Il
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28
Republican Ticket,
For Delegate in Congress- Territory of
Dakota:
OSCAR S. CLIFFORD,
of Canton.
County Convention.

A republican county convention is hereby
called to meet at the court house in Yankton,
October !6th 1885, at 10 q. M, for the purpose
of putting in nomination the following county
officers to be voted for at the next general cleo
tion, to-wit:
One County Commissioner, from third COM
One County Commissioner from first COM
missioner district.
One Register of deeds.
One County Clerk.
One Treasurer.
One Sheriff.
One Superintendent of schools.
One Assessor.
One County Surveyor.
One Coroner.
One District Attorney.
One Probate Judge.
Four Jusrices of the Peace.
Four Constables.
And to elect delegates to the legislative dis
Caucuses will be held on Tuesday, October
18th, at o'clock p. m. as follows:
First observation-disclosures to assent BILE IN caucus
at the public school house at Gayville and elect
six delegates.
Second precnct-Caucus at Major Stones
house, to elect two delegates.
Third precinct-Caucus at school house N
school district No. 40, to elect seven delegates
Fourth precinct-,Caucus in school house in
district No. 20, to elect six del gates.
Fifth precinct--Caucus at residence of j. hn
K Rye, in town 96, range 81, to elect six dele
gates
Sixth precinct-Caucus at school house near
John McCabe's, Walshtown. to elect two dele
gates
Seventh precinct Caucus at the residence of
Peter Egen to elect four delegates.
Eli .hth precinct-Caucus at school house
near Alex. Herman's. in school district No. Al,
to elect six delegates.
Ninth precinct-Caucus at Lesterville, at
school house to elect five delegates.
Tenth prec:nct-Gancns at school house near
Peiffer Bros, store, Lakeport, to elect five dele
gates.
Eleventh precinct Caucua at public school
house near Herman Hewer's, Jamesville. to
elect seven delegates.
Twelfth precinct-Caucus at residence of
Mr.. Litz, formerly Mike Sonnenberg, to elect
four delegates.
Thirteenlh precinct Caucus Mt armory
building, on Broadway, city of Yankton, to
elect fourteen delegates.
Fourteenth precinct -Caucus at court house
Yankton, to elect thirty d legates.
| By order of the Committee.
L. q. SMITH, Chairman.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

District Attorney Glaspel, of Stuts-
man county, rules that the recent law of
congress restricting county taxes to four
per cent of the assessed valuation of the
county does not apply to the current ex-
penses of q county but to the unusual
expenses, such as the payment of inter.
est, or bonds or for the construction Of
buildings, or other improvements.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

Judge Thomas, newly appointed to
the Deadwood district, has not yet ap.
peared upon the scene of his duties and
Judge Church is booked for the Dead
wood term of the supreme court.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28
Legislative District
Convention,
Republican

A Republican Legislative District Conven-
lion will be held at Parker, Turner county, on
Tuesday, October 19, 1885, at 10 o'clock a. IN. to
put in nomination one member of the council
and three members of the house of represen-
tatives for the second Legislative district ol
Dakota counties to be entitled to the follow
ing representation, viz: Yankton county tea
delegates. Hutchinson county ten delegates
Turner county ten delegates. BY order of the
Legislative District Central Oomn nittee.
B. S. WILLIAMS, Ohm,
Yankton, d. T., Sep. %, 1886.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

The Indications are that sixty per
cent OF the members OF the house Of
representatives will fail to be reelected
at the coming fall elections. In some
of the states three-fourths of the old
members will go out.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

The Indian bureau is about to send
out commission consisting of special
agent and an Indian inspector to visit
the Unatilla reservation in Washington
territory, with view of inducing the In
dians to take up land in severalty under
the act OF March 81, 1885.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

Silver dollars are liable to 60 out of
circulation when the new silver certif
Gates are issued. There is q demand for
the entire issue of $2O,0O0,00o of small
certificates.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

gressional enactment restricting special
legislation in the territories. Still our
legislatures do not always obey the
mandates of congress. Scarcely ses-
sion passes without violation of the
organic act.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

Judge Tripp has overruled the appli-
cation for mandamus compelling the
commissioners of deuel. county to move
the county seat from Cay to Clear
Lake.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

Lauren Dunlap, immigration commits
sioner, denies that his office is to be
moved to Bismarck.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

That the republicans of the eighth
legislative district stand firmly and un-
alterably in favor OF division on or near
the forty sixth parallel, and the immedi,
ate admission of the southern half into
the union of states, and to this end will
use all honorable means to secure the
same from the United States gov-
arppoant
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

Campbell county is to vote this fall
upon a proposition to move the county
seat from LaGrace to Mound City.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

Catarrh cured, he.lth and sweet
breath secured by Shiloh's Cstarih
Remedy. Price SO cents. Nasal injector
free. Sold by Purdy & Brecht
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

There is scheme on foot for the divi
sion of Jerauld county.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

Gitford's nomination is very ohillingly
endorsed by the Grand Forks Plain
dealer. an organ of the gang.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

The republicans OF the eighth legis-
lative district, in convention assembled,
raeolyai-
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28

There are indications that Samuel j..
Randall may be defeated 10 his district.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28
a2rests s1)la Jakutaiasn

THE DAILY PRESS AND DAKoTAIAN
is published every evening, excepting Sun
days.
TERMS OF SuBsoR1PrIoN-By carriers. per
month, 81 90; per year, BIZ 90; by mail. per
month, 81 cents; per year, $40 20.
Office-PREss AND DAKoTAIAN block corner of
Third and Capital streets.
number g.
BOWEN & KINGsBURY. Prop'trs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-12
THE OFFICES TO BE FILLED.
a Little Gossip Relative tn the Prob
abilities of To-Day.s Caucus.

To-day both political wings of the city
council will hold caucuses to determine for
whom they shall vote for the offices within
their elective power. The aspirants, of
course, are numerous, and the air is full of
rumors of probabilities and of possibilities
Petitions are being industriously circulated
and numerously signed. but it is question
able If miscellaneous petitions will be recog-
nized in preference TO known worth and
fitness of candidates. This is as it should
be. 1t would be injudicious for the council
to elect officials purely from personal friend
ship. The list of offices to be filed has
already been published in these columns.
The scramble for meat inspector and for
city physician appears TO be particularly eX-
citing and confusing. The present in
cumbents are DR.. j. L. Lee and DR.. Van
Cleve, respectively. Each has a strong
backing and each has formidable array OF
opponents drawn up against him.
A prominent member of the city council
in discussing the question of who is to be
the next president was overheard to remark:
"Unquestionably Henry Morse. The
Democratic aldermen are satisfied with
him. and it is agreed by four Republicans
that in view of the popular voice of the
people as given illustration at the polls on
a
Democrat. Mr.. Morse is i'm full sympathy
with the mayor elect, and he will serve to
harmonic all the elements. He is one of
the best and most reliable parliamentarians
in the city, and would therefore be capable
of deciding upon all technical points and
questions of order. He is practical man,
liberal minded, and his personal acquAtt-
ance with the various aldermen gives him
broad opportunities to select good and eff
ficient standing committees, and the safety
of our city depends largely upon the stand
ing committees. The vice president will be
either Aid. Sly, Aid. Haugan or Aid, Babb.
so constituted that they would work har-
moniOusly with President Morse"
If the above is reliable, and there seems
to be little doubt of it, there is small prob
ability of the Republican caucus making a
nomination to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-12
TRANSPORTATION NOTES.
THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS.
A Movement ON Foot to Investigate
Their OperaIIon.


WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE house
committee on Pacific railroads to-day in
structed Representative Richardson of
Tennessee to report the following substitute
for the Henley resolution:
Resolved. That the secretary OF the interior
be authorized 10 appoint and fix the compen-
sation OF three competent persons to examine
into the workings and financial management
OF the Pacific railroads, or such thereof as
be may deem expedient. that have received
aid from the government IN lands, or 10 as
certain whether they have observed all the
obligations imposed upon them by the law IN
der which they received such aid, or since
passed, in preference thereto, and whether
their books and accounts are so kept as to
show the net earnings or the aided roads not
reduced by constructive mileage or branch
roads or acreage mileage between aided
and non-aded roads or parts OF roads
and whether there is a division of earn
ings of aided roads TO less productive
branches, or any other wrongful or improper
purpose, and, If so, how much, and whether
there is discrimination of rates in favor o {
unaided against aided roads, and whether an y,
and. II so, how much money is due and o. Ing
10 the United States on account of mistaken
or erroneous accounts, reports or settle
ments made by said roads, or
whether the proceeds of any trust
funds or lands loaned, advanced. or granted.
have been diverted from their proper use.
The persons appointed shall have power TO
examine all books, papers and methods of
said companies, employ experts, IL necessary,
summon and compel attendance of wit
nesses, and TO administer oaths. They shall
at all times be under the immediate direction
and control OF the Secretary of the Interior,
and may at any time be removed by him in
his discretion. The committee on appro-
priations is hereby directed TO provide the
necessary funds, not exec ling $4,000 for
the purpose of this investigation.