St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-11
TERRITORIAL TIDRITs.
Brief Items OF Interest From All
Parts of Dakota.

Inc sioux FallS Argus IS glad to have the
constitutional convention gather there often
enough to expend the $4,000 remaining of the
appropriation for its expenses, but thinks its
creation was "a bad mistake" 1t says: s'The
legislature that Matched the scheme of the
constitutional convention was sadly mistaken
as to what was for Dakota's best interests.
This has been abundantly proved from time
to time, and has been demonstrated by the
attitude ef congress towards us. If we had
taken the proper measures instead of this
foolhardy, almost revolutionary. scheme of
forcible dismemberment, long ago we would
have been received into the bleSSeduess of
union with the states
The Grand Forks Herald is in favor of divis-
ion, and its expression in the following in re-
gard to the recent utteranceS and movements
in the South reflect good deal of public SEN
timent: ''Some of the good brethren of the
South Dakota press are waxing hot where
there should now be convenient badness,
and talk as injudiciously for Dakota state
hood as that garrulous old simpleton JEFF
Davis is doing for his ''Solid South" There
is nothing 1napt either about the parallel
While thereis as little power in the one as the
other rattle trap to do direct harm to any
body, the use which will be made of the inane
utteranceS will have q disastrous effect In
diverse quarters"
The jamestown Capital, leading exponent
OF Democratic sentiment, says: Argument
is waste OF words on such wild dream of
monumental folly as the idea of South Dakota
setting up state government in defiance of
federal authority. The only way to reach
and meet such an exhibition of supreme still
pidity is by rdicule. Those statehood mono
maniacs, of whom Campbell is the chief, have
converted whatever sympathy their cause
may have once enlinsted into disgust and con-
tempt. 1t is now no wonder that Judge Edg-
erton had to go away for few days when
the convention reconvened the 5th inst
Ia ip11o
that the Mort hern Pacific and Northwestern
are to connect twenty miles south of that
place is not sustained by the indications. as
the latter road has made its survey to La
Moure and the Northern Pacific is revising
its old survey down to Port Emma, one on
the east and the other on the west side of the
James, and both roads are procuring the
right of way. 1t is advanced as a plausible
theory that the Northern Pacific proposes to
strike Aberdeen. 1t has commenced 10 break
ground for its southwark extension.
Col. Chas. Peck of Columbia, in Brown
county, is being doomed for delegate in con-
gress, on the theory that central Dakota united
is strong enough to name the candidate. and
that the north is out of humor with Delegate
Clifford. The weak points in the case are
that the center will not unite on any man.
and that the north has no special grievance
with Clifford, and will no doubt have several
candidates Of its own. Col. p, however, is
good and capable man.
1t is intimated in some of the Northern pa-
pers that the tour of the governor and his
official posse, soon to be made to the leading
points in all parts of the territory in special
car, is to familiarize the people with his at
tractlve presence and speech, with view to
his becoming the candidate of his party for
delegate to congress. He would no doubt he
willing TO go to Washington as senator, but
hardly as a voteless delegate.
John Sullivan, farmer in Walsh county,
made a foot bridge over the Park river,
which is not wide stream, for his own con-
venience, in reaching his property, and
warned his children rot to go on it, but it
had been completed but q few hours when
his two little girls crossed, and in returning
one 8 years old, fell in and was drowned
The body had not been found at last reports.
President Lawler of the National bank at
Sioux Falls has just returned from business
visit to Washington, and reports that there is
not shadow of a chance for any Dakota
measure at this session. He says that even
if there was agreement there is not time to
get any of them through, except, perhaps,
the Sioux reservation measures.
The Medora Cow Boy says libel suit is in
prospect for n Bismarck telegrapher, who
gave sensational and extravagant report of
a ball there, representing shooting, hilarity
and doubtful women as the chief features,
The aspersion upon the ladies is chiefly OBJ
jected to.
A Chinaman, direct from MS native land.
was lately shipped through Dakota to Man
itoba, said to be the first since the passage of
the law putting duty on Celestials admitted
to the Dominion. Friends met him at the
line and paid the $50 duty.
Vallandigham, the able editor of the VAL
ley City Democrat, has been East for a week
or two, and his paper intimates that he will
bring an addition to his colony of bright
female. He was not married when he left.
Sioux Falls also made a brilliant success of
its Kermiss the past week. The novel features
and varied attractions drew crowds every
nioht, and gave pleasing rotundity TO the
exchequer.
Iua recent party of Russian Immigrants go
ing to the Ipswich region, it is related that as
soon as they crossed the Dakota line there
were two births. They speak of the climate
One city in Pembina county affords an in
viting field for those ambitious to hold office.
With only forty voters it has mayor, coun-
Gil and nearly enough offices to go around.
Some $500 trees are being planted this sea-
son about the college grounds in Brookings.
That institution is having remarkable sue
cess, and is the pride of that section.
The Brookings Rifles have received th cir
new and stylish uniforms from Columbus, o.,
and are now about the nobbiest company of
the regiment. -
May IL, the Norwegian independence day,
will be observed with public celebrations at
the points where the Norsk population is
most numerous.
Gov Mellette is to deliver the memorial ad-
dress at Columbia, May 30. His official duties
leave him ample time for ornamental work