The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-12-02

hero might envy, @ victory over himself, and in
with aV a judgment s1I prudence lei, e ana HONESTY Sa1 t which
many a statesman might pro6tablv emulate.
New York Herald: In words and deeds. what
never lost sight OF what was due TO the people
whom he represented, and to his lasting honor
no narrow personal motives or early utilization
detected his course from the STRAIGHT and high
minded path he had determined to follow.
Important Dakota Cas- Q Settled.
Washington Special:-Ihe supreme court
handed low a decision in the case of
Buttz, administrator, vs. the Northern
Pacific railroad. Justice Field rendered
the decision. from which there was no dis
sent. The decision settles the claim of one
Peronto, a half breed, to lands in or neal
the city OF Fargo, Oak. Peronto claimed
title under presumption entry to section
z, township 1879, range 48, Pembina land
district. This land is within the limits of
the withdrawal for the benefit of the North
ern Pacific railroad. The Indian title to
the land was extinguished by treaty rat
itied May 20. 1873. Previous to this.
however. the Northern Pacific railroad had
(Feb. 21, 1879 filed with the secretary of
the interior a map of the general route of
the road, and in obedience to the law, the
general land office had withdrawn the
granted land from settlement. This
included the. land already entered
by 'Peronto, who claimed that by right
OF settlement his claim should be con-
sidered before hat of the road uponextin-
guishment Of the Indian title. The road,
or the other hand, claimed that the land
having been withdrawn from settlement be-
fore the Indian title was extihguished it
was not within the operation of the land
laws when the said indian title was extin-,
guished. Hence Peronto could acquire no
rights in the premises. Tried in the dis
trict court OF the territory by the
court without II jury, the case was
decided for the road. Peronto appeal.
ed to the supreme court of the terri
tory and the decision OF the lower court
was affirmed. Peronto applied to the
supreme court Of the United States. but
died before the case was granted a hearing.
The court affirmed the decision of the SUI
pre,ne court OF Dakota, ~vestins title in the
Northern Pacific road.
At Bonneterre, Mo-, in n fight which result
ed rom a feud between the Bess and Stock
we'll families, young Stockwell. aged six.
teen, attempted to shoot the old man Bcss
with a double-barreled shotgun. Bess'
young daughter, Minnie. sprang between
herfather and the weapon just as the trigger
was pulled. The contents Of both barrels
took effect in her breast and stomach,
killing her instantly. This stopped the
fight. Young Stockwell was taken into
custody.
The attorney general hos directed the
United States marshal at st. Louis to in
vestigate the report that agents are at
work among the unemployed laborers in
that city to secure recuits for an alleged
tillibustering expedition against Mexico.
William Pope (colored) was convicted in
Washington of an attempt to murder Gen.
q 4 AY,n,H Thin Oorn~r1 rl,sankn1 - D~-1
acting in a noisy manner III front of the
former's residence and struck the prisoner,
who. in turn, inflicted our pistol blu llet
wounds in the generals leg.
At Burlington, VT, the trial OF Miss Jen-
ME Saxton, who was arrested for forging
orders on the Burlington Savings bank in
the name OF Millionaire John L.. Mason,
was postponed to allow her counsel time
to prepare his case. In default ofbail, she
was committed to jail. Mr.. Mason and
the prisoner had an interview in which
she asked him to stand by her, but
he refused to do SO. Miss Saxton now
charges that she was betrayed by Mason
when she WAS only thirteen years OF age:
that she has continued to meet him by ap.
pointment UP to the present time; thatshe
has letters from him making appointments
n showing their relations to each other.
] Mason insists thatitis a case of blackmail.
l AZ N1AONVoA = GlC 1 y v
| railroad, q s1ockholder in the Burlington
bank, and one of the most prominent men
in the country. Miss Saxton is accomplish.
ed and beautiful. q
Alexander C.. Jones of West Virginia,
who has been appointed consul to Chin
kiang, China, was appointed consul to an
important Eastern point either in the
Hayes or Arthur administration and was
| removed early in this administration. The
l ~~1rSlnn< $1,000 r4~~@ <l~A l~ L. .--1-
a mistake in removing an, efficient consu-
lar officer, and he has now reappointcd
him to a more important position. ss
The president has made the following APP.
pointments-To be consuls: Charles Jonas
of Wisconsin, at Prague; G. T. Grellet OF
California, at Algiers; Edmund johnson
OF New York, at Kehl; Alex {. Jones oil
West Virginia at Chin Kiang. Pay direct
or: James Fulton, US. n, to be chief Of
the bureau Of provisions and clothing and
puymaster general, United States navy.
TIL president will appoint Assistant
Medical Purveyor John Moore, now sta
toned at San Francisco. to be surgeon gen.
eral, United States army, to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the retirement some time ago
OF Surgeon Gen. Murray.
Snow and temperature fell pretty gener-
ally throughout the Northwest on Che l7th.
The Reserve Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany at Grand Rapids, Mich, has collaps-
ed, risks to be insured in 1.-THE Massachusetts,
Benefit association. Gross mismanage-
ment and bad risks are given as causes,
there being no funds with which to pay the
ten losses, amounting TO $23, 600.
Postotfices discontinued: Dakota-Mills.
burg, Sargent county; Sunshine, Su~llycoun-i
ty. Postmasters commissionsd-Iowa:
Leon, F. K. Ptman; Insersoll, T.. dim
gersoll. Fourth-class postmastsrs appoint
ed-Dakota: Kelvin, Mrs., Susan K. o.
born. Iowa: Concord, Mrs. Mary.
O'Rourke; James, HIS. Hubbard; Latimer,
]. SCHNEIDER; Tracey,fE B. Hill.
One Or the late Brigham Young's sons
he's rented q big hotel fora residence at
Milford, Conn. He wants to stew all his
wives away. comfortably.
Miss jennie Sarton aot Richmond, Vt,
aged twenty years, wac arrested III BUR-
lington, VT, charged with forging orders
Tor $1,000 on the burlington Savings hank
III the name Of John IL Wilson 81 Rich
mond, 9 director In the Central Vermont
Railroad company, q stockholdsr IN the
sAvings bank concerned and ons of tho
wealthisst msnin the country.
Az Ghicsgo4 P. Cady Stanton. : capital