Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-02-04
INTER-OCEAN
DAKoTANs ON THE POTOMAC
Johnson's County Seat Gang-Oth-
er Fellows,
'pecial Correspondence Of the INrER.OcEAS.

er Fellows.
Special Correspondence Of the INrER1OcEAN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The presence
IN tho city during thspsH week of Hon.
L. G. johnson and his followers from
Aberdeen produced quite a local ssnsa-
ton. The fact that Dakota's contingent
was here knocking at the doors OF the
congress and seeking admission as one
great imperial state, was heralded from
senate to house and back again from
houss to senate. The president wanted
to sec the contingent from the wild and
woolly section; and he saw them. Some
OF them came with buffalo o%vercoats;
others came with fur trimmed toggsry;
and someo Of them came with low nscksd
dresses and cleaning white ivory skin
which made the nude IRONS of eastern
girls shallow and callow by comparison.
Most Dakota mon travel without their
wives, and it is well for the wives that it
is so. But occasionally a Dakota man
borrows enough money to come here
and bring his family with him, and the
ladies always win more friends than the
hustling men do. Dakota women haye
sense enough to look wise and say
nothing Of their fellow Dakota girls.
The ambitious fellows, however. always
open up their yawp and commence to
lie about and SANDER each other as soon
az they reach tho city. The Hon. Ord
way johnson and his followers on the
occasion of their present visit, however,
did not devote much time to mendacity.
In fact there has not been SO orderly and
gentlslnanly a crowd here from the
prairiss for q long time. They seem To
hays hardened unto the words of wisdom
which I spaks unto them prior to their
coming. TO see Charlie Mccoy, M. r.,
Mccormick, johnson, Clifford and Gallo
talking together like reasonable men,
was the fulfllmsnt Of that scripture
which sayeth: ''The lion and the lamb
shall lie down together, and n little
scribe shall lead them.' Judge Clifford
has treated the admission-as-a-whols
contingent with remarkable fairness.
Thor0 is less of the sectional partisan
about Clifford than there formerly was.
He is charitable, considerate and work.
ing hard. No man could be moro earnest
for the general interests Of the territory
than he. Frank Pettigrew has truthrully
said: Clifford is a better delegate than
we have had since tho days of Kidder."
BY tho way speaking of Pettigrow, there
is not q better man in tho whole terrific
~ to send here to look after any special
interests. Albeit q pleasant gentleman
and seemingly a mild fellow. Pettigrew
has considerable Of the bulldog hidden
behind his broad and Expansive smile.
He fixes his teeth into a measure, grabs
the broadcast portion of it's pants, and
holds on until the teeth give way or the
dry goods rip. He has interested him.
solf with Kleiner and others in the
matter of the opening Of the Sioux ros-
sfyarion, and he is hanging to the work
like a grim unyielding Roman. Flo has
considerable of the sanguine in his
makeup. and expresses the belief that
the bill is booming along in good shape,
But, he is not alone in that opinion. 1t
seems to be in tho air, this session, that
the Sioux reservation shall be opened
for settlement and progress. Secretary
Mccormack said this evening": "There
are two things that can DO accomplished
for Dakota, and only two. First, we
have II additional judges, and second,
the Sioux reservation will be opened"
That seems to voice tho sentiment OF all
b have looked into the matter. BY
the way, that same Mccormack is look
ing remarkably we'll for q territorial
Official. Hard words, abuse, and calum-
ny rolled off his back like water from a
thoroughbred duck. Hn is growing
stouter and more dignilicd; and by the
time Dakota gets ready to send Demo-
cratic senators to Washington, McCor-
mack will be fat enough to fill the bill
and hold down one of tine seats with
great weight and aldermanic dignity.
Mr.. Kleiner is the happy mar now. His
wife 10 here and he is all right. Prior to
her arrival he was AZ miserable as he
eould possibly be. Now Ito is all
smiles, contentment and business.
In the language of st. Paul: "There
are no flies on Kleiner." IIe works
hard, and ho works fast. / have
said 30 much of his hustling ability
hitherto that it may seem like flattery;
blu it is difficult to write of the Dako-
a here without making Kleiner a CEN
trail figure, for lie is every where, and
has his hand in almost every portion OF
the capitol, pulling wires and haulding
ropes for the benefit of the great meas
ure IN which he is 30 intensely inter-
ested.
Congressman Hudd, Of Wisconsin, was
sick and unable to be at tho meeting of
the subcommittee on Indian affairs for
the hearing of arguments in favor Of the
Sioux reservation. Consequently the
hearing was postponed from Wednesday
until evening. It is simply a question of
time in all matters connected with the
bill, because all OF the members OF the
subcommittee are favorable to the meas
ure, and it is believed that all ofthc MEN,
bers Of the whole COMMITTEES will look
upon the matter in the same light. There
ID q possibility Of some opposition on the
floor of the house when the matter comes
mp for final action, but there will not be
sufficient to prevent its passage. 1t is to
be expected that some intelligent men,
Der from the east, who never saw all In
dian except in front of a cigar store, will
deliver sophomore defamation about
the woes and wrongs OF the poor Indian;