Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-07

TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
The recent grand jury at Deadwood
found eighty-seven indictments. nearly
double the number ever before returned.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND vetoed the bill
appropriating $1,2l4.51 for the relief of
Col. q. A. Lounsberry, late postmaster at
Bismarc".
| The three Indians on trial at Deadwood
for murder have been acquitted. The
crime was the killing of an Indian desper-
ado whom they had been sent to arrest.
| The defense proved that they were acting
under the orders of Capt. Rel, who sent
them out to make the arrest, and they
were accordingly acquitted.
| EiTHE county conventions recently in ses-
sion have determined to grant the petition
of the prohibitionists for an election on
local option in Yankton county in Novem-
Der at the regular election, and the official
order was entered at the last session of the
board. The contest will be close and
bitter one, but an impartial view tends to
the conclusion that The temperance people
will carry the county. The city will most
those who think that the large foreign
population of the county, outside of Yank-
ton, will defeat, but the contest is likely
to be close one. The republicans have a
large majority in the county, and both the
national and territorial platforms demand
the abolition of the saloons, and if they
are loval to party pledge and party obliga-
| tons Yankton county will declare for pro-
hibition.
In giving little pen picture of life in
Hills country, the Deadwood Times says:
Main street, in front Of the Northwestern
stage Office, was the attractive point yes
terday that drew an immense crowd. Two
! sl1-horse coaches were loading up with
Indians. Cinnamon, white men and wiz
ards. There We're ladies also Us passen-
gers. Just before starting, the wizard
Oil company sang a selection that was
elegant. Marshal Maratta, having no de-
sire to be forgotten. told his sixteen In.
dams to be ready to to give the audience a
sample Of Sioux war whoops as the coach
passed down Main street. This order was
obeyed to the letter, and the wizards were
| discounted in noise"
> A RECENT dispatch from Aberdeen con-
tains the statement that Judge Wright of
the commission, told the Indians that they
must sign or the government would take
their land without compensation and en-
among the reservations in the different
parts of the west. The fact is Judge
Wright did not use this language and made
no statement which could possible convey
such meaning. He has made no threats
at any time or in any place to the Indians.
He has simply warned them Of what he
thought to be the folly of refusing the ten
der of the government and has said to
country has said. and which members of
congress have said. that there Is danger of
a public sentiment being engendered
among the whites which may result in ac-
ton less favorable to them than the pres
ent offer.
IT is pleasing and satisfactory to note
that the re is to be an attempt made to en-
force the law recently created with regard
to the rights and privileges of "squaw men :"
OH reservations, and the rights of squaws
to whom such men are married or with
whom they cohabit. The law provides
that the squaws with whom such men live
shall have the same property rights as
white women would have if legally mar
RED. 1t also provides that the squaw men
shall not acquire rights in reservation
lands or rations by reason Of marriage to
or cohabitation with squaws. The fact
that the government has heretofore allowed
such men supplies for themselves and
families, has encouraged lot of thriftless
vagabonds to settle on the reservations,
where they have become source of much
annoyance to Indian agents and to the in
terror department.. and a serious obstacle
in the way of advancement of the Indians
themselves.
ALTHOUGH the past year has been one
of general depression throughout the
northwest country and immigration has
been somewhat restricted. the assessed
valuation of the territory for 1888 DIS
that of 1887 by nearly three and one half
millions of dollars The following is the
abstract of assessment rolls returned to
the territorial auditor for 1888:
Lands ca, S32 IS acres. s91 STE, 1923 81
Town lots. 1928 $50 81
Val OF property invested in nldsc.. 6571 ,007 90
! Ant of capital investe ed in manfgrs. 500, $50 90
Horses t2GS, 410). Observation-Disclosures. 70 100 346 SO
Mules and nsses l6, O57) ............ 1922 772O
Cat lie j91.S 81. Observation-Disclosures. 1858, 54S 81
Sheep Observation-Disclosures. OCT, $780, e
Swine OLA, 02s) Observation-Disclosures. 436,Sl1 80
Carriages. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,25O, 1854 25
! Moneys and credits ........ g. 227, 1856 90
! Value of household furniture. 1900. 36S,G36 60
Stocks and shares. 1857 1896. a3
All other property. 1907, 1915 OF
"a 4.OZ
In 1887 the total assessed valuation was
$l57.0s4,3G5. In 1883 it was but $685.