Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-07-10
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT UF THE UNITED
STATES, INCLUDING THE SOLID
SOUTH,
BEN HARRISON,
OF INDIANA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SAME,
LEVI p. MORTON,
OF NEW YORK.
IAwLEss PROCEEDING.

Judged by the demonstration made
during the early hours Of Sunday
morning, this community has not yet
outgrown the lawlessness of a frontier
town, and Notwithstanding our boast
ed progress and civilization, Is as yet a
doubtful field for investment and an
insecure place for residence.
At an hour when there was least
chance Of interruption, and of a day
when the machinery of the courts are
sJilled, an organized mob, by threaten
ing behavior, drove a peacuable citizen
from his house, and by force attempted
to remove the house from the lot on
which it stood. That such an out
ragous proceeding could hvve been
cody planned and deliberately proceed
ed with in a community where laws
exist and courts sit, surpasses human
comprehension, and car only be ex.
planned by the existence of q feeling Of
mis-spplied sympathy, that seems to
have had for its moving force quite as
much Of hostility to the unoffending
owner of the property than regard for
the poor widow whom the law had de-
cided against.
The facts of the case, as nearly as
car be learned, are these: Nearly
ten years ago Donald Mcmillan made
claim through the land Office TO a csr-
tain tract Of land in the vicinity of
the Mcqueen House. which claim in
cluded ia Its limits the lot on which
was erected the house above referred
to. McMillan's entry was, at the
time or subsequently, ascertained TO
be on an odd numbered section, be-
longing by right of congressional grant
to the Northern Pacific railroad com
psny, and his entry was by the local
land officers held for cancellation, aud
on his appeal from the decision to the
general land Office, the decision was
sustained. Later, through the en-
deavor of McMillln's attorneys, per-
mission was granted for u re-opening,
and new testimony was introduced
before the local officers, and again the
application was held for cancellation,
again appealed to the general land
Office, an | again the decision was sf-
firmed. Mcmillan. we are informed,
then abandoned the claim, and Levi
Simpson bought rom the Northern
Pacific railroad company the lot re-
ferred to. aud 10 due time received a
w%srrautee deed therefor from the com.
piny. Shortly Afterwards Simpson
began the erection Of a small house on
the premises in which be was at first
disputed by M3Millsu but afterwards
permitted to proceed. Then, by the
advice of attorneys, Mcmillan began a
house-the one which was attempted
to be moved on Sunday morning-and
although warned by simpsons attor-
ney tina. he would lose all that be put
into it, proceeded with the building,
finished il aud occupied 1t until the
time of his death about one year ago,
and his widow aud children have con
tinued In possession until dispossessed
by due process Of law on Saturday last,
and under which Levi Simpson was
put In personal, aud II was presumed
peacesble possession. The decision of
the court, on the face Of ii, worked an
hardship on the widow in that 1t took
fom her q home, aud ia the same
view, uuduly benefited Simpson In
giving him that which he had not
been ut the cost Of erecting, but such
deductions are false. Had the house
been adjuiged the property Of the
widow IL would not have benefited
her, as II was covered by builders lien
for it, full value, aud though the build
Ing has not cost simpson anything for
It's erection, The legal expenses Of gain
ing his rights has probably aggregated
the cost OF the building.
IL il difficult therefore 10 understand
what actuated the friends OF Mrs. Nc.
MILAN TO the performances OF such q
grossly unlawful act as the dispo,ses-
sion OF a peaceable householder and
the attempted removal OF the house
from bis property, when, the very In,
slant II rested on common property,
ownership under the lien would have
been asserted and all their risk and
eff rt for the widow been rendered
futile. II IL a delicate matter TO pub