St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-18
LET MONTANA IN.
Ex-Delegate Martin Maginnis En- Route
To Washington City.
DELAYED IN A SMASH-UP.
He Is W0rktdg to Secure the Admission
of His Territory as
State.

III Is WEEK SlliC0 leIJ l1eltIld,
said Hon. Martin Maginnis at the Ryan
last evening, ''and it has been sue
cessiOn of snow blOckadeS during the
entire journey, eliminating in a rail-
road wreck at Rice'S, the next station to
Sank Rapids and which detained us
, another day. A worse wreck could not
he conceived than that of the train that
Fileft st. Paul yesterday afternoon at
fIO'clocl1 over the Northern Pacific. Near
Rice's the engine had passed safely
over rail, which broke suddenly and
threw the entire train off the track.
How horrible catastrophe was avoided
is more than I can tell, for
the cars were ditched and the
track tore up for some distance and
yet of the $50 passengers, with the eX-
ceptiOn of a few scratched and the re-
mainder badly shaken up and fright
ened, no one was injured seriously.
When our train reached the scene the
workmen were engaged in constructing
a track around the wreck and we then
pursued our way without further diff
Guilty, arriving in st. Paul tonight,
pretty we'll tired out.
Reports from all parts of Montana
show that our people have not expert
enced any ill effects from the blizzard
that did so much damage in Dakota and
elsewhere throughout the Northwest,
although the weather has been pretty
cold. Cattle are in good condition and
grass is plentiful, so that the StOckmen
have not suffered any material loss Or
inconvenience thus far"
~ am going to Washington, primari-
ly. in the interest of the admission of
Nfonfono info tho TTniou &C cfatn and
am of the opinion that the bill intro
duced into the house by Mr.. Springer,o of
Illinois, is good one and should pass.
While it is not likely that such action
will be taken in season
TO ADMIT OF THE PEOPLE II
| of Montana, Dakota, Washington and
New Mexico participating in the next
presidential election, still, think con-
| gresS will agree to the enabling act
some time in June of the present year.
| Then the case will be sent to the people
and the president can perfect the other
arrangements for admission without the
matter being again brought to the atten-
| ton of congress. d---
lit is useless for the people of Dakota
to expect that they will be allowed to
| divide their territory, and holding Off
for such an object will only have the eff
| feet of impeding necessary legislation
| for the other territories. There is no
| objection that | can see to having four
| states created t.Once, and it should be
| the purpose OF every man who has the
| material interests Of this portion of the
| United States at heart to go in with a
/ will and help to increase the number of
| Western states. All four territories
| that [ have named possess the requisite
| population and resources to fit them for
immediate admission, and it is sheer
1ifOlly for the Dakotians to be holding of
for division of their territory. Be-
'ftsides, at the last election held, while
tGthere was an apparent majority in favor
flthird of the voters went to the polls"
IA Another object that | have in view
1 upon reaching Washington is to secure
i if possible ratification of the treaty
+ with the Gros Ventures and PieganS in
'tfaccOrdance with the recommendations
IaOf the commission that visited them
4 last year.
IF SIT appears strange to me thatin view
+ of the recent prohibition movement in
and other parts of the South
+ the advocates of SectlonaliSm and par
1ttiSanship should llOf have taken diff
iferentscOurse in the recent contest over
the confirmation of Justice Lamar
1iJuSt so long as these old emberS CT hate
and discord are stirred up, the South
will remain solid, whereas if left alone
for year or two, questions of policy
would creep in and tend to diSintegrate
this section, but such result can never
be accomplished by the methods pur
sued recently in the senate"