Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-02
INGALLS, SHOCKED:

But Harrison Merely LauGhed-An Epf-
sode of the WinnebRgo Conflict.
Pierre special: The nomination Of
Con. Harrison meets with great enthusi-
asm in PieFre, where his friendly acts to
Dakota have been warmly appreciated.
He is also we'll remembered since the
time the senatorial committee OF which
he was member spent several days OF
the Wells house in this CITY inyestiaat-
ing the case oil the settlers ordered off
the Winnebago reservation by President
Cleveland. Gen. Harrison conducted
the examination OF the witnesses before
the committee, and his kindly interest
in their wrongs and hardships won him
9 place IN their heerta that will always
remain. This kindly interest was made
noticeable in one instance in particular.
MIR. John Sutherland, the president of
the Winnebago settlers rights eaaocla-
| tiop, was on the stand when Gen. Harri-
son asked him IL he intended TO obey
she order OF the president OF She United
States and leave. the land. MIR. Suther-
land replied that they {the settlers) did
not; that they intended to oppose it.
At this the fiery Ingalls,, who was also q
member of the committee, tnrned upon
| Mr.. Sutherland with evident hostility
and surprised at the semerity OF the
settlers, and demanded In his most
querulous tones: "What! Oppose the
president OF the United States And
| how are You goiEg to do itp" Mr..
Sutherland replied: In every lawful
way" The Kansas senator then under
took to procure the details OF the plan TO
oppose the president, but MIR. Sutherland
replied simply that they should oppose
him iu such way Sc they were advised
by their attorney. The Kansss senator
was not much applauded, and Rlowered
with anger, while Gen. Harrison sas
back in his chair and laughed until that
part OF his anatomy that could tshook
like bowlfpl OF Jelly !" whether at the
idea OF the settlers fighting the presl-
dent, OF she anger OF his brother senstol
or some innate righteousness not patent
to the observer, your correspondent
affirms not; but that his Bympathies
were with the settlers in a fight fol
their rights, however it might come
about, did not need to be told them ii
words. In passing your correspondent
would Like to remark, TO. the benefit o
the gentleman who SO signally laid ou
/ the '.Iall Sycamore" that, should thi
chance 20 meet his eye, the "plan Of tht
atsorneys'' was TO serve an Injunction
. on the troops OF the United States ha,
3 they been ordered to remove the set
e tiers at this time; that the papers wer
n all prepared in expectation thereof, tha
!. the injunction would surely have bee
= granted--as it was since in o sirnila
Q case in California, where the Unite
y States troops were enjoined, and you
= correspondent wonld like to say tha
: he knows whereof be affirms for th
reason that he wss the atti,rne
g OF the settlers organization, m
= the facts he herein states sre all With
his personal knowledge. The pressr
- chief Justice OF she supreme. con
Of Dakota was OF counsel for the settler
= bat the troops never moved from Fo
re SulIy. The order came regularly tn,
IN fsr-fFom the president to the gener
10 OF the army from tho general of Il
army to the commander OF the depar
ment, from the commander Of the d
g, partment TO the commander ol the po
he 10! Fort 6ully--and there iks stopp9
as For year and. longer the sainglorio7
4. threat TO pui the settlers of a3 the poi
~ OF the bayonet Was held in abeyanc
O. then, when most Of them had bscor
us idisgussed In waiting for the opporsnni