Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-10
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PRESS OPINIONS


Fargo Argus 8sh: What has there
been shown to make it reasonable to
restore Colonel Webb of the governors
staff to duty-and not restore Colonel
Brown? Both we're said to be dismiss
cd from the service at Huron-in o most
dlegraceful manner. At that time The
Argus denounced the action as an out
rage-and it has seen no evidence to
change. The order of dismissal was
conceived In cowardice and iniquity,
uttered in vanity and brought forth In o
vain attempt to cover the shame of the
drunken bouts ct militia headquarters-g
hoping by making al example of these
innocent parties-to cover their own
pecadillos. Now comes Oh order re-
storing Webb to duty. Webb is
a democrat, Brown is a re-
publioanl Both are old pioneers and
personal friends. Brown would see the
coWardly character assassinstors eternal
ify id before he would accept q con
cession at the hands CT the betrayers of
his honor. The Argus will not believe
Colonel Webb any less q man.
Sioux Falls Press 8th:-The Duluth
is giving Sioux City mucn concern these
days. The clty proposes to vote o tax
OF s per cent OF all her wealth 10 secure
o branch, and surveying parties have
been SEM out to run a line from Sioux
City to tap the line. Here 10 where the
shoe he's been pinching. The survey
provides that the tap shall be made O
few miles north of this city, end to do
that the required grade cannot be secur.
ed. Now IL has been intimabed that in
asmueh IS this line is impossible, Sioux
Falls combine with Sioux City end have
the branch run from here. No public
DECLARATION has been maze to this fleet,
but in q roundabout way tho Suggestion
has been made. As Sioux City is 40
sollcitous OF Sioux Falls welfare, one
has every reason to suppose that the
Qaeen city boomers will tear their shirts
In their efforts TO pay part of the expense
that will be hsaped up, to get the Inns
eteercd Sioux City ward.
Seriously, Ii the road goes to that
place 1T Is perfectly satisfactory to
every body here, but the dirt Sioux City
has done won't cause Sioux Falls to
yield mp much OF it's each to heIp the
road IN that direction. Had they mads
such an effort in the first place, instead
OF trying to eteai the whole line and
leave sioux Falls ont in the cold, per
haps enough influence could have been
brought to bear to have changed the
course OF the road from what is in
tended, and taken in Sioux City even
IL the route to that town was a poor one.
The Manitoba is after a field of its OWE
and it can neper get it where the field is
already covered.
Omaha Bee, Sth: The projectors of
the Omaher5 Yankton & Northwestern
railroad are understood to- have under
consideration the elaborate proposition
submitted by the county commissioners,
and it is thought probable that before
the ten days expire in which they are to
inform the board of the conclusion ON
understanding will be reached that will
remove all present n~hstrnetie:ss sc the
progress Of the enterprise. Doubtless
some modification of the conditions i'm
pesed by the commissioners will be ask
ed and conceded; in other words, o com
promise effected which while fully pro.
tecting the people of the county
will be fair 60 the projectors
of the railroad. An entirely Just
arrangement is all that any reason
able citizens will require. That Omaha
ought to have the proposed, road is uni
versally admitted, and Douglas county
can afford to give q generous bonus for
Its construction. A proper and sufficient
guarantee of good faith on the part OF
the ,ncorporators the people have 6 right
to ask and the incorporators are disposed
TO give Such being the condition there
ought to be very little difficulty In efreo.
ting an arrangement entirely satisfactory
end fair to all parties. There is thought
to be favorable promise that this will be
DONE.
Pine Ridge Agency Cor. Deadwood
Times-The festive Indian is again in
the front, but this time full OF Nashville
Neb. fire water. "Flles Above" an In
dian who belongs here, recently came
from England, where he was empioyed
with Buffalo Bills Wild West show, aud
just to shcw the boys here how they do
1t when ont of sight of the agency father
lsgent) hegoe gloriously full on his way
home from Nashville tt :he agency, with
q load of freight for the government.
On arriving at the agency, he proceeded
to paint. and howl, and dance, and
OF course soon attracted the
attention of the Indian police,
who were at first unable to get hold of
him. After he was finally eollared, he
had to be placed In q blanket to convey
him to the agency "sweater,n being un-
able to walk well enough to do any
good he was deposited in q blanket.
F"Flies Above" seemed to take it as q
bang-Sp Joke, and made several witty
remarks, such as 81 am the chief oil this
whole business s'See my brave men
carrying me around IN this stylish way
This is the most fun I have had since
l came back from London. !" Being
taken before the agent, 'Flies Above
took his medicine TO the tune Of. ten
days in the guard house, to repent and
sober up.
Bismarck Cor. Aberdeen Republican,
Feb. 18th: A Republican c~orrespon.
dent met Hon. Frank r. Aiken, o. Can
ton here to-day. He is in attendance at
the present term of the supreme conrt.
In response to IN inquiry, Mr.. Aiken
said: ST do not believe that the senti.
ment in favor of two states is dying out.
but is daily becoming stronger and more
intense. The endorsements of the
Springer bill by johnson, the iesder OF
the one state delegation OF Washington,
shows just what this one state move.
ndent amounts to. There is no good
citizen OK Dakota, be he divIsionist or
antI.divisiOniat, who can endorse that
bill. Probably nothing will be done by
congress- this winter IN regard to either
the admission or division of Dakota.
Next year / think the republicans will
Garry the gnuntry and Dakof will -