Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-04
uN TED STATES couR
Tks3 ri jury In session-Gharged
by the Coure-Indisn Witnesses In

Tx Jury In session-EharGed
by the Indisn Witnesses in
Attendance.
The United States court opened
promptly at 8 O'Clock this morning and
the grand Jury was impannelled end at
once set to work. AS has been previous
ly stated there is considerable labor be-
fore that body, and the United States
attorney is in o qnsndary as to whether
or not he will get through before the
petit jury meets.
The grand jury is comprised Of tho
following Dakotaians:
N. w. Tyler, II. Elierman, w. 8. Scou-
gal, Wallace j. Bruce, John Stanege.
James Donahue. I. ]. Welby, Q. P. Ed
munds. David Finnegan, James McHaf-
tie, Michael McLIaiD, II. =. Jencks OF
Yankton county.
Clare Noethup, Union county.
Dan'I w. Ward, Robert O. Wills,
Frederick Weidman, Dawson county.
Nd. j. Duran, p. f. Wiekham, Martin
D. Ooulan. Hanson county.
@. 7. Campbell, j. e. Maxwell, Bon
Homme county.
]. II. Drake, W. q. Paulleamuns,
Brown county.
O. II. Campbell, OF Scotland, was ap-
pointed foreman by the court
and the grand jury, after
retiring, elected Wallace j. Bruce clerk.
Judge Tfipp's charge to the grand
jury was very concise and decidedly
emphatic. He alluded to the Importance
of the work of the body. to its RESPONSE
bilities in dealing justly with men and
to the Importance of the strict mainte-
nance Of secrecy rs to the doings of the
jury. He outlined the duties ard in
structed the jurors as to the weighing OF
evidence, etc.
The following delegation OF Lower
Brule Sioux Indians is in the city ee
witnesses before the court.
Spotted Horse, Old Lodge, Yellow
Hawk, Owl Eagle, Red Whirl Wind,
Drips Nose, Shot in the Face, Fool Grow,
Bad Hand, Useful Heart, Chasing Crane,
Moccasin, Bad Horse, Ohas DeSheng-
nette, Lion DeShengnette, Chas Ellis,
Ola Hanson, all OF Lower Brule agency
The River.
Adyices from Elk Point to-day arr
that the water is falling rapidly and the
bottom will soon be high and dry. The
gorge broke early last night and The
water rushed through the opening and
started on the down stream course. L
gave Sioux City a night of excitement
which is related as follow rs by the Journa
OF to-day:
AT 8 O'Clock last night the Missonr
began to rise in front of the city and By
IL O'Clock it had reached an eight-foo'
rise. The ice and ~fsst.rushing eurren
whirllng float southwark. The roar o
the current at 1890 could be heard with
positive %distinctness along Fourth street
at Virginia street the current had reach
ed the top of the bank at 10:45 and light
~ washed the surfaoe of the street. A
Gnmbo point and down along the ap'
i RAo uCh1hH otAOCto W. HhHp PtSICSphSa PCo
pie were evidently alive TO the alarming
, situation and lights danced IN the dark
, ness thickly along the bank. The mai
. population gathered along the ban
1 with lanterns and at Gumbo point me
stood back in the shadows of the nigh
a and listened to the grinding, plungin
ice and the roar OF the waters. The mos
; severe part of the ice How seemed to hav
passed by IL o'clock and, from the char
: ecter of the nights tempest in the rive
: channel, it is safe to predict the ic
georges above ate broken. What effect th
rise may have on the inundated countr
in Dakota cannot be related at this lai
. hour.
The george above Pierre broke Mol
0 day and water and ice rushed out rapid,
: the river remaining within its bank
9 The steamer Terry escaped threatene
destruction and will soon begin work fl
g the season. The Cheyenne river is cle'
d of ice and its flood ID subsiding.
At Yankton the river hes risen over
foot since yesterday and is slowly risin
this afternoon. The wind blows SO stron
from the opposite shore that it is difficu
to determine the exact rise, but IL
guage shows eighteen inches. There
some ice running by this afternoon an
: il bears evidences of long travel an
hard usage. The food is yet three fet
below the surface of the bar as the ios
of Capitol street.
ISL
o. Sweet Potatoes ct CARNEY's.