Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-29
WINONA, 1.-THE FIRST BORN"
Tho Poetical Indian Name Suggested
For South Dakota.
WILL PASS 1T OVER THE VETO.
No Compromise On the River and
Harhor Bill - The Joscfa
Case Congressman
Laird Better.
WASHINGTON BUREAU TUE OMAHA BEE,
5lS FOURTEENTH SrRBar,

WAsmNGroN, d. c., Dec. 2s. J
The Hon. William Springer has been
spending his holidays looking up pretty
names for the new states TO loo made out of
the present territories. A few days ago no
sent IA letter to the bureau Of ethnology re-
qucstinG its aid in this direction, ana received
the following interesting letter from Colonel
Garrick Mallory, the eminent scientist:
an compliance with your request, | have
directed especial atteutiou to n desirable name
for II state to be composed of the southern
portion of the present territory of Dakota.
Your limitations were that the name should
have direct reference TO the Dakota stock or
linguistic family of Indian names, and that
the term Dakota itself was to be used for
the northern portion of the territory. Two
words purely Dakotun, seem to have euphony
and p%oetical merit. One is "Wiuona," the
name given to the first born child of a Da-
kota woman, provided the first
born is "a female. An objection
to the use of that term is that IL is already
appropriated by n town now well known
The other is "Tatouka, ~ translated "Buf-
talo,n involving the IDEA of the land of the
buffalo, which is appropriate to that region.
The term which l recommend is strictly of
chronological accuracy for that region. 1t is
'sanonu,h this is the Old and correct form
for the larger part of the Dakotan stock,
which had its home in that part of the terri
tory. 1t appears in Lewis and Clarke under
the blundCrlug forms of "Sahone'i and
"Saonc,N and in our own Indian treaties as
'Sionnc,'' and comprchcnds the majority of
the Z body now popularity spelled TIE
ton" bat correctly '~'Iitonwan." This last
expression might be used, but it is not so
cuphonious us "Sanona," which means sub
stantlally the same, that is, the title of the
Indians who actually were the predecessors
of the whites in the locality under con-
sidcration.n
MIR. Springer does not, however,
share the eminent cthnologist's pre-
ference for "Sanona." He thinks
"Winona" is the most pleasant of ali, and
has selected it for South Dakota. He will
advocate the retention OF thcuumc Dakota"
for North Dakota, "mainly,n he says, be
cause the name has become q part of our po-
litical history, and so has many reasons to
be rcmcmbcrCd.' He instances the wide
significance in business circles of the term
Dakota wheat In the naming of the
other new states, Mr.. Springer has shown
equal good taste and research. New Mexico
is to Join the siStcrhOod of states under the
stately name of "Montezuma." For Wash
ington territory he has selected 'Laconica,"
while Montana is to retain its present name.
MIR. Springer is showing his colleagues that
he is both Il poet and a scholar.
so COMPROMISE.
In view of the expressed determination Of
the president TO veto the river and harbor
bill, it has been reported that the measure
would uOI NC luSuel, DuJ tiOWel 10 ole III
the house. Chairman Blanchard, of the
river and harbor committee, who has charge
of the bill, was asked to-day if he proposed
to adopt that course. He replied: No,
Sir, we propose to pass the bill without refer
ence to the course the president may pursue
when 1t reaches him. If he vctoes it and
does it in time, we will pass it over the veto.
There is no intention Of abandoning the bill
and securing the passage of IL substitute. 1t
will go through Just as it came from the conf
mittce."
THE JOsEFA'S CASE.
In spite of the fact that Secretary Bayard
asserts that the United States can do moth
ing towards securing redress for the captain
OF the brigautinc Joscfa, fined in POrta Rica,
because ms manifcsts failed to tally with his
cargo, there is a disposition on the part of sew
eral senators, to whose attention the subject
has been called, to insist that the United
States can do something, and that it shall.
Mr.. Bayard woulu have scarcely adopted
the inactive policy, which he has shown in
this case, had the Offending government
been a less powerful one than Spain. II is
argued that the offensc of Hayti was not so
cXaspcratIng us the action of the Spanish
American authorities in many instances in
their treatment of American vessels, ana il
is more than likely that the SCI Rotary Of
state will be called upon for ali the details OF
the affair III his possession, ana that action
will be taken looking not only to the redress
of the evils complained OF, but to the preven-
ton of such impositIons in the future.
LAIRD RECOVERING.
Senator Paddock says that Congressman
Laird, of his state, who was reported as
dying Il few days ago. is now on the fair road
to recovery. He is expected here in II day or
two, and will then proceed to the springs
near Suffolk, Va. He will be accompanied
from here BY Congressman Cutchcon, of
Michigan, who is suffering from the same
complaint as Mr.. Laird -insomnia.
AUGMENTED POLITICIAN.
The fact that Chrisman MOtfatt, Of Penn
Sylvania, is confined in n priy ate asylum, as
the result of ovcrwOrk and excitement in
cident 10 the recent campaign, has called at
tcntiOn to the fact that over n half dozen
congressman, who were defeated for either
denomination or reelection, have, SO far this
session, not appeared in the house. In sew
cral instances they are reported as suffering
from mclanchOlla, incident to their defeat.
HOUSE MEMBERS ELECT.
Up to the present time 1913 republican and
l59 democratic candidates have been certified
Ia the clerk of the house rs having been
elected TO the next house. This leaves three
districts in doubt, two IN West Virginia and
one in Tennessee. In Tennessee the gov
crnor decided TO issue the certificate TO the
Republican, but was restrained by an in
junction. PERRY >. HEATH.