Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-11

to prompt settlement Of the question
one way or the other"
''In case of division, would you prefer
to have one part called North Dakota
and the other South Dakota?"
so far as know, both sections would
prefer to retain the name of Dakota"
What about Senator Eugene Hale's
Dakota bonds?"
81 am not familiar with the transac-
ton, as it occurred long before my time
there; but l am informed that he held
some YanlSton bonds, and that the city
at one time talked OF repudiating or de-
faulting on the interest. 1t was not in
any sense territorial Indebtedness,
and yet Senator Hale's vote would have
admitted the territory. Our financial
credit stands high"
Equal to your credit for billiards %
Snow, want to say something about
bllzzards. So far as northern Dakota is
concerned they are greatly exaggerated
in the reports. North of the forty
seventh standard parallel there was no
fact that tho big one struck that section
late at night. when everybody was
housed, but when it reached the great
plains the next day, and people were
out of doors, and there was neither tree
nor house to guide them, they got lost
and perished. l left Bismarck last
Thursday. The snow was rapidly dis
appearing, the weather was bright and
warm, and there was every indication
that within fortnight farmers could
begin plowing with every assurance of
heavy crops. There is a surplus of
grain stored all over the territory, be-
cause the railroads have not been able
to furnish the necessary cars to haul it
to market. Consequently when this
surplus is shipped farmers will be in an
excellent condition.
Col. +. A. Gale, president of the First
National bank OF Canton, Dakota, and
member of the committee appointed by
the Aberdeen convention, some time
ago, to visit Washington and urge the
admission of Dakota as state, was an
arrival at the Palmer, on his way home.
II am in favor of the admission of
Dakota rs one state" he said, land we
have had fairly good success in urging
our demand. They have presented an
omnibus bill, providing for the admis-
mission of Dakota, Montana, New Mex
leo, and Washington territories, the
house committee on territories has re-
ported favorably, and | believe it will
pass the house this session. We expect
some trouble in the senate, and some
amendments, and may not succeed, but
we have hopes"
Colonel Gales attention was called to
a Washington dispatch stating that
much of the senatorial objection was di-
rectly traceable to the fact that Senator
Eugene Hale, of Maine, some time ago
purchased some Dakota bonds which
were afterwards repudiated.
THAT is correct" he answered with
emphasis. II remember that there was
much discussion at the time, and have
no doubt that we should have been ad-
mitted but for that"
'Do you favor admission as one state
instead of two on political grounds?n
mot at all We urge the admission
OF Dakota as one state because the ma
uion should have an empire state in the
northwest, such as Texas in the south
west. The interests of Dakota lie in the
wheat fields of the northern, the corn
fields of the southern and the mines of
the western part of the territory. They
should not be divided. Division would
greatly injure her. Undivided, she
would make magnifc state-one of
which the union would be proud"