The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-18
EVICTIONS CEASE.
Marshals Restrained From Evict
ing Settlers on the Des MOines
River Lands.

DUBUQUE, Special Telegram, April 10.-An
order from Judge Shiras, OF the United States
district court, issued to-day, ends for the
present all proceedings against the Des
Moines river land settlerR When United
States Marshal Desmond proceeded q few
days ago TO enforce the processes of eviction
against the settlers he was met by armed re-
sistance. He returned to Dubuque and laid
the case before Judge Shiras, telling him
that resistance had been made, and that he
proposed moving with force sufficient &c
overcome all possible opposition. The judge
In his order, says:
When you undertake the execution of the
process In your hands. you should have at com
mand AID suttcient to overcome any possible re-
slstance But, whilst the greatest care should bt
exercised to prevent any wrong or insult to thu
feelings OF those evlcted, or any injury TO tbeiI
personal properly, yet the execution of the
IS matt er outside the line Of your duty VIII ch
howevs&, shpuld, think. be considered by the
coEff Iron The question OF the time when the
process IN your hands should be executed. II
has been stated in the public newspapers, and ]
have no reason to doubt the correctness of the
statement. that the secretary of the interior has
ohlc1ally requested The attorney general of the
United States TO examine into the past history
and present condition of the disputed titles tC
these Des Moines river lands for the purpose Of
determining whether 1t may not be desirable tC
bring proceeding in the name of the United
States, in which, If there is any title OF
right available in law or equity to the settlers
upon these lands. the same may be set forth anG
be heard and determined. 1t is not known vet
what course the attorney general will pursue iu
these matters. Certainly it is only proper court.
esy to allow a reasonable time to the attorney
general to make the necessary Investigation, and
II so advised, to take action in the premises
Should the process of the court be at once exc.
cuted, it might seem to be an effort to forestaE
the action of the attorney general, anC
thus lay the court open to the charge Of dis.
courtesy toward the coordinate branch of the
government. Under these circumstances have
concluded that it is the duty of the court &c
suspend for O rea asonable time the execution OF
the process for eviction in these cases issued
from the United States cOurS in the Southern
district of Iowa, awaiting the action of the at
torney general, and you will, therefore. not pro.
ceed further in the execution Cf such proccs
until fur. her order of the court.
NO HOPE FOR SETTLERS
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, April TO-
The letters from the commissioner OF the
general land Office transmitted by the sscre-
tary Of the interior to the attorney general
with request that the question of bringing
suits looking to the cancellation of patents
for Des Moines river lands be looked into
have reached the department of Justice anG
have been placed in the hands OF
Solicitor General jerks. The latter said to-
day that, while he had not examined the pa.
pers, he was pretty well acquainted with the
history of the cases, and greatly feared that
there was no hope for the settlers il suits
could be maintained He does not, he lays
desire to discourage the settlers, but he
thinks the only hope of relief for the settlers
lies in legislation.
sErTLETs REIGN SUPREME
FORT DODGE, Iowa, Special Telegram. April
lO.-Itis all the way of settlers here to-
night The rains, that delay evictions, have
passed, and yet the marshals moved not or
the settlers homes. Tonight Marshal Hay
returned without an attempt at making an
eviction since the day they were driven
| from Hell's Hollow. Their departure is Ger.
tainly victory for the settlers. AND
the bold stand which they have
| taken. Officials were awed at the thorough.
ness Of the settlers preparations for theil
| reception, and knew that an attempt at en-,
forcing eviction meant bloodshed. The set
tier reigns supreme on the Des Moines rivel
lands tonight, and will continue to farm his
| lands for some days TO come. 1t is now
thought that evictions will not be resumed
until action is taken by the attorney general
in the proposed Investigations Settlers have
thus far reposSessed themselves Of 200 acres
| sENsATIoNALgREPeRTsp4 - r5.
DEs MONIES, April 10. The report hal
been sent out from Fort BodE esthat a posst
of twenty men-had gone from here to assis
| the United States nlarsha1 iIi>zmalSing evic
tions on the river lands There is no truth
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