New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28

possesses two Specifications. 1t applies u snch
Indians ms have shown themselves towards, and
especially 70 such as cry for mercy when under
poinr the ordeal of the sun Dance. IL applies also
70 all white men who take Indian wives. 1t Is
not an uncommon sight within the Reservation 10
find a squaw man inhahitng loghut with
his half-breed children. while his Indian VIE
true to her instincts. is occupying teepee outside
Pierre. on the east bank of the river. is now
fine. welLbuilt town. full OF enterprise ana
activity, and Whiting eagerly for the
o,,cning OF the reservation. Eight years
ago when the railroad came in. il
contained one Of the widest populations in the
West People began TO concentrate so soon as the
railroad pointed toward the river, and in antic-
paticn Of boom they filed tier claims. started
a score or two of saloons and gambling dcns and
waited for victims Those were bad days III
Pierre Filled with robbers and cu'throatS, specu-
lators ranchers and traders. without the sem
blance Of government, each man for himself, ana
relying only on his gun for protection, human hf"
was Of small value and crime Of all kinds ran ram
pant Such of the people rs were honest ielt very
lonely. There were houses in the place
bargn had come up the river with a little jag OF
lumber. which had been eagerly seized upon, pu'
was almost useless for want Of tools with which 10
fastcn il together couple OF Chicago young men
who learned Of This situation conceived II an OPP
portunity to make money, and they spcnr uh'ir
last penny in the purchase of n carload OF s1oVeS
and hardware When 1t reached Pierre they had
nothing left TO pay the freight bill with but they
SAW an amiable looking old fellow on the strcet ana
they told him their story. He went with them 70
the depot, paid their bill of $3.50, ana they eS'aD
lishcd themselves in a shielded corral. Nr''l'r OF
them knew the first thing about tn" hardware
business, and their invoices not having arrived
they could only guess at the proper prices. lhey
made no mistake in guessing, however. one OF
their customers wanted pick. They fshcd out
= nick and told him the price was 81 10
:" Great Scott" he exclaimed. DO you Know
what this pick cost you?
"Well since you put the question: thcy re-
n1icd. We may as we'll own that We don't.
7, cost Won about sixty cents" he said
must have the pick, and, if 81 Is is your price
I'll have to pay it, but it seems to me thao - -
would be more like the fair thing
They said they didn't want to cheat him, ana
tool, his Il 25. Not all their customers, however
,ver as well posted in hardware prices rs TINS one
and when their invoices arrived they fouhd me!
had cleared something over 500 per cent on their
investment They decided that the hardware
business was good one to remain in
The aristocracy Of Pierre and IFS ruling element
were all saloonkeepcrs. They and the dcSperado"N
ran the town Nobody vcntnred our OF Ills
" shack" at night unless he was robDer' anu even
then nobody supposed to have money was Saie
Men were held up" IN hrOad daylight MURDERS
were ordinary happenings. Bands OIL roo"ers
rrou,lcd the streets after dark, hammered
down resisting doors, and If they 'houH'' 'n'il
victims living. or even if their expectations OF
1i1oI
Shoot man down where he stood with as little
hcsitancy as if he were n coyote. ms Sor, Vi
,bino Of course. did not last long. Robbers
were met by regulators, murders by NhchlnES
Ore festive dcsperado who had ridden horseback
through the town shooting at random was inaiIy
couoIt in a "shacl7 and literally perforated
with bullets.
That Pierre is gone. almost forgotten, now
one of two old-tmcrs" remain, minus an arm
or a leg, or quilted through with a bullet, as
= reminder OF the glorious past Eat the Pierre
of to-day is not only a changed, but new Pierre
II possesses a handsome jail, but the JAIL Is "
white elephant. There hadn't been soul IN
:, far ak months until the other day, when the
town went wild with delight on learning that
man had been caught drunk and disordcry'
and WAS actually to he imprisoned in the jail
for siy,y dars. II it had been possible under
,bc law ia INT him in for lfc there is no doubt
i, vond Lay, been done The police authorities
have reached point in their search for occupant"
for ,lnt ioil where nobody who gets within
their clutches need hope for mercy They hullt
, ,oorhouse in Pierre three years ago. and il
has lad ms, three inmates since IL WAS opened,
for ,h.sc hcLcft the sum Of $50 has been
cIorrcd AGAINST the county. These facts tell
a. % ca
general condition Of the community.
pierrr.s situation Is such a. to make the Indian
question one Of the greatest moment in all her
colculotions That Fart of the reservation which
is 10 b, orencd for settlement under the DaweN
hill is directly across the river, and Pierre i
,Lo rcorcs, point through it 10 the Black HIS
To roach Dca1wooG from Pierre by rail now one
must travel through easter Dakota down int"
Io,yo and Nebraska - distance Of 200 miles
orc could as easily and more cheaply 20 10
NcvYorl Across the reservation the distance
i Inn, 100 miles So soon rs the way is clear
Tho CIicuco and Northwestern will span the
Missouri with - bridge. and push it, I)atota
lin, direcfly into the Hills. This means every
thing TO Pierre and not only 10 Pierre
,,,t to All Central Dakota. While there
arc 10 public lands LETT outside of tn'
.escrvatior in the southern division Of the State
there j, any amount Of land TO be bought at
from - 70 g. an acre, and prices along the
railroad between Huron and Pierre are even
lower. This stretch Of country i thiny settled.
|, is too near the forbidden track whence nothing
of y;,lu, Is to bc derived, to sell well. 80 soon
~ the Dawes bill has done IFS work an lmme-
djate impulse will be felt in all this territory.
Pierre is making fierce campaign Tor IN"
capital In every letter her citizens send away
is incoscd an elaborate description OF hel natural
resources and of the reasons why all wise ana
intelligent people will surely vote for Pierre
She is shown 10 have the finest site III Dakota
for the capitol building. \ chart in vivhl white
rcd and green proves here to be the geographical
centre Of the State Wherever you 90 you see
fine lrttcrrd inspiration posted in narng colorS,
Pierre for the capital Her citizens frankly
acknowledge that they are going 10 have the
oo,,i,,I II - costS them half the town. \ large