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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
JUST TO DOWN VOLKMAR.
A Candidate for State Treasurer Was
Looking for Prestige.
SWEPT THE FIELD CLEAN.
1t Was Not Good Day for the
Diggs and His Fol-
lowing.

Special to the Globe.
MILBANK, S. D., April 5.-The an
nual charter election in this city which
took place Tuesday was one of peculiar
interest throughout, both in the pre-
liminary skirmishing and in the final
result. A year ago the control of the
city was WreSted from the faction
headed by ID. w. Diggs, and Henry S.
Nolkmar was elected mayor upon a
ticket
PLEDGED TO REFORM
and retrenchment liz municipal, eX-
form party has fulfilled its pledges and
succeeded i'll reducing the running eX-
penSeS of the city over half what it had
previously cost. AT the urgent solicita-
ton of taxpayers who were DESTROYS of
Keeping him i'll Office, Mayor Eolkmar
consented to become candidate for re-
election. For several years past Voll-
mar has opposed Diggs. through his
paper, the Review. in the course pur-
sued by the latter upon the council, and
incidentally in the aspirations of Diggs
to become state treasurer. 1t was bit
ter dose to DiggS year ago to have the
man whom he thoroughly hated to oc-
cupy the mayors chair, while he sat
upOii bliS 1lcot do dii t1uldu Ill tie
minority party, and this year he bent
all of his energies towards defeating
him. His own term as alderman eX-
pired this year. and. realizing that he
could not be reelected. he announced
that he would not again be a candidate.
but, as he privately remarked. he
would work on the outside" About
this time two individuals. who had a
year ago strongly supported Nolkmar.
suddenly became active opponents to
him in his candidacy for reelection,
and it was plainly evident that
SCHEME WAS ON FOOT
to make break in Volknar'S ranks.
What the inducement was to get these
individuals to thus work against him is
not publicly known, but for time it
looked as though the scheme would sue
coed, and on election day the main fight
centered on mayor, A. J. Fairchild, the
same man who ran against Volkmar a
year ago. again being put up. The
word was passed to the opposition:
'Anything aud everything to down
Nolkmar.' If Volkmar could be de-
feated, Diggs could claim that the man
who had opposed him in his candidacy
for state treasurer, as we'll as in his
course i'll the city council. had been
repudiated by the people. which would
practically be an Endorsement for him.
When the votes were counted, however.
Yolllmar had a majority in every ward.
The community can draw its own in-
ference as to who of the two principal
combatantS
STANDS FOREMOST.
While the election was strictly nom
partisan, and no thought was given to
party lines, it is interesting to note the
f.nt hot ntn -
straight Democrat, unless the single eX-
ceptiOn may be made of Aid. Kaercher,
who is not a Republican, but claims to
be an Independent. He iSs.a prominent
Knight of Labor, as is also Mayor Volk-
mar.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
Are Suggested by King and
Picker, Who Have Worked
the Sioux Racket.
Allen and Maratta the Only
Dakotians Who Go Dry in
Washington.
Col. Sheafe Can Serve Out His
Term in the WatertoWn
Land Office.
A Grand Forks Man Who May
Get a Position in the
Land Office.
Special to the Globe

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Like two
young roes that are twins. like Damon
and Pythias or David and Jonathan,
are the stalwart ex-Iowans from South
Dakota-Col. King and Maj. Picker.
They have faithfully and we'll per-
formed their Sioux reservation mission
since the close of the recent congress.
Hope has been chased by diSappoint-
ment, and anticipation has been driven
from their cheerful countenanceS, al
most daily, by despair. Every morning
they have called at the inte-
rior departmet, and every after
noon repeated their visits. They have
seen the commissioner of Indian affairs,
the deputy commissioner. the chief
clerk, typewriters, messengers and pri-
vate secretaries. Their presence in the
office of Secretary Noble has become
one of the regular daily happenings.
Chief Clerk Howard, Appointment
Clerk Hassler, Private Secretary Hume,
Assistant Secretary Bussey, all have
become acquainted with these two indie
fatigabie Dakotians and with the nat
ure of their mission. That they have
not succeeded in securing the appoint
ment of commissioners to negotiate with
the redskins, who obstruct the westward
march OF progress. has not been owing to
lack of effort on their part. AS the
GLOBE has been informed from time to
time. the obstacle, the insurmountable
barrier in their way, has been the horde
OF Oflice-seekerS who have not been con-
tent with filing their papers and secur-
ing interviews with the appointing
! power. but have reiterated their tales of
| merit and nauseam, and thus taken up
the time of the secretary and other
| officials TO the detriment of all public
business: the Sioux reservation matter
being but one of the many important
portions of public business delayed
| by this unt0ward state of affairs.
| Col. King is one of those nervous.
sanguine temperamentS which bob up
| Sereneiy with each manifestation OF
| success, and sink into the bulb of the
barometer with the slightest breath of
| disappointm ent. Mai. Picker is calmer,
but he, too, has permitted the agony of
suspense to paint deep burrows in his
| placid and usually handsome counte-
nance. Each of these gentlemen de-
serves well of the people for their cease
less labors. and any extra scholarships
which may be left over, after Moody,
Pettigrew, Edgerton and the rest have
had their chance, ought. to go to King
and Picker, S. ID. F.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
they COME IN PALACE CARS
And Even the Horses Have Quarters
That Are Nearly Palatial.
COLONIES IN THE CENTER,
And ALI Are Astounded 10 Find an
Eight Year-Old Town Like
Aberdeen.
Special to the Globe.


RoscoE, S. D., April 5.-The cry is
''Still they come" to Central Dakota.
For the past week over seventy car
loads of stock and immigrants nova
bleS have been distributed from this
point over the lines of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway. The set
tiers have come Singly, and in couples.
and in colonies, from almost every state
in the Union. and they have gone in all
directions from Roscoe. The accommo-
dations offered by the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway to colonies are
marvellous, even in these days of rail-
way conveniences. For instance, a
colony from Holland, Mich, consisting
OF one hundred and twenty-four per-
sons. arrived here one day in comforta-
bic passenger coaches, and the next day
came the stock and movables in eighteen
freight cars-their fine horses
IN PALACE HORSE CARS.
They went from here to Eureka, the
northern terminus of the railway in Nc
Pherson county, and were met by friends
who are located in Campbell and En-
mons counties, where they will also
make their new homes. What a con-
traSt to the manner Ill which pioneer s
travelled to the older states. We read
of the first settlers to the timber states
heWing down timber to make roads for
their schooner" wagons. and then liv-
ing in their wagons, or in tents. until
they could hew the logs for their houses.
Then came the clearing of the land and
the destruction of the stumps before
crops could be raised. What patient
labor and what long time must elapse
before they could enjoy the fruits
of their toll and self-sacrifice. These
fertile prairieS were surely created for
the restless and impatient people of to-
day, for they would be completely dis
couraged with the slow and laboriOuS
methods of settlement and agriculture
that the early pioneers practiced. All
who come here
ARE ASTOUNDED
at the growth of the wonder city" of
this Observation-Disclosures. 1t is diff
cult for Eastern people to realize that
only eight years have changed bare
prairie into bustling little city. with
fine hotels, elegant private residences
aud business buildings worthy of
city many times its age
and size. For years settlers went
north and south of us and over
OH the Missouri river, this central part
of Dakota being left to the Indian and
the buffalo, but what a power we
are becoming now this last immigration
shows. Last seasons crops demon
strated the admirable quality of our
soil, while the water and pasturage for
stock is equal to any in the territory.
We have just received word that 200
families from Southern Russia are be-
ing landed at Castle Garden and will
soon be here to join their brethren in
these central counties.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
Garland left on Tuesday for Bismarck.
The new Judge will open his first term
of court here on Tuesday next.
WHITE-WINGED PEACE
Now Floats Serenely at Milbank
and the Chasms Have all Been

Now Floats Serenely at Milbank
and the Chasms Have all Been
Filled.
Special to the Globe.
MILBANk. n. D., April 5.-The pur-
pose OF this communication to the
GLOBE is. to correct some erroneous i'm
pressions voiced far and wide by your
influential journal, which not only re-
fleet upon ID. w. Diggs, but are
detrimental to the city of Milbank. We
are represented as being split into
factions. constantly begrimed with war
paint, and always ready to slaughter
each other on the slightest provocation.
Unfortunately we once were rent with
internal dissensions as many other Da-
kota cities have been: but better judy
ment at last prevailed, and white
winged peace has shed its benign in
fuence upon all but very few pro-
motors OF strife. We are now deter
mined to work together tremendously,
and unitedly push our thriving city to
the front, and we ask the GLOBE to
assist US. There no longer exists
Diggs OF a Volkmar faction, if there
ever was such thing. The former
gentleman is successful banker, ready
at all times to advance our moral,
spiritual and material interests, at
no small cost to himself, and
the latter conducts news
paper which has been very serviceable
in many ways to Milbank. Inviting
lly, doubtless, but nevertheless true, the
GLOBE has frequently injured Mr..
Diggs by publishing untruths concern
ing him, sent that paper by local cor
respondents for personal ends. Here,
where all the parties are we'll known,
they have fallen harmless. but to out
slders, unacQuaihted with the facts,
false impressions have been conveyed.
1t is neither necessary nor prudent to
call up what has already been pub
lIshed, but it is not unreasonable, it
seems to me. that the GLOBE should
henceforth refuse to be the instrument
of injury to any of our citizens, and we
are we'll satisfied that it will cease to
tear down any person when it learns it
is being used for that purpose.
HENRY NELL.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
WAS A PHENOMENAL VINO
And Carried the H0wling Flames on
the Run Through the Country.
MANY WILL SUFFER FROM IT.
But There Will Be No Call for Aid
Yaakton Is Still Gay and
Happy.
SpcciaS 70 the GLOBE.

Special 70 the GLOBE.
YANKToN, Oak. April 5.-The wind
and duSt-Storm of April . has no paral-
lei in the history of Southern Dakota.
Like the blizzard OF June 12, 1888. it was
phenomenal. 1t so happened that
number of prairie fires were started
from sparks from locomotives and gen
eral carelesSnesS on the part of num-
Der of farmers, and the result is some
thing appalling to contemplate. Viii
lagos and thickly-settled communities
have been wiped out, hundreds of fam
hay were consumed and many heads
of live stock were lost. In many in
stances the occupants of houses
BARELY ESCAPED WITH THEIR LIVES.
A protracted drouth had dried the
earth'S surface and reduced grass, turf
and timber to a highly intiammabe
state. 1t needed only the furious wind
to put in motion all these latent forces.
1t was wild and hideou3 day, and was
fraught with destruction and desola-
ton. There Is no call for outside aid
for the unfortunates who lost their all
in the confiagration; they are pure
grit and, although there will be con-
siderable suffering, the farming com
ihuHlly VIII 1SSSl'e nv siooI.''ttIitG' III
the small towns the losses will be harder
to bear.
w. b. Dean, who resigned his posi-
ton as ticket and freight agent of the
Chicago. Milwaukee IL st. Paul rail
way III this city, has decided to engage
in the real estate business i'll Yanktun.
Mr.. Dean has been in the service of the
Milwaukee road longer than any other
agent i'll Dakota, and on Tuesday last
turned over his office to w. I'll. Smith,of
Marshall, MINI.
LOOMS Brothers and Mr.. Bowen, of
the GLOBE, made many acquaintance
in Yankton this week, and added sixty
five new names to the GLOBE SubScrip-
ton list. Next to st. Paul they think
there is no place like Yankton.
The governors selection of trustees
for thc Dakota hospital for insane at
Yankton gives universal satisfaction
here. None of the gentlemen selected
ever served in this capacity before. The
new trustees are all Republicans. Tina
Richey is in the hardware business; he
has been member of the Yankton city
council during past years. w. 3. Val
entine is contractor and builder. and
a handy man to have around when
building contracts are awarded. q. W.
Snow. of Springfield, is banker. j.
NJ. Talcott, of Elk Point, is engaged in
the lumber business, and was recently
elected mayor of that village. O. Z.
Dahl is a resident of Sioux Falls.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
A CROOKEn WAY.

The zeal with which men who have
not been fervent in temperance move
ments are pressing the adoption of the
Sioux Falls constitution in May, as a
necessity to save prohibition, is creating
suspicion that they are using that as a
blind to secure the adoption of an in
Strument that cannot stand upon its
merits alone. There is evidently an
effort with many of the most active to
create wrong impression. Obscurity
As thrown over the fact that the May
Vote has no bearing whatever upon the
prohibition feature, 1t is not made clear
that both the questions, prohibition and
minOrity representation, are to be voted
on in October, whether the earth re-
wolves at its usual gait or not. A prom
1nent South Dakota paper goes so far as
TO Intimate that many of the politicians
who are going about raising this impos-
sible issue are i'll the pay of the monop-
olists who prefer the Sioux Falls affair
10 the chances of a new instrument less
favorable to them. Be that as it NAV.
there is nothing to be gained in the end
by clouding the view of the less con-
siderate and leading them to action their
Judgment would not commend
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
ALLIANCE SENATOR'S.

Lecturer CHASE, of the alliance. is
reported to deem it needful for their in
tereSts to have the senators from the
new states. He specifies, as one need.
that they shall vote to remove the tariff
on sisal and binding twine and so help
burst the twine trust. Other prominent
alliance men have indicated similar
views. No doubt they can have very
important influence in the selection. if
they operate as body. But such yot-
ing as that spoken of would be in oppo-
sltion to the Republican platform, and
cannot be anticipated if the senators
are selected as partisanS simply. No
Western Republican senators have
dared oppose the caucus OF the party,
and those from Dakota would not GER
iainly get over the traces first. There
are other things the farmers need on
the free list. and senators elected sim
ply as alliance men would he pretty
certain 10 vote in the interest of their
constituents. But the politicians have
already made up the states, and the al
lance men are not named
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
THE BENEFICIARIES

Great indeed have been the expecta-
tions of the many heroes who since
election have shown their loyalty to
Republicanism by assailing the late
Democratic administration. These I'M
selfish patriots were all in line. dressed
in their best bib and tucker, to greet
Eoy. MELLETTE. They are now in
mourning: and the mutterings, low but
vigorous, as the doleful crowd took its
departure, reSembled somewhat the com
plants of two years ago. History re-
peatS itself, and again goes up the
ominous cry that the ''old-timers,' y .'old
Dakotians," etc, are left out III the
cold, and that the present territorial
government is to be run solely in the
Interest of MOODY and PETTIGREw for
the United States senate. 1t is bccom-
ing plain and more plain that North
Dakota will get one public examiner.
one railroad commissioner, and mem
Der OF the board of education-for the
good reason that the law requires these
officials to be appointed from that sec
ton.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
INTERSTATE INSTITUTE.
For Settling Religious Problems So Far
as It Is Found to Be Needful.
AN OCCASION OF INTEREST
At Which the Good People of Sioux
Falls Will Show Their
Hospitality.
Special to the GLOBE.

Special to the GLOBE.
HURON. S. d., April Sat the an
nual meeting of the Baptists of South
T. NJ. Shanafelt, Rev. E. 3. Meredith
and Rev. &. S. Cleyenger was appointed
to arrange for an interstate ministerial
institute. After much deliberaton the
committee settled upon Sioux Falls as
the place, and June p to July as the
time. 4 number of prominent clergy
men have already signified their inten-
ton to be present. They include pres-
dents and professors in Baptist colleges,
universities, theological seminaries,
etc, who will give lectures on theology,
church history, Biblical eXegesiS and
topics of value and interest to ministers
and Christian workers. There will be
five or more
LECTURES EACH DAY,
Including popular evening lectures.
One evening at least will be devoted to
addresses by well known ladies, on
''Woman's Work i'll MiSsions;" another
to Sunday school topics, with addresses
by state Sunday school missionaries.
Home missions will also receive con-
sonaries of states adjoining South
Dakota.
TIE PLAN
OF the Institution is such as to include
all the Baptist churches of South Da-
kota and also representatives from
North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and
Nebraska 1t will be more extensive
than any like institute held in the
Northwest, and Will be of lncalculable
value to ministers, Sunday school
workers, missionaries and others en-
gagged in the promotion of Christianity.
ENTERTAINMENT FREE.
The Baptist people of Sioux Falls
promise free entertainment to all who
attend the institute. There will be a
reduction in railroad fares and no eX-
pense at Sioux Falls to ministers and
laymen except perhaps small admis
sion fee to some of the popular evening
lectures and 81 for the creation of
fund to defray the general expenses of
the institute. This being the first gath
ering of the kind the Baptist denomina-
ton of South Dakota has had, the com
mittee ask the churches to use all rea-
sonable effort to send their pastor. his
| wife and one Or more laymen to the in
stitnte, and thus make it a success nu-
merically as we'll as spiritually. A full
programme of exercises will be issued
as early as possible.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
TIFFANY is INDORSED.
And Will Be Urged for Assistant
Land Commissioner by Ord

way.
Special 10 the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April ST. know of
no better man for the position of as
Sistant commissioner of the general
land Office than B. C. Tiffany, of Grand
Forks says ex-Law Clerk lie Barnes.
He is well versed in the land laws. in
precedents, rulings, decisions and ap-
peals of every description. He is
gentleman, too, courteous and polite.
1t would be advantageous to the public
service to have him in that position.
Gov. 0rdway had asked for Mr. LIE
Barnes opinion of the Dakota man. and
when so favorable ayiew was expressed
the ex-governor said: THAT just suits
me. 1 am glad to hear you say those
things. We people Of North Dakota
believe everything good that you can
say OF Tiffany, and we are backing him
unanimously for the place. With your
permission, Mr. LIE BarneS,I shall quote
what you have said. in conversation
with others, in Tiffany's behalf
''Certainly." said Mr.. LIE Barnes, ''if
my opinion is worth anything upon land
Office matters, or in behalf of Mr. Tiff
fanny, You can quote me as speaking in
terms of highest commentator of his
abilities and general fitness for the
office in question. | shall be pleased to
always bear witness to merit in good
officials"
Readers of the GLOBE have heard of
Mr.. lie Barnes before. He is the veteran
law clerk of the general land office, the
hold-Over Republican who was credited
with formulating the policy of ''Old
Sparks" and
EGGING HIM ON
to persecution of the settlers of Dakota
and the Northwest. They did say, and
it was generally believed, that lie
Barnes was shrewd enough to furnish
law and presidents for the opinions of
Sparks, to back him up in a policy
which would make the Democratic
party odious in the West. These things
may be true or false. If true, they are
uncomplimentary to the intelligence of
the late commissioner. If untrue, they
are unjust to Mr.. LeBarnes. But,
whether true or false, the stories
were started. gained credence, and
are generally believed unto this day.
So notorious was lie Barnes in this par
ticular that Col. Villas refused to go into
the interior department until Sparks
and LIE Barnes were both removed. Gov.
Ordway knows men pretty well and is
a good judge of human nature. He has
been acquainted with lie Barnes for
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
A BIG THING FOR PIERRE.
Its NeighbOrs See That 1t Will Be
the Capital and Center o
Things.

Things.
The opening of the Great Sioux and
Winnebago reservations will be great
boon to this country, and its influence is
already felt and seen in the upward
tendency of the real estate market. Es-
pecially is this so of the city of Pierre,
where greater activity in sales of real
estate is being shown than at any
former period of her history. Pierre
never had such prospects as she has to-
day. Not only is the opening of the
reservations above mentioned an
assured fact, but her chances
of becoming the capital of tn
new state of South Dakot
are also well assured. 1t is conceded
on all sides that she ought to be the
capital Oh account CT her natural adj
vantages, which are many and unsur-
passed. She may not be in the center
of population to-day. but two years
hence will see her not only the exact
geographical center. but also the center
of population of the new state. There
may be people in South Dakota short
sighted enough to vote for other towns
for the capital, but the old Dakotin,
the man who came here to build up
home and who expects TO remain, will
vote for Pierre.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06
A PYTHIAN BOOM

In South Dakota Looked for as a
Result of Their Labors.
Special to the GtNbe.
SIOUX FALLS, April 5.-The Knights
of Pythias lodge has begun a system
of colonization in South Dakota which
will result in big boom for Pythian-
ism. Last week the lodge went over to
Valley Springs in a special train and
instituted lodge there. In a short
time delegation will do like service
for Nermillion people, and soon after
that trip will be made to Dell Rapids.
Arthur c. Phillips, who is a member of
more lodges than any other Dakotian,
is the moving spirit in the plan.