New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-17
EVICTIONS CEASE.
Marshals Restrained From Evict
ing Settlers on the Des Moines
River Lands.

DUBUQUE. Special Telegram, April 1O-Ar
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 settlers When United
States Marshal Desmond proceeded 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 70
| 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 sufficient to overcome any possible re.
slstance But. whilst the greatest care should be
exercised TO prevent any wrong or insult to the
feelings OF those ev1cted, any injury 20 theil
personal property, yet the execution of the
process must be thorough and complete. Theirs
Is matter outside the line of your duty which
however, should. think. be considered by the
court upon the question of the time when tie
process IN your hands should be executed Il
| 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
oMclally requested the attorney general of the
United States to examine into the past history
and present condition of the disputed titles to
these Des MoInes river lands for the purpose OF
determining whether it may not be desira BILE to
nrlng proceeding in the name of tue United
States. IN which, if there is any title OF
risht aValla BILE IN law or equity to the settlers
upon these lands. the same may be set forth and
| be heard and determined. II is not known vet
what course the attorney general will pursue in
these matters Certainly it is only proper court
esy to allow reasonable time to the attorney
general to make the necessary Investigation and
so advised, to take action in the premises
| Should the process of the court be at snce exc
cuted, IL might seem to be effort to forest all
Gne action CT the attorney general and
| thus lay the court open Go the charge of dis
government. Under these circumstances, Ihave
concluded that it is the duty of the court to
suspend for a reasonable time the execution OF
| the process for eviction in these cases issued
| from the United States court in the Southern
district OF Iowa, awaiting the action Of the at
6orney general. and you will, therefore, not pro-
| coed further in the execution Of such process
| until further order OF the court.
| NO HOPE FOB SETTLERS
| WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, April TO-
The letters from the commissioners of the
general land Office transmitted by the sscre-
6ary OF the interior TO the attorney general
with request that the question of bringing
suits looking 90 the cancellation of patents
for Des Moines river lands be looked into
have reached the department of Justice and
have been placed in the hands OF
Solicitor General jerks. The latter said to-
| day that, while ne had not examined the pa
|
history of the cases, and greatly feared that
there was no hope for che settlers if suits
could be maintained He does not, he saws.
desire to discourage the settlers, but he
thinks the only hope of relief for the settlers
lies in legislation
sEfTLETs REIGN SUPREME
| FoRrDoDGE, Iowa, Special Telegram, April
lit is all the way Of settlers here to-
night The rains, that delay evictions, have
passed, and yet the marshals moved not on
the settlers homes Tonight Marshal Hay
returned without an attempt at making an
! eviction since the day they We're 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 thei,
+ reception, and knew that an attempt at en-
| forcing eviction meant blcodshed The set
Eler reIgns supreme on the Des Moines river
lands tonight, and will continue to farm his
! lands for some days to come It is now
! thought that eVicbions viii not be resumed
until action is taken by the attorney general
IN the proposed Investigations. Settlers have
thus far reposSessed themselves of 200 acres
rom which avictions We're made last fall.
SENSATIONAL REPORTS
Dies MONIES, April l0-The report has
been sent out from Fort Dodge that posse
of twenty men had gone from here to assist
the United States marshal in making eYic-
/ tons on the river lands There is nc truth
IN the report, no one having gone from here
recently for that purpose. Careful inquiry
i at the different sources Of information leads
TO the belief that the reports FROM the river
and country have been greatly magniied
for sensational purposes, and that no such
excited feeling and no intention of Joining
baGIle with the marshal, as have been re.
ported, exist
The Truth About OkIahoma.
One of those wild, unreasoning movements.
having the sudden accession of fortune
as its goal, is the proposed exodus from
| number of American cities to Oklahoma
This name has been so banded about the
country during the past decade in
| connection with certain well chosen phrases
relating to milk and honey" that many
people have been cajoled into the belief that the
two expressions were synonymous Now in the
first place, Oklahoma is not, nor can it ever be-
i come, land literally bursting with milk and
4 honey. Nature did not shed an excess of bounty
/ said OF it is that it may become through the
+ thrift and oE he