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 1O.-An
order from Judge Shiras, OF The Unitod 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 a 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 sufficient to overcome any possible re.
slstance but, whilst the greatest care should be-
exercised TO prevent any wrong insult to the
feelings Of those evlcted, or any injury TO thei
personal property, yet the execution of the
procesS.muStzbe thorough and complete. There
Is nlaRt outside the line of your duty VIII CHI
hOwevS&, sApuld, | think be considered by the
court q Oh 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
officially requested the attorney general of tho
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 it may not be desirable tC
DflnR proceeding III the name OF tue CQ1teO
States. in which, II there Is any title Of
right available in law or equity to the settlers
upon these lands. the same may be set forth anC
be heard and determined. 1t Is not known vet
what course the attorney general will pursue ir
these matters. Certainly it is only proper court.
eSy to allow a reasonable time to the attorney
general to make the necessary investigation, anC
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 effolt to forestal
the action of the attorney general, anC
n IN hn pba IL
courtesy toward the coordinate branch of the
government. Under these circumstances have
concluded that it Is the duty Of the court &c
suspend for reasonable time the execution OF
the process tor eviction in these cases issueC
from the United States court in the Southern
district OF Iowa, awaiting the action of the at
torney general, and you will, therefore. pro.
Ceeu further in the execution If such process
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,
Jarv of the interior to the attorney gene. al
with a request that the question of bringing
suits looking 10 the cancellation of patents
for Des Moines river Lands be looked into
have reached the department of Justice unC
have been placed in the hands OF
Solicitor General jerks. The latter said to-
pels, he was pretty well acquainted with the
history of the cases, and greatly feared that
there was no hope for the settlers if 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, Apri
1O-Itis all the way Of settlers here to-
night The rains, that delay eyictions, have
passed, and yet the marshals moved not or
the settlers homes Tonight Marshal HAY
returned without an attempt at making al
eviction since the day they were driven
from HELPS Hollow. Their departure is Ger.
tainly 4 victory for the settlers, anC
the bold stand which they have
taken. Officials were awed at the thorough.
ness Of the settlers preparations for THEN
reception, and knew that an attempt at en-,
forcing eviction meant blOOdshed. The set
tier reigns supreme on the Des Moines river
! 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
from which evictions were haade.4ast fall.
SENSATIONAL REPoBTs,
DEs MONIES, April 1O-The report ha,
been sent out from Fort DodEe'that a posse
of twenty men had gone from here to assist
the United States marshal in making evlc
! tions on the river lands. There is no truth
In the report, no one having gone from here
recently:for that purpose, Careful inquiry
at the different sources of information leads
to the belief that the reports from the river
land country have been greatly magnited
for sensational purposes, and. that no sucl
excited feeling and 10 intention of joining
BATTLE with the marshal, as have been re.
ported, exist.