The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-18
E1ICTION CEASE.
Marshals Restrained From Eyict.
ing Settlers on the Des Moines
River Lands.

DUBUQUE, y0pCCAata1 CACRA Apr1 1U.-An
order from Judge Shiras. OF The United States
district sco urt,eissued To-day. ends for the
present all proceedings against the Des
Moines river land settlers. 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 10 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.
sistance. But. whilst the greatest care should bt
exercised to prevent. any wrong or insult to the
feelings OF those evlcted, or any injury to theiJ
personal property, yet the execution OF the
process must be thorouglfand complete. There
Is a matter outside the line Of your duty which,
however, should, I think. be considered by the
court upon the question of the time when the
process in your hands should be executed. Il
has been stated in the public newspapers, and ]
have nofeason to doubt the correctness of the
statement. that the secretary of the Interior has
officially 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 it may not be desirable te
rim asproceeding In the name Of the United
OVn1CS AZ WulCus IL there Is any C1Clo OF
right available in law or equity to the settlers
upon these lands. the same may be set forth and
be heard and determined. It is not known yet
t what course course. the attorney general will pursue 10
esy to allow q reasonable time to the attorney
general to make the necessary Investigation, and
Il SO advised, to take action in the premises
Should the process Of the court be at once exc.
cuted, 1t might seem to be an effort to forestall
the action Of the attorney general, anC
linus lay tho court open to the charge Of dis.
CONTRARY toward fha On.nr1inofn hrorp1, 30 fhe
government. Under these circumstances, / have
concluded that 1t is the duty Of the court tc
suspend for a reasonable time the execution Of
process for eviction in these cases issued
from: the United States court in the Southern
district of Iowa., awaiting the action of the at
toEney general, and you will. therefore. not pro.
ceSafnrther in the execution Of such process:
until further order of the court.
NO HOPE FOR SETTLERS.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, April TO-
The letters from the commissioner of the
general and Office transmitted by the secre.
tary OF tho interior to the attorney general
with a 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 anc
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 we'll acquainted with the
history OF the cases, and greatly feared that
there was no hope for the settlers if suits
couldsbe 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
lot is oil 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 ut making an
eviction since the day they were driven
from Hell's Hollow. Their departure is Ger.
tainly q victory for the settlers, ano
tho bold stand which they have
taken. Officials were awed at the thorough.
ness Of the settlers preparations for thei,
reception, and knew that an attem pit OF 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 o acres
from which evictions were made last fall.
SENSATIONAL REPORTS.
- DIES MONIES, April 1O.-The report han
been sent out from Fort Dodge that a posse
of twenty men had gone from here to assist
the United States marshal in making evic-
lions 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
and country have been greatly magniaed
for sensational purposes, and that no such
excited feeling and no intention Of joining
BATTLE with the marshal, as ave been re-
ported. exist.