Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-26
A RICH HARVEST IN SIGHT.
South Dakota Will Produce Abundantly in
Spite of Unfavorable Reports.
THE PROPHETS OF EVIL REBUKBD.
The Yield Promises to BE Great Both
In Quality and Quantity-A
Thrust at Moody
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YANKToN, S. D., May 25- Especial TO THE
BEE False prophets and pessimists are de-
fled and the lie is flung back at the newspa-
per correspondents who have pcrsistenty
written about the prospects for poor crop in
South Dakota this year. There has been u
change in the aspect of the surface of the en-
tire state and all within a week. In that
period floods of warm and invigorating rain
have fallen all over this new state, and unless
there comes an avalanche of locusts, a simoom
o" some other unthought of calamity the crops
OF South DAKOTA this year VIII be immense in
quantity and quality.
Hon. Edwin Van Cise of the firm of Van
Cise & Wilson, attorneys at Deadwood, has
been announced as Il candidate for congress-
This is thrust at MoOdy's chances for the
senatorship. If Mr.. Van Cise who, by the
way, is eminently qualified for the position
he seeks, is elected the legislature next
winter will say 'The Black Hills has IA con-
gresham and the scnatorship ought to go to
some other portion of the statc.n Mr.
Moody's efforts to place tariff on tin ore,
however is adducing good words for him.
The democrats will meet in state cOnven-
tion at Aberdeen June II. They do not
claim to hope for carrying the state, but will
bend their energies to reducing republican
maiorities, with prohibition and tariff reform
as their munitions of war.
On the third and fourth days of next month
there will be held in Huron convention of
the sheep breeders and wool growers of
South Dakota. This will be the first attempt
at an organization of the live stock interests
of the state, and it will be of the greatest
moment to the commonwealth The two days
will be devoted to discussions and lectures
on the numerous questions involved
in the paramount topic and experienced men
from out of the state will be present. Special
trains will be operated and the attendance
will probably be large.
Senator Mccormack of North Dakota has
caused some excitement by calling the attCn-
tion of the people to what he deems an error
made by the joint commission which had in
charge the division of territorial property be-
tween North and South Dakota when the two
states vera admitted. The commission, he
says, forgot to divide $500, 900 worth of prop
erty, most of which is located in South Da-
kota, and suggests that the property be di-
vided now.
Lovers and engaged folks in South Dakota
are i'll a deplorable fix just now. Justices of
the peace, ministers of the gospel and other
persons authorized to perform marriage cere-
monies, are in a quaudary as to whether
marriages performed under the territorial
law will be legal, and the state law rcgua-
ting marriages does not go into effect until
June 8. The authorities refuse to tie nuptial
knots and the populating of the state by any
other means than immigration is retarded
1T was recently discovered that portions of
Dakota county, Nebraska, are in the Yankton
land district. A man has filed on a quarter
Sioux City.
Susan B. Anthony is traversing the new
state i'll behalf of the woman's rights move
ment
E.C. Piclens, editor of a democratic paper
rested for violating the Rqfudtf a@ss @sst man baf5 aF
he claimed he had the liquor for medicinal
purposes, but was placed under $1,000 bonds
to appear before the grand jury.
The Chicago Milwaukee IL st. Paul rail
road company is said to be surveying line
up the Grand river valley in Campbell
county, toward the Missouri river, 1t is fur
ther stated that the company proposes to
cross tho river and the Sioux reservation and
penetrate the Black Hills
The second branch of the order of Catholic
Knights of America in South Dakota was or
ganized at Aberdeen this week
The intercollegiate Oratorical contest of
South Dakota occurs at Yankton May 20 and
80. Every educational institution in the state
will be represented, and athletic contests will
be features of the programme.
The appointment of w. H. Mcintyre of
WatertOwn, republican, and NJ II. Day of
Rapid City, democrat, to be worlds fair COM
missioners gives general satisfaction.