Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-12

paovrA STRICKEN ceon1'
JiEs IN DAKOTA.


c,.St FnnIs. N. D., Feb. II Hon.
n. urlrpjon. STATE Commissioner Of
,.,a t,e, has jntt issued an ati,licss
~. u l.lc, explaining tie situation
,,nil 4fckeu counties OF some
:, Ia Ind making an appeal for sssIs.
's ',s a,sgy4 / q suffering for wknt Of
I'd. ,.., slolhsng, fuel and fesl Tor
'.t IA ,eysf.l counties u unprcce-
.m,3 aud u,cds some authoritative
i. siion. lie ssys;
.'Irlraiaiicu is NEST excluAivc:y
,.f,t!tl tic rewer I0ri'obs Of tie
,,r utele 10. tests menis date back
i t,e. ihre and four ysan, except
|, Ken aud l,amsay countles, which
rye err Md about six ears. TLcse
4, sr,ll merits were, ike the ear icst
[glpnspts Of most conntries, composed
Iu,ly Of people " lose rcfources would
I.,e teen lsiscly taxed 10 succeed snl
H,,c,btmss.ycs above want with fsvor-
| i. nA.ons. but Just ~ they were
cirrr ,tar,ci IN thcIr DOW home ~
Sun elenicl irain ot disaAters oser-
kA ten aud swept away the results ui
Ltl lAhsa Il.ose who put In . crop
\ ls.i were rewarded by an am pie hzr-
and ,la, encouraged, evrry acre
! :, eou,a ,arn over was made ready Tor
euopm la's
.sTAls,es.na, though backward, prom
., iair ylc,a, but q severe hcst early
b Auga,l.- something heretofore un.
l.oWu-n ieI.y de,'noyed their crops,
ayiag nity OF them without Ally
|saus cfsappof! aud without seesl. The
ssi ss0 did ouch dams9e 10 como of
Il older aud better setiled portions OF
bs STATE, hut here tho people were well
boaga established 10 tide themselves
M comfortably. hut the scttlers In
le,e per counties, with . courage that
rsefyed better reward, hired them
lives cut aud earned what thcy could
+ carry themselves through the winter
ed procure seed for this following
bfiTg, quite number receiving aid
lcl, negbbors or from their counties. A
pod area o. grain was sown in 1889,
I'D every thing stsked OH the crop and
vi
In 1850 the rains refused 10 moisten
be SOL ia these North Dakota counties,
nd second entire failure In succcssion
III many peop'e entirely destitute. The
lts neeCing aid is about 81 BY 100 miles.
10 Impression has got abroad, very
aturally, when the recent appeals for
ID are considered. that North DAklta Is
taclically bankrupt Nothing can bo
ltihtr lrom the truth. The assessed
sIuallon of Inc State (about one-third
'le tue vtlns,iou) was last year
% sol 1850, not including the e20,-
$1,000 In railroads not assessed. 1t
hOud bl,o be noted that only q little
'fi lO,V0a,00O acres Of the AZ, 900, 900 In
= stale are assessed, and then at the
Nv average oi "a In acre.
Millions Of acres arc not assssscd,
nsh often highly cultivated aud con-
Aulnp good buildings, because the oc.
Epah'' nave not proved up honest cad.
Nnis not being taxable until
sau are issued and settlers being
osH seven years occupancy OF the
~ oelore proving up. From this II
eseen that the State has An euor.
ou reserve fund. and there ID some.
~ 10 show for every dollar OF IN debt
es' aoflh Dakota % fn good shape
M'iilly, but her resources are not
A,e'e Tor lie present EN-, rgency. aud
generosity OF the good people OF sis
eAes viii be highly spprs ciated, In
etunlits named there are not less
W. aVOo people dependcat wholly or In
" on outside help Tor thls winter and
1,N Wsy fan ralss another crop, and a
hlser number are needing some
'''''h'e In The way oil iced for stoek."
p'ASS IN A DESTITUTE CONDITION.
Sn,C 400. Feb. IA despatch from
a 'o,,eh, o"t, n D., sAyt: Between 500
wv ihdlaus credited to the DEVILS
~ agency are wholly destitute OF
.a'ug and in the last stagcs of st,rvs-
,Ot satss furnished With food, cloth.
,'u su medicine at once these indians
e IKE dogs. Disease has brought
Ua..aali Of them to the verge Of
G aud the recent inclcmeut
N S I,.a. sslsuced taeir suffcrings. In
ina nt.n' eIameie has issued the fol.
~ appsil tor aid;
MI, ~ ss 70 appeal to the Amsria,n
IA ,g' .l isllci for the Indians o. DeviI's
4 War; ra9 he In q starving condition
|n,,sSSoa S ,utute of clothing. The cir.
ln,s,i'' nave been fully reported 10
k,rs ,s,.es ~. department. with proper est.
M ,i articles Of food nn,i clothipy
! HIe 10 time since August & ISsa
nave been Furnished Ssos Nj. Nj.
,1Apended III food and lon. .,naa
Ivu' l am Informed that mr. ,n.,h ,hee
In Vanars q" ~ rendered by the Government
eongfess makes an appropriati,s.s,
IN Iu ,ha, appearauces the iSdi.ns Iii
|pronria,., n graves before r. LEI bv an
fIisn. can lie used. yhssa
yo,. nave supported themselv.s
|ho,, s oy Their own indn.,re
sn, government aid. and ,h1;y,
nestitution IL ibrona,, 'ns,I
,o,,l1 eutir 1s.,, own, bur is due orly To
ke A. IL, azure hIiure OF their crops. tbs
nslei1the ia ahe case of whito scttIers IN
leo lv,,,' o.hood, and, while the lastsr
ws,H.as from the different coun,iss
s,s,s' ,M Of the general Ooysrn man.
N. phss Wilh other mlsfortune. IA
i Il Ouls Is, add.d to their sufierips.'
,.ls of means means Of subsisteucs is Il n
patle, .'o, mooa, which has to bs CARED
ob'a,nnom nom Il to 20 m,lss. And the
ioci isaeu M Tor 1t is so smsll that vsrv
kcei, 20 Do purchased with tho
,hinIy %, ,nesldes, the Indians Are 40
Can ~ -, siad that there are no, msnv
ols Of 'ss sShl me journey. Any coptri.
ht,ul, saosistence or clothing win bs
IroD.r sS;lved lived BY the undersirnei
"un,. JOIN w. CRAMsIp.
'ea States Indian AgsDt"
HeNtd DGtura