New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-05

ruh,sbcd volumes will probably exceed that OF th4
tenth Census. The calculation mas Deea bnn a%e IVA
i GOO 900 names it will take eight quarto volumes "
1000 pages each TO contain them.
ADMISSION OF THE FOUR NEW sIAiHs'
A brief mention of the admission to statehood o,
North and south Dakota Montana ana washington, ~
serves mention in this place, because the responsibility
for the welfare. peace and protection OF the'o 'oHr
monwealths, while they yet Territories rcStcd
largely upon the Secretary Of the Interior, under Oh
rccli0n OF the President. 80, -. ro,
Iy proclamation OF the Governors OF the four ierst
tories an election ordered OF deegdes 10 c'I
ventions to be held on the Tuesday after we seso"d
Monday in May Of last year. These DELEGATES met AZ
the seats Government Of each OF the Territories cN
cept the delegates elected from South Dakota VINO me,
the Constitution OF the United and framed sta
Constitutions and state Governments for te propJora
states The Constitutions adopted by the conyentios
we're as required submitted at an election hcld on w
first Tuesday in october. The President by appr%
nrtate proclamations, declared these four Comholt
wealths admitted into the Union, North and souta
Dakota on November ,, Montana on November o. ans
Washington Oh November IL, 1eoo.
OPENING NEW LANDS
Some Of the most important transactions Of the In
terIor Department in the past year arc not 70 be
classified Under the heads Of bureau work Among
tbese must be counted the opening OF Oklahoma ana
mart of the great Sioux Reservation The former
r,s ononcd in April last the latter only two weeks
ago. "a, -.
The great body Of oklahoma settlers, with that 70
law winch HdrhS INC Tni'A'''' N'N'"N''
awaited the hour allowed for their advent INTO tis
new TERRITORY Although, of course tne rusn " AZ
very great the desire of each person was 10
the best claim possible, 1t IS most monoraor any
memorable fact that the opening OF 30 ar-e dl aon
OF land was attended with the loss OF put very ic%
lives between the hour of noon ana inc sct'in- "
thc SIM there were established in TINS CONAN twil,
and cities each Of several thousand luiaDtits anu
great part Of the whole Territory was claimed ala
settled upon But the Observance OF law Vas ilos
UNIVERSAL While the great body OF setters "oc Vny
ing the laws and patiently submitting u lili'at
patrol force they could have overpoweeu, "ro I
crept into the Territory a number Of people Wio' ~
fore the hour appointed had selected toNn-slts aiu
homestead claims in defiance both Oh tne prooaa.o
and the statute under which il was framed ohc .VM
site thus Illegally attempted to be ad AT unt,'o
Even United states officers, who had been j rnl.tea
TO enter the Territory for the purpose OF preer.hs
the peace otherwise officially acting TOOK anN'a-s
OF tile situation claim tracts Of land they ai sei.oled
before the hour allowed. cOnnivcd az t' neru
action of Others in this respect 1t Is saie hoWcSer
to say that these performances, though slli pehdh
before the Department, viii not be countenahced, anu
that the wrOngdOers will not be PERMITTED 70 reap INC
fruits Of their evil deeds .
profting by its experience In oklahoma, the NJ
mini,tratOn better prepared in the case OF tle
opening Of the Sioux Reservation. As result that
settlement was more orderly and marked by fewer
violations Of the law.