EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1!U4-
BELGIANS ACCUSED
OF GROSS CRUELTY
TOWARD PRISONERS
American Tourist Says Parts
of Human Bodies ArVere
Found in Pockets of Cap
tives Taken by Germans.
NRW YOitlv, Sept. 23.
A ftory from tho European wnr zone
rivaling the tortures of tho Spanish In
Qiilalllon wns brought to port today by
passengers on bontd the Uranium liner
Prlnclpello from rtotterdum.
"With rny own eyes I saw ten Bel
rians brought Into the plaza nt Bremen
nd when they worn searched their
pockets were found to bo full of parts of
human bodies." said Mrs. Frledo Uau
mnn, wlfo of an artist of Milwaukee,
WU.
Mrs. Baumann, who was accompanied
ly her son, Arthur, said sho wbb stopping
t Dlcpholz, a suburb of Bremen, when
tho war broko out.
"It was there that I saw such horrible
examples of depravity nnd atrocities
.gainst the Germans," said Mrs. Bau
Ciann. "The Belgian prisoners, ten In number,
cro all old men, too old, In fact, for
military service. They wcro nil shot.
Several days later I saw a German wo
jimn -who hnd boon turned Into a raving
jnanla.0 by , cruelties Inflicted upon her
children. Sho had been living upon tho
ftelgian frontier when the wnr broke
out. According to her story, her chil
dren were seized by Belgians and their
ycs burned out. Her husband was a
yeservlst, and when ho loft to Join tho
German colors tho Belgians raided her
homo and seized her four children.
"Tho Belgians accused tho -woman's
husband of being a spy. Sho denied, de
claring that ho had gono to join tho
rmy. Tho Bolglans then heated a sword
until It was rod hot nnd drew the heated
edge across the eyes of ono of her chil
dren, " 'Now, Trill you tell us where tho
my Is?' cried tho Belgians. The second
end third child were tortured In this
dreadful manner. Tho mother swooned
and when sho camo to her senses her
lour children were lying sightless and
nnconsclous on the floor. The sight of
it drove the mother mad.
"In tho military hospitals nt Bremen
X talked with German soldiers, who say
that Belgian girls, 16 years old nnd
jounger, went out on the battlefield nnd
perpetrated shocking mutilations upon
wounded Germans, who were too badly
hurt to protect themselves from tho
tortures.
"Captain Hermann Trotzbeln, a Ger
man officer, told me that In ono Belgian
village the townspeople opened Are upon
the troops from cellars. Ho took shelter
behind a barricade with some of hli men.
They could hear screams, and, upon
breaking Into a nearby house, found Bel
clans In tho act of sawing tho legs off a
German soldier who hnd been captutcd.
The soldier was strapped Into a chair nnd
tho tormentors wcro mocking his cries of
agony."
Tribute to tho bravery of tho Germans
righting In Franco was paid by Hem I Do
Slbour, of Washington, D. C who, with
Mrs. Do Slbour, arrived from ICurope on
the Red Star liner Zeeland, which left
Liverpool on September 2.
"At tho outbreak of tho war wo were
In England," said Mrs. Slbour. "SI y
husband was In Franco nnd my three
sons were In Belgium with n governess.
Through tho assistance of tho American
diplomatic nuthorltli'S we wcro finally
united in Paris, where wo were told about
nffalrs in tho Held by my cousin, who
Is a military observer with the French
army.
"My cousin told us of tho fighting at
Cnarlerol and Anns. Tho dating of tho
Germans was simply wonderful." ho said.
"The Gormans would advance In eloso
foiniatlon right up against tho French
Rims. Ho declared ho saw at least 10,000
mowed down llko so much wheat. At
the end of Iho battle, ho said, ho walked
over thp field and saw tho dead ho thick
that In iomo places the bodies lomalnrd
In standing postuto.
"My cousin told of coining upon a Ger
nun soldier, who had had part of his
lain blown away by n French filu'll. Tho
poor soldier naked for tho loan of n
plftoi nnd when It wns given to him lie
turnpd tho mnzzlo against his forehead
and finished tho Job.
"My rousln also declared thnt the Ger
mans had been guilty of atrocities."
SOUTH AMERICAN FOWLS
NOW IN WASHINGTON ZOO
Rare Specimens Come to the National
Capitol's Collection.
TVASHIXCITON, Sept. 23,-Froni the
Almost Impenetrable wilds of South
America have been brought to tho Wash
ington Zoological Gardens to thu Wash
specimens of fauna nnd fowl, regmtled as
among tho most Interesting and rare of
the present collection. Though It la lm
Practicable to tako In many birds and
Deasts at tho present time, duo to tho
crowded accommodations, officials say the
Jjew specimens were admitted on account
or their rarity and their experimental
prtn. In determining whether they can
Jiihstand thU climate and thrive on tho
jood tho zoologists aro prepared to give
item.
Perhaps tho oddest of the new acquisi
tion Is a Venezuelan sloth, "as largo as
tomcat," distinguished by his absence
or teeth. The animal H described as in
"awtlng foiests and feeding on the juices
or fruits. It la R sluggish creature, and
" a nocturnal prowler, seldom b.cn by
"ay. as It hides in the hollows of the
fees. Lang ilaws and n soft coat of
" oi protective coloring complete his
eharacteilstlcs. The animal was caught
oy William Fevllle, a collector of New
ork city, who makes periodical visits
to the southern Jungles in nuest of ani
mals to supply Amrtlcan zoos.
Another of the late additions Is a
Jiulana weasel, slightly larger than the
laminar American teasel. The posses
ion of the latter completes u pair of
tnesa animals, as one was already in
the local collection.
Other specimens supplied by Mr. Fa
me were a large number of birds from
uth America, all of them marked by
luxuriant and beautiful plumage.
. m1 of tnese are n Par of motmot
cailfd 'rom the character of their
iiH , y are related to the American
Mngnsher. and aro distinguished by a
fnl' f ,aU fathers of unusual
'tngth. They Inhabit the denseBt for.
Vhfi an? fecJ on Jnsccta and lizards.
kr pIumaS Is green and reddish
wown, relieved by a prominent blue
fcand across the forehead.
i-onslderablo doubt ic felt among their
t iKVa.rdlalu as t0 whether they can
frLi ilsro- uul as they aro to the
Vm ,r climate of this part of th
1 a h, a ' " ,ms rst the local zoo
'. Lir" are "tardea as. extremely
THERE'S BLOOD ON THE MOON
Grown Prince Frederick
The casualties to which the Crown
Prince of Germany has been subjected
during the last week of fighting arc:
Killed ..., , .. .....i times
Wounded .....,..,,.,. t.t? times
Surrounded ....t time
In addition, he has been In command of
tho army In France, In East Prussia nnd
Gloucester, N. J., simultaneously, proving
that lit so far as omnipresence Is con
cerned, he may bo ranked as tho great
Get man Artful Dodger,
The Peiiiisjlvania War Machino
General Penrose reports that tho ene
my bus dented his left flank, right field,
and fullback, or words to that effect. Tho
general Is n bit grouchy, and has for
bidden the correspondents to approach
tho rear guard for fear of a turning
movement toward ralmcr.
Colonel BUI Fllnn wires that he Is will
ing to advance McCormlck to tho rank
of genernl, though the rank and file aro
reported to think It rnnk,
Prlvnto Lewis has returned homo on
furlough.
P. S. Genornl Pcnroso Is falling back
upon the tariff for protection. It Is ru
mored that tho only Cannon left Is Joe,
over In Illinois.
Mexicans
Blr Lionel Cntdcn opened his mouth and
placed his dainty foot therein. Sir Sprlng
Itlcc, no relative to springhalt, npologtzed
for the rather clumsy acrobatic trick,
stating In extenuation that Lionel wns
suffering from pulque far nlcnto los
mnnnna.
Vera Cru. Is about to announce a mora
torium, because tho Americans, who had
nil tho money In tho world, aro about to
leave. Greatest distress prevails nmong
tho ladles, for the parting Is expected to
be sweet sorrow.
Tito Casually List
Casualties nmong straw hats were tro
mendoui In tho last seven days. From all
parts of the battlefields come reports of
overwhelming defeats for tho straws,
which shows tho way the wind blows.
Tho red nose nurses have been doing
heroic work during the early part of the
week when tho weather was chilly. High
balls advanced seven points under tho
bullish Impetus of extensive buying.
Hark, From the Tomb I
OY8TMII BAY, Sept. IS. The village
fire brigade, armed with hjccs. Is busily
engaged chopping down tho dense silence
which prevails at Bagnnloro Hilt. As
this Is being sent, a certain I'lJHSON
emerges from his house, sharpens his
teeth on n file, waves his arms, clears
his throat nnd snys:
(Deleted by tho censor.)
Local Option
Secretary Bryan, flckto man thnt lie Is,
has forsaken grapo Julco for limeade.
Being used to sour grapes, the acerbity
of limes will not worry him. There Is no
truth In tho rumor that ho has refused to
lecture on "Peace" ho has simply post
poned it.
The Grain Situation
Tho grain brokers have decided that
hereafter tho national nnthem shall bo
"In this wheat by and by."
Corns aro as painful ns ever.
In Congress
It Is related that when Congressman
Vnre mid Leader Mann discussed the
river nnd harbor measure, at dinner, tho
latter said to tho former:
"Pass the pork, Bill."
Revenge
It li announced that In revenge for past
atrocities, missionaries In this country
will fall upon turkey and rend It limb
from limb on Thnnksglvlng Day. It Is
expected thnt tho crimson slnln of cran
berries will bo seen throughout tho land
and ruin many a defenseless tablecloth.
PARIS DEFENSES
SWEEP AROUND CM
' IN TRIPLE CIRCLE
LORD KITCHENER,
BRITONS' WAR IDOL,
IN PEN PICTURE
Hero of Khartoum, Recon
queror.of Soudan, Is Grim,
Decisive, aVeritable "War
Machine."
The eyes of all England aro focused at
present on Earl Kitchener, tho "organ
izer of victory" who stands today In su
preme command of tho destinies of tho
British land forces, both ns secretary of
war nnd ns commandcr-ln-chlef of the
nrmy.
Eat I Kitchener, says "World's Work, Is
a tall man, Gl yenis old, with heavy gray
moustache nnd wavy gray hair, which he
wears parted in tho middle. He has a
sunburnt, determined-looking iface, largo
stecl-bluo eyes, and square jaws.
Until tho events of the moment. Kitch
ener has never commanded ngalnst tho
organized army of any Power of tho
first rank, but he Is probably the beBt
known military leader in Europe. Ho
wns born In County Kerry, In 1850, of
English parentage. He was educated at
the Iloyal Military Academy at Woolwich
and entered tho Ilrltlsh army when 21
years of ago, receiving a commission in
the Iloyal Engineers. Offered a post un
der tho Palestine Exploration Fund, ho
spent some years In Palestine, nnd was
employed to make a survey of the Island
of Cyprus.
When Lord Wolseloy waged tho cam
paign of Tel-el-Keblr in 1SS2, Kitchener
was given command of the Egyptian cav
alry. Then, from 1SSI to 1SS3, ho was with
the Nllo Expedition. Ho commanded at
Suuklm in 1SS7 nnd he succeeded Sir
Francis Grenfell ns Sirdar In UfX).
Kitchener stopped Into world fame nnd
Into tho heart of evory Englishman in
1S95. It was then that He began the re
conquest of tho Soudan, and two years la
ter tho Soudan wna conquered. There
upon, ho wns promoted to the rank of
mitjor-general, icceived a grant of $150,
000 with tho thanks of Parliament, and
wns ralbed to tho peerage. Thereafter ho
wns popularly icferred to as Kltcnener
of Khartoum.
The days of glory for Kitchener came
again in 1S9D, when ho was sent to South
Africa as chief of staff with Lord Rob
erts. How he finished tho Doer War, how
ho ni ranged tho Peace of Verceulglng,
and how ho c.imn home to 1m: made a Vis
count, with the thanks of Parliament and
a grant of $2u0,WO, are all matters of
lecent history. From 1302 to 1S03 ho was
commauder-ln-chlef In India, and after
that returned to Egypt In the capacity of
ilrltlsh agent and consul-general at Cairo,
thus i Pluming to the scene of his first
triumphs.
Kitchener of Khartoum has proved his
mettle In many and varied capacities. He
Is one of those remarkable Englishmen
whoso mission It Is to rulo countries which
have come under Hrtlsh dominion during
the extension of world-wido empire.
RIVAL AUTHORS NOW
ASSERT THEY WROTE
'THE CALL OF KANSAS'
Sate Society Dips Into the
Fight and Demands Proofs
of Authorship Poem Is
Widely Quoted.
LIGHTS 0 LONDON STILL LIT,
"GAY PAREE" HAS PASSED
Conditions Make Marked Wartime
Contrasts Between Capitals,
The conttast between London and Paris
in wartime Is astonishingly great, says
the Now York Tilbune. How Paris goes
to bed at 9, with no theatres open and
the whole gay life of the boulevards re
placed by silent, empty spaces Mr. Davis
has told us. In London, on the contrary,
there Is much cheer and enteituinment.
The bulk of tho theatres are i mining as
usual, llistoiical plays In praise of old
England's heroes have the cull, but "Hello
Hagtlnio" In not less successful, with
"speelnl war news indicated to the audi
ence." The Loudon Stage repot ts book
ings and business ns almost up to nor
mal for tlm season.
The managers seem to feel that some
defenso of these open houses Is due. For
ono theatre, a repertory house In Bristol,
Hues were written by John Masefleld ex
rounding tho English situation and ex
plaining why
Because (as we believe) a nation needs
A temper mid support in times of strain,
Beauty for solace when the spirit bleeds,
Laughter for respite to the weary brain.
Of course, the chief explanation lies in
the fact that France is Invaded and Paris
threatened, while England sits at ease
behind her fleet. Also tho stake In the
case of Franco is existence itself, and her
whole male population strong enough to
be of use is under arms. England's stake
W laigo and ber proposed army of 1,100,
(00 men is a huge one. Even so, hers Is
only a representative army, upon a. volun
teer basis, and thcio Is no such universal
tiaged) as In France. i
No less a person than the Bishop of
Winchester has applauded the London
thtatres for remaining open and cheering
the English through their teuso period of
trial. Like tho Ilrltlsh regulars marchlnjt
to battle with "It a a long way to Tin.
TOPEKA, Ser4. 23. Somo Kansnns are
reading tho war news, others are watch
ing tho gyrations of the candidates for
political Jobs, and-n lot of them are In
terested In determining tho authorship
of ono of the State's most famous poems,
"The Coll of Kansas." This Is the most
widely published of any Kansas poem
and there Is not a Kansas Day exercise
complcto without It.
For many years the poem haB been
credited to Miss Esther M. Clark, of Cha
nute, an employe of the extension di
vision of tho University of Kansas, and
an author of numerous Kansas poems.
In the last two or threo months a new
claimant to the authorship has appeared,
Mrs. Emma Clark-Karr, wife of an at
torney of Glrard.
SOCIETY CALLS FOR PROOFS.
The Kansas Historical Society has
dipped Into tho fight and has made a de
mand upon tho two claimants to .sub
mit the proofs of authorship. Miss
Esther Clark has filed a long deposition
with tho society, telling In detail how
she happened to write" the poem. Sho
was visiting in California In tho winter
of 190ti-7 and became dreadfully home
sick. Ono night as sho was tryjng to
get to sleep she says tho line, "The voice
of tho prairie calling, calling me," sud
denly came to her and around It she
built the poem. Tho poem was sent to
J L. Drady, the publisher of tho Law
rence Journal, who had printed some of
Miss Clark's poetry, and It was published
In May, 1007. It wns first published
without a signature, but later Brady
wrote an editorial giving the name of
tho author.
This was only after tho poem had
been printed In the Star and credited
to the Lawrence Journal. Hundreds of
readers of tho Star asked who the au
thor of the beautiful poem was, apd
Mr. Brady gave It, nftcr Miss Clark had
consented. The poem has since been
published In folders and Miss Clark's
book of Kansas vcises.
YEARS DIFFERENCE IN CLAIMS.
Mrs. Emma Clark-Karr was a Hutch
liibon school teacher, and she, too, claims
to have written tho poom during a per
iod of homesickness In California in 1S99,
and It was supposed to have first been
published In tho Hutchinson Gazette in
the spring of lgoo, seven jears before
Miss Esther Clark wrote tho poem. A.
M. Nettletun, ono of tho owners of the
Gazette at that time, has mado a state
ment that the poom was obtained for
him by his mother from the mother of
Mrs. Knrr and that ho set the typo for It.
no mgnea xno poem ustner Clark by
mistake, and his attention was called
to this mistake afterward by Mrs. Karr's
mother.
I. L. Dayhoff, formerly State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, has also
made a statement that ho saw the poem
In the Gazette and that ho used It for
several years in his educational lectures
A search through tho files of the Gazette
for 18 months of 1S30 and 1900 failed to
find tho poem. The Kansas Historical
Society has a complete file of the paper.
Mr. Karr has sent word to' the histori
cal society that In a short tlmo he will
furnish tho proofs of his wir ,i
the author of the poem, possibly not
In exactly the same language, but with
every thought as given In Miss Clark's
effort.
. V' nraa" Ilas offered a reward of
too to anyone offering proof that Miss
Esther M. Clark did not write the poem
and that it was not first published in
the Lawrence Journal.
Here Is a ropy of the "Call of Kansas"
as It appears In the tecords of the Kan.
soa Historical Boclety:
SUr'e"htepVfTu'mh,beaU'y' "" ,he
Th resile oaii pounding: and tugglnr my
snore
" 0tnh,hcerytt07't"he".ne4 h"r bov
rne voice of tho prairie, railing.
Calling mt
SneeUr to ra than th salt Ma ipray, the
fragranca of th summer rains:
ar,rJi",.hea''t.,0 ,lla "'?" hilla art the
wiml-sept Kansas plains.
D'"errol,J8.,5tdu0.ryM,7 " ww by ""
r" m'the'sun'ofay0' P0PPy "e," """
Gay as the bold polnsettla. Is. and the burden
of pepper trees.
"ly0"?"' ,aw,n' aI"' toM and brown, Is
richer to me than these.
AnJ rising eer above the song of the hoarse.
Insistent sea.
The otee of the prairie, calling.
Calling me.
Kansas. Beloved Mother, today in in alien
land.
Tours Is the name I haie Idly traced with a.
bit of wood in the sand.
The name that, sprung rrom a scornful lip.
The flsme that la graen. hard arid deep, on
Protected by Inner Wall and
Ring of 17 Forts, Capital
Could Resist Assault by
500,000 Men.
Tho fortifications of Paris and their
ability to resist a siege nrc receiving the
close attention of military observers, now
that Paris Is the announced objective
point of the German forces, ntul the
French Ministry of Wrir has adopted
urgent means of strengthening tho city's
defenses to the utmost.
They consist of three distinct circles
sweeping around the city, snys tho ticf
York Times. First, the solid wall of
masonry, eighteen feet high, extending
for twenty-two miles around tho olu sec
tions of Paris; second, the system of sev
enteen detached forts arranged at Inter
vals, two miles beyond tho wall, and
making n circuit of the city thirty-four
miles In extent, and, third, an outer girdle
of forts, seventy-two miles In circuit, on
the heights commanding the Valley of
the Seine.
EACH LINE COMPLETE.
Each of these circles of masonry nnd
steel Is a complcto defense In Itself, tho
fdrts being linked together with redoubts,
bnstlon and glacis, which permit n cross
fire against approach from any direction.
The magnitude of the system Is shown
by Its area, which Is 400 square miles.
The wall mound Paris and the seven
teen detached forts two miles beyond It
were built by Louis Philippe. They sus
tained the German siege of 1870-71, nnd
the outer fortB havo since been greatly
stiengtlicned. The third lino of forts, on
the hills of St. Germain, Cormtllcs and
Vllllcrs. arc of modern construction, with
the latest types of batteries and heavy
guns.
INNER WALL SHIELDS "CITT."
Tho Inner wall about Paris surrounds
the best-known and most Important sec
tions of tho city, including the buslnoss
sections along the grand boulevards, the
residence sections on tho north "and west
of the city nnd the Latin Quarter nnd
other sections of the left bank of the
Seine.
Outside of the wall a circle of suburbs
extends for many miles. Including Neullly,
Argeuteull, Versailles. Vlncennes nnd
many others Tho forts of the second
and third lino of defenses nro dotted
nmong theso suburbs, protecting them
and the approaches to the capital. The
wall contains 93 bastions and 67 gates.
Some of those have been abandoned, ow
ing to the pressuro of modern construc
tion and trade. But recent advices re
ceived here from Paris say that all the
gates still existing are now closed at 8
p. m., with rigid regulations against
movements from within or without.
COULD RESIST 500,000.
The second line of forts includes the
famous fortress of Mount Valcrlcn, which
was the centre of attack In the German
slego of 870. It Is strengthened by two
groups of works Patues Bryoros and tho
Chatlllon fort and batteries. South of the
city Is tho of forts at Ivry, Blcetre, Mont
Rouge, Vanvcs, and Issy. North and cast
of the city aro threo great forts around
St. Denis, nnd two others at Fort Aubcr
vlllcrs and Fort Charenton, commanding
the approaches from the great wood of
Bondy.
The outer circle of forts, which are of
the most modern type, havo from 24 to
60 heavy guna and 600 to 1200 men each.
In all, the three lines of defenses re
quire 170,000 men to operate them, not
counting troops assembled within the
city. According to military experts. It
would require a force of 600,000 men to
Invest these defenses.
CURIOUS DAMAGE SUITS
perary' on their lips, the stay-at-home O, hither, clearer, and .irowVi jet than the
Britishers are taking their anxious days L boom of the savage sea,
with several chuckles on the side, J TV'oko " '"'fie. cmn,
" valllcg mt.
Actions Against Hallway Companies
Have Odd Features.
A curious case against a railway came
up recently, "While seated in a railway
waiting room a woman fell backward
through the railing of a bench. She
sued the railway for J15O0 damages. Tho
bench Itself was brought Into court as
evidence. In order to discredit tho wom
an's story a physician of repute, In tho
service of the railway, took his seat on
the bench. To tho surprise of the court,
and doubtless to himself, ho landed heav
ily on the floor; JlSno was Immediately
awarded to the plaintiff. Tho doctor then
sued the railway for JiO.OOO for personal
injuries received In the court. The case,
I think, Is still pending.
In Borne suits thnt havo been brought
against railway companies It Is very
puzzling to know on which side Justice
lies; even the claim agents themselves
are occasionally baffled. A curious case
in point is as follows:
Some tlmo ago a young woman of un
questioned respectability was on her way
to a meeting of a grange In a certain
village. In crossing the tracks at the rail
way station, at a. point where, perhaps,
there should have been some kind of
board walk, sho fell, and received a
slight Injury to her knee. Sho then pro
ceeded to tho meeting of the grange,
where she took a prominent part In a
thatrlcal prformance. She complained to
no one either of discomfort or injury.
The next morning, however, she
thought that she could not move her leg,
and consequently remained in bed. Weeks
passed, and then months, without the
slightest change In her condition. Final
ly, in order to avoid expensive litigation,
tho claim agent made her an offer of
ROO0 In settlement of the case. The offer
was declined. For six months the woman
remained In bed, without showing tho
slightest inclination to exert herself.
Meanwhile the railway authorities had
consulted a number of prominent physi
cians. "Somo form of hysteria," said
most of them. On the other hand, the
most noted specialist on such matters
In the State said, "Pure humbug; put a
mouse in the bed."
Presently another woman appeared on
the scene. She Just happened to be visit
ing some friends In the vicinity. She soon
made herself known in useful and pleas
ant ways to ine villagers, in the course
of tlmo she was introduced to the bedrid
den woman. An intimacy between the
two women sprang up, and the newcomer
was able to observe every detail of
speech and movement of the Invalid.
Finally the Investigator for the railway
drew up her report, and Informed her em
ployers that tho parallels of the mind or
leg was genuine, and that. In her opin
ion, the woman was absolutely honest.
The railway settled at once for $7500.
Naturally this peculiar case attracted
considerable attention. As soon as it
was known that the woman had money
to spend, she was showered with reme
dies. At last she bought an electric belt.
After wearing It a while, she regained th
use of her leg, and In a verj few dais
was well. Furthermore, such faith did
he i place In the belt that she immediate
ly became an agent for the company that
manufactured U. and sold it all over the
fitatt J, O. Facan. in the Viih rv.
panloo, I
SIOUX CHIEFTAIN'S HEIRS
SEEKING HIS BANK DEPOSIT
Think Little Crow Put ?2000 in St.
Paul Sank Years Ago.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 33. Heirs
of Little Crow, tho Sioux chieftain, cred
lied with being the "brains" of the Sioux
outbreak In 1SG2, aro In St. Paul trying to
locate a deposit of $2000 in gold made by
Little Crow In a St. Paul bank In 1S61.
Mrs .lano Williams, of Granlto Falls,
Mlnit., a daughter of tho chieftain, and
her daughter, Miss Itebeltah William, aro
looking the matter Up, and MIps Williams
called at the Stntc Capitol yesterday, vls
Itlng tho Governor's ofllco nhd tho Attor
ney General and conferring with It. L.
Holcomb, of tho Slnlo Historical Society.
Tho $2000 was pnld to Little Crow for
being tho first Indian to sign the treaty of
lPfil, which ceded a l.irgc part of Minne
sota to tho white. On thn nd Ice of Gen
ernl H. H. Slbloy he put the money In a
bank, It Is believed that ho spent nbotlt
$.100 of It for horses, gun, etc., but that
ho had a Imtnuce nf WiOO to his credit
when thn outbienk irnliic. I-'foni Hint tlntu
Llttlo Crow wns an outlaw, nnd though
ho escaped tho gonernl round-up Itv'lMS
ho wns killed July 3, 1RM, In a fight with
mounted rangers near Hutchinson. His
skull adorns a shelf In the State Hlstoil
cal Museum, Ho was sub-chlof of the
Modawakanton Sioux, but was regarded
as tho real lender of tho outbreak.
Tho daughter and granddaughter
have no record of tho deposit, nnd they
say papers showing where It wns made
nro In tho hands of a relative, Henry
Wcstman, of the Snntco agency In Ne
braska. Mrs. Williams has tried to get
them, but ho refuses to give them up.
Tho Indian woman who carried tho gold
to the bank when It wns deposited still
lives In Canada, It Is said.
"I don't sco nny chance for you to
get the money," Mr. Holcomb told Miss
Williams. "Nono of the banks thnt was
In existence then Is hero now. They
ntc nil out of business, and I don't be
lieve theie Is any way of getting that
$1M0."
"Mnybo not," said Miss Wllllitms, "but
Just n little yhlle ago wo received
money that wns duo us on payments
before the outbreak. 11 hnd been IipM
tip all this tlmo. and wo nro hoping now
Hint Congress will give us n right to
claim our annuities for all the cnrs
since 1M2, which Would amount to nbotlt
$(.Viru)tJ0 for tho survivors of the tilhe.
Mnybe there Is somo wny to get this
money that belonged to my grand
father." Payments due the tribes that fought
the whites wore all stopped after tho
outbreak, on the ground thnt the In
dians had foi felled tholr treaty rights?
but' Congress Is now considering res
titution to this Konerfltlon. on the ground
thnt tho sins of the fathers should not
be visited on the children.
LOUIS PHILIPPE CHANGELING?
Here's n Trtle for Tlioso Who DellghU
In Dynastic MyBteries,
Those who aro Interested InSlynaslla
Intrigues, and In stories, truo or other
wise, of lost dauphins nnd of czars who?
did not die when reputed, but becarrio
holy hermits, will bo Interested lit it new
Iv published volume, entitled "The Secret
of Louis Philippe," by Maria Stellni
fLady Nowborough), which Is translated
fiom the French by Harriet M. Capes,
with nti Introduction by N. d'Agcn nnd la
published by McBrldc, Nast & Co.
The book consists of claims or nllegcrl
pi oofs that he who Is known to history n
Louis Philippe, the bourgeois king of!
Franco, was not In reality tho son of hid
putative father, i'lilllppo Kgnlltc, but wna
the eon of nil Italian named C'hlapplnl,
and wnn exchanged in Infancy for the
daughter who wns born nt tho name tlmo
to tho wife of Philippe Kgallto during1 nit
Itnllnu tour. Tlilw daughter, who was
baptised by her supposed onrcntB us Ala
lia I'etronllln. wn Inter forced Into rt,
tnarrlnso with nn elderly Kngllsh noble
man. Lord Nowborough. Hut alio spent
the greater part of her llfo In nn en
ilcavor to cause her baptismal certlflcnto
to be rectified, unit In tho pieparatlon oC
theo memoirs, which oro now translated;
nnd which are declated to have created
it great senBiitlon when thoy first ap
peared, nearly so years ago. It Is asserted
thnt vigorous efforts wore then made to
stippioKs them, nnd Hint nil or nearly nil
nf tho copies were bought up by ngctits
of tho Orleans family.
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Fashion Posings In Egyptian Hall at 11 and 2:30
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ABOUT THE
RUG SALE
With the exception of a siogle carload, comtaiiniiinig
imostfly the smaller sizes, and'which will smirely
be here tomorrow, all the rungs for
THE WAMAMAKER
SALE
BIGELOW RUGS
have arrived and have been u n packed, and will be ready
on the floor at the opening of the sale, at
8.30 o'clock tomorrow morning".
Tine prices are 25 per cent. less tha.n
the regular prices IF Bigelow
Rungs ftlhromiglhioiuiit the
United States
The opportunity is one that no wise housekeeper who
needs a rwg will forego.
It is one of the greatest opportunities presented to secure
Bigelow rags at reduced prices since Erasing B.
Bigelow first invented his carpet loom away
back in 3837, and it may be as long again
before such another opportunity arises.
(Fourth Floor, Market)
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