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Sitting Bull, the Far
Famed Chief of the
Sioux, Meets a
BLOODY WD AT LAST.
"With Six of His Braves He is
Sent to the Happy Hunt
ing Grounds.'
TBK6EAKCE FOE CUSTER.
The Massacre Which Sent a Thrill of
Horror Throughout the World
Kow Eimated."
DESPERATE DEED AT DAYLIGHT.
A Bold Sqnad of Police Arrest the Sotorions
Bed, and This is Followed by an
Attempt at Bescne.
SETEN OF THE POLICEMEN KILLED,
TiSi a Staler oT Ottos ca-Boti Sides Wen
TTocidt J u a Sen cf tiu Kotd Eel His
is A'-vtit ths JCiuixig.
AN OPPORTUKITr TOR REAL GEOST DANCES KOW
rSFECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1
Fort Yates, N. D., Dec 15. Sitting
Bull is dead. With him fell a half-dozen
of bis choicest braves, while about an equal
number of his assailants have bitten the
3ust.
The conflict is the most notable one in the
annals of the West for many a day. Its re
sults can not yet be estimated. It may be
the signal for a bloody uprising of the wild
tribes, or it may wipe out the last vestige of
trouble.
. There have been some other trifling en
counters during the present disturbance, but
this is the first serious conflict, and it is
truly a startling one.
Sent to Arrest Sitting: Ball.
The police were sent out to Sitting Bull's
camp to arrest the old medicineman, as jt
Lad been TeporteI"tEaEne "had struck his
tepees and was about to join the hostiles
who have been pillaging along the White
river. When the officers reached the camp
at daybreak they found the Indians ready
to march.
Their ponies were painted, and many of
the savages had stripped themselves for
war. The police made a dash into the camp
and seized Sitting Bull. They were on
their way back to Standing Sock when
Black Bird, the tall, athletic son of the
famous chief, urged his comrades to recap
ture the old man. f
The women and children were left in the
bushes, and then with yells the hostiles
charged upon the police firing as tbey came.
The Death of the Famous Chief.
A hand-to-hand struggle ensued, during
which Sitting Bull, who was not shackled,
gave his orders in a. loud voice. For sev
eral minutes the firing was heavy and
deadly. Nearly every man who was hit was
killed.
Iu the furious fusillade Sitting Bull fell
out of his saddle,pierced by a bullet,but it is
sot known whether it was fired by the charg
ing party or by one of the police. Black
Bird was also slain almost at the first volley
of the police. The hostiles fired with deadly
accuracy and slowly drove the officers from
the field.
If the cavalry had not come at this time
it is probable that the force would have been
annihilated. The soldiers were quick to
eoter into action. The skirmish -line was
thrown out and then kneeling and firing as
they advanced, the gallant troopers, with the
machine guns playing over their heads,
poured a withering fire into the savages.
The Troops Capture the Body.
Sitting Bull's body, which had been
abandoned by the police, was recaptured, as
well ss.that of his son, and will be taken to
Standing Bock. After the fight was over
the followers of the dead chief struck out
at killing pace for the Bad Lands. The bat
tle to-day, news of which is still meager,
will doubtless inflame the entire Sioux
nation.
; The remainder of the band are now in re
treat up the Grand river, but it is not yet
Known definitely along which fork their
trail will he. Information of the most reli
able uature was received that a band of
eight wacons were encamped on the Little
Missouri opposite Pretty Buttes. It is there
fore probable that the fugitives will make
this camp their objective point. They will
not be able without great exertion to reach
the forks of Grand river to-day.
It is estimated that 150 warriors are in
the band, and this number is likely to be
increased by other bands.
The Soldiers in Hot Pursuit.
Lieutenant Casey with a troop of Cheyenne
scouts and Captain Adams' troop of the
First Cavalry, are headed for the North end
of the Powder river range, opposite the
mouth of the Box Alder creek. Captain
Fountains troop of the Eighth Cavalry,
with pack transportation, which will leave
here in the morning lor White Butte?, will
probably intercept the band before it reaches
the Little Missouri. If not. Lieutenant
Casey and Captain Adams will do so.
Settlers who are aware of the movements
of the troops are little alarmed, as the
weather is such that intelligence of dis
turbances and of movements travels rapidly
and it ia well known that the troops are so
distributed as to have the situation in hand.
The Sioux reservation is surrounded by
I II.
troops, thoroughly equipped for a winter
campaign in the most difficult country.
The Terror of the Settlers.
Sitting Bull, the son of Jumping Bull,
was born in Dakota in 1837. From his boy
hood he was a leader among the discontented
and lawless Siour, and often opposed the
chiefs who were on friendly terms with the
Government. After the massacre in
Minnessota in 1863, many .hitherto peaceful
Indians joined the band of Sitting Bull,
who kept up a constant warfare against the
settlers of the frontier. Many vain attempts
were made to bring him into subjection. In
18C8 a treaty was made with the Sioux by a
special commission, by which they agreed
to sell the tract wet of the Missouri river
and north of the Platte, and to restrict them
selves to the reservation assigned them.
The terms of the treaty were carried out
by the Government and by most of the In
dians. Several roving bands never ac
knowledged the concession, and committed
depredations upon the white settlers from
time to tinij. Sitting Bull was the most
implacable and the most aggressive of the
malcontents, maintaining his hostile atti
tude, not only to the representatives oi the
Government, but toward those tribes of his
own people who rejected his supremacy and
iis policy of dealing with the whites. In
1874 he droves the Crows from their reserva-
SITTING BULL, NOW
lion, and in the next year attacked the set
tlers of Montana.
Finally "the Interior Department ordered
him to remove with his band to the reserva
tion by January 31, 1S76. -He -did not obey
and on February 1 the Interior Department
turned him over to the Department of War.
In March an "expedition under Gen. Crook
destroyed the village of Crazy Horse's band
in the Yellowstone Valley. Hostilities
were interrupted on account of cold weather
On June 25, General Custer, with 600
men of the Seventh Cavalry and 400 in
fantry met a force of 2,000 or 3,000 Sioux
at the Little Big Horn river. Custer and
the four companies under his immediate
command were killed and the remainder of
the whites put to flight. General Terry ad
vanced upon the hostile Sioux who fled
northward, Sitting Bull, with a part of
his band,"inaklpg ,his escape into British
territory. Throngh the mediation of Do
minion officials heurrended on a promise
of a pardon in 1880. In July and August,
18S8, in a conference at Standing Bock,
Dak., lie influenced his tribe to refuse to re
linquish Indian lands.
Since that time he has remained defiant,
although the majority of his people have
accented the domination of the white men
and have refused to recognize him as a
leader. The decline of his influence has
embittered the old chief all the more, but
has not lessened his enmity 'to those whom
he regarded as the foes of his race, and his
fate to-day was probably the way he most
wished to die.
THE NEWS AT THE CAPITAL.
No Regrets for Sitting Bull Noticeable in the
"War Department.
Washington, Dec 1C The War De
partment is without any information con
cerning the fighting at Sitting Bull's camp
to-day, whereby Sitting Bull, his son and
other Indians- were killed. A reporter com
municated theiirst information that either
General Schofield or Secretary Proctor had
concerning the fight. General Schofield
was asked for his opinion of the
effect oui the other Indians of the
killing of Sitting Bull, but he was
much disinclined to discuss the matter, say
ing that it was not possible to predict the
result. He indulged the hope expressed by
others that tbis would hasten the settlement
f the Indian trouble. He thought it would
make more definite the line of the division
between the friendly Indians and those de
termined to.be hostile, but just how numer
ous the latter might be could not be told at
this time. He had from the start of the
troubles in the Northwest hoped the matter
would ba settled without conflict and re
gretted "that blood bad been shed, but he
hoped for favorable results. Further than
this, General Schofield declined to be inter
viewed. When Secretary Proctor was asked con
cerning the effect of the killing, he said he
did not think it would have any bad effect
on friendly Indians. They had not been
kindly disposed toward Sitting Bull, and
had no love for him. It was only with the
disaffected Indians that he had any in
fluence. GENEBAL MILES OK HIS WAY.V
He Docs Not Care to Discuss the Condition
of Affairs in the West.
St. PatjIi, Dec 15. General Nelson A.
Miles, commander of the Missouri division,
arrived in St Paul tbis morning'
and his been iu consultation
with Gsneral Burger In regard
to the Indian troubles. General 'Miles was
found by a Dispatch reporter at .his room
in the Byan, but was not inclined tobe com
municative in regard to the matter which
is calling hira West. He admitted tbat the
situation was serious and critical, but was
not at liberty to xpy what farther movements
of troops migkt be made.
"I know nothing," he replied, "about the
signal fires in the bad lands, except from
what appears in the papers this morning.
It is probable that a prairie fire may have
been started and that from this blaze a sen
sational writer has made a dispatch. Idonot
know how long I shall remain in St. Paul;
probably a day or two, and then proceed
West. I have received no recent reports in
dicative of anything more serious than has
already been made public, but I am giving
my whole attention to the matter and will
be prepared for any developments. I perfer,
however, not to discuss the matter at
present.
A VISIT TO THE CAMP.
THE
LAST WHITE HAH TO SEE
CHIEF BEFOBE THE BALLOT.
THE
Ghost Dancers Surprised by the Sadden Ap
pearance of an Army Officer An Inter
esting; Official Report Given to the Pup
Ilc. "Chicago, Dec 15. The story of the last
visit paid by a white man to Sitting Bull's
camp prior to the tragic events of to-day, is
told in a report received to-night by Assist-1
ant Adjutant General Corbin. The narra
tive throws a flood of light on the old
Chief's wily character, and strongly depicts
A.UOOD. INDIAN.
the circumstances existing in the isolated
camp. The .document. ia addressed to-Commissioner
of Indian. Affairs Morgan by
United '"States - Indian Agent James
McLaughlin, of Standing Bock, and reads
in full as follows:
Havine lust returned from Grand River dis
trict, and referring to my former communica
tion regarding to tne gnost dance craze among
the Indians, 1 nave the honor to report that on
(Saturday evening last I learned that such a
dance was in progress in Sitting Bull's camp,
and that a large number of Indians of Grand
River settlement who participated. Sitting
Bull's camp is on the Grand river 40 miles
sonthwest from the agency, in a section of
conntry outside of the line of travel, only
visited by those connected with the Indian
service, and is-t&erefore a secluded place for
these scenes.
A. Visit to the Camp.
I concluded to take them by surprise, and on
Sunday morning left for tbat settlement, ac
companied by Louis Primeau. arriving there
about 3 p. MM and having left the road usually
traveled by me is visiting the settlement, we
got upon them unexpectedly and found a
"ghost dance" at its height. There were abont
43 men, 25 women, 25 boys and 10 girls partici
pating. A majority of the boys and girls were
until a few weeks ago pupils of the day schools
of the Grand River settlements. Approxi
mately, 200 persons were lookers-pn wbo had
come to witness the ceremony either from cari
osity or sympathy, most of whom had their
families with them, and encamped in the
neighborhood.
I did not attempt to stop the dance then go
ing on, as in tbeir crazed condition under tbe
excitement it would bave been useless to at
tempt it, bat after remaining some time talk
ing with a number or the spectators I. went on
to tbe house of Henry Bull Head, three miles
distant, where I remained over night and re
turned to Sittlns Bull's bouse next morning:
where 1 had a long talk with Sitting Bull and
a number of his followers.
I spoke very plainly to them, pointing out-
wuaK nau oeen aone oy me government lor me
Sioux people and how this faction by their
present conduct were abusing the confldence
that had been repoBed in them by the Govern,
ment in its magnanimity iu granting the f nil
amnesty for all past offenses when suffering
from destitntion and imminent starvation
They Were Compelled to Surrender
as prisoners of war in 1SS0 and 18S1, and I dwelt
at length upon what was being done in the way
of education of their children and for their
own industrial advancement, and assnred them
of wnat this absurd craze would lead to, and
the chastisement that would certainly follow it
these demoralizing dances and disregard of de
partment orders were not soon discontinued. I
spoke wltb leeling and earnestness and my
talk was well received, and I am convinced
that it bad a good effect.
Sittine Bull, while being very obstinate, and
at first inclined to assume tbe role of "Big
Chief" before his followers, finally admitted
the troths of my reasoning and said that he be
lieved me to be a f rleud to tbe Indians as a
Eeople, but that I did not liko him personally,
nt that wben In doubt in any matter in lollow
ingmyadvice.be had always fonnd it well,
and that now he had a proposition to
make to me which jf I agreed to,
and wonld carry out; it would allay all further
excitement among tUe Sioux over tbis ghost
dance, ur else convince inb of the truth of the
belief of tho Indians in this new doctrine. Ha
then stated bis proportion, which was thatl
should accompany him on a journey to trace
from this agency to each of tbe other tribes of
Indians tbrougb which the story of the Indian
Messiah had been brought, and when be
reached the last tribe or wbere it originated,
if they conld not produce the man who started
the story, and we did not ,
Plnd tho New Messiah
described upon the earth, together wltb
tbe dead Indians returning to relnbabit this
country, ho would return convinced that they
(the Indians) had been too crednlons and im
posed upon, which report from him would
satisfy tbe Sioux and all practices of tbe ghost
societies wonld cease, but if found to be as
professed by tbe Indians, tbey be permitted to
continue tbeir medicine practices, and organ
ize, as tbey are now endeavoring to do. I told
him tbat this proposition was a novel one, but
that tbe attempt to carry it ont would be
similar to the attempt to catch
np the wind that blew last year,
but that I wished him to come to my house,
where I wonld give him a whole night, or day
add night, in which time I tbougbt I wonld
convince him of tbe absurdity of tbis foolish
craze, and tbe fact of his making me tbe propo
sition that he did was a convincing proof that
bo did not fully believe in what be was pro
fessing and endeavoring so hard to make others
believe He aid not, however, promise fully
to come Into Jhe aeency to disenss tbe matter,
bnt said be would consider my talk and decide
after deliberation.
I consumed three days in making, this trip
and feel well repaid by whatl accomplished, as
my presence in their midst encouraged the
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PITTSBURG, TUESDAY,- DEOEMBERT ,.16;, Q TWELVE
FORCE BIfciMAE
It Blocks Caucus Efforts'';
teT&'t Ft&mi
ming
a Financial Programme
AHD K0 RESULT lYAS
The
Caucus Committee Decide 4or'
the Sherman Bill.
LEADING FEATURES OF THE MEAE
rrnoit x stavf conttzspoDKVT.l
Washington, Dec. 15. Champagne
and salads and soothing Havauas kept, the
caucussing Senators at Senator McMillan's
residence till 11:30 this evening, and' they
appear to have been kept ,by little else, for
it was frankly admitted when they emerged,
all of them in very good condition consider
ing the circumstances, that they had prac
tically done nothing.
The proposition of the former committee,
in conjunction with the Finance Committee,
to reduce the amount of compulsory bond
deposit of national banks; to purchase the
13,000,000 ounces of bullion in sight; theyre
placement of national bank circulation By
purchases of silver; interconvertible bonds;
recoinnge of subsidiary coin, and so forth,
altt ge'.r, was too large a question to grap
ple in a p ' r and dining room caucus, anu
so ti. whole nnestion, after a deal of desul
tory U.t.. is senr over to another caucus, the
time for wn.ch is not fixed, but which may
be held ou . tunes -iv or Thursday evening
Elocriou Bill in the Way.
The failure to arrive at anv definite con
clusion, was partly due to the anxiety of 1
Hoar, .Edmunds and JSvarts to Keep tne
elections bill before the Senate a little
longer, as they have not yet succeeded in
mapping out any plan which will let them
and the President out of their dilemma with
out bad disfigurement. So long as there is
no clearly defined financial proposition to
present to the senate, there is excuse for the
continued di'scnssiou of the elections bill,
and the free coinage Bepublicansand the
anti-elections bill Bepublicans can hardly
object to prolonging the political debate
while this is the case
-The Republican Senatorial Caucus Com
mittee met at 10 o'clock this morning to con
sult with Secretary Windom respecting the
formulation of the financial relief measure,
with which duty the committee was charged
by the last caucus. The Secretary was ac
companied by Mr. Leech, the director of
the mint. The various propositions con
tained in the Sherman and Plumb bills
were taken up for discussion, and the Sec
retary's opinion was solicited on each
point.
Windom Favors Purchasing Silver.
He indorsed tbe proposition to reduce the
holding of United States bonds by national
banks, and commended the proposed issue
of 2 per cent bonds. In regard to the propo
sition to purchase the existing surplus of
silver bullion now in the country, Secretary
Windom took positive grounds in favor of
the purchase as a means of enhancing the
price of silver and relieving the financial
stringency.
He suggested, however, that it might be
prudent to restrict by law the amount of
this surplus silver that may be purchased in
any one month. The Secretary left the Cap
itol early in tbe afternoon, and tbe caucus
committee referred his suggestions to its
sub-committee, consisting of Senators' Sher
man, Allison, Aldrich, Plumb and Teller.
After two or three Jiojirsi-deliberaUonand'
consultation, the. sub-committee, succeeded
in reaching a decision- as to the nature, of
till. o anil tltai' antinn , Mfn-l1-
...... .vfw.v, nut- .mi.' t.. nAO fJluuAjJlljr
ratified by 'the full committee, and was sub
mitted to the caucus to-night in the shape
of a bill tobe drafted by Senator Sherman.
Features of the Sherman Bill.
The main features of this measure will be
a provision for the purchase of the $12,000,
000 silver surplus within one year, the pur
chases on this account not to exceed $3,000,
000 worth of bullion iu any one month (in
addition to the purchase of 4,500,000 ounces
per month now required by Jaw); the issue
of 2 per cent bonds, not to exceed 100,000,
000 in amount, and tbe purchaseof sufficient
silver bullion (in addition to the foregoing
requirements) to make good the deficiency
in the national bank circulation whenever
it falls below $180,000,000, by means of
the issue of Treasury notes, based upon
the bullion thus purchased.
In. case bullion in sufficient amount to
meetthis deficiency cannot be obtained, the
deficiency in circulation is to .be made good
by the issuance of ordinary Treasury notes,
A Free Coinage Clause.
In addition, the bill will contain a clause
providing that when ,the price of silver
shall, lor one year, remain constantly at or
above the legal par with gold, any holder
of bullion may deposit it with the Treasury
and have it coined into standard silver
dollars or receive Treasury notes therefor.
While the committee neglected to take
specific action upon the subject of reducing
the amount of compulsory holding of
United States bonds by national banks, all
the members appeared to be in favor of
legislation for that purpose, and such a pro
vision will doubtless be inserted in the bill
by the caucus. Lightneb.
CHABGES ABE PLENTIFUL.
Ex-Postmaster Button's Nomination Hung
Up Pending Investigation.
irKOlt A ETA1T COBSESFOXOENT.l
Washington, Dec 15. The nomina
tion of ex-Postmaster Button, of Corry, to
be postmaster of that city, appears tobe
hung up pretty effectually in the Senate, at
the reqnest of Senator Quay, who, however,
has no personal interest in the matter. The
action was taken on account of the bitter
fight that is being made against Mr. Button
and appeals to which the President turned
a deaf ear, ou tbe representation of Congress
man Culbertson, are now being canvassed
by the Postof&ce Committee, to which such
nominations are referred.
One of the charges against Mr. Button is
that be has played fast and loose with all
candidates for Congress in the two last cam
paigns. In the campaign of two wears ago,
it is alleged, he took Griswold's money for
campaign expenses and worked for Culbert
son, and this year lie took Cnlbertson's
mony and worked for Griswold, thus hitting
the winner both times. Other charges are
made against him.
INVESTIGATING THE SYNDICATES.
An Inquiry Into tho Recent Purchases of
English Capitalists.
Washington, Dec 15. The Joint Com
mittee on Immigration, .headed by Senator
Chandler and Representative Owen, will
begin an investigation on the 22nd of this
month, in accordance with the resolution
requiring them to inquire into the purchase
of American industries by foreign capital
ists and the effect thereof upon the condition
of American workmen.
Among the witnesses summoned to appear
are Charles A. Pillsbury, of the Minneapo
lis Flour Mills, and J. V. Hawson, and
Frauk Jones, of the Portsmontb, X. H.,
breweries, which great interests are alleged
to have passed into English' hands.
A PAN-AHEBICAN COMPANY.
Tho Bill to Incorporate It Introduced in the
House
Washington, Dec. 15. A bill was in
troduced In the House to-day by Mr. Mason,
ollllinois, to incorporate'tbe Pan-American
Transportation Company, which is to haye
'&?.
authorigjbo buy, construct, lease, operate
and maintain all binds of steamships, vessels
and other water crafts, and navigate jthem
between allVlparts of the globe and upon
rivere, and'to own 'and operate trarehouses,
docks and wharves, to carry freight and
passengers, and. to buy and sell exchange.
The capital stock is.fixed.at ,110,000.000.
The principal'-office and port of tbejsonipany
is to beat Galveston, ,Ter.,. and vessels from
Galveston areto stop at MoVileAla,-
ANNUAtJt
EVENT.
BEGULAB SALE. OF 'UNCLAIMED BEAD
LETTEB OFFICE EFFECTS.
Lively Bidding and Fair Prices Obtained at
This Unique Affair A List of Almost
Five Thousand Articles in the Collection
to be Disposed of.
rrnoit X STAFF COEIIKSPOXDEXT.1
Washington, Dec. 15. The annual
sale of unclaimed articles in tbe Dead Let
ter Office, which is always a source of great
amusement, it not of profit, began this morn
ing at the rooms of a prominent auctioneer.
It was a typical auction crowd, made up of
people with money and without mdcey. On
the shelves along the side of the long room
were ranged hundreds of packages, all neatly
tied up In brown paper. Seven men were
kept busy handing out the purchases and
taking in the cash. Two of them with
boxes fastened to the.ends of long poles took
care of the customers at a distance from the
auctioneer's counter. The bidding was
quite lively, considering that the people
were buying their pigs in a poke. The
prices were not large, ranging, as a rule,
from 25 to 75 cents, but every article found
a purchaser at some price.
A. box of 50 cigars brought 70 cents.
"Please go across the street to smoke. We
do not wish you to die on tbe premises," said
the auctioneer. This jocular remark put
the crowd in a good humor, and as a result,
lot 55, consisting of a pair of lady's hose,
lady's handkerchief, child's cheap silk
haudkerchief, old veil, pincushion, etc.,
brought 40 cents. A collection of men's
woolen gloves, mittens, box of microscope
slides and sa'oking tobacco went off for a
quarter. Lot 70, a cheap silk handkerchief,
a cheap cotton handkerchief, small satchel,
pincushion, cheap cotton trimming, etc,
was thought to be a bargain at 40 cents.
A box of 25 cigars was np. "Going at CO;
going, going." "Fifty-five," piped up a
shrill female voice at the farther end of the
room. "They're yours, marm," said the auc
tioneer. "But take my advice and don't
give them to your husband, or you will
have-toget along without his company for
the rest of the winter." No time was wasted.
There were too many articles to be sold, and
everything went for what it would bring in
a hurry. There are 4,817 miscellaneous arti
cles in the catalogue 1,396 books and 163
pieces of jewelry, so it will probably take
some time to finish up the sale
ENTITLED TO A PEHSI0K.
Previous Service in the Confederate Army
No Bar to a Claimant.
Washington, Dec. 15, Commissioner
Baum, of the Pension Bureau, submitted to
the'Secretaryof the Interiora case involving
the question whether a Confederate soldier,
who afterward served in tho TJnion army,
is entitled to draw a pension, under the act
of June 27, 1890, and if he may draw a pen
.Un; hether fceJtonld-obe -Required- to
establisht the fact that "the disa
bilities for whioh -be makes his
claim 'did no Originate in connection with
the Confederate service. The case was re
ferred to Assistant Seeritary Bussey, who
in his reply, holds that the' fact that the
claimant served in the Confederate army
prior to his enlistment and service in the
army of the United States does not impair
his pensionable status.
As to tbe second question, General Bus
sey holds that the claimant is entitled to a
pension under the general law if he can
prove that they irere incurred in the service
and line of duty,-and he is entitled to a pen
sion if he can prove service of nol less than
90 days, an honorable discharge, and also
that his disabilities were not due to his own
vicious habits.
ELECTIONS BILL OBATOBY.
The Debate on the Measure Continues in
the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 15. In the Senate
to-day, Senator Colquitt spoke iu opposition
to the elections bill. He made an earnest
appeal for the abolition of sectionalism. Tbe
Northerner and the Southerner liked each
other individually. Why not as a people?
Drawing a comparison between the growth
of the West and of the South he said tbat
the latter lagged in the race, but still it had
a future. He denounced the elections bill
and it surpassed human belief (as it sur
passed all human folly and wickedness) to
suppose that men claiming to be patriots and
statesmen could hope' to advance or to save
the Government under the guidance of such
a mischievous measure.
Speeches against the measure were also
made by Senators Wilson and Vance and at
the close of Mr. Vance's speech the Vice
President announced tbe question to be on
Mr. Gray's amendment to strike ont the
sixth paragraph of section 7 the house to
house clause Mr. Hoar opposed the amend
ment, and a long debate took place, which
had not ended when the Senate went into
Executive session and soon adjourned.
JUSTICE MILLEE'S MEM0EY
Fittingly Honored by tho Bar of the Su
preme Court.
Washington, Dee. 15. The resolutions
adopted by tbe bar of the Supreme Court on
the death of Justice Samuel F. Miller were
to-day presented to the Courts by Attorney
General Miller with brief remarks in eulogy
of the dead.
The resolutions which the Court ordered
spread on the' minutes expressed the pro
found loss which the members of the bar
felt, that the court, the country and them
selves had suffered in the death of Justice
Miller. The resolutions further spoke of
the high character of the service of the dead
jurist and of- his admirable conduct in the
discharge of his duties. Chief Justice Ful
ler also spoke in eulogistic terms of the dead
jurist.
Extending the Bonded Period.
Washington, Dec. 15. The House
Committee on Ways aud Means to-day
unanimously ordered a favorable report on
the Flower resolution, extending the bonded
period tor goods imported previous to
October 1, from February 1 to' July 1, 1891,
aud the report was made to the House.
THE FIGHT .FOB LOTTEBY.
A Writ of Mandamus Against Louisiana's
' Secretary of State.
Baton Botjge, La., Dec. 15. This af
ternoon Mr. John A. Morris, of New York,
through his attorneys, obtained a writ of
mandamus against Secretary or State L. F.
Kason, to compel him to promulgate the act
of the last Legislature, known as thelotterv
bill, within 20 days after the first dav o'f
January, 1891, and to comply with the law
requiring that the proposed lottery amend
ments to the constitution be submitted to
the people for adoption or rejection at the
next general election ia this state.
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THE AGONY OF SUCCI
Is Making His Fasting Exhibition
a Highly Disgusting Show.
HE PASSES HIS FORTIETH DAY
With Ko Farther Nourishment Than a Sim
ple Diet of Drags.
TflP FASTEE'S STfiUJiG WILL P0WEE
tSFZCTXL TEL SOU AK TO THE PISFATCH.l
NE-vy Yobk, Dec 15. Succi, the profes
sional faster, completed the fortieth day of
his 45-days' fast at 8 o'clock this evening.
The Mosiac fast of 40, days has been paral
leled by Succi once before. He fasted at the
Aquarium', London, from St. Patrick's Day
to April 2G last, and a gathering of 10,000
people, who paid 5 shillings each admission,
saw him break his fast of 40 days. He then
weighed 92 pounds, having lost 34 pounds 3
ounces in the last. He leaped out of bed at
9 o'clock tbis morning to weigh himself.
Carefully he scrutinized the lTUle marks on
the balancing bar, and suddenly he ex
claimed: "Gooti I have me 107? pounds.
I lose me not wan onncc since yester. Gooti
Goott" But he had wasted Z0J4 pounds of
his tissue since the beginning of the fast,
and be was weak beyond all description.
People go to see him, but not half as many
as were expected.
t A Terribly Disgusting Exhibition.
TJpon all general principles the show is
one which ought to disgust rather than in
terest. A ghastly, chalky face, feverish
looking, glistening eves, deeply sunken,
ereat holes in the temples and cheeks,
skinny, claw-like hands and wrists these
are not beautiful things worth aYquarter 'to
go and see.
Succi is suffering agonies, and he shows
he is suffering. That's why people go to
see him. It is pleasant to see somebody
suffer to watch his grimaces of pain, and
to see 'him clench his teeth and make his
features rigid with the will power by which,
alone he is kept from crying out in his
agonv. Of course, if he did cry out, if he
writhed and twisted and moaned aad bit his
lips until the blood came, the spectacle
would be all the more pleasing. But if he
only shows that he is in agony, though keep
ing his strong expression or it under control,
even that makes a very pretty show.
Such is the show Succi is now offering the
enlightened citizens. The plain simple
truth abont tbat concert hall exhibition is
that it is disgusting.
Succi is Suffering Awful Agony.
Succi is disgusting and the sight of
apparently sane aud civilized people going
to see him is even more disgusting than
Succi. There are moments when the' ex
pression of misery on the man's face is
something horrible to sec It is true that
be keeps himself loaded up with strong
anodynes, of which his so-called elixir is
composed, yet at times it would seem that
the strain is too great even for drugs, and
the man is clearly in-awful agony.' At
least once he has been on the' point of break
ing down. But even under the influence of
the drugs, the expression of pain never
leaves his face.
Even when he is asleep his countenance
has a-haggard expression of resigned suP
fering thaUs pitiable to ..see. -Bnt it; is
when he tries to smila'cheerfnlly "that?He
most painful effect is produced, Those who
have seen Succi smile are not likely soon to
forget it. The right corner of the mustache
raises up a little, unveiling just a glimpse
of a white tooth; the wrinkles oi misery in
tbe immediate-vfcinitv deepen; the haggard,
hunted-looking eyes flutter up to yours for
an instant. Thenthe mustache conies 'down
over the tooth again, the wrinkles get back
into their places and Succi has smiled upon
you.
A Smile In Name Only.
When a dog wishes to call your attention
to the fact that you are getting upon dan
gerous ground and tbat if the thing is kept up
much longer unpleasant consequences may
follow, he lifts a corner of his upper lip and
shows a gleam of white tooth very much as
Succrdoes when he lifts up a cornerof his
mustache. The difference! is only that iu
the case of a dog it is called a snarl, whereas,
as in the case of Succi, it' is referred to as a
smile. It is a matter of name only. The
thing itself is the same.
What is worse for the Bignor. there is an
unpleasant prospect of his becoming ridicu
lous as well as hideous. Unless during the
remaining days of the, show the attendance
greatly increases, the Signor will be re
duced in pocket by his enterprise, as well
as in flesh. To suffer the torments of ,the
damned during 45 days for money's sake'; to
make yourself hideous, and with a possibil
ity of impaired health for many a year to
come aud then not get the money! Surely
there is a dash of the ridiculous in that, aud
to that it seems highly probable Signor
Succi is destined to come.
' .SHE SETTLED FOB $5,000. x
Happy Ending of Sensational Will Case
In Kentucky.
rrrxciAi. tsliosjlm to tub DitrATCH.i
Lexington, Ky., Dec. 15. A convey
ance filed in the County Court here this
afternoon, recites that for the sum of $5,000
in hand paid, Ella Carty, formerly Ella
Goodwin, of St. Joseph, Mo., conveys to
Helen Carty Banck, this city, all her right,
title and interest in and to tbe lands owned
and claimed by the late John Carty, Jr.
This is a sequel to one of the most sensa
tional will cases ever settled here. Fourteen
months ago John Carty, Jr.'s mother died
here and two hours later he died. A few
days after the double funeral, a young wo
man appeared on the scene and claimed her
name had been Ella Goodwin; that she
lived at St. Josepb, Mo., anil, that John
Carty, Jr., had married her. She further
claimed her share of tbe large estate left by
Mrs. Cartv, worth at least $200,000. George
W. Banck, voung Carty's brother-in-law,
resisted the Missouri woman's claim and
she brought suit for her share of the estate.
The whole affair was kept out of the news
papers through the influence of Banck's
money and people.
AFTEB EXECUTIVE CLEHENCY.
An Effort to Secure n Pardon for Amandus
Bosau.
rRTICIAI. TUIOUK TO THIS DISF ATCH. 1
Hakbisbubg, Dec 15. Ei-Eepresenta-tive
Bobertson js here in the interest of
Amandus Bosau, of Pittsburg, who has
made application for Executive clemency
before the Board of Pardons. Bosau was
convicted of selling liquor without a license
iu a club room.
Jilt. McCormick, of Greensbnrsr, will en
deavor to have action taken by tbe board at
the session to-morrow in the caseof Absalom
Bowser, convicted of the killing of Hay
maker in the Murraysville oil field.
A CSUSHED CEITIC.
An Actor Leaps From the Stage and Beauti
fully Subdues Him.
SriCIAI. TJXIQEAM TO THI DISPATCH.!
Chicago, Dec. 15. During the perform
ance at Havlm's Theater late last night a'
well-dressed man sat in the front row of the
parquette and passed various criticisms in a,
loud voice upon the different actors. His
conduot was the subject of good
natured tolerance until Mrs. Charles
A. Gardner appeared on the stage,
wnen be addressed himself to her in an ad
miring manner. The audience hissed him.
Gardner himself succeeded Mrs. Gardner,
and the man in tbe front row was angered
by the change "Get off there," he shouted.
"You're no good; give some actor a chance;
let the girl come on again."
Gardner broke his act and replied: "If
you don't like the entertainment go to the
box office and get your .money back." The
man continuing his insults, Gardner leaped
from the stage over 'the heads of the musi
cians, and catching the offender by the
throat, gave him a sound thrashing. A
policeman shortly afterward took the sub
dued critic to the Twenty-second street sta-.
tion, where he gave the name of Charles J.
Fishtr.
tAUGHT IN THE ACT.
A BUSINESS MAN TUBKS BUBGLAB AND
IS NABBED.
Sensational Ending of a Long Series of
Burglaries in a New York Tillage A
Jeweler Who is Believed to Bave
Cracked Many Safes.
rSPXCUX. TXX.XBXAX TO THZ niSPATCB.1
Saratoga, D'ec. 15. During the past
two years neirly every safe in the village of
Ballston has eittwr been broken open,
tampered witb, or thecombinations changed,
and in several instances robbed of valuable
contents Among the victims who have
suffered .most, are the&Hoo. George West,
thefrstoifico and A. Comstock. Bach of
Uf - "ZJ """-been threettimes experimented
ufciiy- "ttrr '"rers are too numerous
tomenti5)r Jo TSwnt'ot it has
been, that thefcaiecrf'V9r he was,
4;-
,9)
was smart enough i(A.
vigilance of the detectives-
."i
f4T the ntmost
iU have been
employed to work up the case.
But it is now belived that the mystery is
about to be solved. About 9 o'clock Sun
day evening Bichard Cunningham, an em
ploye of the Henry Knickerbocker Ax and
Scythe Works, at Bloodville, a short dis
tance from Ballston, went to the office to
look after the fires. To his surprise, he
found the office door unlocked, and on mak
ing a search of the office he discovered a
man in hiding. It was but the work of an
instant to lock him in the office, and gettiug
the assistance of some men who were pass
ing, to make him prisoner. Officers were
summoned and theburglar taken to the jail.
To the great surprise of everybody, he
proved to be K. M. Knickerbocker, a
jeweler, and one of the best-known business
men of Ballston, with a fine store on the
principal business street and having excel
lent repute among bis fellow citizens. On
searching his person a dark-lantern, a
small oil can, a wrench, a vial containing
some compound, a bunch of keys aud a re
volver were found.
It is believed that Knickerbocker's ex
amination, which takes place to-morrow,
will show him to have been the party who
has cracked all the safes that have been,
tampered with and robbed.
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TO HELP THE ABABS.
A Scheme to Put Immigrants at Silk Grow
ing and Fruit Culture.
New Yokk, Dec 15. At a meeting of
wealthier citizens, held to-night in the
Arabian quarter in Washington street, it
was decided to form a silk growing and
fruit raising syndicate iathUcountry.which
Vni7.siv employment to all Arab immi
grants arriving at this port. Townsend
Scudder, the well-known lawyer, was in
structed to personally inspect certain tracts
of land in Pennsylvania and Arizona, with
power to negotiate forthe purchase of such
tract as he may decide to be most feasible.
An effort is being made to interest the
Armenian residents of tbis country, about
18,000 in. number, in the syndicate scheme.
These people have considerable money and
would add much to the strength of the syn
dicate. Tbe plan is for each Arab immi
grant to cultivate a section of the syndicate
tract for half the usual price for one year,
when one-third of his section will be deeded
to him in fee. Many of the rich native
Syrians are interested in the plan and are
nrging their countrymen to emigrate to the
United States and enter the syndicate.
PECULIAB MTJBDEB CASE.
The Crime Committed Almost on a State
Boundary Line.
Tebee Haute, Ind., "Dec 15. One of
most peculiar mnrder cases ever tried in the
West was put on trial here to-day. Four or
five months ago Hayes Saunders and Harry
Trogdon, two farmers, both of them residing
across the State line in Illinois, got into a
dispute while working out the road tax,
Saunders being the supervisor of the road
district and having charge of a number of
men, one of whom was Trogdon. Tbe latter
killed the former during the trouble by a
pistol sbot.
The killing occurred to near the State
line tbat for a time it was impossible to tell
which State had tbe right to the prisoner,
Illinois holding him, but finally by actual
measurement it was determined tbat tbe
fatal sbot was fired just inside tbe Indiana
line. Hence Vigo county is put to both the
trouble and expense of trying a case that
probably belonged to the State of Illinois.
A CHOECH TRIAL ENDED,
Nevertheless it Seems Not to Have Given
-Teaco to the Congregation.
Chicago, Dec 15. The Englewood
Church trial, after occupying the attention
of 40 Chicago ministers for months, ended
to-day. It resulted in both contending
parties tbe pastor, Bev. H. W. Williams,
on one side, and his elders, Messrs. Drys
dalp, Lunn, Verbryck and KIshler, on the
other being admonished by the Presbytery.
The indications to-nicht were that thefeud
is now to be continued more relentlessly
than ever. It is said, though, that next
Mondav the pugnacious minister and the re
fractory elders will each be called upon by
the Presbytery to resign.
THE OLDEST COUPLE.
Man and Wife Both Said to he Over One
, Hundred Tears of Age.
Lac Qui Paele. Minn., Dec 15. Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Salisbury, probably the
oldest married couple in tbe United States,
yesterday celebrated the 103d birthday of
Mr. Salisbury. His wife will be 101 years
old. Christmas Day. January 12 they will
have beeti married 80 years.
Until quite recently tbey lived alone in a
comfortable log house on the Yellow Bank
river,' Mrs. Salisbury doing the cooking and
general housework, while Mr. Salisbury
chopped the wood and attended to the chores
about the home.
A SYBIAN COLONY EXPEBIMEHT.
It Will be Tried, in Pennsylvania or in
Arizona. f
rSPXCIAI-TZXIOBAM TO TUB MSPATCB.1
New Yokk, Dec 15. Tha projectors of
the New Damascus for Syrian immigrants,
have decided to purchase several thousand
acres for the site of tbe town in Pennsyl
vania or Arizona. They have engaged
Townsend Scudder, of this city, to select one
of the tracts under consideration. Silk
culture, fruit growing and farming will, it
is expected, furnish comfortable -living to
the citizens of the New Damascus.
stile EMIN 1
The Great Explorer Details His
Search for a Bug-Hunt-
ing Pasha Who 1
DID NOT WANT TO BE FOUND 1
A Graphic and Weird Storj of a Trip
Across the Dark Continent.
PEE1LS SURMOUNTED ON THE WAT.
lire. Stanley Fats in a Pleasant Day Visit
in? Glasshouses.
LIEDT. JEPHS0N JOINS THE FAETT.
Henry M. Stanley, who explored the
heart of the Dark Continent and emerged
laden with honors and ivory, last evening
found his way into the recesses of Pittsburg
hearts and Pittsburg pockets, and came out
with a goodly share of applause and Amer
ican dollars.
Mr. Stanley arrived in the city in a special
car at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
was driven to the Monongahela House,
where be positively declined to receive any
visitors, claiming that he was tired and
d
At We .Journeyed Through the Dark Forest
needed the time to rest and prepare for tbe
lecture in the evening. A number' of
friends callecl to see him and Ieit their cards.
One old Scotcximaa insisted on his card
being taken to the f African explorer, but
the clerks finalry'got rid ot him with a liU
tlafstrategy, and b&TfTt vowing he would he
bk later. ' ,
Sirs. Stanley Visit tho Glasshouses
Mrs. Stanley and her mother, Mr. Aide, a
cousin, and manager andMrs. Pond took a
drive in the afternoon. They visited soma
of the glasshouses on the Southside, where
they were very much pleased iu watching the
men make tableware 'Mrs. Stanley received
a number of invitations to tea but she de
clined them.
One of the curiosities of the party who at
tracted a great deal of attention was the
clever young African, who is Mr. Stanley's
personal attendant, and was with him on ths
last expedition through the Dark Continent.
He wore a red turban, and his broken
English was very pretty. The colored boys
around the Monongahela Honse envied his
good luck, and admired him as a little dog
wonld some big Newfoundland.
Standing in tbe doorway, on the Water
street side, and looking out over the river at
the ML Washington blsffs, the Sene
gambian boy was delighted with tha
scenery. Clapping his hands, he said: "It
looks so mnch like Borne; like places in
Italy. Pittsburg, a very pretty place."
The other flunkey explained that he
meant that the hills reminded him of Italian
scenery he had seen.
Welcomed by a Large Audience.
The great explorer spoke last evening at
Old City Hall under the auspices of the
Pittsburg Press Club. He was greeted by a
fashionable and very large audience, every
seat in the body of the house being occupied,
the gallery in the rear of the hall well
filled and about 200 persons occupying seats
on tbe stage.
Hanging on the rear wall of the stage was
an immense map showing tbe route of the
relief expedition across Africa in search of
Emm Pasha. The map was divided in sec
tions, the coloring showing tbe countries
which lay claim to what is yet pretty mnch a
terra incognito.
Stanley appeared in the conventional
dress suit worn by all lecturers, waiters and
gentlemen, and was pleasant to look upon.
He is ot medium height, of sturdy but not
ungraceful build, has gray hair, keen eyes
and a frank conntenance. It was difficult,
however, to reconcile the calm gentleman
wbo discoursed so dispassionately from a
platform located in the plumb center of
civilization with tbe much-read-of hero wbo
had fought his way through hordes of sav
ages, and had numbered among'his retain
era the kings and queens of Africa. i
Mr. Stanley was introduced by Mr.Thomaf
J. Keenan, President of the Pittsburg Press
Club.
STANLEY'SL0NG TRAMP.
His March Across Africa Searching fas"
Emln The Pasha's Duplicity Horrors
of the Dark Forest Discovery of tha
Mountains of the Moon.
It took well onto two hours to tell ths
story of a 6,000-mile excursion in equatorial
Africa on account of the time necessary to
get through the sunless forests, and 987 days
were occupied, 100 of which were spent ia
threading an unbroken forest, before" tha
Mountains of tbe Moon were reached. Mr.
Stanley is not a born orator and his pronua
cintion was not of the best, but the audi
ence wanted to hear all of the story.
Stanley first told how he came to be bid
to look for Erain Pasha, "the bug hunter,"
or entomologist, and stated that his mission '
was to relieve Emiu if he wanted to ba re
lieved and to let him stay If he wanted to
spend bis life .among tbe Mohammedans.
Stanley expressed almost from beginning to
end his dislike for Erain and contrasted hits
unfavorably with Livingston, Gordon and -other
African explorers. After leaving
Zanzibar and going by steamer 100 miles
up the Aruwimi through an unknown
country they came to Yambuya, where th'ey
found rapids, and took to the woods. ."The
description of the journey amid luxaritat -equatorial
forest was the most interesting
part of the story, and tbe recitation of tha
effect the midnight hurricane and the naer
ganic sounds of nature generally, seas oi
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