1 TALES OF PLUCK | •; AND ADVENTURE. | llr.T/r,"^v-e/s>®cr ; sixiX^ Fate of Custer's Bast Officer. TIT GAIN have the awful partic / \ ulars of the massacre of the Little Big Horn in 1870, which <J"~ cost the lives of General Cus ter and his devoted followers, been told by one of the Indians who partici pated in the slaughter, writes the Fort Yates (N. D.) correspondent of the New York Herald. This time light is shed upon the fate of Lieutenant Henry M. Harrington, which has here tofore been shrouded with mystery. Lieutenant Harrington's body was the only one uot found on the battle field, and for years there was a per sistent rumor in existence that he was still alive, having been curried into captivity, in spite of the assertion made by the Indians that no white man who entered the Bud Lauds with Custer survived the massacre. Lieu tenant Harrington broke through the horde of redskins and raced for his life. Being pursued he scut a bullet through his head to escape capture and torture. Paints-Himsclf-Brown, an Indian who fought under Sitting Bull and who was present at the death of Cus ter, lias told a correspondent for the Herald the story of Lieutenant Har rington's desperate and almost success ful fight and flight. He relates the circumstances with a minuteness of detail which would he convincing iu itself. His reputation for veracity makes the story he tells more credible. This is how he described the campaign and massacre: "General Custer was much feared by the Indians. His reckless bravery was known to them, nnd there was much rejoicing when it was seen that he was advancing into a trap which promised his death. "General Terry held a long war coun cil with General Custer nnd General Gibbons. This was reported by scouts Bent out by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, who led the Indians. Vi'c saw Gibbous take the path to the north ward, and we knew that Terry had gone to tile south. "General Custer, with about 400 braves, plunged into the Bad Lands. Sitting Bull bad thousands of warriors ready for the attack which he knew Custer would make. It was to he a fight to the death, with no quarter. "I have seen other brave men, but never saw any like Custer. He led his Boldiers into our camp as though he would ride over us. There was a tight —a headlong battle for more than a mile. Sitting Bull wisely withdrew his ludinus until the white men were completed surrounded. "Custer nnd his men formed on a kuoll and fought with desperation un til the final charge of the Indians over whelmed them. Then they were all dead—all but one. "Just as we swung up the hill a youug officer, well mounted, darted out from among his fellows and rode straight at us. His daring bewildered the Indians, nnd he had broken through our line before we realized that he was making a desperate dash to save his lil'e. He escaped to the open prairie pursued by seven Indians. His mount was fresher tiian ours and he gained so rapidly that six of us turned back, saying: " 'Let the white man go. It is well thnt one should escape to tell liow the Indians fight for their laud and their squaws.' "One Indian, better mounted than the others, continued the chase. Lieu tenant Harrington's horse finally be gan to falter and the Indian gained rapidly. Then the horse of the pur sued man floundered and fell. Lien tenant Harrington raised his pistol to his head and sent a bullet through his brains. Ills body lay in the bed of a dry lake, several miles from the scene of the massacre, which accounts for flie fact that it was not discovered by General Terry. "General Custer died June 25, 1876. The Indians were blamed for the mas sacre, but we had to kill the white men or run a wily. They would not surren der. and they forced the battle. Of all tlie brave men who died that day none was more brave than Lieutenant Har rington, who rode through our lines." Saved by Sugar. At 1 o'clock on a recent morning, when the stars were shining their brightest, the lookout at the Delaware Breakwater saw steaming in the Brit ish steamer Sllugsby, Captain Whal ley, from Java. From her foremast was flying a code signal, which inter preted meant "Short of provisions." And thereby hangs as thrilling a story of the sea as was ever told. The Sllugs by bad made port none too soon, for her crew were well-nigh starved. It was a hard fight the Sllgsby had to reach a haven. From September 6, when she left the shores of Java in the distance misfortune dogged her. She was almost daily beset by gales, many of which were of the hurricane calibre. This wild weather stayed with the ship until St. Michael's was reached, hut this was not done without a heroic struggle on the part of the sorely bat tered steamer. Long before St. Mich ael's wns sighted the coal bunkers were empty, and, to make matters worse, this happened just at a time when a fierce squall was blowing and the vessel was shipping great seas. Captain Wlialley, in his plight, resort ed to burning a portion of his cargo for fuel. This was of sugar, and feed ing the furnaces with it, the steamer was kept head to the wind, and SL Michael's was at last made. This was on October 30. The bunkers were re plenished, and once more the Slings by's prow was turned homeward. Some days out from St. Michael's the food supply ran alarmingly close, and the order was given for every one to he placed 011 short rations. To add to the misery of the situation more bad weather was encountered, which delayed the Slihgsby's progress, so that six days before the Delaware Capes were sighted everything in the shape of provisions had been practi cally exhausted. True, there were a few biscuits per man left, but these were as nothing to a famished crew. Here, again, however, the cargo proved the sailors' salvation. They ate greedily of the raw product, but it soon nauseated them, and finally they turned from it. It was a totter ing lot of seamen that was grouped about the Slingsby's deck as the vessel sped into the Delaware Bay and dropped anchor. Here a fresh food supply was taken aboard, and the ves sel lay awaiting orders from her con signees—Philadelphia Telegraph. T'.io Major's Strategy With Train Bobbers "Speaking of train robberies," said u veteran railroad man, "did any of you fellows ever hear that story about Major rattersou? The yarn is not new," he continued, "and I thought some of you might have heard it be fore, but it happens to be true, and is worth telling again. "Years ago the Major was traveling on the railroad through Western Kan sas, when he fell into conversation with a very agreeable chap from St. I-ouis. Train robberies were frequent in those days, and when the conversa tion finally turned to that subject the St. Louis man remarked that he had an excellent scheme for hiding his money in such an emergency. 'I sim ply put it under the sweatband of my hat,' he said, 'and no robber in the world would ever think of looking there for cash.' With that he pulled off his hat and showed where he had $250 'planted' as he described. "About an hour later the train was suddenly halted while it was turning a lonely ravine, and in a few moments a masked man entered the car and be gan to systematically loot the passen gers, while two other robbers kept them covered with shotguns from the doors. When the fellow reached him the Major looked up coolly and de clared he had less than a dollar In his pocket. 'Now, if you'll leave me that and my watch,' he said, 'l'll tell you something worth knowing. That fel low in the next seat has $230 under the sweatband of bis hat.' 'All right!' said the robber, 'keep your watch and chicken feed.' And lie proceeded to confiscate the other passenger's cash. "When the agony was all over and the marauders had departed the St. Louis man turned around, bursting with rage and indignation. 'That was a dirty, low-down trick!' he roared, 'and I'm going to hold you accountable for every cent of my money!' 'I ex pected you to, my friend,' replied the Major, quietly,'and here is the amount. You see,' he added, 'I happen to be a paymaster in the United States Army, and I have a matter of SIO,OOO in this valise by my feet. Under the circum stances I felt justified in temporarily sacrificing your little $250 to divert at tention. I shall charge it up to the Government as'extra expense in trans portation of funds.' " New Orleans Times-Democrat. Boy lived on ltow Came. Andrew Brown, sixteen years old, iiad a Ilobinson Crusoe experience on an island hi (he Mississippi ltiver, at the mouth of the Missouri, during a re cent four days. lie was rescued in a pitiable plight by Frederick Itowe and Anthony Murphy, hunters, from St. Louis, who discovered the boy as he was devouring the raw flesh of a goose he had killed. Brown started out in a skiff to hunt geese, and landed on the island While constructing a blind his boat floated away, and he found himself marooned hi the middle of the Mississippi. He had killed one duck, but had no matches, and in his hunger devoured the raw flesh. Then he slept until morning, making his breakfast off the remainder of the duck. The next day passed cold and cheer less. The following day it was no bet ter, and the boy was so frightened he could hit little game because of ids nervousness. Brown's rescuers took him to his father's farm. The family had been searching the country side for their boy, and were distraught with grief over his mysterious disap pearance. Bluffed a Bear. While out hunting deer in the east ern part of Miiilin County, Pennsylva nia, John Cluster noticed a peculiar noise in the bushes at some distance from him. Believing it to be a fawn frolllcklng about, and leaving bis gun behind, be stealthily appronelied the object, when to his nurprisc a bear stood upon his haunches and assumed an attitude of fight. There was 110 time to be lost, nnd It was dangerous to retreat, so Mr. Clus ter, being an experienced hunter, drew his dirk knife, nnd walking squarely for the bear, with a well-timed aim plunged tile knife into his heart, kill ing the bear before he had time to get hold of him. A Cold Proposition. Perhaps some advertisers who wish to advertise in Alaska will not be in need of a heart and nerve tonic after reading the rate card of the Forum, published at Rampart City, Alaska. Five dollars per inch por insertion, And it guarantees a circulation of 2001 BRITAIN'S NEW LORI). BT. JOHN BRODRICK LANS DOWNE'S SUCCESSOR. He Is the Son of Viscount HXlcliUetoii and --'as lteen In Public I.lfe Since 18H0— Only Forty-Four Years Old—Served us Vnder Secretary Once. Mr. W. St. John Brodrick was one of the "clever young men" of the Con servative party in the "early eighties." Though not, perhaps, a brilliant ora tor, he is a keen debater, and has more than once shown that he can state a case as clearly as any of his colleagues on the Treasury bench. Eldest son of Viscount Midleton, Mr. Brodrick is in his 44th year. He re ceived his early education at Eton, and later on at Oxford. Like so many oth er men who have shone in the politi cal world he took a prominent snare in the debates of the Union Society, of which he became president. He also helped to found the Canning club, which has long been the center of the new Toryism of the university. It was his good fortune to step straight from the presidential chair to a seat in the House of Commons, being re turned unopposed for West Surrey at the general election of 1880. Both In and out of Parliament Mr. Brodrick was exceedingly Industrious and pains taking. and it is affirmed that he was one of the few members who really mastered the intricacies of the Irish land bill. On clit passing of the Re distribution act, Mr. Brodrick was elected for the Guildford division of Surrey, and he still represents that constituency. Often it has been said that Mr. Brodrick came of age, sat for his county, and got married all in one year, but the statement is er roneous. True, the two latter events occurred In 1880, 'but that was nearly three years after he had attained his majority. In June, 1885, Mr. Gladstone resigned, owing to the memorable de feat on the Budget bill. Ere many months had elapsed the Conservative government were vanquished upon the amendment of Mr. Jesse Collings to the Address, but the home rule pro posals of Mr. Gladstone speedily in stalled Lord Salisbury again in Down ing street. Then It was that Mr. Brodrick began WANTS AMERICAN WIEE The Minister from Uruguay to Washington came to this country specially with a view to securing an American wife, and he does not hesi tate to say so, adding that he is a great admirer of American women. His father is president of Uruguay, and is anxious that his son shall make a good match in the United States. The minister is young and handsome, and ' BBNOR CUESTAS. will soon open a house of his own and ento K *ain lavishly in Washington. JOURNALISM FAR NORTH. First It Wiw AH Cats anl Afterward Wholo Sentences. One of the most amusing skippers visiting Philadelphia is the genial emmander of the British bark Calci um, one of the fleet of Greenland cry olite traders, which has Just dis charged her cargo here and loaded coal for Demerara. A fine specimen of the real old-time sailor, Capt. Smith possesses a fund of knowledge gath ered through years of rough experi ence, the record of which would form the groundwork for an up-to-date sea novel. For years this picturesque skipper gained knowledged of the high latitudes that has been of great bene fit to him in his present trade through service aboard one of the old Peter head whalers, a fleet once famous, but now almost extinct. Capt. Smith has been one of the most successful of the arctic traders, his only mishap being the loss of the British hark Argenta, which he commanded in the fall of 1596. This vessel was actually crushed to atoms by the arctic floe ice. All were rescued after a thril ling experience, and made their way to Fredericksshaab, where they were housed and fed by the Danish gover nor. Capt. Smith has a greater knowledge of Greenland than any other man in the merchant service, says the Philadelphia Press. When he can be induced to tell of the bleak set tlements surrounded by the polar Ice is stories are always appreciated and le is sure of a large and greatly inter ested audience. Several days ago, just before his departure for Demerara, the skipper told a most Interesting story of journalism in Greenland. Journal ism In Greenland, he said, is repre sented by a sfngle paper and to its ; his apprenticeship by serving as undef j secretary to the war office, and he re mained at that post until the Unionisti were supplanted by the Radicals in 1892. Finding himself in the shade of the opposition, the member for Guild ford turned his attention to matters other than military. As the eldest ! son of a peer, he got into "revolt' 1 against the idea of men, on succeed ing to the title, being compelled to forsake the House of Commons for the House of Lords. He assisted in promoting a bill to change this state of things, but without success, and he is now the only one of the three mu tineers now left in the Lower Chamber, Lord Sell)ourne having been called to the Upper House on the death of his father, and Mr. Curzon having become as an Irish peer, viceroy of India. It i was the hand of Mr. Brodrick that j fired the cordite mine which blew up j the Rosebery government in June,lß9s. | At once the queen sent for Lord Salis- j HON. ST. JOHN BRODRICK. bury, who accepted office and appealed to the country. The noble marquis started his third administration with a huge majority, and Mr. Brodrick was appropriately appointed to the war office, as second in command to Lord Lansdowne, and so successfully did he perform the duties of the position that no surprise was evinced upon hi 3 transfer to the foreign office on the promotion of Mr. Curzon to India. As lieutenant to Lord Salisbury, the member for Guildford has acquitted himself with complete satisfaction. proprietor, Mr. Moeller, is due the cred it of educating a large number of the natives, because he not only printed the paper for them, but also taught them how to read it. This wonderful ly energetic man performs single handed the functions of editor, report er, proprietor, printer, distributor and business manager. The entire paper, which is printed in Godthaab, is the product of his own pen. Some time ago he set up a primitive printing es tablishment, and every two weeks he performs a long journey on skates to dispose of his journal. Originally it contained only a few crude illustra tions, but gradually other matter was introduced until now it contains artl-1 cles on the affairs of the day. This man actually taught his subscribers to read his paper, first introducing words, then sentences, and now articles on the topics of the day. Mr. Moeller is a Dane and has lived in Greenland for many years. He takes a deep inter est in anything calculated to make lighter the burdens of the natives and I is beloved by all who know him. The lilfrgt'Hl Pair of Tuk*. In his report upon the trade and commerce of Zanzibar for last year Acting Consul Kestell Cornish states I that the finest tusks on record in East j Africa, and probably larger than have ever yet been obtained in any part ol the world, came through Zanzibar last' year. The elephant from which they I were obtained was shot by an Arab near Kilimanjaro. These tusks, which | consisted of perfect ivory, without a j particle of disease, measured over ten j and a half feet from top to base, and | weighed 224 pounds, and 239 pounds j respectively. They were sold for $5,000. The nearest approach in bulk ! to this pair were found about ten years ago, and weighed 180 pounds each. They were, however, diseased to some 1 extent. Cooking In Ititlln. Every man In India is a good cook, j The women cook at home, but in trav- j elhig the women are not allowed to show themselves, and so the men do the work. No Hindu will eat food on which any man's shadow has fallen, j All Hindus are great ceremonial legal- j ists. The Hindus are of our own i Aryan race. They are not like the Chinese and Japanese, alien from oaf race. They have all the mental ca pacity of Europeans, and only need the same religion and the Same opportun- ] ity to shine on an equality with us. Pnrcliase Waterloo llettle Ground. Henri Houssaye, the French Acade mician and authority on Napoleon,has purchased for the Paris Sabretascho, I the French military association, the j exact spot of ground where the Old Guard made its last stand at Water loo, and upon it M. Gerome, the sculp tor, is to erect a monument. Cheap Stain for IVood. A cheap and simple stain for wood is made with permanganate of potassa. A solution of it spread upon pear or cherry wood for a few minutes leaves L permanent dark brown color, which, ! after a careful washing, drying and j oiling, assumes a reddish tint upon be- I ing polished. Old "Pirates SEE?.* 1 The memory of the last of the buc caneers has again been revived by the discovery of undoubted relics of his career as far north as Bangor, Me., says the Boston Post. It is true the present discovery amounts to nothing more definite than a hole which is said to be the exact size of the reported mysterious boxes of gold which the doughty Captain Kidd is believed to have strewn along the coast of America, and which have been traced all the way from South Carolina to the present location, which is believed to be the "farthest north" yet made in Kidd's record. Of course, however, a hole cannot sustain a pi rate's roputatioin, and the present treasure trove includes also, as a re cent dispatch from Bangor states, "an old-fashioned lip. such as covered all old-fashioned locks, and a broken key, found near the hole." These, the narrator naively auds, are "proof of the discovery." The legend that has existed for years in this favored locality, that seme of the coveted "remains" of the great pirate were buried at Eber's Point, in the immediate vicinity, Is thus proved to have a somewhat more stable foundation than the credulous imagination of several successive gen erations of Maine farmers. "Many parties," says the dispatch before re ferred to, "have dug over the ground in the hope of finding the treasure. The land is owned by Messrs. Wood man and Buzzell, and Mr. Woodman has discovered a hole from which it is evident a box 12x16 inches has been removed." Historic hole! In addition to grandly stimulating the imagina tion of the whole American nation, to say nothing of the pitch of frenzy to which the dwellers of Eber's Point have been wrought, this parallelogram of, let us say, space, will at once take its place among the great legends which hover fondly over Captain Kidd's name. These have connected his place of hiding, or rather that of Retiring i Six of the 13 Whose Senators: C h. At the end of the session of congress which is soon to open, a considerable number of men who have achieved more or less distinction in the senate will retire. Some republicans will be succeeded by democrats, some demo crats by republicans, and some of both parties by men of their own political faith. The senators who will leave Washington next March, retiring to private life, are Baker of Kansas, But ler of North Carolina, Caffery of Lou isiana, Carter of Montana, Chilton of Texas, Kenney of Delaware, Lindsay of Kentucky, Pettigrew of South Da kota, Sharp of Idaho, Sullivan of Mis sissippi, Thurston of Nebraska, Turley of Tennessee and Wolcott of Colorado. There are several others who will be opposed for re-election at the forth coming legislative sessions who may : also be obliged to remove their sena | torial togas, but whose re-election is I probable. These arc Chandler of New | Hampshire, Cullom of Illinois and Nel- I son of Minnesota. Bacon of Georgia, | Berry of Arkansas, Elk ins of West Vir ginia, Frye of Maine, Hoar of Massa i chusetts, Dolliver of lowa, Mc Bride of : Oregon, McMillan of Michigan, Martin of Virginia, Morgan of Alabama, Sew | ell of New Jersey, Tillman of South EAT WITH SPOONS. Tuble Habit* In Connervatlve Turkish IIOIIKUIIOIUH Are Odd. | Of late years some Turkish house ! holds have become considerably mod ernized in their arrangements, even aping the ways of Paris. But con servative Turks frown on such new ] tangled ways. In a conservative Turlc | ish household, rich or poor, no tables I are used, and chairs arc unknown. In ) stead '.here is a huge wooden frame | in the middle of the room about eight | een inches high. When the family— j the men only—assemble to dine cush ! ions are brought, placed upon the frame, and on these the members seat j themselves tailor fashion, forming a I circle around a large tray. The tray , is a very large wooden, plated or silver I affair, according to the financial con dition of the family, and thereon is j deposited a capacious bowl. About it arranged saucers of sliced cherse, an chovies, caviare and sweetmeats. In terspersed with these are goblets ot sherbet, pieces of hot unleavened bread and boxwood spoons. Knives, forks and plates do not figure in th . service, but each lias a napkin spread upon his knees, and every one, armed with a spoon, helps himself. The bowl I Is presently borne away and another dish takes Its place. This time it is a conglomeration of substantiate stewed together, such as mutton, game or poultry. The mess has been divided by the cook into portions, which are dipped up with the aid of a spoon or with the fingers. For the host to fish out off the mess a wing or a leg of a fowl and present it to a guest is con | sidered a great compliment, and for a Turk of high degree to roll a morsel between fcis fingers and put It into the mouth of a visitor is looked upon u good manners. his treasure —Kidd himself was, we ibelieve hanged in England, as the nat ural close of his picturesque career—• with almost every island, peninsula, or promontory, to say nothing of every natural cave, gully or even promising growth of underbrush on the Atlantic coast. Some of the most likely of these legends have been done into immortal fiction and have even figured on the stage. Who can forget Edgar Poe's weird story of the "Gold Bug," wherein the genius of this con summate artist is devoted to evolving the mystery in a cryptogram which stands today one of the curiosities of literature? The scene of the story is laid on an island off the Carolinian coast. Northward past the sea bound aries of Virginia—a somewhat un promising spot, as being too densely populated in the bold pirate's time, and which fancy seems to have left quite untouched —northward to such unromantic preserves as New Jersey and the shores of Long Island, the leg end bears us. It is even reported on credible authority that a substantial citizen of Boston crossing the common less than a twelvemonth ago in the company of a spiritual medium receiv ed a startlingly real "message" to the effect that the long-sought-for gold lay buried there. This last must be accepted as belonging rather to the realm of pure imagination than the more credible tales which have trans formed a considerable portion of the Atlantic coast into veritable sand heaps. The Maine however, restores us once more to the realm of material things, and must be consid ered as the most important contribu tion to the history of the most pictur esque period in American history that has been vouchsafed us for a genera tion The reign of romantic fiction is now upon us, and although there are many good single stories a syllogism of this grand cycle of American leg ends is evidently the golden opportun ity for the creator of a "Richard Car vel." Carolina, Warren of Wyoming and Wetmore of Rhode Island either have been or are sure to he re-elected. The Globe published pictures of six of the retiring members. Of these Wolcott of Colorado and Thurston of Nebraska are easily the most distinguished. They have been counted among the most brilliant and eloquent members of the upper house, and their retire ment is a loss to the republicans. Tom Carter of Montana has not added to his reputation in the senate. His abili ty is mediocre and he gained his seat as a reward for clever campaign work for the republicans. But he is genial and popular. Butler of North Caro lina is the youngest member of the senate. He was a popular leader and has made a name for himself at Wash ington as a debater. Donelson Caffery, the Louisiana sugar planter, was one of Grover Cleveland's most ardent sup porters and forfeits the senatorship be cause he is a gold democrat. Shoup of Idaho is a notable figure from the fact tnat, although he has served two terms, he has done nothing that has made his name familiar to any except the most critical students of congres sional life. He is a republican, was a stock raiser and mine owner and helped establish Idaho in statehood. flow to IMuko an Ottoman. An ottoman, if space will allow, is a very useful thing to have in a bed room, and would look well at the foot of the bed. This is easy to make at a very small cost, as an ordinary wood en box can be made to do duty. Line inside, not forgetting the lid, with glazed lining, or anything you may have by you will do so long as it is clean and tidy. If the box you are using possesses hinges so much the better, but ir not you must get some, for it would be useless without, ex cept for a seat. The outside should next be enameled (the box part, not the lid), and a flounce made long enough to reach the ground. The best way to fix this is to sew it on a tape which, in its turn is sewn to the lin ing of the box. The lid must be meas ured, and a cushion the exact size be made. The stuffing might be of ex celsior but it must be very full, and bo finished off with a frill about four inches wide to cover the joint. A piece of webbing or a strip of the ma terial neatly doubled, about eiglj inches long, should lie nailed to . _-.er side to prevent the lid falling back too far when opened. Brass Bate! on Bicycles. In New Zealand there exists a brass band whose members are wholly mounted on bicycles. This band, which is located at Christchurch, con sists of ten players, and these not merely ride their bicycles to practice, but fulfill ail their engagements on the wheel. At first the band in its perambulations through the town at tracted universal attention, but it has now become a common sight and the people take It as a matter of course. To strangers visiting the town the band is a source of wonder and amaze ment, while the music they discourse qu.ckiy places them in high favor.
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