Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-03
Suffering Among the Omaha Indians.


Agency, under date of September 23d, says
There is so much suffering here among the
Omahas that / cannot delay writing about it,
hoping that when the facts become known
speedy relief may be obtained. There is much
sickness among the indians, six deaths having
occurred in one week, one on Thursday last,
another on Friday (twO of the best men in the
trloe) and still another yesterday. There
have been at one time over sixty eases of
sickness. All who have followed the doctors
directions nave recovered or are now improv'
ing: But the supply of medicines has been
quite exhausted, and the physician is without
time. An application for fresh supply was
sent two months ago, and it has since been fol-
loved by another; but still there is no mes
sage, from the Department. The physician
at the Winnebago agency cannot lend any
medicines. for he has been down to borrow
some. Neither agent nor physician can pur
means What is to be done? The Indians are
talking to me every day; They say, We do
not ask for aims. We ask the Great Father
good of the tribe. Please let us have the med
lcines If we are sick how can We work for
The support OF ourselves and our families?' 1t
is said that the government will discriminate
between good Indians and bad Indians, be-
tween the friendly and the hostile. If 50, let
friendly action prove that assertion
Another matter is troubling the OmahaS.
Their neighbors, the Winnebagoes, are com
ing down almost every week. and are running
Gd,aS on Geme OF PIT the best working horses OF the
soen True that the bas nse at ast
authorized the agent to eXpend $50 in paying
persons to recover the horses and discover the
thieves. But another remedy is needed, and
unite with the Omahas and agent in asking
that it be tried. Let 81 500 be taken from the
NinnebagO fund and given to the OmahaS.
The Winnebagoes will feel that, and if notified
that persistence i'll stealing horses will result
III similar or heavier fine, they will be apt
to stop their depredatlons. They will not stop
II money or ponies are paid to half breed or
to WinnebagO for assisting in the recovery
of the stolen horses, Ii the Omahas were still
Warlike tribe, if they were armed and given
10 rowing, they would not lose SO much. But
they are peaceahIe, unarmed, and, unlike
some of the WinnebagOes, they keep at home
and attend TO their farms. Should not such
men receive help and encouragement from
the government aud from our own race?"
THE ACKLEN SCANDAL.-A special dispatch
to the New York Tines from New Orleans,
october ]. says: The laborS of the committee
ia the Acklen case have not yet terminated.
GauthreauX, who visited Smith at the instance
OF Acklen, IS shown to have gone thther upon
what he supposed to be charitable .errand,
and was Ignorant OF the true state OF affairs.
HE testimony taken by the committee to-day
was OF varied and contradictory nature.
The committeeman are reticent. but an Opin-
ion was expressed that, although the worst of
The charges were probably untrue, it was an
exceedingly bad piece. of business, and will
prove gravey detrimental to Acklen, perhaps
IL
draw from the ticket. That the girl was ex-
ceedingly ignorant and unscrupulous, seems
to have been pretty well demonstrated. Mr..
Achlen en- has Just left your correspondent; He
says that the committee has examined all the
papers laid before them, and has concluded
with the opinion that the affidavitS presented
by Smith are without foundation in fact; that
the character of the woman connected with
hlm in this case, and upon whose testimony
Smith relied, has been very bad. Two attida-
Wits made by. her directly contradict each
fhEa JpC+I foot ~
Wit testified that the same was never read to
the girl by him, and that she herself could
neither read nor sign her name. He proclaims
it to be an outrageous attempt al black mail,
frustrated by Smiths death. The first attempC
at ack-mail, which led TO Smiths discharge
from the Democrat and caused his auimosity,
was Ia reference to the Washington scandal"
AT TIE ST. LOUIS TRoTTTING RACES y4ster-
DAY 0Dly 4,CJO persons were present. B ne
setter won the stallion race, best time : .3}
HGpefui trotted three trial heats in 2.l5l5 2:l5,
2:I31%. At the San Jose (;!ai.) races y--ter-
day, Abb0ttsf0rd won in 2:25l% 2:2l and 2:2E:
Tue laSteSt time ever maue By stallion in
California.
NOVEL POITICAL DIsCUsSION-At Terre
Haute. Ind, novel political discussion was
held Tuesday night between two prominent
eolofed preachers-Rev. j; NJ. Townsant, OF
indIianapois;. repubiican,) and Rev; ", II.
speakers are well known and learned minis,e ers
OF the gospel, and attracted large crowd
The discussion lasted two hours, and resulted
in considerable hard feeling between speakers
and parties.
AsPHY MATED WITH GAs.-At Scranton.
Pa, young man named Henry Ferber met
with singular death Tuesday evening. While
repairing leaky gas pipe in the cellar of w.
+. Conne!l, he had occasion to remove the cap
from Jet, and it is supposed he became
asphyXlated from inhalation of the gas, which
rushed forth IN a strong volume. Mrs. Con-
nell, noticing the presence of the suffOcating
n hn f,fS r ft,r1
lar to tell Ferber to shut it OFF at once She
gave the order TO the dead man, and returned
with the remarked that he laughed and looked
annoyed, went down to the cellar herself and
found Ferber lying dead beside the open gas
pipe.
CHICKEN THIEVES at Pensacola, Fla, sere-
naded the family they intend to rob, and while
the inmates OF t the house are listening a, the
members OF the association clean out the
c0opS in the back -ya..dd.
AN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MATCH be-
tween the Australian and New York Teams,
ar Hob0ken, y. j., was concluded YESTERDAY,
after long and close contest, in favor of the
Australian team: The latter left New York
last evening for Philadelphia.
MISSING AFTER BEING BITTEN By Doc
On Sept. q Mr. II. }. Appleby, a prominent
resident OF Meadvile, Pa, disappeared mys-
"
on the morning on which he went away, and
expressed much sOlicitude thereat. Mr.. Ap-
peby is Knight Templar and Odd Fellow in
good strading, and about 40 years old.
GEN. BUFFERS RESIGNATION DEMANDED.
In the republican convention in Gen. Buffers
district yesterday resolutions were adopted
depouncing him fo. proving false to the dis
tinct pledges made in 1876. and demanding
his Immediate resignation as their representa-
tive in Congress. VIM. A. Russell was nomi-
mated for Congress.
TEE BOSNIAN INSURGENTS have abandoned
any further resistance to the Austrian Occu.
patton. More than 1900 have crossed the
Boundary into Servia, with three Krupp guns,
LOCO breech loading rifles, horses and stores.
THE ANTI-SOCIAIIsT BILL has passed the
parliamentary committee of the Reichstag on
second reading without any alterations since
Inc hrst. The limitations of two years and a.
hall Tor its remaining in fOrco was retained.
ANOTHER Or THE BRAvE.-During the last
days of August the first death from yellow
fever fe occurred at Water Valley. Miss, some
so miles north OF Grenada. Although the
dead man was native of the town tha nanic