Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-05


MAN AND NoRos SENT AHEAp TO GET RELrKv
Seaman Ninderman this morning continued, be-
fore the Jeanette board his detailed narrative OF
the journey OF De Long and his party south, be-
ginning with the morning OF the 9TH OF October,
1851.
blindness and other Ills, struggling forward over
the barren wastes, with no sustenance except X
lsrs a,c9n0i On the morning OF October eth the
aside and said re Gapt sans sA ySS
nave 10 go only about twelve miles 10 reach Q
settlement and think you and Noros can make
II In three or four days" Witness said he had bue
little hopes OF finding assistance, and the captain
replied: "Ninderman, do the best you can
II you nnd assistance come back as soon
as as you Sa,, 81; can and Id, If you don't you w
said that they must keep on the west side OF the
river and not wade. Noros was then called aside
should obey lis orders They were then supplied
with ride, 40 rounds OF ammunition, and three
| shook hands with everybody and started up the
river, the party giving them three cheers as they
The witness said that the captain refused 70
allow Alexy TO go with them because Alexy was Q
| good hunter and the captain needed his services
In answer to q question as TO the physical cop0l-
ton OF the party when he left them witness r.
Piled that they were all about In the same coDdi-
uon as 70 their health but that the Captains feet
mao given out, and Lees also.
In answer TO question by the court, he said
that so far as he knew OF the party expressed
NSoiS W aeColupdlls uifu anu NOraS ON J06II
forced march. The room was at this point cleared
Tor consultation by the board after which a recess
| OF half an hour was taken.
After recess Nlnderman began his narrative Of
tine forced march OF Noros and himself. The nrse
night they soaked and burned a boot SOLE which
ate another boot sole.
In one OF the tents which they came across the
witness found box which, upon breaking for
! nrewood, he found TO contain another box. typSn
tanned q dead body.
| They fWo Ash ah
| pox, out thawed them out and ate them.
Inc witness continued his story OF their journey
Der 18th AT this point the court adjourned until
| 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
Col THEODORE T. S. LAIpLEY, ordnance depart
ment, having served as officer OF the army over
forty years, IS at his own request by direction Of
The PRESIDENT, retired from active service under
the provisions OF the act approved June 80. 1854
Affairs in British Columbia.
VICTORIA, Be, Dec. 5-The troubles at the Wet.
lakatiup mission continue. Bishop Ridley has been
presented with a written request by the Indians
10 leave the mission, as they consider him the ob.
1ect OF discord. The Bishop tore up the document
The Governor General and Princess Louise viii
leave on wednesday for Canada by way OF Puget
sound and Oregon The health OF the Princess
has been entirely restored.
MORE CHARGES AGAINST Ex-PoucKMAN HAn-
Bouk Joseph Harbour, the ex-policeman as
whose house, No. 7l2 % street, when searched BIZ
the detectives recently large amount of valuable
property, the proceeds OF several burglaries. wa
found was before thePoice Court to-day again sew.
era days ago the defendant convicted OF several
charges OF receiving stolen goods, knowing then
to have been stolen. This morning he was charged
with four other cases OF the same character Mr.
{. Maurice Smith stated that he would waive en-,
animation In two cases and ask for q continuance
In the other cases. The court agreed TO this ar.
rangement The defendant, who has been In jafl
since his arrest, was released on 81. 600 honda
Capitol Notes.
The stationary fixtures used In tho rotunds
and statuary hall for the Garfield fair were sold al
auction to-day. The prices obtained were bat
nominal. The pagoda, which was 10 the center OF
the rotunda, was sold 10 Gen. Dunn, or the army.