Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-14
EASTERN.
GreeIy had Henry shot. but Denies
Eating Him.


BosToN, Mass, Aug. l3-A special
from Portsmouth, N. H., says. Ear,y
this morning Col. Kent obtained an in
terview with Lieut.. Greely, who admit.
tod that he had Henry shot by military
execution on the 9th of June. As early
As March 1t was suspected that Henry
was stealing the limited food which was
apportiened out to the survivors, and
this fact being finally and positively as
certained, Lieut.. Greely had thereafter
hard work to project the mans life. 1t
became necessary In order TO keep up
discipline to inform Henry that he would
be shot II the practice was continued,
and that similar fate would be meted
out to any other member of the party
detected in like crime. Ii Henry had
been permitted 10 continue his steulings
anmplesled, the balance of the party
would surely have starved to death and
Henry alone survived. After and in
spite Of these warnings Henry was again
detected in stealing provisions, among
tho food taken being two pounds OF
beans, eating SO much of which made
him sick. Search was then Instituted,
when it was found that Henry had,
among other articles, stolen and secreted
a pair of sealskin boots which had be-
longed to hunter Of the party. Lieut..
Greedy was therefore forced, in order to
ma ntain military discipline and protect
tho lives of his other comrades. to issue
n written order that Henry be shot,
which order was carried into effect ON
June 9Th. As to the alleged cannibal.
ism, Greedy says if there was anything Of
the kind it must have been an individual
act and not general. Nothing of the
kind, however, came under Greely's per.
sonal observation.
Dana Declines the ChaIrmanship
OF Butler Meeting.
NEw YORK, Aug. l3.-Charles A.
Dana, editor OF the San, in letter de-
clining to be Chairman OF the Butler
mass meeting of August Both, says; ut
will be great meeting, and any citizen
OF New York interested in tho promo.
tion OF democratic principles might be
proud to preside over it"
The National Labor Party.
BosToN, Aug. l3.-Chairman Sullivan
announced that by unanimous vote of
| the National Committee, the following
| gentlemen were recommended as tempo.
rary officers and they were elected
unanimously: Temporary Chairman,
| ex-President of the League James Moon
| ey, of Buffalo; Secretaries, Chas. Nc.
Clan, Of Pennsylvania; NJ. j. Griffin, of
Iowa. and Thos. G.. Flatley, OF Miesis-
sppi.
a Monument TO General Shields.
NEW YORK, Aug. Enclosures will
be taken to place monument over the
grave Of General James Shields, the
hero of three. wars and Senator Of the
United States, at different time, of three
different States.
A Move to .Exhume Henry's BODY.
NEw YORK, Aug. l3.-The rumor that
Chas. b. Henry, of the Grcely Expedi-
tion, was killed and portion Of his body
eaten caused much excitement in the
neighborhood of Cypress cemetery. Ap-
plication was made to Coroner Robinson
by persons not related to Henry to have
the body exhumsd and an inquest held.
The laws in this State in cases where
person died outside of the State, but
buried In it, permit tho Coroner OF the
county to determine whether cause to
hold an inquest is sufficient. The Coro.
ner will take counsel on the matter to-
day.
schley Denies the Interview.
NEW YORK, Aug. l3.-Commande
Schley pronounced the remarkable in.
terview with him, as published yester-
day, q lie.
sterling Exchange aud Bonds.
New YORK. Aug. l3.--Sterling bills
on London, sixty days, $4.S3; Sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, "a. S5; U.
s. f1s Of 1891, interest quarterly, 81. 1923;
U. s. AIS of 1907, interest quar,erley,
81. .l0e; u. S. 3s, optional, interest quar-
terly sl.00a; w. U. Telegraph, .66t.
The Greeiy Survivors Acclimated.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. l3-The Greedy
party survivors will be sufficiently accli-
mated by Saturday next to proceed to
their respective homes.
Georgia Democratic Convention.
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. l3.-The Demo-
cratic Convention met and nominated
the present Governor, ii. d. Mcdaniel,
for Governor.
strike Of MnchInIsts on the Union
Pacific. Reduction OF Wages
the Cause.
CHEYENNE, Wy, August l3.-Seven.
ty men employed in tho car shops Of the
Union Pacific here, struck this after
noon. This is part OF the general
strike in the car shops OF the Union
Pacific and leased lines caused by the
reduction OF ten per cent In the wages of
workman at Ellis. Kansas. When the
company Withdrew the order for q gem
eral reduction last spring it was under
stood that it had adopted the policy of
gradual reduction first in one town then
in another. To head off the movement
the workingmen organized and were to
strike as soon as an attempt ut reduc-
tion was made anywhere along the line.
The first reduction was at Ellis OF ten
per cent in the wages of IS men. II
general strike in that shape is inaugu-
rated the business OF the company may
be badly impedcd. All the workmen,
numbering about three hundred, en-.
ployed in the Kansas Pacific and South
Park shops OF the Union Pacific railway
in this city, struck at noon to-day.
Causes are varied. The men claim that
in settling the difficulties Of May last,
the management agreed not to discharge
any men but would lay them off and
call them on as business demanded.
This the management deny and have
discharged men at different shops from
Il II