Telegram-herald., 1888-04-29
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h@zIsfoas frslts,
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rsspecz Is : lad Il 1rsands 1l@s-
rpbners srs ea.iea Daeoif< saa, lie Their
kar1Pean 5rethren. xssrk IA na1ds o. esnlr
f,saias ha sinx eElal siEh sbs,lEts zlfncIfsgs
lIs.sfaz anEs snd ether sEllcrdilzls efiesfs
ThsF s.rs d4rins. Fzpacloss and rrusi. sstfing
~ rslss "a nunlan LIE sni sxposps EEesr
oua fearls.sfy ghsy fassznLls TIA Esfspsza
k4a<ilrti a. thssr s> play - ksetsz,y xcsd
f5isssas via tss aeasanils' sai t,slins ssspsa.
They fh,ss lnssr- sE1p,iisa- Ia sassh tary
pzF hbsraliy. sad sxa tka suii>s< nEfslis
ssBe- u anF pssrsuis ~. ths so~ssnnaHf
Da1pa Tbs liaesiLs 80 noE take sny pfisoasfs
- tasir f1sfneasss 70 be Fansonasds they
anpiy - tnelr h4nas ufoa al blla salaabies
thsy eaa carry asay vita thsIa- AID move
OF eirh great rapiaity. One ba1a Operating
In rhs co,ssfrY neaF reanshoo numbered
sbonf 90 sassa. ,sildur tAs leadership Of Ming
iounx . eoof cumming 4sd brave chief ne
had some royal 5itoi IN nis veins, bsing re-
latsd % the kiag reizning Al rhs tlHas AZ
Nanda.Ay
They 20 aDon these sxps.iitions IN per-
feerlF uuas State, having previously rubbed
themselves ssil ever with cocoanut or
cane oh They proceed with their wholesale
robbery IN perf-et slie1es. the saiy hight they
carry being shs izsVltabls eigsF or large
sixarstes, @nich each ons SMOKES A they
sntsr a hous they pur away, and hold the
Eshtsd eEd 70 ascertain the exact where
sbouss q any article they desire % carry Oh.
Shotsld ANY ons awaken and attempt 70 re-
sat On raise alarm, be 0r sue - speedily
dispatched with the keen dha. or knife. they
al carry; 5at saoald any general alarm De
r4lsed and decided feslstancs matis. then a
rcEreat = ordered, and the party clear OF IN
- quick order possible. There being few
roskis. propsriy - called in burman, Ferreas
a IN conssquancs easy for ths thieves. who
know every intricate fooepath IA the jungle.
A Numerous baad of Daeoils once. uBdsr
the sadsrship of Mingloang. had the aa-
dacitY - make reid upon the European can
tonrnens Ia Psgl The night of the rasf wss
dark and stormy Il being the
Of the rainy moonsoon. CT season. Every
thing was thus f4yorabis 10 their design. alb
sence Of proper guards. and pI.chy dark
atmosphere. family and htfully illuminated
here and there 6y the fe~ on Anteras sus-
penllssi occasionally &C the entrances of tho
b1nzalo~s Every one had retired % resE
and az 'sas qaist By midnight. At about 1
q "a shs stilinsss ~as broken by the dis
charrs q aTszruls Several pistol shots rang
our lhroaxa the silence sg the night. and Ia .
abort time shouts execrsti0ns, etc, were
heard. putting the whole cantonment in
state u upruar. Some u the young fellows
started for the barracks ard br0oghr down a
detachzsout of troops, furnished with Ian
terua, 60 maxe thorough Investigation OF
the csnsa q the disturbance. Nothing, how
ever was diseovered. nor any persons found
u % near the cansonmsnt. although several
assorted shas Dacoits had paid them visit
and that one or mors Of them WAS shot.
After posting IA proper guard, nothing fur
ther was done until daylight came.
Ia the morning, oy the side Of the road,
couple Of hundred yards from the canton
ncnt. vcrs found ths nude. tattooed bodies
81 two BsIrriGiss. headlcss, however, for, ac-
cording c. the invariable habit of the Dacoits.
they bebead any Of the band who may bs
killed during foray. or 80 seriously wounded
a. % - incapable of escaping. By their
rsethod q matilatioa the individuality Of
the robbers VS. lost. As the Dscoits have
AGENTS la she various cities for TIE disposal
OF their stolen goods. ~ho arc sworn meni-
t,rs OF he oand and who ostsnsibly pursue
honest vocstions Ia lde. sach shroffs
,banksr,3. xoislsuaiths, merchants. etc. it
would inevitably tend 70 betray them ard
A. lurs their business were any OF their
killed and wounded left behind them to bs
recognized by their capt--s. When an ex-
tsnsive raid IS contemplated every member
OF the band - liable 20 be called upon 70
srrvs ~ tbe Summons of the chief. These
c.davers therefore gave no clue % the iflen-
tify ~ the perpetrators Of the outrage. it
rier~ly lst us know that a party OF liacotts
hal been &c loo-e among us, and not any
ordinary fnfi.an hcusebrsakers.
The incidents ~ the NIGHT were as follows:
young merchant and physician shared
bungalow between then. The former was
awakened BY the doctor, who was shouting.
swake up Thieves and who az the same
frnc rasge a Tremendous eur with a sabsr At
two slnsxy forms f.mly seen r>~eaping by the
window. The doctor. Who vas an ataletis
Scot 81 soure SIX feet four inches Ia height,
declared soat be sDilt ore fellows skull clean
cpen On striking a hght th discovered
that their si,ot-tgns. rides and ammunition
we're gone their Colts army revoivsrs were
even taksn frer eotisr tneir pillows twas
the rasisdroifnsss of ono of tie robbers
Witch causoa their detection lie hst bit
of bot cigar ssh fail upon tue doctors face as
he was rcS'in< that gentleman with a feather
g. make hirn shift his position IN the bed. 81
u AtAN tNr ft-trA tn tlstf NIe F-*ItFfE
from uudes the pillow The doctor arose at
once. but waS SEQ iais 10 save his Colt. for,
before he coud -xtricate bia1>elf from tie
uussauito bars. The thief was oT with r.
TIE young merchant had uot been swak-
-ned untl roused by The doctor The thief
who had him IN hand had performed the
tickling with too much sdroitncSs and tu9S-
unent Several other bungalows had been
srtered and completely sacked Of every
vsluahie. Arms u AL descriptions. smmani-
tion. uniforms. money. silver drinking cups,
rings breasfpiiss and other trinkets-sil vers
carried OF One u the sufferers said he bad
dr-an@d be- bad seen persons smoking IN his
bedroom bat iid not awaken o. resaze that
it wss 10 ar-ana but an actual occurrence,
until tca late TIE hon-es ara essv of ess-
franc. a. the walls prove uo obstacis 70 the
sTacnis. Hrinrd With their keen. heavv
hiasies dhas ssrpene,i - = razorilke edge
Thev simply -ft hole ia the wooden or
~sttied oeushoo walls. rear The floor. and
csrep ia Oace ius,sfs thev always open a
vinss1w IN csse they are compelled - make
kssfv sxik The whole caueonrnens would
aoitbtiess have bssn pinndered out for The
csfsstrophe which sat thern AL g fiEh1
WITH sll their fsr1citv snd renchant fnF
srrroprisfiuz ether peoples goods. 1acoits
ar~ sxtressselv resizioss. trsat not Encoaa-
u,cn With scFne eiei1aed thieves Thev often
baiif pazr~iss 20 prupit,ste t1eir deity. sDd
:, cbfsin shcrt cus 90 Neihhan. fg4Y -
he~inx thas tAev can BY sach scts of piety