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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-18

Now. that enough Democrats have signi-
fed an intention to vote for the apportion-
ment bill to render any attempt to defeat the
nugatory we shall probably soon hear the
last Of the cutlery against the census. The
storm centre Of the cutlery was in New York
and the purpose of it was to get an addl-
tional representative or two for New York.
The Hill Democrats were the prime movers
In It. OF course errors were made in taking
the census. Errors were inevitable. But
errors were not the gravamen of the Demo-
cratic charges. Their allegation was that
deliberate conspiracy had been entered into
between the superintendent of the census
and Republican leaders to swell the popula-
tion of Republican states and understate the
population of Democratic states. There
never was particle of trustworthy evidence
to support such charge. Nevertheless it
has been iterated and reiterated for months
past and the figures of the census have Teen
Juggled with In all sorts of ways to give
FEASIBILITY to the accusation. Neither was
the charge made by irresponsible persons
merely. A representative of an intelligent
constituency in Congress had The effrontery
to make it on the floor of the House, though
hemust have known perfectly we'll that it was
untrue. Much can be pardoned to partisan
ship, but when prominent men charge
government officials with acts which ought
to consign them to the penitentiary they
should proceed on something more tangible
than guesswork. OF course Il is too much to
expect that the authors of these charges will
confess that there never was any foundation
Tor them, but that nevertheless is the fact
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-18

Mr.. Fayeweather's will seems destined to
be contested by his widow on the ground
that he was mentally unfit to make will.
The complaint against the document is that
1t makes the executors residuary legatees of
several millions to do with apparently as
they see fit. The executors say that Mr..
Fayeweather verbally instructed them what
to do with the estate and that they intend to
carry out his instructions. But IL sometime
In the future they should change their minds
there is nothing apparently to prevent their
putting the whole of it in their pockets.
While in all probability Mr.. Fayeweather
was sufficiently sane to make valid will 1t
must be confessed that it was exceedingly
short-sighted on his part not to confde to his
wife as well as to his executors what dispo-
sition he wanted made of the residue of his
estate. And his wife would be more, or less
than human il she did not look upon this
neglect with suspicion and resentment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-18
CHAPMAN BANKING COMPANY,

Oxford RuiidinK, 1S7 Middle ST.,
HLAND' MAINE,
Respectfully announces itself as organized and
prepared to
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS,
DEAL In CHOICE INVESTMENT SECURITIES,
NEGOTIATE MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATE
LOANS,
SELL FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ExcHANor ANN
LETTERS OF CREDIT.
IL VIII receive the accounts of Corporations
Firms and Individuals on favorable terms, ana al
low liberal rates on time deposits. 1t has set
Guaranty Fund Of 100000 for the exclusive
beneh' Of dep0sitors.
Attention IS herewith called to the following
list OF choica securities now offered for sale, and
recommended to conservative investors:
$1,000 City of Columbus, Ohio,
$4,000 CITY Of Newark. ohio, Stree. as
s2,ooo County of Lucas, Ohio, Gener.
nj Fund. ..........,....... 70.
$4,000 Haskell County, Ka.., Refund.
5000 81. Mary's Town.hip, Ka..,
$500 Cs'orado springs. DOL, Rapid Rapid "
SI0.0OO Keoluk, Iewn, Electric street
- Ballway and Fewer Co., list port.. :. as
$4,000 Crawfcrd.vilie, und., Water
$4,000 scioto Water Co., of Mariou,
$1,000 Pierre Water Works 90, %; Of o''
SIO,aO0 Denver Water Co., of Denver.
Col, Ist Wort..............,.,,,... -.
$4,000 Desroit Bay City Raiiroad
$4,000 Cape Girardian sonthwsstern
halfway Co., Consolidated. ........... IS
Prices on application, Correspondence invited.
@. O. CHAPMAN. CHAs. J. CHAPMAN.
49,. ROBERT CHAPMAN. y,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-18

The address of Worthy Master Prince to
the State Grange was conservative in tone,
and his recommendations were generally
sound and practical. Evidently he does not
approve of the resolutions of the National
Grange in favor of the unlimited coinage of
silver, though he does not expressly con-
denim them. He advocates some changes in
our tax laws. with view to the more equal
distribution of the burdens of government,
suggesting. among other things, an increase
of the valuation of timber lands, a tax on
the ice industry, and perhaps an increase on
railroads and telegraphs. He also hints
strongly that an income tax might be of ma.
terial assistance in bringing about more
equal distribution of the burdens of taxa
ton. The Patrons cooperative stores are
warmly endorsed, and the Grange is urged
to take more interest in them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-18
AndrOScOggin r. R. Civ Of Bath Loan.

PORTLAND, December 10, 1890.
BONDS OF the CITY of Bath, loaned 10 Andres
- coggin Railroad Co, falling due January 4,
1891, will be paid at maturity on presentation at
Portland National Bank OF Portland, or exchanQ-
ed for new bonds OF this company, at the option
OF the holder.
decl7dtf j. A. LINSCoTT, Treas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
The Racent Storm.

Tho gale that hoWied through tho anests
OF Alexandria yssterdsy attained the great
est velocity OF euy bigh wind daring thu
present yeer Tue storm developed On the
South Carolina coast en- Tuesday, end raj
idly saept northwaf6; he wIdth OF territory
covered by it widening IS il advanced IT,
yard Canada. Aicns tie coast thu tenn
pest ex pended It's fuzzy ia ps!.sug rains sud
high 8in0s that played aeFcc Yisb It's ship
ping. Tae sweeping wind forced tbs tife
nn remarkably hign, aud tho threatening
thdEder OF the wsEaa gaze riss to vel
grounded approximations Of disaster at sea
The surf entered into tbs beaches TT me
So side resorts, and did MUCH damage.
Tee surf tore big eao5 IN che bulls at Long
Baecn a!oog Ocean avenue. At A5burS
Iark it sore up tbs ocean hoard wsig
and ripped ths tin5ers from the
fishing p,srs. st ASlsntic City the
neadoas back Of tho town were oVeinjWed
!or miles Gad Batic svsnue Vas submerged
az s 5versl points, the bOu:e5 on both sides
being suyrouuded by wa5ar. WiiIara Bog
ksr's ulet-house sDd pavilion have GseU
cornpiele ly demolished ana washed Out 10
ecu. TIE high tide washed the ocean front,
hut no damage has beea reported.
Farther ia.end the rair-.ail vas heavier,
but the Storm less Vioient, and telegraph
wires q ere damaged, interfering with the dis
patca oi business. The storm Gas reported
les. mig hi I'd central Cff thy Virginia coast.
VioieDs norlneasterly gales preVaile6 froai
Maine to North Caroiins. Heavy rsin and
snow fell ie The Naw Eng'abd Middle end
South Atlsn!ic States. Rain and 5now will
continue 10 the Naas Ergiand Ststes TO day.
At New York tbs wird blew CD rniies an
!.our In Baltimore AID liz vicinity rain
fell al; day yesterday. ans; wiad 6ams ged
vessels in the bsrbir aud bleW zoos
aG number of houses ard wrecksG
many fances srd ;indoa shutters.
In ste galley and il southwest Virginia
snor fell 20 the depth Of Two fest. Still
f;lTtt,cr westward heavy snow-5togms pre-
vailed, and last evening there 8s5 snow to
the depth Of iitoeD i0obss on tbs level al
Pittshurg, interfering wi.o ina railroad traf-
Gc and su5pendlng business generally. In
the western lake region sud Onio Valley
rain mingled ssiSh snow, the western limit OF
the storm not extending to the Miea!assppi
Valley, hsre the weather Was c.oaT.
At s O'Clock iaat nigat high velocitie5 o!
the Wind were reported RS follows: Phisde!-
phis, New Yof5 and Acaatic City, Is "a hes;
stco, 56 miles. Che storm was then central
eff tbe Nay laud and Delaware coasts, snc
was movtpg very s'o@iy northeast. Tia
foliosins heavy rainfall 9 90 inchss) were
reported during The PAST "a aours: Wesh-
inaton city 70; L5nchburg. 2.s6; bat
terse, 2.G4; New York city, ia; Raleigh,
1874; Pnt-burg, $50; Woodstock, Va. 2 O5.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
yTRgTgIA Hews.

Hon. john e. Massey has net much faith
In the scheme of the O.cott oomm!ttse fer
settling tbs S ale debt.
The military oreaciz ,tiona in and arouad
Petersburg are srrsneioe fox parade en-
Geu Il. E Less birthday.
The board OF trustees Of Richmond co..
leoe have elected Hon. J. L. n. Curry Their
PRECEDENT to suocsed lha aie MT. Giiyson.
Rev. Mr.. White, OF Christ Church, saVsn-
nuh, Gs hiss bsen csied, 1t is said, to sue-
eaed Rcv. d.. Jackson, OF Grace CauTcr,
Richmond.
During the storm OF Tuaatay niahs tgo
large bar2es belonging to Mo:pay & Co, q
Philadelphia. ia to~ of tina ing Lizzie HIM,
weFe wrecked 10 Chesapeake bay near the
mouth CT The 'paaaaouock. Carte. Nc
Gee, cue OF the hancS on tho 5aEges, was
caught bstween the Tug and the barge al d
ocuaaed 20 death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
MIR Dillon and Cardinal Gibbons

BALTIMORE, Dsc. IS NJ. John DIoo.
of the Irish parilam auta.y parity stopps
last night at the resid sne9 OF tho very &;
Monsignor McCo!gar. agd this noroiaq
mad confereocs with Cardinal G bbocs.
It turned entirely upon the expressions b
Mr.. Dillon, Of bis srsss sortow bsaauss al
the domestic dis.ufba aoss in Ireieud. q
how much could BE- doe foe The country il
the people could be KEEP rni'ed, aal Q: BIZ
ae1!ety about :be future in the presence #
existing qusrrels. Cardinal GioooDs was
In tel sympathy with Mr.. Dillon in eli Of
his expressions Mr. Dillon sags there II
reilly nothigg TO be said abou. my visit n
Baltimore. Or Cardinal Gibbons, They vela
purely Of private Detnse."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
Immigration Convention.

The Southern Interstate Immigraticn
Convention met In Asheville. N. c., yestel-
day and eas we'll attended.
The OH ct of this assembly, SIS outlined in
remarks of all the speakers who took part
10 the preliminary work, is to bind all pro
gressive Interests together 10 attracting to
tbe South Industrial workers o. all classes
mechanics, iton workers. carpenters, brick
layers, wheelwvighis and independent small
farmers truck gardeners, etc. To ell these
Glasses The South, irom the S;aie of Msry-
lard to Texas, ofisrs Inducements superior to
any other par5 of tee Uoited States and q
variety of resources eqpa!ed nowhere else.
b. interstate Immigration il Is hoped, first,
to draw ssstlsrF, from the Middle. Eastern
and other States. aud secondly. to turn some
Of the tide of foreign in migration from the
northwest quarter OF the country. Perhaps
the Immigration of Americans and their
families Is desired more than any foreign it
fax, but there is welcome for sill workers
aud room for them, and better prospects Of
attaining so independent footing than In
any other quarter of the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
Heavy Snow Storm.

WHEELING. W. Va, Dsc. is Tue .ncs
terrific snow storm for six years has been
raging for "a hours;a1d large amount CT
damage has resulted. al telogsaphic ccm-
municstion was cut eli ali dag yesterday
and railsay traffic is delayed. TIE stsesa
cars are not running snd little business hs5
been dcre. Thsra arc lively apprehension
OF food In the city.
PITTsBURG, Dsc. 1S.-The great sn3g
storm ia over. 4 sudden thaw Or heaV.
rain, however, would cause d,ssstTous
food, es there are from is inches TO ito, i
saow in Inc nountsins and thtoap5ou.
@estern Pennsylvania.
NEW YoHK Dec is -D.spsta6es ftaol
Ith ca, Troy, Albany, UsIca aad Bingham;
ton show that from six iachas 70 : foot AID
a half Of snow fell last Gi8ht.
WILKEsBARRg Pa, Dec. Is !, has basa
showing here for the past u eEts -!our houls
The storm ia tbs heaviest seea 10 the w
oming Valley for s9na years pas. end q.
noon Il continues unSbsted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
TELEGRAPEIC 3REVITIEs.

e. H Funk, stocklnan and Spectator
of Shelbyville, ILL.,, has failed with lisbill-
ties estimated at Sl00 coo.
The front wall of Schesfisr's mill hou Q
On Park avenue. New York, collapsed his
morning and dumped about 200 900 bushels
Of barley on the street.
A general strike Of ths sHitohmsn, fire.
men end trsinmen Ola all the roads center
ing at Pltlsbuig is threatened because ola
refusal to reduce hours and advance wages.
The large five story brick shoe manu-
factory at Hsverhii, Mass, belonging 10
Currier aud Son, 1l6 Pi &c .!x street, vas
Quilted by Ere this morning, aud the coz
tents were either burned OF ruined by
water; loss about $4,000 Figc hundred
persons ara temporarily dapr9ei 81 en-
ployment.
The Boise City, Idaho, republicans had G
CAUCUS last night and il is :umored that sn
arrangement has been arrived st among
the friends OF Duboise, Shouo and Nc
Cornell. By this settlement Mcconnell
and Shoup ars TO be elecsed q. S. Senator'S
to-day and draw for g choice of shor5 term
afterwards. Dabois Is to receive the full
term of six years.
TIE s:eame; Feraald burned to the We
ter's edge Of ice south shore Of Lopez Is!-
and, 10 Puget Sound, On Monday night.
The Ferrad had CT beard iga hundred ba:.
rels OF line and quantity OF hsg and grain.
a heavy Storm cama up and the vessel
pitched end rolled ieaginiy. Her smoke
stack was blown overheard ard Immediate
ly sparks trom the furnace set FIRE to tha
steamer The crew escaped
This coal m:nsra' strike assumed serious turn
| at Birmingham, Ala, yo:torday and threatens to
close every industry III that district.
Six color cd persons were poisoned il Baltimore
yesterday By eating soup made of pess NOne died.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
G0nrreSS.

The force bill! WIS again discussed In the
Uuited States Senate yesterday. Mr. Delphi
concluded his speech in favor CT the bill,
and Mr.. Keana resumed and concluded bis
speech against the bill. Hs was followed
by Mr.. Rascau, of Texae, and Mr. Batter,
of South Carolina, on the same SIDE. M..
Hoay egai. asked unanimous coneent that
on Friday debate On the bill should be
closed, but the democrats entered e yl8or-
GUS protest against sucn 81 III
derstapding. In response to en- Inquiry
from Mr.. Hoar, Mr.. German said he had
20 doubt that "when debete was exhausted
On the election bill the Sena'e would vote
on it as matter OF cou;se." he added
that "the Senate YVES ouiy on the th-esh
old of debate" TheEeupon Mr.. Hear moved
f9r an adjournment uLti to-day, when Mr..
Coke, of Texas, vii! take The hJor egaiaei
she bill.
After the debate Mr.. Eus.is said TO you'd
pu. question TO t5a Senator i.CM Oregon.
(Mr. Dolpb) aud would ssk flank aDsSoF
10 1t. The eaeetion was Whistler if the
immigration Of Chinese had not been pre-
aibited II there were million and s-haii
Cinnamon in Oregon who had the right q
suffrage, and who established in O.egaa b
Chiness State government, and II the pee
Die of Oregon had overthrown that Chinsse
government and had re-ests bishe6 white pc
litical supremacy, would be (Mr. Do!ph) in
euoh csse advocate the passage 0! Law
by Congress the intent and effect or which
would be to encourage, TO a!inulste ans
TO sustain those Cinnamon IL their et1fts
to recover political power On raca Enes?
NJ AN GV0niU2 e
During discussion of rcii;ical az
fairs in the South Mr.. Batter read
sn interview with Mr. Jay Goud IL
which Mr.. Gould expressed himself
in favor ct Leaving the southern States
clone and letting the white non there hen-
die the African problem, end said that ali
would be better eff if politicians would stop
PLAYING the African against the Aagio-Sa2-
ou. These were practical aad sensible orin-
ions, and Mr.. Batter commanded them IL
tie Senators OF ihe other eide.
The House passed the A2p3Ttionment
blll-yeas 1856, nays 81. & Number OF
amendments were irst disposed Of, princi-
pal among them being the ore offered by
Mr., McRae to raise The membership to
$50. instead OF $50. Another ansndment
authorizing q recount CT NV York, PFC
viGng that If The population justified IL To
give New York en- additionai member, WIS
also defeated. The bill ihen passed. Many
prominent democrats, inorud.rg Mr. O'Fei-
rail-, of Virginia, Mr.. Btount, OF Gsorgis,
and Mr. Tilman, of South Carolina, spoke
snd voted for the bill, on the ground thai
it was fair measure. Mr.. O'Fetrall eaid
the bill was fair, jest and free of any charge
OF pertisanship. He would, however, vnte
Tor the McRae amendment, because be bs-
leved that Arkansas, Minnesota AID Nav
TJrk wers each en- ;.l5d 10 al extra repre-
sentative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
Foreign News.

. BERLIN. Dec. 1S.-Enpress Augusta
Victoria Il; given birth to sou. Emperor
Wlliem attended q performance at the
opera house last n ght. Daring the opera
he w.s hard.d note which announced
the accogchmect Of the empress. The eu-
peror hurri. dy took his departure for the
palace The reason for bis abrupt exit
vas communicated to Inc manager OF the
opera honse, aud he announced to the
audience that the empross bad given birth
to soa. The announcement was received
With the greatest enthusiasm, the audience
rising 10 their feet ard shouting. Long
i've The emperor end the empreaa." The
band played the national anthem, the
aniience singing tba words OF the hymn.
PARIS, Dso 1S.-Tne Echo publishes 8
statement wA;oa, it Ia alleged. Paielwsky
inside few da}s af.er the murder of Gen.
S!lyersk0f. /, this statement Padelwsky
said be killed General Silyerskof because
he wac wish the Ras,isn police to capture
nihi!sts. Gon. S.ivarskoff. Pad.lwsky said,
had killed his owa servants to prevent
them from revealing his aecfots.
LONDON, Dec. lS.-Tae Grand Hotel at
Ms,ga:e Was Destroyed by fire last night,
The FIRE broks ont after the inmates had re-
tired and Ia : q % spread wish such alarm
ing rnpidity that when they were awakened
they had no tic,e to slye their clothing or
personal effects. but were compelled to rush
ffou tao turning building in their night
clothes. Many of III, guass had MARIO"
escs pes. No lives We're ,o,t.
LONDON, De. Is "A. Windsor tc-lay a
statue of The lato Emperor Frederick Of
Germany yes unveiled By the Queen. The
Prince Of Wales ana cther membsrs of the
royal family wsre pre5en. st the ceremony
sr. PETERSBURG. Dec. 1S-The Rassian
government has invited Dr.. Koch Professor
Pasteur end Sir Joseph Lister, Surgeon Ek-
traordinasg 10 Queen Victoria, to hold q
conference in this city with the ofjsoa OF
fouaGiog meteorological institute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
4 MYSTERIOUS Case

New YORK. Dac 18.-A5out IL O'clock
Tcssday night the engineer of q train on
the Staten Islind Rapid Transit Railroad
saw red pstticoet, which bad caught on
tbs track on the tres.ie near Richmond
Terrace. the traln was stopped aud near
by tee pet.icoat 1gas ins left leg of human
being aeYared at the tl.igh. Blk feet further
or were found p!sia evidences that some
body had been run over, but there wss DO
body. It apparently had fallen into the wa
ter. Tas leg was that of woman. Tns
wstes vii! be dragged af,or iha stosm. M
na.ss OF bIood have BEEN 'onnd, 80 tbs rail-
read men say. on sa2 Of ;6e 'oo'motiyeo,
end this has giysa rise . n'oic!ol of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18

The Vire;niaus in tbs House voted as fol-
lows oni the rearpOrtionment bill which
passed thu House Yesterday evening; Ayes,
Messrs. Bowdep, Browne, Buchanan, Ed
munds, Lapgstcn, Lee end O'Ferrall; noes,
Measrs. Tucker aud Waddi!l; absent, Mr..
Lester. who was home on leave of absence.
The friends OF the GaorgetoSn ard Ar
!ipgton Railroad ishe Fails Church roao)
were at Che Capitol to-day to argue before
tho Senate Military Com mittee, to which the
DILL for that road has been referred, but DO
unofum Of The committee was present, and
their bill was referred to subcommittee OF
one, Senator Cameron.
A gentleman who arrived here by the Ma.
nassas train this morning says there was not
much Snow this alie of the Blue Ridge, bot
that it vas two feet deep all through the
Valley.
The President says be has not issued the
Chicago Worlds Fair proclamation because
he is not satisfied of the eufliciency of the
fund to be provided to make the fair sue
Co.'s
Be the 1st OF the yeer about twelve hun
dred boat loads of coal will have been trans
lorred from Shepherds, opposite Alexan-
dria, to this city, Georgetown, and Alexan-
dria II iSSS only about eight hundred
and fifty boats came by cRnal.
The democrats at the Capital are il doubt
concerning tue meaning OF the action of the
republican Senatorial caucus On the Force
bill last night. TIE majority of them seem
to be inci0ed to think that it was back
out, with en- attempt to conceal that fact,
and that the bill will not be heard of again
after it shall be laid aside. Others, how
ever, bsllege the bill will be called up again
and that all the republicans opposed to it
will be coerccd into its support.
The Baum investigation was continued tc-day'
1t developed the fact that many of the clerks IN
the pension bureau were formerly Lemons clerks,
that me OF them held stock in Rsum's Fraudulent
refrigerator company, the books of which fraud
Raum refused to produce. He also refused to say
why he had refused to supply the information de-
sired Of him by several members Of Congress.
The handsome of trees on south ID street,
VIII. oh in summer Transformed that street. where
passengers to and from the Alexandria boats eros
| it, into long and leafy a,clde, was alno en-,
ti,ely destroyed by the gale Of Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning.
Naval Constructor Gstewood, who has connie
tions IN Alexandria, died last Tuesday at Bloom
ingdale, Essex county, N. Y, and not at the
B!oomingdale Asylum, as previously reported
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-18
The Indian Troubles.

CHEYENNE RIVER via Rapid City, Dsc. Is
"A coo,isr jlat in states that q party OF
6t:een men ere beaieged a. Days rsncbe
City miles from here. Tia Ildiaua have
made three attempts to fire. ths premises.
The courier had to make dssh through
thu Indians aid ono CT their bullets pene-
trateG hia overcoa!. Msj,r Tu2per with
100 nea has gone 10 the rescue. Should the
command meet the Iodiens they will make
shoct york CT them as tbs mej or is very de-
terminal.
Maps Perry's command j,ined early this
morriag and tho Scout, Gus Craven. report
cd that gear smiihviis a large numbsr CT
THdiaus were seen in small creek 10 the
brakes. & number OF sho.s were exchanged,
s0d while the government wagons were
cr1ssi,g Spring crosk they and escort we've
attacked by aboul 40 Indians sad over 100
shoss vera exchanged. Ole soldier WAS
wounded sud another ehot through the hat.
4 troop Of Csps. Wells cavalry went to
:. hsir r3soua, aod he Indians seeing thia ran
away. Yesterday Gen. Carr sent troop oil
cavalry up inio the B ,1 Lands to watch any
movement Of he hca.iles. They reported
a)3us &c topaes beicg seen 10 the Indian
stronghold ana to'ally inaccessible. The
o1Iy kno9n outlet OF escape for these fadi-
ens is 8 tfsi which gas up to C)ttonwood
acroea tho read from Rapid creek to Wound
ed Kaee. This passage will be closed to
morrow 5y 9 !arge body OF troops Of the
Sixth iufsn:ry.
RAPID CITY. S. D, Dec. is Gen. Miles
ass diiected tAe t,oops 20 destroy or cap
tura no fsg Iadiaus that esespediTom 5.aud-
lag Rock sfter Sitting Bulld death. Gan.
8rcose has more than 5000 Iadisns under
h!s control 81 Pins Ridge hut there are l 600
Gxh lag indians in the Bad Lands that arc
deisas ani hostile get.