Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-27
a PitifuI STORY Told by MIR. Garfield at
st, Paul.

PitifuI STORY Told by Mr.. Garfield at
ST. PAUL, Minn.-The Hon. George T.
Garfield prominent citizen of Brainerd,
arrived in the city Monday morning and
was at the Merchants, where he was seen
by a reporter regarding the condition of
the Indians at Mile Lac or White Earth
Agency. THE suffering, said Mr.. Can
| field, has been at the south end of the
lake, where at least sixty bodies have been
found, the deaths having resulted from
neglect and starvation. The first word
of the trouble was received at Brainerd a
short time since to the effect that the In
dians had had been dying off like sheep,
and medical and relief expedition was at
once organized and sent out. 1t seems
that when the Indians signed the Mile
Lac's treaty they were promised a certain
sum of ready money, and relying on this
| they failedto make the usual provision for
the winter. Each Indian was led to ex-
pect that the sum of So would be forth
coming Immediately after having signed
the treaty. The result has been most la
mentable. Heavy SHOWS set in, and the
hunting and fishing has been very bad,
and, to make matters worse, they were
seized with the grip. When taken sick
they hudded up in little huts, and persisted
for lack of food and attention. The re-
port of the Commission has been in the
hands of the President for some time, and
all now required to carry out the treaty is
his signature.
| The Uncrowned King of Congo.
| Tippo lib (Hamed bin Mahommed)
is "a man apparently about fifty years of
age, of medium height and somewhat
corpulent. His short beard and close
cropped hair are grizzled. 1t is a mistake
to regard Tippo as pure Arab; he is
really half breed, the son of Zanzibar
Arab and women af bag moyo; the
Zanzibar type comes out in the hattened
nose, salient lips, dark bronze skin, and
superb teeth. His physio-gnomy is de-
scribed as intelligent, his bearing full OF
dignity, his manners distinguished. Some
years ago, on Christmas morning, he row.
ed boat-race with Frank Pocock, and
beat the Englishman by several lengths. He
| is full ofvivacity, his words being few,
energetic, and decisive Touch on the
subject of ivory with him, and he immed-
lately becomes animated, his eyes full OF
fire. He usually wears the white robe OF
the Zanzibaris, with long gray overgar-
ment with spacious sleeves broldered with
silyar lace, on his head an embroidered
white cap. He understands the distinc-
ton between English, French, Germans,
Belgians, and Portuguese, and is keenly
interested in their doings in Africa
Sometime ago he expressed desire to
visit Europe; but it is now doubtful if he
will care to carry out his intention. In
the Manyuema country, between Tan
ganyika and the Lualaba, he is immensely
popular In the neighborhood of Nyan-
give, he has immense plantations to which
thousands of slaves are said to be attached
Wealthy as he is, he is said to affect :
somewhat Spartan mode of life
She Wanted Small Change.
She was a sweet-faced, demure little
woman as she sat in the ladies' waiting
room of the Pennsy lyania Railroad in Jer
sey City. More than one man had his eyes
or her and wondered who she was. By
and by a young man III check suit ano
carving great deal of cheek took cir
cult around and sat beside her. He haC
I scarcely dropped into seat before she gave
4 him a sweet smile and inquired If ht
would please him to do her favor.
''Ah!with all the pleasure in the world!'
he made haste to reply.
Il want some small change, and i
you Will be so kind as to take this bill anC
Certainly certainly-most happy t.
do so, : he said as he received it and start
ed for the ticket office. He handed it IL
: without looking at it and asked for change
but the ticket man showed it back with thu
remark:
Wonder how many more fools she vii
strike before her train goes!
.'What do you mean?
Look at that bill.
1t was a s. Confederate note; and as tn
young man stood staring at it with blink
!, ing eyes the ticket man added:
!. ''You are the fifth one within two hours
She brought EN- along for just such al
! emergency, and the proper thing for yol
: to do is to take a back seat and make your
self as small as possible until your tran
! goes.
The crushed young man did even bette
than that; he left the depot altogether
and his demeanor was that of a man VIII
intended to hunt up pile driver and lie
Y the hammer fall upon him half a doze
Y times.