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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Encounter between TROOPS and Ind ians

CAMP NEAR BATTLE CREEK, SD, Dec. 26.
The weather is cold ana the rivers are
frozen solid. A company of Cheyenne
scouts is encamped at the mouth of Battle
creek. Two attemps have been made by
the hostiles, who number about eighty, to
break into their camp. The first attack
was made by only few of the Indians,
who We're quickly repulsed with a loss of
two killed and several wounded, and it is
thought one fatally hurt. The second
attack was made after dark by the whole
band, led by Kicking Bear. Volley after
volley was fired on both sides ana a desul-
tory fire was kept up for an hour or more.
1t is not known how many hostiles were
killed, but Judging from the reports of
scouts, there must have been several killed.
Troops were sent to the scene, who report
everything quiet and no host tiles in sight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
The National Indian Congress. =

CALCUTTA. Dec. 2.-The National Indian
congress opened in this city to-day. One
thousand delegates were present and 5000
persons in the audience Among those who
attended were Messrs. Schwann and Gain,
members of the British house of commons.
several rajahs and Mahommedan mobiles.
Advocate Ghsse, leading attorney
of the high court, described the
congress as the inevitable outcome
of the generous policy of the British gov
eminent.
Mr.. Mehta, member or the Bombay legis-
lative olncil, in his presidential address
made declarations as to the locality of the
movement and its pacific aims. He said
the congress desired TO assist the govern
ment in the work of social reform. AL
though the diverse nationalities of India
were not yet ripe for representative gov
eminent, yet the elective principle ought to
be adopted in nominations to the Indian
council, and he appealed to the viceroy to
watch the movement in spirit of generous
sympathy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Counterfeit Standard Silver Dollars.

PITrsBURG, Dec. ga conspiracy to
flood the United States with counterfeit
silver dollars has been unearthed Nine
teen persons are already under arrest and
81, 100 in spurious coin secured The money
was brought from the Central derot IN
New York to Pittsburg by a gang of
Italians employed to pass it, The money
is all in silver dollars and is the best
counterfeit standard silver dollar ever
made. Two Italians and their wives were
spurious money. The house wnere they
lived was surrounded and fifteen other
Italians were arrested and the counterfeit
money secured. According to information
given by the prisoners similar gangs were
sert from New York to other cities but
the men could not tell what particular
cities were being operated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
A WAR VETERAN.
James Anderson, of California, Receives
Shabby Treatment.

Shabby Treatment.
Especial to THE HERALD-Exam1ner Dispatch.
New YORK, Dec. 26.-James Anderson, a
veteran of the war, came to this city from
California five weeks ago, and claims to
have been neglected by the officials in
charge of the Grand Army bureau in the
ball. He is in receipt of a pension, So a
month, but he sent his vouchers for the
past quarter (due December ~ few DAYS
ahead Of time, and the commissioner of
pensions in San Francisco returned the
voucher to him, cancelled. When he received
notification he actually did not have the
necessary % cents to obtain another
voucher, and so did not forward it for some
days. he has not heard anything from
California yet and is in the meantime in
great distress. His wife and himself, with
their four children, live in one room.
Anderson served with the Fourth New
Hampshire volunteers, and was afterwards
transferred to the United States steamer
Mackinaw, on board which vessel ne re-
ceived an injury to his spine. In California
he was lighthouse keeper, war; Waterman
and prison guard a the state prison at San
Quentin. He belonged to the post known
as Mcdowell No. so, in San Rafael, and as
he has received no reply to his requests for
transfer papers from there to the New
York post he believes they have disbanded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
General Miles to General scoffeld.

WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-Gcneral Scotield
this morning received the following tele-
gram from General Miles, dated Rapid
City, Dec. %:
81 have not heard from Colonel Sumner
for thirty six hours. He started to inter-
cept Big Foot. Should he succeed and re-
turn with him to Cheyenne agency it will
be favorable, as General Brooke reports
that messenger from Little Wound. Big
Road and Fast Thunder, leaders of the In.
dams who went to the bad lands. says about
half the Indians there are coming and he
thinks the rest viii follow. Should not
this be interrupted by some unforeseen
event, it will be most desrable.n
General Schofield has received a telegram
from General Miles dated Rapid City, Dec.
p, as follows:
Colonel Sumnerreportedlhi command at
Big F'oors camp on the Cheyenne river:
that Big Foot assured him that he would
do whatever he said and bring all his peo-
to Summers camp, but that the Indian de-
celved him and eluded his command going
south in light order''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
JEWISH STATISTICS.
Census Bulletin Gives the Number in the
United States, Size of Families, Etc.


WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-The division of
vital statistics of the census Office has pre-
pared bulletin containing summary of
the results of the special inquiry concern
ing Jews in this country The inquiry re-
suited in the return of 10,61S completed
family schedules, embracing 6G,600 living
persons on the 3lst day of December. 1889.
and IN these families, there have been =, 14S
marriages, 6,03S births, and 2,C62 deaths
during i've years ending on that date The
social condition of the families! is indicated
to some extent, by the number of servants
Kept by them and as about tWo-thirds re-
ported as keeping one or more servants, the
families reported may be said TO be ia easy
circumstances. The average number OF
persons TO each family on December 81,
1889, was 5.G, and the average annual mum
Der for i've years covered by the statistics
was 5.41 The average annual number of
marriages per 1000 OF the total population
was much lower than the general rate. but
was "a, ana the average age at marriage
greater Than among the general population
The low marriage rate and increased aver
age age at marriage are the principle rea-
sons for the low birth rate The deaths re-
ported for five years give an annual aver
age death rate OF III per LOCO of popula
ton, being about half OF the average rate
Tor the general population Contrasting
the birth and death rates for those of ma
tive born parents indicates that the birth
rate IS decreasing and the death rate in
creasing with prolonged residence in this
country, but the general results indicate
that the Jews here retain many of the
pecullarities which have been noted among
them in Europe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
THE DUDE TRAMP,
Thomas Dreamer, Gentleman Thomas, ,
Reaches Lima, o, on His Bum Bet

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch !
LIMA, o., Dec. 26.-Thomas Dreamer,
known as "Gentleman Thomas, the dude
tramp" was here yesterday. He says
William Austen, wealthy resident of
Boston, MSS, offered him $1,000 if he
would beat his way from Boston to San
Francisco and back on passenger trains In
twenty-one days, starting and returning
without cent. A letter was written to a
gentleman in San Francisco, inclosing
Creamer's photograph, which he is to get
and return with. Dreamer left Boston De-
cember %. He arrived here on the Pitts
turg, Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad and
lett over the same road on the following
train, after begging lunch and resting.
Dreamer is nineteen years old, clean look
ing, well dressed and an entertaining
toll ?
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AN ILLUSION DISILLUSIONED,
How Herman's ''Stroberka' Fell on the Side.
walk and Was Grabbed by a Con.

Especial to THE HERALD-EXami1er Dispatch1
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Herman's new iIlu
sion, "Stroberka,' colliGed with a matter
of fact policeman at yesterdays matinee. A
crowded house wondered what the matter
was and fortive or six minutes Herman was
at his wits end to devise tricks to conceal
the fact that something had gone wrong.
''Stroberka" is an illusion, in which a man
dressed in Hungarian costume, with huge
top boots, manacled and locked to a swing
ing platform having no apparent connec-
ton with the stage or anything else but the
four iron posts TO which it swings. but
when the curtain hides the man he is
thrown back and two minutes later a
woman is found securely fastened In his
place. The man appears dramatically in
the rear of the auditorium firing a pistol
and eXclalms, Il am here" or something
equally startling. For several nights the
pistol was not used in the scene, but yes.
terday Herman decided to use it. To reach
the front OF the auditorium the confederate
mas to go down the stage stairs on the run.
dash into Twenty ninth street at a 2:0S
clip and burst through the front door on
Broadway. AS he was breaking the
record toboganning down the stage stairs
he fell and sprawled headlong on the
oAu0"dih, anu DIS NC leL Uu0 PISTOL went Off.
Zone OF the finest u happened to be right.
there The firing of the pistol and the sight of
the grotesFuely CARRIED man chasing
shadows pistol in hand, inspired him
to take fresh pitch on his club and
swoop down upon the fallen fore.
igaer." Drop that" gun he shouted
brandishing his" billy'' and LAUNDERING
down the homestretch or" Ill shoot holes
through YOU Then he grabbed his victim
In close embrace as he reached for his
pistol" Pm Stroberka, {" painted Hermans
assistant was''- Stroberka be hanged. *
was the unfeeling interruption. g Pll Strob-
| erka you and he started to drag him stati-
onward. Meantime, however Manager w.
| H. Morton, Harry Fulton and other thea
tar officials had heard of the disaster and
ran around to explain matters 1t was apre-
tty thing to do but it was finally acompli.
sued. "otroberka was finished according
to the schedule after eight minutee had
expired
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A STRANGE HALLUCINATION,
A Woman Mains and Gashes Herself as an Elk
ample of the CrucifixiOn of Christ

Especial to THE HERALD-Examner Cable1
BERLIN, Dec. 26.-In the village of Wat
terbein, in RhineIand, peculiar case of re-
ligious frenzy developed to-day. Barbara
Pfister, an unmarried woman twenty three
years old, horribly mutilated herself and
then appeared before a large number of
people who had assembled at her houe to
participate in a religious ceremony. She
presented frightful appearance, blood
moving from several wounds, her hands,
feet and head were gashed, and there were
several gashes in the neighborhood of her
heart. Standing before the terror stricken
assembly, she exhibited her bleeding
wounds and claimed they were wonderful
example of the crucitixion of Christ The
woman was Immediately arrested and taken
to jail. The woman at the time of her ar
resi- was surrounded by more than a hun
dred peasants who mad crowded around her
hut taking money and food to her. The
gen d. armes were obliged to force their
way to the bed with drawn swords in order
to get through the crowd
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Wrecks are Feared.

POINT PLEASANT, N. Y, Dec. 26.-There
are reports of heavy storm. A binding
snow is raging along the coast from Sandy
Hook to Cape May. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down and wrecks along
the coast are feared. Reports from all
parts of New York state show an exceed
ingly heavy fall of snow and consequent
interruption of traffic. In the Mohawk
valley the storm is unusually severe, more
than eight inches of snow having fallen to-
day Reports from New Hampshire state
that the snow is the heaviest in several
years AT Bangor. Maine and vicinity the
day was the coolest of the season, the mer-
curry reaching q, below zero. Reports from
seS-rs1 points in Vermont state that the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Hostiles Starting for Pine Ridge.

RAPID CITY, s. D., Dec. 26-General
Miles, who has been waiting seversl days
to hear the result of the friendly mission
of Pine Ridge Indians to the hostile camps
in the bad lands, to-day received word
from General Brooke that couriers IN from
his emissiaries reported the hostiles ready
and about to come il. Several small
parties are already moving into the agency
and the Balky Indians are expected there
within day or two. Word was also re-
ceived that Big Foot and his band, who
have been missing since their escape from
Colonel Sumner, have been found in Por-
cupine creek moving toward Pine Ridge
No details are given but Big Foot has Ger
tainly evaded for several days all forces in
search of him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Pan American RECONSIDERATION Comnapv

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Senate COM
mittee on commerce to day gave hearing
to F. L. Dana, of Denver, Howell Jones, of
Topeka, B. Clarke, of Chicago, and A. P.
Chamberlin, of Des Moines, upon the bill
introduced by Cullom to incorporate the
Pan-American Transportation company.
These gentlemen appeared as a sub com
mittee appointed by the Interstate Deep
Harbor commission. They said the COM
mittee was backed by fifteen million of
people, and was created to look after the
welfare of the west before Congress, but
especially to secure an adequate appropria-
ton from Congress to build deep water
harbor on the Texas coast A sub-com-
mittee was appointed with the special OBJ
ject of establishing line Of steamers be-
tween various ports of the gulf of Mexico
and ports of Central and South America.
1t was determined to apply to Congress for
a charter The incorporators, they said,
were men of wealth. with capital exceed
ing SIS, 000,0 600. The committee on commerce
has not yet taken action on the bill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
The Eiseman Assignment

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Dec. 26.-Simon
Eiseman, of the firm of Henry Eiseman &
Co., dry goods merchant who assigned yes
terday, estimated the liabilities of the firm
at $500, 900. Assets 100000. Tue failure
was. great surprise as the firm was the
largest and Oldest retail dry goods house
In Iowa. In addition to their house here
they operate branch houses in Omaha and
Missouri valley. These are included in the
assignment as is also the entire real and
personal property OF the firm. The failure
is attributed to the stringency in the money
market and light trade
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Sanborn County. S. %. Bank closed

WooNsoCKET, S. D., Dec. 26.-The San
born County bank, run by Leon l.. Stevens,
closed this morning. The county treasurer
had $4,000 of the county's money in the
bank and a number of merchants were also
caught. There was no run on the bank and
the reasons given for the suspension is
poor business and slow collections.
Stevens is city treasurer and secretary of
the Republican county committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Railway Construction in 1890.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Statistics compiled by
the Rdil,uay Age show that railway con-
struction, during 1890 amounted to about
six thousand and eighty miles, as against
$500 last year. Over two thousand miles
of the years construction are in the south
ern states, and over one thousand in the
southwestern states. The northwestern
group shows ,057 miles, due largely to the
active building operations of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern roads.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
The Lake Shore Michigan SOuthern's Ulti
matum.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-The ultimatum of the
Lake Shore 81 Michigan Southern railway
company that all telegraphers on that road
must withdraw from the Order of Rail way
Photographers or leave the employ of the
company, is believed here to be the be-
ginning of a general movement in that di-
rection. 1t is understood several OF the
Chicago lines will soon follow the example
Of the Lake Shore. The opposition to the
order has developed since it has shown a
tendency to affiliate with the Brotherhood
Of Telegraphers, Commercial operators)
and has refused to teach biography to ap-
prentices sent to different Offices by the
company to learn the business. Outside
of railroad circles it is believed the result
of the crusade will be a practical CONSOLE
dation of the two telegraph organizations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Suit for infringement of Electric Patents.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 26.-It is announced here
that the Adams Electric railway company,
OF st. Louis, will soon enter
suit against the Thompson Houston,
the Sprague, the Short and other
electric companies for infringement of
patents. The suit will involve claims
against the various companies aggregating
millions of dollars, and should the case be
decided in the Adams companys favor it
will make that corporation the greatet
electric monopoly in the world
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
A Head Book.Keener Arrested.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 26.-DanieI W. Tai
cott head book-keeper for H. w. Sage &
Co. lumber dealers, was arrested this even
ing on charge of embezzlement. The
amount OF the thefts is not yet known but
1t is believed they will run high up into the
thousands.
Sage " Co.'s confidential clerk, Joseph
B. Abbott, who killed himself Decem Der 9.
was also an embezzler and Talcott is shown
to have been working in collision with him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Presidents
to-day appointed E. Darwin James, OF
New York, and Phillip G. Garrett, of
Pennsylvania. members of the board Of
Indian commissioners, vice w. H. Morgan
resigned and Clinton b. Fiske deceased.
He also appointed Joseph w. Haddock, Of
Nebraska, government director of the
Union Pacific railroad company vice James
w. Savage, deceasee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
The San Antonio Maverick Bank closed

ST.. LOUIS, Dec. ga special to the Re
public from San Antonio, Texas, says: The
Maverick bank of this city closed its doors
this morning, after heavy run that lasted
three weeks. Sam Maverick, sole owner
of the bank, made an assignment of all his
property, real and personal, to Reagan
Houston. Liabilities, according to the
schedule, amount to SS44, 1874, and the assets
footed at 81, 7S9,915.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
The Great Northern Extensions.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 26.-The current number
of the Northwestern Ratlroader says: That
it is the intention of the Great Northern to
push its line through to the Pacific coast,
there can be no doubt. The contract for
building the extension from the summit OF
the Rockies to a point beyond Kootenai
river, has been let to Sheppard, Seims &
Co., of St Paul. This makes the extern
sions from the main line at Havre, Mont.
about five hundred miles; the first fifteen
miles of which are completed and turned
over to the operating department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
The Pension Office of the War Department

WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-Representative
Cutcheon, from the committee on military
affairs, today reported favorably to the
House the bill that passed the Senate some
days ago to establish record and pension
office OF the war department. and appoint
the officer now in charge of that work a
colonel in the army. In their report the
committe states that the establishment of
the Office will greatly facilitate the work of
the pension bureau and of all branches
connected with or depending upon examin-
alton of records of the volunteer army,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Violent Wind Storm on Puget Sound.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. ga violent
wind storm prevailed on Puget sound yes
terday. Several vessels were broken from
their moorings but there was no serious
damage. Telegraph lines are Frustrated by
falling timber and Joseph Bell and Magnus
Nelson were killed by falling trees. Plate
glass windows IN this city were broken and
a few small buildings blown down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
The Fate of the Shanphai,s Grew

LONDON, Dec 26.-According to advices
received here the steamship Shanghai was
recently burned at sea near Wuhu, treaty
port OF China, about fifty miles above
Manning. The crew, about sixty natives,
together with several European officers, are
supposed to have met their death either in
the flames or subsequently, by drowning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
The Snow at WiIkesbarro po

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 27.-The snow
storm is still raging fercely and the snow
is two or three feet in the streets. Electric
street railways and horse cars are unable
TO run. Trains on all the railroads are de-
layed and business is practically suspended
throughout Wyoming valley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Chinook Winds in Dakota.

PIERRE, S. D., Dec 26.-Chinook winds
from the west carrying binding clouds of
dust, prevail here. 1t is reported here that
a fire last night wiped out the town of Rec
Heights about fifty miles east of here on
the Northwestern road. No particulars
IRE obtainable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Four Persons Burned to Death.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. ga family by
the name of Dietrich, living in the out
skirts OF the city, was burned out early this
morning. Four persons persisted. The
victims were Mrs. John Dietrich and her
three small children, Libbie, jacob and
Louisa. MIR. Dietrich and one son escaped.
The mother lost her life trying to save her
children. How the fire originated Is a
mystery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Koch,s Lymph for Lenrosy.

MADRID. Dec. 26.-Two persons suffering
from leprosy, who were inoculated with
Koch's lymph, are reported to be appar-
emily rapidly improving since.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Another Bic snOw Storm in Pltsburg.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 26.-Another big snow
storm is raging here. 1t has been showing
steadily for eighteen hours with no indica-
tom of cessation. Between twelve and
fourteen inches have already fallen. Trains
are all behind time Street car traffic on
all but the cable roads is suspended.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
In the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-About fifteen
members were present when the House
was called to order this morning. 1t was
agreed that when the House adjourns it
should be to meet Tuesday next. An ad-
lournment was then taken.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
The Storm in the Mohawk VALLEY.

Utica, n. Y, Dec. GA severe storm
prevails throughout the Mohawk valley.
Snow is falling and trains on all railroads
are late. The entire system of electric
cars in this city is tied up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-27
Podlewsti Traced m pu,a,,;,

PARIS, Dec. 26.-General Pepoff, chief of
the Russian political police now in this
city investigating the murder of General
Seliverskoff, states that Padlewskl, sus-
pected OF having killed the general has
been traced to Bulgaria, the only country
from which he cannot be extradited.