Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-23
BACK FROM ST. LOUIS.
The Sherman Funeral Train Passed
Through the City Last Night.
RETURN TRIP WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Secretary Proctor Says the Indian Seance
Was Big Farce.
Mr.. RUsK TALKS ABOUT THE ALLIANCE

The Sherman funeral train passed through
the city last evening on the return trip to
New York. Senator Sherman, General
Schofeld, Secretary OF War Proctor and
Assistant Secretary Grant, Secretary of
Agriculture Jerry Rusk and Lieutenant
Andrews got off here and took the regular
train to Washington. The funeral train
continued to New York with the Sherman
family, Mrs. General Miles and General o.
o. Howard on board. Lieutenant Fitch,
with his wife and children. got off at Edge
wood, where the train stopped General
Miles left the express at Edgefeld and went
to Chicago.
One of the incidents of the short stay in
Pittsburg was the audacity of an autograph
collector. She was prepossessing lady of
% or more, utterly void of fear, who carried
big book under her arm. Several years
ago the dead hero had signed his name on
one corner of page, and she wanted the
autographs of the balance of the family.
An Indefatigable Autograph Fiend.
The train had scarcely stopped before she
jumped on one of the cars and was scurrv-
ing through the aisles looking for members
Of the family. She met Senator Sherman
first and he signed his name. The others
did likewise, and in five minutes she was
out on the platform showing the autographs
to all who would stop and look at her won
derful book.
Uncle Jerry Rusk was in a sorrowfuI
mood as ne stood on the platform and
Rugged his big grip.
HWe will mot 600 croh . c-1 -
a long time" he remarked. 1--WE haven't
as great men as General Sherman to die
He was close to the hearts of the people and
everybody loved him. He liked the soldiers
who served under him, and he strained
every effort to save them from slaughter.
The boys always knew be was looking out
for their best interests
Switching off to politics, Uncle jerry
said the Farmers Alliance was giving the
Democrats as much trouble as the Repub-
hcans. In the South they turned down the
old Congressman and elected new ones. He
thought some good would come out of the
organization The grangers feel that their
business Is depressed, and they haven't been
getting what they deserve He added that
the Republican party was all right, and
that at the proper time the discordant ele-
ments would pull together. He was pleased
with the appointment of Foster to be Sec
retary of the Treasury.
A Chat About the Indian Troubles.
Secretary Proctor chatted about the
Indian troubles while waiting for the other
train. He stated that the interviews with
the chiefs at Washington were a mere farce.
They showed average intelligence and some
of them wanted to hang around the capital
for three months at the Governments ex-
Tba .oio 1o dr. ha h1t
with them. The majority had been there
before and were sufficiently impressed with
the strength of Uncle Sam. Mr.. Proctor
thinks the redskins had no desire to fight,
but were dragged into the war by some of
the hot-headed chiefs. He expressed salts
faction over the arrest ofLieutenant Casey's
murderers.
Senator Sherman said the trip from st.
Louis was without incident. At Columbus
a telegram of coincidence was received from
the Compile de Paris. The Senator didn't
know until the next day that the train ran
into an open switch at Mansfield. When
asked what he thought of Senator Quay's ex-
PLANTATION he answered that the Senator knew
more concerning what he had talked about
than he did, and he had no comments TO
make.
Lieutenant Fitch said it was a grand
funeral, and a. more perfect day for a
burial could not have been selected. The
return party was the same as on the trip to
st. Louis with the exception of Secretary
Noble and his wife, who went West. At
Columbus ex-President Hayes, Generals
Ewing and Corse, Colonel Hoyt Sherman
and family and M. r. Granger bade the
sorrowing party good bye. ALI the black
crepe had been removed from the train, and
very few people knew that it was the Sher-
man special going back to New York.