Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-03-12
Miscellaneous Items!
PERTAINING TO DIFFERENT SEC
TIONS OF THE UNION.
An Odd Genius Fancy.
Lieutenant Schwatka not Deed-The
Indian not to Become Ez-
tinct-Other Items.

Henry Meyers, better known to
Staten Islanders as "Puck" Meyers,
an odd genius, who died recently at
New York, left a will in which there
was provision that his remains should
he cremated and the ashes scattered to
the four winds from the statute of Lib
erty. on Bedloe's island. This odd
fancy sent a number of the members
Of the Staten Island Schuetzcn corps to
the island to witness the execution of
that portion of the will. Landing
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the
party assembled near the generous feet
of the lady of the torch. Frank Rinch-
Ter. captain of the Staten Island
Schuetzen. was master of ceremonies.
He carried under his arm small jap
aimed canister. In this We're four
paper parcels, each containing about
one pound of ashes. Written on slip
of paper attached to the canister We're
the works: "Ashes of Henry Meyers,
incinerated February 81, 1891, folio
$780," TO Mr.. Wegerly one package
was handed. Mr.. Fred Weber and Mr..
Charles Boche of the German Benevo-
lent Society, to which organization de-
ceased belonged, each received Il pack
age, and MIR. Fink, of the Schuetzen
corps, took the other. In delivering
the ashes to those selected to scatter
them, Captain Rinchler spoke briefly.
He said: "Here are the ashes of Old
Puck Meyers. He was good man.
never knew of any wrong that he
ever did," "That's So" said the
others, and walking to the four corners
of the pedestal, the packages were
broken and the ashes shaken to the
winds; they vanished quickly. ihe
party then adjourned to the restaurant
where Meyers good qualities were re-
called and anecdotes Of his eccentrici
ties told.
Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, tht
Alaska explorer, is in town, says The
New York Tribune, and is staying a
the Victoria hotel He is looking wei
for a man who has had his obtuar,
published in several thousand news
papers recently, rs he estimates it. H
explained to friend yesterday how i
happened that the obituaries came t.
be written. He was staying at II hote
in Mason, Ia, aud in climbing TIN
stairs caught his foot and fell heavil.
against railing. AS Lieuteilan
Schwatka weighs 265 pounds, he natui
ally felt the shock. He called in
doctor, and having studied medicin
himself, held consultation with tn
physician. 1t was ascertained that II
internal injuries had been sustained
and nothing more would have com
from the accident had not wicke
hotel clerk played joke on rcporte
from the Associated Press. The II
porter heard that Lieutenant Schwatk
had been injured in n fall, and aske
the clerk at the hotel where the liel
tenant was staying whether L
was badly hurt. The clerk replied in
stage whisper: ale will die in fiftee
minutes" Obituaries appeared in ii
newspapers next day. Lieutena'
Schwatka expects to return to Alasl
soon, and will have the assistance
wealthy man of this city in furtherl'
lis enterprises there.
Zone of the most curious and wid
spread of all popular decisions is tn
which relates to the supposed stea'
determination of the Indians OF Nor
America before the march OF civilii
ton" It was an officer of the bure
Of ethnology who made the remai
and he added: "As matter OF ia
the Indians are probably more mum
Gus on this continent to-day than tn
have ever been in the past, and tn
are steadily increasing IN humb
from year to year. T.iere are now
the United States 265,00O India
When Columbus landed they were
most undoubtedly Of less number.
Indians of that time lived altogetl
by the chas.. Under such conditi,
an enormous extent of territory is II
essary to supply tribe with 70
Each tribe, as things were then, ram
over q great expanse appropriated
Its own use in the pursuit of game ,
nsh. Between one tribes hunt
ground and that Of another was alw
an extensive dividing strip.
whole country mapped out on this 7
could not possibly sustain more tina
small population. There is the
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