, 1891-01-14

treated SO sufferers from tuberculosis in it's
various forms, and Of these three have dief,
one had to undergo tracheotomy, two left his
ward feeling themselves materially better"
d felt very well, six very wretched, and the
others pretty well, while in some few cases
the treatment had to be left of. Professor
Gerhardt has come TO- the conclusion that
more can be done with laryngeal tuberculosis
than with pulmonary affections. In cases 40
companied by continuous fever no great hopes
can be entertained, while it is an equally un-
favourable sign when continuous fever follows
ON the absence of fever. At any rate, the
rules and conditions of treatment are still
very uncertain. The value of the ne RENE
dy a. a diagnosing agent is recognised as inn
mense.-
The programme Of the sour Of the C1Rre.
witch in India has been altered in two
points at least since his departure, There
was no provision made for u Journey to
Hyderabal, one of the most representative
of native States. But the excess Of time
that was to be devoted 10 the study OF the
Buddhist cave temples of Ajumta amt
Ellora is TO- be given up to the more con-
genial task Ito youth ut least(of learning
from contemporary life and MANNERS.
Another matter ON which disappointment
WIN lSlO WtS GI6 TeCUUQU1t u(tikLIOU WI tlt'
British authorities that no tiger hunt he
undertaken, since they dreaded the cnnAc-
QucnCeS of any accident happening during
SUch dangerous sport, Representations
yer" made in various quarters; with tho
result that the Gear has given full permits.
siOn to the Grand Duke to do exactly W. itG
likes and AZ may he agreeable to his hosts.
It is therefore likely that d tiger hunt will
sake place,
Ncws comes from New York that Tie
troubles with the American Indians have
resulted in the death Of tho Mmons SiOny
chief Sitting Bull and his Son Blackbird.
The Indian police, it appears, marched ont IN
the early morning of December Is in tho
direction Of the Indian camp, with the o6-
jet of ar resting Sitting Bull, it having b~en
reported that the Sioux chief had Srrucis
tents aud Incorporating TO- join the Indians
WHO were Pilla9ing along tho White River.
When they reached Sitliitg Bulls camp
they found the Indians really tW marcIt,
their ponies painted, and many IF the
Navagcs were stripped for ~@r. The police
fnatc II dash into the colnp: they NriZrt
Sitting Built, and were, returning To Stand
ing Rock Agency, when Blackbird, the tall
athletic son of the lannon's ,clfiettain. urged
hiA comrades to recaTtture tho old mHtr.
The wonen and Chihlrom were hidden away
IA the bushes, and then with ,yel!S. the
fndi1rfS charged the police, ltting iucr>s.
siutiX us they canre up. X ta"d'to-han|
struggle eIISued, during wlicir Sitting Pail
who vas not Slackletfs conil lie trcali
giving big orders IN - l"nE voice. For
several minut.s tue tirius WIS lrcarF. alni
s0 weIl.directed that nearly every mar
Whn WAS hit was killed. When tlm f sill
Itde was hottest Sitting Bull fell o,t 1T his
saddle. pierced by Il bullet, hurt whether
the shot was Gred by the charging Indians
or by the police is not known. Ylre ~orf ct
Sitting Bull was slain almost at lIlu FIRST
v"lfoy fred by tho police. The IudiaiI$
fred with deadly accuracy, and Slnwiv
drOvS the police from the field. Four
policemen were killed and three wonlntrti.
Eight OF the Indians were killed, Including
Sitting Bull, and several others were
Wounded.
Sitting Bull was one of the most ctfnring
LadiauS who ever. ruled o tribe. He will
be- bgsb remembered in connection with the
great indian rising of 1876. when for IL
long time he held the best troops of the
United States at bay. He was not 80 much
u lighting mau as a statesman, and al
though he was nominally in command of
the Indians when General Custer, with the
finest regiment of the .United States, WAY
Aunihilated. it was really bis fighting