Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
NEWS BY WIRE.

ST, LOUrs.-A special to the Post Dispatch from its staff correspondent at Nashville, Neb, says; Buffalo Bill is reported ts have made the stats-- ment to day that "the ball will open ] tomorrow.
 1 CHICAoo.-A special from Pine Ridge 1 Agency, south Dakata, says: Colo nel Forsythe will be cleared, upon that point there is but little doubt. The 1 investigation committee has com 1 pleted its work and while its mem- bers have made DO report. it is thor
 ughly understood that the Colonel will be exhonorated.
 NEW ORLEANs.-Seven hundred tick cts at sl0 each have been sold for the DemPsy-F sy-Fitzsimmons prize fight. Ap- 1 plications by telegraph for seats are continually coming in. Arrangements for the accommodation of the specta- tors have been completed and the ar ena and ring are the most complete ever seen in this country. Dempsey I =5i;i.ii =5i.i arrive ii6I6 from Gni,cston on Monday and Fltzs:mmons from Bay St. Lotus Tuesday.
 ] CHEYENNE, WY,-The first state legislature completed it's laboTs and sd ! jOurned tonight. One of the last acts passed was a bill appropriating SS0s- 900 for the Worlds Fair. This is 8 very liberal appropriation considering the population. An attempt will be made tn raise as much more by pri- vate subscription. This legislature will go down in history as having been without a lawyer, a newspaper man, or a preacher among its membership It has, however, done good work. RIVERSIDE, CAL-Eyery locality in the county except San Beruardino has requested to be incorporated ia the county of River. Redlands will hold s mass meeting Saturday evening to get an expression Of her people upon the subject 4 bill is already prepared and will be forwarded to Sacramento Monday in the hands of committee of three, who will remain at the capi- tai looking after it's interests. The Democrats Of San Bernardino city ia- vor the new county and will urge She passage of the bill.
 PINE RIDGE-Every one feels if he was deeply interested on the eve ot a battle and the consequence is that set lers nave sacrificed the work of years to take their families to places of safety.
 The Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railroad train which went ont last night had one coach in which their were thirty mothers with babies i their arms besides other children, who hope to reach place of safety. Their hope is that the two armies may nos be forced to meet, and in case they do that the soldiers be victorious. The i Indians were masters of the situation l when they left.
 PINE RIDGE When young Red Cloud came into the agency yesterday l he brought with him one Of LieateB- ant Casey's revolyers. The other had been stolen. Lieutenant Casey's 1 watch and a portion of his uniform were also taken by the murderers. The body has been sent to Rhode l Island for burial
 CHICAGO "A Times Special says the position of the troops up to this morning was the same as already stated in these dispatches, but the situation is changing rapidly; every line is drawing in, She militia are nov ing north some going farther north than the agency. The regulars on this aide who were six to eight miles from the hosules. are moving b within half lhe distance. The men are all getting in l sighting tr:m. Members of company C, Nebraska a militia, were in this morn. ing. The company IS nine miles from Rosebud agency, and they report that last night they saw fire, arrows and signal lights, which were eomniuni cations between the Pine Ridge and Rosebud hostiles. Preparations are making for battle. and every one here expects the bloodiest battle that has ever been fought in this country.
 sALESMEN WANTED
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