, 1891-03-14

five civilised tribes, 5,034 form the quiet relic
of the old Six Nations of New York State,
and 8,278 are classed as "Pueblos' of New
Mexico. This should yield, by the ordinary
calculation, 10000 arm-bearing males but
the Indians begin fighting early and continue
it late, and S., 900 would be nearer the actual
truth. Since the war ended, we note a strong
disposition at Washington to employ the
"braves" as auxiliary soldiers, the Wa De-
partment agreeing to add two companies of
Indian scouts and hunters to each regiment
and the rations paid to the men on the reserv-
ations have been materially increased. There
is, too, more readiness to inquire into griev-
ances, tragedies like the massacre at Wound
ed Knee Greek being publicly investigated.
1t really appears, from the evidence Of the
chiefs, that the soldiers engaged In the affair,
who had been treacherously slaughtered
after an apparent submission, went mao with
fury, and killed even babies in arms.
The chiefs, however, may be exaggerating,
as they must be relying on others testi-
mony.
A correspondent Of the Times, who is accepted
by that journal as specially we'll informed,
states that the situation in Servia is grow
ing dangerous. The Radicals are determin-
ed that Queen Natalie, whom they accuse OF
seeking power for herself, shall be expelled from
Servia. The Regents resist, and are v%irulent-
ly attacked by the Radicals, especially on the
ground that they signed a secret agreement
with King Milan, promising him tl5,OOO a
year, without the consent OF the Ministry.
This is true and 1t is believed the Regency
may yield about Queen Natalie, in which case
there will be something like civil war IN Ser
via, her partisans being determined that she
shall only be expelled by a statute passed on
purpose. To complete the confusion, it is
believed to be probable that, growing alarmed
for his dynasty, KING Milan will return, that
the Army will support hun, and that he will
resume governing without q Constitution.
The last report IS plausible enough, and might
be the best way out OF a rather absurd I'M
broglio but possibly the etterye8cence vii.
calm down. One notices that whenever a
lame is kindled in Belgrade which threatens
serious consequences an agent OF Austria re-
ceives Instructions to make d remark, and
that then the etfervescenca cooIs down.
Austria does not want a premature with Rus
STA, and Servia does not want Austrian sol
diers III Belgrade.
The police believe that the Whitechapel
murders attributed to Jack the Ripper have
commenced again, after a cessation of seven
teen months, the last. or seventh, having oc-
Cured on September 10th, 1889. At 2.l5
am on Friday, the body Of a woman beIiev-
to be an unfortunate" was. found by a
policeman In all archWay connecting Swallow
Gardens and Orman Street, in Whitechapel.
= The woman was just expiring, her throat
having been cut. evidently with the same
kind Of unusually sharp instrument believed
to have been used on previous occasions.
The body was not mutilated, but the police
attribute this circumstance to the murderer
having been disturbed. The centre of the
archway where the body was found lies COM
pletely in shadow, and the theory is that
the unhappy victim was lured there in the
usual way, and her throat cut from behind so
deeply that she could not cry out. A second
woman's hat was found on the body, which
lends colour to the idea that the murderer
may after all be a woman but the little &C
tual evidence there is points to a man in a
SLOUGH hat, who, it is thought, was seen talk
ing to the deceased a few minutes before the
tragedy. The hat may have been designedly
placed to give a false clue to the police.