New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-22
AN CHRONOLOGICAL CAUCUS.
SESSION OF THE BARNUM AND BAILEY
CONGRESS.
MANY MEN OF MANY TONGUES AND CARES
THE WICKED MALAY SENT HOME

~ DISGRACE.
Since the day when the building trades engaged on
the Tower OF Babel went on strike through gen
eral misunderstanding there has rarely been min
Cling Of more varied tongues than were found IN the
rnurinur that filled Madison Square Garden yesier-
day morning The great amphitheatre was in the
usual state OF hurry -burly preparation for the cir
Gus first night but in the seats and boxes sat the
most curious assemblage OF hrst-night spectators
that ever "queered" "A clown or applauded prem
iere equestrenne. From dark corner OF the
building foated the strains Of many familiar circus
professionals and recessonas on which the band
was practising. The raftcrs were fesoonei with
fragmentary trapezes and the ring was Uttered with
property trunks.
But none of these things moved the visitors who
had come in TO private view OF the members Of the
chronological congress. All eyes were on the con
gressmen and congresswomen who sat In stalls ana
boxes The members displayed an equally deep IN
terest in the dongs Of the pale-faced natives OF
Madison Square. that 1t might have been hard to
say from an impartial point OF view who were the
freaks and who the freak viewers
There were about hundred OF the dark-skihhed
spectators in the There were score or more
pale-faced spectators in the arena The 'oSSacH
prince and princess with their relnue Of four stall
wart rel-bcarded retainers. sat by themselves re-
fusng 10 mix with their African. Malaysian. Aus
tralian and Asiatic fellow members The Soudanese
represented the extreme OF blackness Ther clothhS
looked like collections Of old rag carpets one man
carried a harp having gigantic frame ana ABOUT
two strings He evidently a member Of the
Central African Philharmonic Society. The chief sat
a little away from the rest and wore an African nat
about two feet high He two degrees blacker
than a stack Of black cats. Number four IN the 70"
was a bad man from Bady1e. lie was OF hcrculeth
size and had a face riven with scars An ArdD
trader who is one OF the few delegates VINO can
speak English connded to Tribune reporter his
fott
character and intirnated the fear that some day he
would rise 70 a question " privilege and do the
whole congress.
Another marked man among the delegates Is
Dumar the Maay. whose mania Tor becoming d"
copper-cOlOred uxorcidc has compelled Mr. Bdley ~
cali for ms resignation. Dumar made one at'cihP.
10 Kill his wife the steamer, ana iu'f'a! i'ia,''
he ran arnuck again with the same obJr't III w.
Tine custom Of running amuck, l. e., 70 chdsf
around with "A knife and SLASH al! Who conc han'S
is national institution with the MANS anu Wv
expression originated there bunar VII Journey
back to his native island next wei wh'h ne G c
indulge In this pastime to ms mar 'Iicom ,o -
wife is delighted at the prospect 1i Hs 'mrs ,G
grass widow IN fsG h sT wS GlG hasrn her spouse
dcnarture The bond that joined them was not too
mat when the Malay first applied 70 Mr., GAYLORD for
a lob i'm the circus he had no wiie. Ibut wheh ne
siraightway went out and returned in less than an
hour with smiling bride. ,o, ,,h, cu.a .
corner box the most hairy specimens IN ,ne
collection Next them wns be howiing dervis
Il
who jumped up and down the whole mo h sn"mfT Long
lin his neck seemed siocated, and then punching
needles through his checks and tongue was also on
hsnd With about three feet of Oriental stOvcpipe
hat. The Esqumaus. in 1urs were RANGED along
eiIe the Hndoos in the hnse. Of chiniz dresses.
one group after another was led up TO the plat
form who're a photographer lcvelled his deadly
camera at them and laid the foundation for SCI
~ fence nd billboard illustrations that Will astonish
H. r,,,-,i districts The Nepaulesc group were re-
incing in the discovery OF friend who could talk
70 them in their own language. He was era!
"a irnd "enfeman who sroed into the Garden AMI
snnn ma these simple labOrers OF India gathered
| around him in pleased attention to the familiar
| dialect that ran from ms llps WIN me EreateSt
| T"rthern India Mr.. GAYLORD says they are simple
ttn"r,nj and ignorant. honest and -- dirty. They
nen't count above twenty. They carry choice
esor,nent Of printed prayers about with them and
"hen I'm a dc votional mood hitch them TO a wheel
| and turn the crank. When their religious zeal i
n,nr,icui.rv aroused they run the wheel day and
rp1rbt by waterpower This particular party was
teLed in nv Mr. Gaylord in Calcutta. whore they
! had zone 10 look for job. AZ fast as they get
IT. money they send II home. The thing which
~ most sfrovc to impress on their new-fOun1
| Srrn6 Yesterday was that they wanted their money
nnd 70 them direct and that nobody authorized
| TO collect IL for theih'