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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03
.Jnoe Lawsuit BROUGHT 10 Recover Lie Tribal W0TDurn

be made the great war chief Of the con-
federacy-which shows that iiawatha
was something Of a politician-and at
this even he gave way, and the treaty
was adopted.
While the people were celebrating the
treaty with the usual feasting. it was
observed that Hiawatha was sad ana
silent. "Feasting Is not for me. b" he said
when his friends urged him to join the
festivities. q am to 80 on a far jour
ney."
At that moment a beautiful white
canoe was seen approaching across the
lake. driven by some unseen power.
When it reached the shore Hiawatha,
bidding farewell to those who had
crowded about him. stepped into the
canoe. which moved rapidly away. AS
# reached the middle OF the lake Il sud
denly rose into the air. Higher and
higher into the blue sky flew the white
canoe with its single passenger, until
n became "a dim speck and then van
lshed altogether
That was the last Of Hlawatha, but
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03

A very remarkable lawsuit will soon
come TO trial IN New York state.
Brought by the representatives of an
Indian tribe. St involves the possession
not Of anything ordinarily recognized
as property but Of certain strings OF
vampum. and turns upon the question
whether the official wampum-keeper
has the right TO sell the heirlooms of
his tribe or whether he simply holds
them I'm trust for his fellows. This trial
VIII be extremely picturesque, both on
account Of the singular and interesting
character OF the article in dispute, and
because so many Of the witnesses. on one
side at least. VIII be Indians 1t is prob
able. too. that some very curious usages
and beliefs Will be brought out in the
course OF this novel litigation
The wampum over which the present
dispute has arisen belonged to the
Onondaga Indians. a branch Of the lri-
quois. who Tvs on a reservation near
Syracuse. y. y. When the wampum-
keeper. whose white name" was Thorn
as Webster. cicd a few months aSo, it
was found that several Strings OF fine
wamDum were missing and an inyesu-
cation disclosed the fact that they had
necn sold They are now. IT is said,
in The possession OF Mayor John Boyd
Thatcher. OF Albany. Webster had mar
.f. Dali ID
Christian. and the Indians who cling TO
The religion of their fathers say that
this Is the reason for his reasonable
act. They say too. that he had no right
L. dispose OF the tribal wampum: and
having secured the services Of promi-
nent lawyers. they viii make stiff
fight IN the courts 10 regain their lost
treasure. Indeed one Of the most inter
estlng features OF this unique lawsuit is
that Il shows how The Indians continue
10 value their ancient wampum. even
after they have adopted the dress, man
ners and language Of the whites. The
reason for this IS that the wampum
contains the record Of their :, history.
ono of the strings disposed Of by Web
star was presented 10 the chiefs Of the
s.x Nations by President Washington.
when Doe made q treaty with them soon
aner the United States became an indie
pendent nation. Another. siill older
than this and FAR more famous. Is the
Hiawatha belt. which dates back to the
time when the six tribes living in what
IL now the state Of New York formed
the celebrated confederacy which made
The Iroquois the strongest Indian nation
IN The land. This relic IS therefore some
Owe centuries old. and II means as much
40 the Indians as the original manu-
scrlnts Of the Declaration OF Indepcn-
dence and the Constitution DO to loyal
Americans
THE Indian story OF Hlawatha Is even
,,ore beautiful than that which Long
fel,ow has told 50 charmingly In the
Justly popular poem bearing that title:
,,, Il depicts the hero as a very diner-
en, man from the bold and tender
hearted warrior OF whom the poet
writes. The Indian story, though In
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03
OLD DADDY HALLS THREE CENTURY SPAN.
One of Queen yiCs Subjects Who Was Fiity-fOar When
She Mas Crowned and May Yet
Survive Her.

where he farmed hshed and made In
dian bark wood for living.
on the breaking out Of the Upper
Canada Rebellion he was taken a
prisoner, December 5th. 1897, and COM
PEELED 10 act as o guide to Mackenzie
and his band. He was captured AT
Wells Hin or the Dovercourt Road,
near Toronto, and conveyed 10 Mont
gomerys tavern. on Yonge Street.
whence he escaped By night Such are
the most important incidents OF his ca
recr.
In the war Of 1872 Daddy was pierced
hy a bsyonot which left him lame on
one leg. yet despite this he has been
"a most active man. and quite unlike
either Indian or negro. has always
led an industrious life. He has
now his fourth wife and is
the father OF nineteen children.
his eldest daughter being herself
q Observation-Disclosures.
When about ninety-fiye years OF ago
Daddy lost the last OF his teeth. and al
that time ne had become quite bald.
About ten years since nature supplied
the OH man WIN HeN So "a t~Nt.'
and q new head OF hair, both % which
he has to-day and in which he takes
much pride.
Shakespeare divides life into seven
ages. the last of which Is second
childhood. IL second childhood Is the
mark OF the last stage OF hui
man life. then the subject OF this
sketch. although one hundred and
fourteen years OF age. has not left tho
sixth rung Of the ladder. and he may
yet rival Jacob. who is said TO have
lived one hundred and forty-seven
years. There is little reason 10 doubt
that, after making the fun span OF tho
present century. he win live 10 see the
beginning Of his third century
IL. c. TUCKER.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03
The Hiawatha Belt and Its Legend.
why Indians Prize Relics.

thirst. Wien they arose the water had
entirely disappeared, but all over the
Dry bottom of the lake lay deposit Oh
beautiful white shells. some Of the finest
Of which the hero gathered, and Of these
he made the first wampum.
such is the legend, but it is probable
that the Iroquois had been accustomed
TO the use Of the shells for trading.
sending messages and recording treat
les long before the time In which tie
Indian George Washington lived.
Meanwhile the troubles OF the tribe
continued There were many meetings
Of the chiefs, but they could never agree
upon any plan for union. Hiawatha, liv-
ing alone all this time aud never seeing
any man, learned much from the Great
Spirit. 1t was finally revealed to him
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03
OTHER PROVINCES.

Shan Tung province has iour 'O"s''
orohIo coal districts and several OF mn
or inheritance. The province IS bounced
ON tho south and west by the courses
~ the T4oang-Ho River. and Is also ira
vsrsod nv the Grand Canal. which would
give excellent water facilities III one
district only fifteen pits are in operation
though botn anthracite and bituminous
coal Of excellent quality abound tnefe'
In Hu Nan there are three coal fields
two furnishing bituminous and one an-
throcita In the extent OF its coal helds
this nrovince ranks next in Importance
10 shan Sc. It possesses a coal-Dearins
area Of 21.OOO square miles whloh,
compared to the LOO square miles o.
pennsylvania seems tremendous, and
makes a creditable 81 wing even
against the $1,000 square miles
Of the State Of Illinois. lIere
again. however, the difficulty Of obtain
ing reliable figures makes comparison
Of little value. The mines are worked
after obsolete methods, and only the
best quality and largest Jumps are sent
away.
Pe-CM-Lrs coal formation is noted
for It's almost unparalleled stratagraph-
ical development. having an aggregate
minimum Of 40 feet Of coal. One Of the
mines-that OF Kaiping-is the only
one in the country for the development
Of which European aid has been in
voked
The province Of Yum Nan abounds In
minerals Of all kinds. and for its varie-
~ ranks first in China Coal is found in
three places and IS an excellent quality
Of anthracite. called by the people Of
the province mo smoke" coal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03

or the value OF the other metals. II Is
difficult to form definite opinion. Gold
is widely distributed. occurring In at
least sixty-four provinces. The quaint
ty obtained. however. Is small. and the
mines are Improbable. with the excep-
ton OF those in one province. Yun-Nan.
Lead. silver. "copper" tin. and zinc are
found IN large quantities. I'm the yum
Nan province alone the area through
which they are distributed comprises az
least $4,000 square miles.
But the mineral Of most importance
to China IS the coal. which Is found III
eight provinces. 1t is practically inn
possible to make any fair comparison
between the value and extent OF emma
coal fields and those OF the ohiteu
States. but some idea may be gained
when II Is known that in the snan se
province alone II is estimated the guam
tity is about 630O00.000 tons. whicn
compared with the amount produced IN
one year I'm Pennsylvania (accordlhg 90
the last census a little over Sl'uVV'OVV
tons). certainly makes creui'apie
showing.
The province Of Shan Sc IS hrs' Ia
importance. and in proportion TO us
area has probably the largest ana most
easily workable coal fields of any region
on the globe. The coal is in plateau
in the southeastern part Of the province
both bituminous and anthracite oeins
found. the latter as good as the pest
Pennsylvania The coal bed is thin
where it crops out on the hillside but az
a distance Of 200 feet from the entrance
Of the mine the thickness increases 10
over thirty feet. The prices ranges
fron, 10 to 40 cents per ton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03

that his PEOPLE were at last ready TO
unite. and he FASTENED back 10 them
Then there was a great meeting. which
all the chiefs attended. A,atarho stIll
sat black and defiant. saying never
word. When at last Hiawatha arose and
began\ 10 speak. the people were
charmed by his voice and listened In ST.
ience. for II seemed to them that he
spoke with the wisdom OF the Great
Spirit himself Lifting his strings OF
wampum. Hiawatha unfolded his plan
for the union, telling off on each shell
the position and power allotted to each
tribe and 10 its chiefs. Atatarho was TO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03

part fiction. Is founded on fact; there Is
no doubt that such a man as Havana
once lived. and that the played a lead
ing part in forming the compact of the
six Nations.
According to the story, Hiawatha was
the wisest man of the onondasas' ana
when the different tribes were troubled
by the Hmons. who lived TO the north
Of them. and the Algonquins, who were
their eastern neighbors he proposed
meeting OF the tribes to form union
for mutual defence. But the scheme
was defeated by Atatarho, great war
chief of the Onondagas, who was Jeai-
Gus of dividing his power ana hia-
watha was driven out Of the tribe. lie
did not give up his plan. however As
he journeyed toward the south he came
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03
lANFSF BID FAIR TO Be THE COAL KINGS OF THE FUTURE

novations mark such a radical depar-
ture from the attitude hitherto taken by
the Chinese IN matters Of internal de-
velopment that they are OF the greatest
significance. The truth Is, the mineral
wealth of China IS enormous. and its
development Will have conslderable'e f-
feet not only on this country. but on
Europe.
The most plentiful Of all China's min
erals is coal, and one OF the most al
tractive features OF the principal depos-
its is their proximity TO navisable riv-
ers. Iron ores occur abundantiy In Chi
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03

10 a beautiful lake (probably Oneida).
on the shore he picked up a quantity Of
beautiful white shells. and stringlns
them together. hung them across his
breast TO show the next tribe to which
he came that his mission was one OF
neace. White is emblematic Of peace
among the Indians. as It is among the
whites.
4 very wild version of this legend Is
sometimes told by the older men Of the
nibe. They say that as Iliawatha
stood by the lake an innumerable most
OF water fowl swarmed down upon Il TO
wet their plumage. and satisfy their
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03

the league which he founded continued
FOR centuries and was never conquered
by It's enemies. and every year since
the wampum has been brought out at
the great council and the solemn rites
with which Hiawatha had instituted the
confederacy have BEEN rehearsed.
What wonder. therefore. that the
handful of Indians that still remain Of
the once powerful confederacy prize
their wampum above all other posses
sions, and will struggle hard to recover
this sacred relic OF their former great
ness!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03
Careful Estimate of the Great Coal Area of the Various
Provinces of the FlOwery Empire and
Its Possibilities

Recent indications appear TO snow
that the Chinese Government has real
~ awakened TO the desirablity OF ex-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03

when al The oeal in the western hem
isphcrc has gone up in smoke-and that
IS only q matter Of time. scientists ae-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03
STARTLING FACTS ABOUT STEAMSHIP EXPENDITURES IN u s..

'Irow much money do you suppose the
transatlantic steamship companies
spend every year on this side OF the
water in the purchase Of supplies. the
payment Of wages, for repairs and so
FORTH"
This question was put TO the repre-
sentative of one OF the most important
lines running steamers into the port OF
New York the other day. 1t was a poser
for the tire being. but a day or two
later when I called at the steamship
company's office he had the answer
ready. 1T was startling.
The aggregate expenditures OF the
regular lines in the port OF New York
alone undoubtedly amount to from sl5.
00O. 900 to 100000 every twelve month.
Probably the tramp steamers spend
quite 100000 more In the same port.
and the total amount left by deep water
steamships in all the ports Of the United
States. aside from the money brought
in by immigrants and excluding coast
wise vessels, is over rather than under
$50, 1000.
How are these figures arrived at?
Well, my friend, the steamship man had
a cursory examination of the expendi-
lures of his own company made, and the
total for that company alone was only
shade below 100000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-03
COAL AND SUPPLIES LEAD.


a shade below 100000.
COAL AND SUPPLIES" LEAD.
"Our largest annual expenditure on
this side is for coal" he said. THE
amount paid out for that item each
year IS $1,000 Supplies come next,
and they run from $4,000 TO si75,0OO-
say $4,000. Supplies is, Of course,
very elastic word with US. 1t includes
practically all the food consumed by
both passengers and crew on the east
ward voyages. 1t takes in hundreds OF
cattle, whole flocks Of sheep, chickens,
turkeys. ducks. geese, eggs by the car
load, fish enough TO load big schooner,
pigs I'm great droves. barrels and barrels
and barrels OF apples, in fact all kinds
of fruit both fresh and preserved. CLANS,
oysters. crabs. turtles. vegetables. wines
and liquors. mineral waters-perhaps in
all a thousand items. Supplies also in
clude lubricating oils. rope, tar brooms,
brushes. awnings. and a thousand and
one things which need hardly be men,
toned, but which any man with prac-
teal mind can easily imagine.
after supplies come wages paid for
labor. do not now refer to the wages
paid to ships companies or officers. but
to those paid to men who live in New
York or its immediate suburbs. You
might not think our expenses in this
line would be great but they run from
$4,000 TO 100000 a year. Our workmen
include longshoremen, carpenters and
joiners, painters. machinists. gas and
steam filters. brlcklayers. clerks. bag
gage men. porters. and 50 on. I'm the
course Of a year l believeWe must en-
ploy men of almost every craft under
the sun. our pay roll for one week
this summer bore the names OF 1000
persons, and it was not our busiest
week either. although sometimes the
list Is much smaller.
"Our pilotage bin every year is no in
considerable sum. Since the middle OF
August. 1896. We have paid out about
s2l 900 for this item alone, and though
you might not think It, our printing bill
i'm New York for the last year amounted
to $4,000 Beside these items we have
q general disbursement expense, which
amounts TO about Sl25OOO year. II
includes all repairs that We send out
TO shops not owned by ourselves, post
age. kilograms. and vast number Of
items unconsidered by the outsiders.
But these are not all: During the year
we pay out on an average S2S5,OOO In
railroad freights. That is, this money
is handled by us. although it comes III
timately from the purchasers Of Amer
lean goods abroad. Now let us put
these figures down in tabular form:
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26
MR. CLEvELAND's RECOGNITION OF THE
RIGHTS OF JEWS.

In a few weeks he will be plain Grover Cleveland,
but before he leaves office may pay the outgoing
President the proper tribute of respect for his recog
milton of the rights of Jews Both of his Secretaries Of
State Gresham and Olney, have nss ted that Russia
accord American Jews travelling there the rights priv
eges and mmunites of citizens of the first class and
while neither has secured Russas recognition of this
right, both obtained governmental favor for those
who felt the heavy hand of the law and forced their
release from custody. Secretary Olney has protested
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26


THE OUTLOOK for uninterrupted peace during 1897
is not all that can be desired Greece is still defying
the other European Powers in Crete and the situa-
ton between this country and Spain is daily becom-
ing more straine 1. Our Senate is demanding that
our rights in Cuba shall be respected and this of it
self, on the threshold of a administration, bodies
good for Spain. Consul General Lee states openly
that Americans n Cuba subjected to every indg-
nifty. It cannot be reasonably supposed that this
government is going to submit to this kind of treat
ment much longer.
Exactly what Spans idea is in exasperating this
country is hard tell It's foolhardiness in deber-
ately provoking people, than to antagonize whom
Baron Rothschild says England could better afford
to give up India and her South African possessions,
would be bravery ifdevoted to better cause How
a third-rate power like Spain hope to prevail
against country of whose resources England has
wholesome fear we know not.
The wars of 1912 and 1917 were for less cause
than this, and while abhor ngoism in every FORM
we would advise Spain not to attempt to clip the
eagles wings during the mouting season.
BEFORE ANOTHER issue of this paper shall have
reached the majority OF Its readers the government
of this country will have changed hands So quietly
and easily will the transfer have been made that
scarcely ripple will be created thereby Even in the
Capital City the business of the departments will go
uninterrupte1y and were it not for the gorgeous
pageant which will mark the event there would be
nothing to show that change in progress.
In other way the greatness of this country of
significantly proven. In no other land could
be observed the grand spectacle of 70 900 people
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26
THE JEWISH SOUTH.

changing the head of their government and the event
scarcely noted among the citizens at large outside the
capital.
Though may have differed with those who
elected Major Mckinley to office, predict for him
prosperous administration. With the question
of politics ended when the result decided. AS an
able statesman and, better still, an honest
with clean hands, the breath of suspicion has
been raised against president. AS an Ameri-
can, pledge him the support due him by every citi-
of this country.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26

To MAKE extremely conservative estimate, at
least five out of the seventy million people in the
United States devoted last Mondayto celebrating the
anniversary Of the birth of the Father of His Coun-
try. This would make 5000, 900 days, or to divide
by $685. Cos years and 23O days dedicated to that
purpose In the teeth of these figures it cannot be
successfully maintained that republics ungrateu
When it is remembered that this kind of thing has
been going for hundred years and is liable to
continue indefinitely, it be at glance that
the forty years devoted by Washington to the service
of his country is being repaid many thousand fold
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26

OF his country IS being repaid many q thousand fOId
SENATOR DANIEL, of Virginia has certainly given
splendid reason for opposing the ratification of the
arbitration treaty at this stage He says that
treaty which the State Department took two years
prepare cannot be rushed through the Senate in
few days with thousand other measures pending at
the same time
THE FORTHCOMING appearance of !" In the Pale.
Stories and Legends of the Russian Jews by Henry
Iowizi, is announced by the Jewish Publication So
cety of America.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
!. EZEKIEL, Editor
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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-19
The Hongkong Telegraph explains the
cause OF the rebellion as follows:
LECTURES ar P4CIFI0 GRoFE.
Bee. Dr. DiUe's -Sd,tcs Concerning
"Lorc, CourfShip and Marriage"

Rsr. Dr. Diue's -5dttos Concerning
"Lore, COurfship and nGrrfage."
PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, June 18.-The
Young Mems Christian Association ex-
sionists who arrived yesterday were ad-
dressed tonight by Rev. DR.. T. R. Diis Of
San Francisco upon Love, Courtship and
Marriage"
DR.. Dille's discourse was practical as
we'll as scholarly. He began by speaking
OF the family as the oldest of the worIds 5
institutions, ard of its foundation BY the
first marriage in the Garden of.EIcn. OF
love" he spoke briefly touching upon
celebrated literary examples, and declar.
irg love TO lie the foundation of all true
literature. Courtship he dealt with mainly
on the line OF the length, deprecating both
too short and too long engagements
Many unhappy marriages. " said DR..
ID lie, come from being formed TOO
hastily or too early, as well as from being
entered into too lightly, in view of the lax
divorce laws OF the country"
Much sound sense was brought forward
by the speaker in the matter of choice of
life mates, and the manner in which each
should act toward the other in the sacred
relation of marriage. In regard to choice
DR.. Ollie said:
Don't marry woman for physical
beauty any more than you would buy a
farm for the hollyhocks in the dooryard."