Arizona republican., 1898-12-08
TESTING ABORIGtNES
A War Dance Carried on in London
 Government Office.

here are at present under the care of the Salvation Army shel;2r authori- ties a brace of Australian aboriginies, black fellow and his gin
 They landed few days ago from a Swedish vessel, which had brought them across from Stockholm, and when a sympathetic Australian met them they were cruising around aimlessly in the neighborhood Of the dock The man who discovered them having e1ic- tied that the pair were homeless and utterly destitute, and had originally come, from Townsville, took them along to the office of the Queensland government, where they were presently ushered into the presence of Sir Hor- acc Tozer, agent general for ,.he colony.
 That genial officer, whose Knowledge of the black fellow has been gained in the course of many years as colonial secretary, proceeded to put the dusky derelicts through a sharp catechism as to their waDdefings. The black fellow was somewhat reticcnt, and beyond volunteering the information that he had once been member of the Queens land native police, he could tell littfa Of his experiences since he left his na- tive bush. -
 But woman. with the volubility of her sex. tod Sir Horace that some y named Cunningham (Wh0se ponrait she was able to produce) obtained from the Queensland government permission to take eight aboriginieS on tour He selected four men and four women. and for time they travelled throughout the colonies. Then they went to America, where they threw spears and boomerangs and things, and did corro- horoes for some ti1nc- Here some of the party died, and the remainder went to Germany. where others expired from various causes, and then Sweden was visited, and g few more became d3- ceased, for reascnsso far unexplained.
 According to the woman, she and her bie-headedE spouse received some mon ey in Stockholm from Sunnihgham and were then shipped to London, where they arrived some days before they were found ts
 Still doubtful as to their place or ori- gin1 Sir Horace, Tozer decided to put the question to a@practical test. Tha1e- fore he arose from his chair and faith fully reproduced the antic of the black fellow during the. widest. periods of the corroboree, sang a plaintive dirge, ';Beera, .beera, arrah, beera, arrrah," CT words to thas effect. That settled it. Catching the well remembered howl of the native song, the gin took up the weird refrain, and for thirty-three sec onds5 badly scared people on the side4 walk
 When they had calmed her down she | looked joyfully at her husband, and said, Bin make in plenty bobbery 1 tonga white pfeller''
 If Sir Horace Tozer had not been i quite satisfied the light-hearted young | thing would probably have continued her happy song, but Queenslands gen ial representative had heard enough to convince him that his best influence should be employed to get the couple | back to their sunny southern humpy 15 soon as possible
 :. Thanks to the kindly action ot Sir | Horace TczeT, and he ready response | of the Salvation Army authorities, th9 poor black fellow and ms llIDr3 arc at | present being well cared for until they depart for Townsville in one of the 5. L.. boatS.-London Mail.