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, 1898-09-02
SHOSH0NES KICK
THE SIOUX INDIAN VISITORS
HAVE STIRRED UP THE
YOUNG BUCKS.
Holding Dances and Threaten the Life
of Old MISUNDERSTANDING Indians
Sow Seeds of Discord by a Com
parison Of Rations and Invite Sho-
shone Committee to Investigate.

A special to the Denver news from
Lander says:
There seems to be trouble brewing
among the Shoshone Indians of the
Wind River reservation. This spirit
has been cropping out and showing
more and more on the surface, over
ing a period OF three or four months.
1t fret made its appearance when a
band of Sioux Indians of the Rosebud
agency, South Dakota, paid them a
visit The Sioux Indians came here
with the assurance that they were COM
ing for nothing more than a friendly
visit, but upon the first issue day after
their arrival here they began to work
upon the Shoshones, telling them they
did not receive as much in rations as
did the Sioux, and they should do some
thing to make the government feed
them better. They worked upon the
ShOahOnes to such an extent that an
embassy Of the Shoshones "a chosen
and e n to visit the Sioux to see il they
were telling them the truth when they
said they received so much in rations
under their treaty. In this embassy
were two sub-chiefs of the Shoshoues
who for a long time have been wanting
to suppiant that grand old Indian
Washable, who has ruled them with a
hand of iron for neary three score
years, and who watches over them
as though they we're all children.
The embassy returned some days
ago. having found that all the Sioux
told them was true. This they told
their neighbors and counciled upon it
until a large party Of the young bucks
left their homes in the valleys and
took to the mountains, where they have
been holding ghost dances daily and
have made up their minds to kill their
old chief Washakie and supplant him
with a man of younger years and who
will sympathize with them and uphold
them in anything they might do. I'm
der the treaty stipulations with Me
Shoshone Indians they receive nothing
but beet, -four, baking powder. saAt
and a few extra rations In case any of
them are sick.
Agent Nlckerson had the ringieaders
OF the dancing Indians brought in and
asked them what val the matter with
Them and why they left their crops un-
Ih--u,~l- * --Ll tLs
received in reply the following query:
why is It that the Shoshone Indians,
under Chief Washable. who for fifty
years have been friendly toward the
whites, fought for them and their fam
lilies. do not receive as much to eat as
do the Sioux. who have aaways been at
war with the whites and have never
, 1898-09-02
WAR OFFICE RELIEVED.

London, Sept. 1, II p. m.-The war
office was relieved this evening by the
receipt Of a dispatch from Cairo ex-
planning the sudden interruption Of
news from the Soudan, which
gave rise to some uneasiness yesterday
as to the movement Of the Anglo
Egyptian column now advancing to-
ward Omdurman under General Sir
Herbert Kitchener.
1t appears that Geographic commune
cation was interrupted because the
wire beyond Macy island, about mid
way between Metemmeh and the sixth
cataract of the Nile had beer damaged
by a storm. Shortly after the arrival
Of this intelligence came the following
dispatch to the Associated Press from
Macy island, dated August 80 and for
warded by messenger from camp at the
front to Macy:
There have been glimpses OF the
enemy during the last few days and
the first skirmish took place today,
when the advance guard of cavalry To-
Gated a large body of Dervishes at the
supposed outpost near Kerreri, about
eight miles north of Omdurman. The
enemy showed a disposition to fight,
beating with drums and displaying
battle bunting. The Montmorenci
troop entered a few Deryish saddles
and three gunboats steamed up the
river in front Of the town and shelled
the Dervishes' position. The enemy's
loss could not he ascertained, as the
Dervishes were in a hollow; but the
fleeing troops could be distinctly seen.
The army Is moving slowly. Yesterday
1t advanced four miles in close forma-
tiOn,
, 1898-09-02
BATTLE N DISEASE.
Statement Showing the Fatalities in
the War With Spain.

Chicago, Sep. 1.-The Tribune to-
morrow will print statistics showing
the number of soldiers who have been
killed in battle and have died Of dis
ease in camps during the war witch
Spain. The Tribune says:
While $50 officers and men have been
killed In battle OF died Of wounds re-
ceived, there have died of disease in
camps between 1000 and 1000 volun-
teers and regulars.
The Tribune has secured the names
of 1884 who died in camp or on trans
ports or at home home after contract
ing the malarial at one o6 the camps.
There Is no doubt about the 1924
whose names have been secured.
Neither is there much doubt that there
are hundreds dead whose names could
not be secured or account OF lack OF re-
cords and the inability or unwillngnese
Of army officers to furnish lists Of the
dead.
The Tribune gives the following sta.
tistios of dead in each camp, giving ID
every instance a full list of names and
the nature of disease The record by
camps is as follows:
Camp Thomas, 325: Santiago, 341;
San Francisco. Is: Camp Ager, rs;
Camp Wikof. 60; Jacksonville, so;
Tampa, s.; Miami, 76; Fernandina
Lakeland, Camp Meade and Other
minor camps. In private hospitals, al
home, ETC., 115; state camps. SO; trans.
ports and hospital ships, 80. Tota'
1884.
Deaths are attributed to the follow.
ing causes:
Typhoid fever. 615; yellow fever, "a;
d~ysentery. 63; meningitis, Al; malarial
81; pneumonia, 81: causes reported a
fever. LOG; miscellaneous ailments Of
diagnosis not reported, 1927.
OF the regular army 290 are dead
Massachusetts Is second with 100; TIL.
nois third with 100; Michigan fourth
with 81, and New York fifth with IS.
, 1898-09-02

had the name Of being good Indians?"
When told that it was . treaty made
with them, they said: Then we must
go ON the warpath ana get q new treaty
one that will give US plenty to eat"
Old Chief Washable looks with much
displeasure upon their actions and tells
them they must go to work, that they
are we'll of now, but should they go
on the warpath they will be badly
treated and a great many OF them may
be killed. This incensed the young
Indians and they declared they will kill
Chief Washable and all his followers.
The ringleaders are under arrest and
will be kept in confinement until the
spirit of uneasiness wears off. But it
Is feared by many who have known
these Indians for many years that they
will some trouble.
, 1898-09-02
HAWAIIAN LAWS STAND.
Revenue Rulings in Force There Will
Remain for the Present.

Washington, Sept. IA ruling that
persons engaged in business in Homo
lulu, affected by i%nternatl revenue laws,
must comply with the Hawaiian laws
now in force, is laid down in a letter
sent today by Commissioner Of Inter-
mad Revenue Scott in response to an in
dfvidual inquiry. Commissioner Scott
says:
You are informed that while the
join, resolution of congress approved
July 7, 1898, provided for the annexa-
tiCn Of the Hawaiian islands and ex-
tended the sovereignty Of the United
States thereto, the laws Of this country
have not been extended to that juris-
didtiCn and the internal revenue laws
of the United States are not at present
in force there. 1t is understood the
laws heretofore prevailing in these ISL
ands now govern, and that therefore it
will be necessary for you to comply with
the requirements of the same. 1t is
supposed that the internal revenue
laws of the United States and the reg
ulations Hereunder will ultimately
obtain in the Hawaiian islands"
, 1898-09-02
SWITZERLAND'S WAR FOOTING.
She Could Put in the Field Over Hat
a Million Men.

The federal council of Switzerland
ordered the military department W
months ago to ascertain from cantons
how many drilled and fully equipped
soldiers could be put into the field in
a few weeks time for the national de-
tense. La Journal de Geneva prints a
synopsis of the report. 1t seems that
Switzerland could, at a very short no.
tice, put an army of SOP ,254 men in the
led. 1t is not generally known that
every citizen of the republic Of military
age, not exempt on account of bodily
defect, has to bean arms, in the use of
which the children are instructed at
school, from the age of s, passing
through annual exercises and reviews.
Such military instruction is voluntary
on the part of the children, but is par
ticipated in by the greater lumber Of
pupils at the upper and middle schools.
The troops of the republic are divid-
ed into three classes: % The Elite.
(Auszug) consisting in general Of all
men able to bear arms from the age OF
90 to 80; (2) the Landwehr, comprising
all men flom the 33d to the completed
44th year; (3) the Landstrum, which
can only be called out in time Of war,
consisting of all citizens not other
wise serving, between the ages Of II
and so. or Tin case of ex-off1cers) SIS.
The period Of actual service varies in
the different cantons, but there are
certain general muster days. The sta
tus Of the army is preserved by the
countless so-called military clubs, the
fundamental laws Of the republic for
bidding the maintenance Of a standing
army.
According to the report OF the mill
tary department, the Elite includes $50
officers and four army corps. averaging
about $4,000 men apiece. besides tho
special corps OF Gothard and Saint
Maurice. making 147, 900 men in all.
The different services OF the Landwahr
include 1928 officers and men. The
armed Landstrum has a total Of 53,471
men. and the unarmed LAndsuum u.s.
309.
, 1898-09-02

THE Blight OF Free Trade-The
Blessing Of Protection" is the title OF
a document just issued by the Ameri-
can Protective Tariff league. This
document clearly demonstrates the eff
feet Of the system Of free trade under
the Wilson tariff, and OF protection I'M
der the Dingley tariff. 1t is based on
the result of the tariff leagues indus.
trial census, and should be in the hands
OF every voter. Seven copies to any
address for six cents. Address W. F.
Wakeman, General Secretary, No. 1876
West 23d Street, New York.
, 1898-09-02
MRS. TRIAL.
San Francisco Police Learn Where the
Candy Was Purchased.

S"ius d L ulClldStN.
Sam francisco, Sept. 1.-Evidence
was this afternoon presented to the
grand jury in an attempt to secure the
indictment of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin on
a charge of violating section BAT of the
criminal code of California, which
makes it a felony to send poisoned
goods through the mails.
Chief of Police Lees and Detective
MeVey testified to the facts in their
possession regarding the poisoning of
Mrs J. P. Dunning and her sister, Mrs.
Deane at Dover. They presented no
facts not already made public. Mrs.
Seeley, whose name has been
mentioned in connection with
the case, denied knowing anything
about the candy. Mrs. Livernash, a
newspaper writer, testified regarding
her conversations with Mrs. Botkin.
but presented nothing new. Mrs. Rauof,
the former nurse of Mrs. Botkin, was
called. but her evidence failed to throw
any light on the case. No action was
taken by the grand jury, which ad-
journedl consideration of the matter,
subject to the call of the district at
torney
The police have positively ascertain
ed that the box in which the poisoned
candy was mailed. was purchased from
~~,.-
, 1898-09-02
OUR PREMIUMS.

The Republican is now offering a fine
RandlMcNally double map (the world
on one side and the United States on
the other) as a premium for each year.
ly subscription which is paid in ad-
yance; and a copy of the Standard War
Atlas for a six months subscription.
These valuable works may be seen
at our office; and to those who do moi
care to pay a year or six months IN
advance. We will soil the map for 81, OF
the atlas for 80 cents.
, 1898-09-02

The Union Pacific will run a special
train to Cheyenne next Monday, leav-
ing Laramie at Z O'Clock a. m. and ar
irving in Cheyenne ait 1890 People
are requested to purchase their tickets
as early Is possible, either at the ticket
Office or the freight house. The freight
hD,rse will be open all day Sunday to
accommodate those who want to pur-
chase tickets.
, 1898-09-02
SOLOMON ISLANDS NO GOOD.
Treasure Seekers Raturu With Bad
Reports.

San Francisco. Sept. 1.-The schooner
Sophia Sutherland, which beft here
eighteen months aeo with a party d
treasure seeksrs for the Solomon NJ
ends. ~ returned with 4 cargo ID
cocpaavh. The men were deceived BY
~ ~peoosCbor II the enterprise. l. r
Oosoesab vAo wa put ashore on "a
haanA. TAe Others satIed for Samoa
tens - Nha0 dying of fsvsr. Captatu
ne(lAn - apoor opiniou Of he 300.
- tse1na. but ays the outdoor tna
aEo1s q AAnloa b good, - II psopll
- SsGinatng b r1ise cocoa. Tas 20.
aft1Ml Mtunktoa IN Samoa was stradnst
W1sa - vesDsl LETT, ~ The 0snkh d
Raag 11k1tsUpa wAs sxpsutsA
, 1898-09-02
DRIVEN TOH|SD DEATH
ARMY OFFICERS CHARG-
ED WITH CONNIvING AT
HENRY'S SUICIDE.
It Is Recalled That a Similar Oppor-
tunity Was Afforded Dreyfus While
He Was In Prison, But He Didn't
Embrace it-Drift Of the Discussion
in Paris.

that the suicide of Lieutenant Colonel
Henry, the chief of the intelligence
department. of the French ministry for
war, vas connived at by the French
army authorities. In any case the sui
eide occurred shortly after the prisoner
had received a visit from an officer Of
the general staff, who. OF leaving, ord
cred the sentry on duty before Colo
mel Henry's place of confinement not to
disturb the prisoner, as he had a lot of
work to do. 1t is recalled that a SINH
lar opportunity TO commit suicide was
afforded to Dreyfus, who, however, de-
clined to profit by it.
1t Is generally believed that the rest
Of the general staff Of the French army
win follow the example OF General
Bcisdeffre, the chief of staff, and of
General Gonse, the under chief, and
tender their designations.
1t appears that the minister for war,
M. Oavaignac, is convinced that Colo
mel Henry had accomplices in the forg-
cry CT the discriminating document and
there are persistent reports that Colo
mel Patty du Clam will shortly be ar
rested. In this connection it is report
ed that the minister OF justice, NJ. Sar-
rien, already taken steps to grant
Dreyfus a new trial.
M. Emil lola, in his famous 81 ac-
cuse' 4eder, which led TO his trial and
conviction on the charge of libelling
military officers, said:
Il accuse Lieutenant Colonel Patty du
Clam OF having been the diabolical
worker OF a judicial error, unconscien-
totEsly l am ready to believe, and of
then having defended his nefarious do
ing for the past three years by the most
absurd and culpafble Vaccinations.
accuse General Mercer (who was minis
ter OF war when Dreyfus was tried) OF
being the accomplice at least, through
weak intelligence. In the greatest in
iquity Of the century. 1 accuse Cen
Grad Billot minister OF war during the
late Dreyfus agitation) Of having in his
hands the certain proofs of the inno-
cence of Dreyfus and of having sup-
pressed them, thus having rendered
himself guilty Of treason against hui
mantty and justice, for a political rea-
son and in order to save the compro
missed staff. I accuse General Boisdeffre
1the chief of the general staff and
General Home (the assistant chief of
the general staff Of being the accom-
plices in the same crime, the one
through religious luminosity, doubtless,
the other perhaps through the esprit de
corps which makes the war office a sac
red and u%nassailable ark. I accuse Gen.
real de Pellieux and Major Ravary OF
having made a fiagitious Investigation,
whereby I mean an inquiry Of the mos,
monstrous Partially. 1 accuse the
three experts in the handwriting, the
men BeEhomme, varienard and Courad,
Of having drawn UP false and fraudu-
lent reports, unless a medical examina-
ton shall prove them to be victims OF
a disease of SIGHT or iudement.
II accuse the officers of the war Office
of having organized a press campaaeu
, 1898-09-02

You cannon AFFORD to be without the
news when yon can secure the best pa
rer for only 50 cents per month. Send
IN yonr name To The Roouhlican.
, 1898-09-02

Old papers Is cents pr 100 4 M
Republican omcA
, 1898-09-02

Old papers in any quantity. only 1se
ssr 100 At The Republican ofaes.
, 1898-09-02

The Republican does all kinds Of Job
printing
The evening times., 1898-05-17
. Prosee.te the War.

Qrom the fh1iAdelphia Ledger.1
In view of the great work done by Ad-
miral Sampson at Matanzas and by Com
modore- Dewey at Manila. 1t seems most
improvident to compel the Army to re-
main inactive in Florida for several
months to come. thus prolonging the war
beyond all reasonable time for success
fully ending 1t. The loss of life from the
'fever-laden swamps of that State. abou.
which our soldiers must lie inertly. and
impatiently encamped until FAN. is like.
ly to be as great as. or greater than, 1t
would be II they were occupying some
Of the high and healthy coast parts of
Cuba. The loss Of treasure will be enor-
mously increased by delay Our mer-
chantmen ON the seas will be In constant
danger of capture. our trade by land and
water will be crippled. our industries will
be injured. an business interests will suf-
fer. and the cost of;living, together with
taxation. viltI1 be- extraordinarily IN
creased The war should be prosecuted
with vigor and resolution. sucil crushing
blows as those administered by Samp.-
son and Dewey Should be repeated 30
rapidly and 1tth sdrh aestruc.fye cdnse.
quences as to- cdDSince Spain that .she
cannot purchase peace too quickly.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
The Nicarax ma san.l.

The present emergency has given
practical evidence that the Nicaragua
Canal Is badly needed. When one of
our warshfps cannot get to the place
where il is due except by going all
around South America, it Is plain to
the whole nation that something ought
to be done about it. There is probably
not boy who. when he first studied
geography. did not gaze on the map of
the two Americas. with the tiny neck
of land which connects them, and Won
der why on earth SO large a nation as
the United States had not cut a canal
that would save ships all that long.
long journey round Cape Horn. When
he turned to the map of the Eastern
Hemisphere and beheld the Suez Canal
his wonderment was increased. Some
times a small child's common sense
is better than the reasoning of mature
men.
The Nicaragua Canal should have
been built long ago. Not only may 1t
be of priceless value in time of war
like the present-but it is of value to
our commerce at all times 1t was all
very well, when California was nothing
but a name to most of our people. and
we had no commerce werth speaking
of in the Orient. to consider this canal
superfluity, but things are different
now. The Oregon should have been
with SIMPSONS fleet some time ago.
She has now made the long and incon-
venient journey around the Horn. with
expense to the Government and loss of
In short. her practical inactivity Is
likely to mean that We shall have one
warship less with which to fight the
Cape Verde fleet
And there is another thing evident
at a time like this. Some of our ships,
in spite of the distance. do still so
round the Horn. They are thus unpro-
tected when merchant ships, for a tre-
mendous distance. Any Spanish
cruiser could move down the coast and
capture any of our merchant vessels
which CHANGED to be plying along the
coast of South America. The danger
would be considerably more were we
not giving Spain all she can do in other
places. If the route lay. instead, along
the Atlantic coast. into the Gulf,
through the Nicaragua Canal, and up
the other side to San Francisco, or
sary to interrupt our commerce even
in time of war. These things are
worth considering.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Saks and Company
"SAKS' CORNER.

tumbied me into the ditch. While in this
helpless and pitiable condition | was wept
over and greeted as the first martyr to
Spain's holy cause. Now. l don't want to
be q martyr. This old earth is good
enough for me for while yet and when
I'm ready TO be martyriZed III hee-haw
the fact to all concerned. Yes. sir, they
actually spread a yellow flag over me.
when they ought to know | detest yell
low.
II eyened up things. however, by eat
ing the blamed flag for luncheon as soon
as l came around. Then | slowly gath
cred myself up and cautiously lit out for
the woods. No. 1 wasn't on my way to
join old Gomez. I've no use for Gomez
although / know he has plenty of use for
me. I'm a non-combatant 1 ma. and all
1 ask is to have my rights respected.
Il never kick when I'm let alone. but
when people talk about burying mules
with military honors and making mule
martyrs. you can just bet your everlast-
ing life that I'm ready to raise both voice
and heels in protest.
DO 1 mean to preserve my independ-
ence free from all contamination? Do
mean to hold aioof from both Blanco and
Gomez?
do L? Well, should hee-haw,'
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Put Spanish Sailor. Ashore.
(From the Chicago .News.)

(From the Ch1cago -News.)
In a navy recruited from every nation
on earth it is not surprising that here and
there a Spaniard is found on the ships
rolls Compared with the other big coun-
tries, however. there are fewer sons of
Spain on our warships than any other
nationality. Recent events have proved
that, as few as the number Is, 1t Is alto
gether too large.
Any man who has ever been shipmate
with Spaniard knows that he is not to
be trusted out of sight, and that his
treacherous nature is as familiar to his
mates as the points of the compass. Sui
len, skulleing, silent, the Spanish sailor
is heartily hated and feared by the whole
crew. He is forced to flock by himself"
or II there be two or more of him, by
themselves.
The reported attempt of Yglesias to
blow up the New York should move the
authorities to beach every Spaniard in
the Navy. No ship is safe when one of
them is free to file locks to magazines or
ton of ship and crew. The Maine was
blown up presumably by Spaniards. and
It Is not to be hoped that others of the
same race would not duplicate the crime
If given the opportunity Fear of drum
head court-martials and being shot in the
back will not deter some other Yglesias
from exploding mine or lighting a mag
azine. Every Spaniard In the United
States Navy should be put on the nearest
beach.