Show BIG SIG TRIBE CHOSE DEATH Russian Natives Kill Families and andSelv Selves s to Esc Escape pe Star Star- St. St Petersburg One One of the mos mos terrible stories of nomadic vicissitude ever ever told has just reached St. St Peters burg It is to th the effect that an entire tribe the numbering about 2000 l has as just perished by its own act as the last last ast avenue avenue of escape from famine The tribe inhabited one of the bleak bleakest bleakest bleakest est parts of f and obtained precarious subsistence by rearing rein reindeer rein reindeer deer Early in n 1905 a a. a deadly disease appeared among among the deer and by win winter winter winter ter the entire entire herd had perished The unfortunate people endured much hoping that spring would bring some better prospects This hope was disappointed dis dis' disapPointed disappointed appointed and with slow starvation staring them in the face the elders ol oj the tribe spent a day in discussing what should be done The almost in incredible incredible incredible credible decision was that each father fathel should should first kill his family and the theu thel himself On the following day the appalling tragedy was carried ou out out In the op opec opet t tair air in a general The only exceptions were a a few old men with without without without out families who when left to them themselves themselves themselves selves had not the determination necessary nee essary to commit suicide and some ol oj them continued to drag on a miser miserable miserable miserable able existence until they were found |