The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
IN A LIONS MOUTH.
An Actress Places Her Head in a Lions
Mouth to be Photographed.
The Beast Closes His Jaws and Shakes
His Victim.
Her Neck. Shoulders and Breast Ter
ribly Lacerated.
Attendants Beat the Lion off With
Irons.

LONDON, Feb. AT the conclusion
Of a performance at Lowrey's Music
hall in Dublin last night, Mile. Seinide,
one of the performers, placed her head
in the lions mouth for the purpose of
having her photograph taken in that
position. A sudden flash of light
caused the beast to close his Jaws. and
he retired growing to the corner of his
cage, dragging his helpless victim
with him. He then shook the GIRL
violently, tearing her bare breast with
his claws. The attendants at once
sprang toward the cage and attacked
the lion with irons and finally succeed
ed in beating him off. Mile. Seinide
was removed to her lodgings and medi-
cal aid was summoned. Her neck,
shoulders, breast and one arm are
terribly lacerated but she is still
alive.
DISSATISFIED CANUCKS.
OTTAWA, Canada, Feb. 2.-The tele
graphic versions of settlement of the
fisheries question on a basis unfavor-
able to Canada have aroused astorm of
indignation in all parts of the dOmin-
ion. The opposition press denounces
such settlement as a sacrifice of
Canadian interests for imperial pur-
poses and to serve the personal ends
Of Mr.. Chamberlain. The leading OPP
position paper of the capital styles the
reported settlement a surrender to
Bayard, and uses the following lam
guage:
There will be little novelty for
Canadians in the surrender of our
rights by British statesmen. They
have been accustomed to that sort of
thing. Every time that British states
men have been entrusted with the
the duty of arranging a dispute be-
tween Canada and the United States,
Canada's rights and interests have
been sacrificed, and it will be so until
the dominion secures the right to nego-
tiate her own treaties"
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED.
DUBLIN, Feb. 1.-The trial of Mr..
Cox, M. P, for making a speech at
Kildysort, County Clare, in October
and incititing the tenants to conspir-
acy, was concluded to-day. Mr.. Cox
was convicted and sentenced to one
months imprisonment.
CLAIMS IT A HIPPODROYE.
LONDON, Feb. John L. Sullivan
asserts that Jem Smiths hacker pro-
posed to him to take part in sham af-
fair in public, with the object of max
ing big haul Of gate money.
NO CELEBRATING.
DUBLIN, Feb. 2.-Sixteen youths of
ROmore have been sentenced to i'm
prisonment for one week at hard labor
for lighting bonfires to celebrate the
release of VIM. O'Brien.
TONY CROOKS.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-Five fashionably
dressed men were arranged in Maryle-
bone police court to-day and charged
with attempting to obtain 81, 900
pounds from the Bank Of England on
forged or stolen bonds of the Hamil-
ton & Northwestern railroad of Can
ada. There was one other man in the
gang whom the police failed to secure.
They also failed to capture the bonds.
One of the prisoners had posed as Lord
Fairfax and had lived in style at the
Grand hotel in Paris. All five were
remanded.
A FAIR OFFER.
DUBLIN, Feb 1.-The tenantry on
| the estates of the counties of Kingstone,
have expressed themselves satisfied
| with the terms offered by the land
lord who agrees to allow twenty per
cent reduction in rates, to pay all costs
and to reinstate the tenants who have
been evicted.
DECEIvING THE PUBLIC.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 3.-The No
voc Vremya publishes an article from a
well-knOWn Russian military authority
in which the writer charges the Militor
Wochen Blatt of Berlin with deceiving
the German public regarding the mill
tary pOsitionssof Russia and Germany
and saws: IAN impartial and general
elucidatiOn of their true positions is
| desirable in the interests of the two ma
tions.' Continuing he says: 1.-The only
means of protecting Russia from a
German or Austrian attack is to in
crease the defensive power of Russian
forts and the number of troops on the
frontier and TO extend the railroad
system. From a military view
there must not be regarded
merely the narrow area of actually pro-
tected frontier, but the whole possible
theatre of an eventual war. Russia
western frontier TO the Dwina and
Dneiper, whereas Germany must guard
her country from the Russian frontier
to the middle course of the EIbe, in
Guiding Berlin; while Austria must
protect the territory extending to the
middle course of the Danube, including
Vienna and Pesth. The Invaliderness
correctly pointed out this view; Re- Re
gard1ng the number OF troops IN the
frontier district, if the extent of the
area be considered a compari-
son will give sixteen and half
Austrian and German corps against
eight and half Russian corps. The
NayTe Vremya prints details of the
defensive character of the Russian
frontier ornaments and says that
Russia does not covet an inch of
German territory, but will not cede an
| inch Of her own. Russia is animated
by profound love of peace. She will
not conceal that she is preparing for
defense, but so long as Germany re-
mains quiet she will not be menaced
with attacts from any quarter.