The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-19
A PERFORMANCE NOT ON THE BILLS.
Lions and other Animals Loose In
An African Town.
Keepers Killed While Trying to Pro-
tect Valuable Horses.
Police Hunting the Beasts While the
People Sought SecIusIon.

LONDON, September 49, Advices from
Kimberly, South Africa, tell of an awful oc-
currence there at midnight on the 1st Of June
last. Some person, evidently one bearing iii
feeling toward the proprietor of Tillis's men,
agerie. opened the doors of the cages confin-
ing the wild animals and set them all free.
The most terrible scenes followed. Four at
tendants, sleeping on the premises, were
mangled beyond recognition, being actually
torn limb from limb. The entire population
within radius Of mile was aroused BY the
roaring of the lions, the trumpeting of the
elephants and the groans and shrieks of the
other wild beasts.
Four big male lions, named Pasha, Abdul,
Caliph and Mustapha, sprang from their
cages and made for the stables, where Pasha
leaped upon the back of Murat, the great
jumping stallion, and buried his teeth in
the animals neck. The screams of the
horse aroused the attendants, Scotchman
named Patterson, and three Kafir boys.
who, armed with stable forks, rushed to the
relief OF Murat. They endeavored to beat
Pasha back, but were attacked from behind
by three other lions and one chetab. thrown
TO the ground and dragged Off Their bodies
smashed into bits and the heads of all, ex-
cept one OF the kaffirs, were crushed into a
pulp. This one Kafir lived long enough to
tell the story, but both arms and legs were
torn off. and his body was covered with
laceratiOns.
Having tasted blood. the lions, chetahs,
wolves and leopards regained all their
natural ferocity, and spraDg at every living
thing that came in their way. Four perform.
ing Hungarian horses, Of which the equine
beauty, Black Bess, was one, were killed al
most instantly, and number Of ponies were
devoured.
An enormous elephant known as Blood
burst through the heavy iron gate in his
fright, and rushed into Curry street, follow
ed by nearly every animal that was in the
menagerie. cabman named Nelson was
sitting on his carriage before the building,
and sprang for post that supports an avn
ing aroung Glover's Athletic Bar, while his
horses dashed madly down the Dutoitsfrau
road, closely pursued by two lions and four
wolves. The rest of the wild animals scat
tered in every direction.
A little child Of James Grindley happen
ing to be in rear room opening on a gar
Den, was pounced upon by chetah ana
dragged into the open air, where its ago.
nized mother saw 1t torn to pieces and de-
voured before help could reach IL. Other
narrowing incidents are reported, among
them the killing of five women, who were
fearfully mangled.
When the mails left, four lions, two lion
essess, two tigers. three bears, two wolves,
one hyena, two chetahs, one elephant, one
camel and IL Da000nS were still at large.
The police had been organized into hunting
parties and people were keeping indoors.
irish Leaders Arrested.
DUBLIN, September IS. = John Dillon,
member of Parliament, and William O'Brien
were arrested today for their utterances in
Ireland. The former was taken into custo-
dy at his residence near Dublin and immedi-
ately escorted to the railway station, where
ne ne was placed on special train en- route to
Tipperary. He was accompanied by large
military escort. O'Brien was taken into
custody at Glengariff and conveyed to Cork
warrants for the arrest Of Patrick O'Brlen,
Thomas j. Condor, David Shelby and Rev
David Humphreys of Tipperary have been
issued.
LoeEDoay, septenber 1e. Thomas II. an,
member of Parliament for South Louth, and
a leading Irish Nationalist, said tonight that
the arrests OF OBrien and Dillon were made
simply to prevent their departure to Amer
lea.
Slave Trade Not Countenanced.
BERLIN September 1S.-Herr Schmidt tel
egraphs officially from Zanzibar that neither
at Daressalaan, nor Bagamoyo has any pro-
clamatlon with reference to slave trading
been issued; that no licenses have been
granted dealers; that no actions against
freed slaves ever occurred on the coast; that
the statement that Zanzibar dealers have
gone to the coast to engage in the slave
trade Is unfounded; and that recent mali
cious and mendacious reports were spread
for the purpose of injuriug the Germans.
ThIrty-two Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 1S.-O. L.
Owens, merchant of Manila, arrived here
yesterday on the steamship Gaelic. He says
a terrible massacre occurred on August 10th,
In tne town OF Ponape, In Caroline Islands
The Spanish soldiers were building fort
ress on the, side OF the town, and left in the
tives overpowered the guard, seized the guns
and attacked the town. Thirty-twO Span
lards were killed. Several Spanish men-of-
war were sent from Manila to quell the dis
turbance.
The Queen Was Disturbed.
NEW YORK, September 1S.-A Montreal
special says: "The Queen has cabled out to
Lord Stanley to have full particulars sent
ner teI % regarding the prosecution Of OBrien,
garding Prince George of Wales. 1t is stat
ed on the highest authority that the fake,
which was widely published in England,
caused the Queen and all the members Of
the royal family the greatest pain and ankle
ty, and since its publication the Queen has
been personally in communication with the
Prince and the Governor General"
Fast Breaking Up.
HALIFAX, N. S., September 1S.-Steamer
Princess Beatrice, at New Hareor ledge,
was reported last night to be full Of water
lore and aft, and was fast breaking up. She
Is valued at $4,000.
Lisbon In a State of Siege.
PARIS, September 1S.-A repoIt is current
here that serious fighting has occurred in
Lisbon between the police and mobs intent
on creating disorder. The government has
proclaimed state of siege in the city.
a Race with the Tariff.
LONDON, September 1S.-The merchants
of Belfast are making every endeav0r to
place as much linen as possible in the United
States before the Mckinley tariff bill goes
into effect: Many shippers are unable to
secure freight space.
Epidemic In Prussia.
BERLIN, September 1S.-Typhus fever and
dysentery prevail to an alarming extent in
East Prussia and Upper Silesia. Many
deaths have been caused by the disease.
Eight Persons Poisoned.
VIENNA, September 1S.-A family Of eight
persons have been killed at Pressburg, Hun
gary, by ignorantly eating the fruit OF the
nightshade plant.
Foreign Notes.
An arrangement has been made by which
troops will be placed at the disposal OF the
city on two hours notice In event OF further
trouble at Southampton.
The London Chronicles Vienna CORES
pondent says the prospect OF the passage of
tie Mckinley tariff bill, combined with the
fall in gold, has lowered the price Of mother
of pearl Is per cent. Mother of pearl manu-
facturers have closed their factories to avoid
working at loss, and 10000 persons are
thrown out of employment.
There Is ms truth in the report In the Amer
lean papers as to Sir Edwin Arnold's alleged
intention to marry Japanese lady.
To Teach the Deaf.
ALBANY, September 1S.-The American
Association to Promote the Teaching of
Speech to the Deaf was incorporated yester-
day by the secretary Of state. The associa-
tiOn will locate its principal office in this
city and il formed To aid snhnnIa fnr Ahn