The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-06-02

GE3.
B. GiIfilen, s. s. Bridges. and George c. Ross.
Of Burnside Post. and John Emory, J. FL. Whit
more. J. T. Petty. and G. G. Anderson, of East
ern Lodge. Mr.. Lomax leaves wife. two sons
and two daughters, one the wife OF the late
Edward Baum, and the other has taken Holy
Orders and is now Sister Of Charity. The in
torment was at Congressional Cemetery.
Capt. Lomax came to Washington before the
late war and was on one Of the three river
boats Mount Vernon, Baltimore, and Philadel-
phia, taken by the Government during the
war He was in 1853 commissioned rs Acting
Ensign in the Navy, and served to the end of
the war. He then made application and was
commissioned as Mate and commanded the old
tug Rescue, and later the new one Triton. used
in the Maynard harbor. He active
member of Burnside Post, GAR, and was
Past Grand in Eastern Lodge, No. Z, j. O. o. F.,
having been . member of this lodge for 80
years.
SECRETARY VILAS'S ORDER STANDS.
An injunction against Secretary of the In
terror Noble and Land Commissioner Carter
was granted last week by the Court in General
Term, in tho case of the Union River Logging
Railroad Company. This ia q short railroad in
the Northwest, which is owned by the Logging
Company, and is Incorporated under the laws
Of Oregon. Tho road was originally engaged
in the transportation Of logs, but afterward
clsimed to have enlarged It's business to the
carrying of passengers and freight. Secretary
Villas granted right of way over public lands
| to tho company, and other privileges, under An
act of Congress of January %. 1889.
Secretary Noble Investigated the railroad and
concluded that it was a private concern merely
eBgas ed in transportation of logs for the COM
pany. He Issued an order last Fall directing
the corporation to appear and show cause why
the action Of Secretary Villas should not DO re-
scinded. Then the railroad company pctitioned
the Court in General Term fer an injunction
restraining ths Secretary Of ths Interior and
the Land Commissioner from interfering with
the privileges.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Justice james. Il rules that Secretary Villas
had full authority to grant the privileges
which he gave to the railroad under the act of
Congress mentioned. His order granting the
right Of way was in the nature of a title, and
can be revoked only by proceedings through
the courts. The present Secretary has no
power to snnul that particular act Of his prede-
cessor and IL can be done only BY judicial pro-
ceedings.
EXCITEMENT AT THE zoo.
There was great excitement at the Geological
Garden On Tuesday, May "a, when it was
learned that big, ugly and fierce grizzly bear
had escaped from his den in tho park. These
bear-dsns were blasted in the face Of an old
stone-quarry, and are surrounded by iron
fence, but the work Is not yet completed, ow-
ing to the smallness of the appropriation, which
is the reason why the ugly brute escaped.
The bear il genuine grizzly, and Ia very in
tractable and ferocious. For sozs time the
keeper has found tufts of wool On tho clif and
fence, besides other evidences that the bear had
been working to obtain HIS freedom. Therefore
tho night watchman had orders 10 keep an eye
on the grizzly, and make an inspection of the
den every hour of the night. 1t was hardly
thought by the Superintendent of the Garden
that the bear could climb the inclined stony
face Of the cliff leading from the den, as it IN
at least so feet in hight, without place for the
toes of tho animal to get hold. But Bruia
finally succeeded in getting over the iron fence
and climbing tho 50-foot space Of inclined and
smooth rock, and was at liberty to roam at will
| through the surrounding woods.
The Waterman discovered the escape Of the
bear between and o'clock in the morning,
| gave tho ALARM and q posse of between 30 and
| 40 men was at once organized for pursuit. 1t WAS
| found that the animal had left the park by the
| Quarry road. and had gone in TO Mr. Walbridgo's
| place, which adjoins the reservation on the
| east. He had gone finally into Mr. Pages let
tuco patch, where be made comfortable break
| fast. There were several children playing near,
| who were almost scared to death at tho sight Of
| the grizzly, and ran screaming In every direc-
ton which caused the bear TO beat hasty retreat
| in the direction he had come. About II o'clock
| the bear was found lying in . nest Of bushes
near the park fence by the pssse in pursuit.
| taking peaceful nap. Tho bear then made
| his way across tho road, followed By tbs men
| and pack of hounds, and a. Bruin crossed
| the road he nearly ran on q man on bicy-
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| his machine and dashed into the woods. The
bear finally was driven into thicket, where
/ an attempt was made to lasso him, which caused
| the grizzly to turn on his pursuers and make
| fierce charge, which put NEST Of the men to
hasty flight. The bear succeeded in getting
| hold OF the leg of a man named Hess. iahict-
| ing painful and severe wound, besides cap
turing an az from another keeper, which he
carried away in his teeth. As they wanted to
capture the animal alive IL possible several
| attemp pts wore made to disable him, and three
shots were fired at bis feet and legs for this pur
pose, ono of which struck his right fore foot,
| while the rest entered his body. The bear be-
| ing thus famed, pursuit was made moro easy.
| The party finally became tired out and "a there
was little prospect of taking tho bear alive
| without great risk of life TO the pursuers,
| ders were given to kill him, which was done
| By a heavy charge of buckshot through tho
| lungs The carcass was removed to the Smith
| soninn, where the skin was removed, and VIII
| be stuffed for exhibition. Much excitement
| was eccasioned in the neighborhood Of the
| park when 10 became known that the bear was
at large, and q couple of negro schools were
| dismissed and the children sent home.
| THE ROCK CREEK PARK.
| Louis P. Shoemaker, 2. d. Shoemaker, Cor.
nelia B. Truesdsll, and others have presented
| to the Senate and House Of Representatives q
memorial In relation to the act recently passed
to establish Rock Creek Park. The memorial
lists are large owners in the tracts of land which
| the Government proposes &c condemn for q
public park. They protest against the taking
Of their property for the purpose of public
park and rather than have this done now pro-
| pose to donate to the Government q strip Of
| land 500 feet in width, along and including