The San Francisco call., 1897-07-07
Is A FAMOUS HUNTER.
The Marquis Of Breadalbane on
Elephant Shooting in
Ceylon.
Distinguished Advocate Of Home Rule,
Railroad Director and
Traveller.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Bread
albane, who for about five weeks past
have been in Victoria and Vancouver, ar.
rived here yesterday and are at the Pal
ace. The Marquis OF Breadalbane belongs
to one of the oldest and most dlstin-
guished houses of Scotland. The MarQui.
is large man, with a ruddy face and an
open, taking way of talking.
He is famous hunter and has Travelled
very extensively, though he has never be-
fore been in America. He said last nighl
that he had set out originally for trip to
India, but that after he had got started,
remem bering that his party had been de-
feated and that he belonged to the great
army of the unemployed" he concluded
to extend his trip further.
He therefore spent some time in Ceylon
in hunting elephants and other big game.
He then went TO China and ultimately 10
Japan, in both of which countries he re-
NAMED for several weeks.
Il am now going to see the Yosemite
Valley" said the Marquis last night. 81
have long understood that it was by all
odds the finest little bit of scenery in the
world and of course 1 could not think ot
going away without seeing IL.
when have done that will go East,
spending in all about three or four weeks
in this country. L must get home by the
end of July. l am interested in railroads
good deal, being a director in three if
ferent railroads In Scotland. L shall look
at some of the equipments OF the roads
here. 1 want especially if | can to see
some of the apparatus for clearing snow
off the track.
$50 far as home rule is concerned, il
must come eventually. l am on that side
and believe in it, but when | was relegated
a couple of years ago and Mr.. Gladstone,
our great chief, also stepped aside for q
while l concluded to let politics GO till the
pendulum had swung back again. 1t is
sure to do this. We may have to wait q
year or two. but that is all.
1.-The most exciting sport had while
was in the Orient was in hunting the big
lephants they have there. Some people
go out and hunt them when they are
punched up together. There is no fun in
that, but to get the real sport out of i.
you want TO take the elepha ants when they
are alone. l went out with a friend oi
mine on a hunt for a big tusker. We
found one and he was a very ugly fellow,
too, and if it had not been for the friend
| don't know what might have happened
me. This big elephant came lunging far
WarQ. he nau just Sot d sCeHt VI He, anu
he was wicked.
81 suppose 1 would not have known
Just what to do, but the man who was
with me thrust good gun in my hand
and then ran. He knew how to do it, and
my friend showing up just then, he laid
the bi. brute out with a shot from his
gun when he wasn't more than q rod
away. These big elephants have to be
shot right in the right place. Shooting
them in the middle of the forehead does
not count for anything; You have got to
strike the brain, and the brain is away
back in the back part OF the head.
"The thing to do is to shoot in the upper
part of the temple. This is what was
done in this case, and the great beast fell
dead at once"
The Marquis saw the sights of the City
yesterday. putting in the entire day in
different places. He thinks San Francisco
one of the most fascinating cities of the
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