The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22
HAV|NGFUN WITH The BEARS
BRCIN KILLED. AFTER BADLY
FRIGHTENING A CYCLIST.
Not FiaAt ~ In Early bays
Whatcom Hoy Stays . Wildcat
with = Twensy-two Caiibcr Rine.

O. Lewis saw three bears on the ROAD
near hts place one day las, week. one old
bear and Two cubs.
& bear was seen in J. Brown's field.
whereupon some o. the aeigheors turned
on; for some fun, and they had il. james
BROWN shot n Mr.. Bear in the field. the
bear broke through the fence and ran up
the road when Mr., Pratt shot at him and
turned him down the road and Mr.. Bear
ran around the creamery wagon and down
the road straiga; for the bridge, soaring
young iraa on bike so had that he
jumped IN the wagon. telling the driver
to drive On before the bear got aftey them.
But the driver wanted 20 see tho fun 80 no
did no; drive on. Then the bear ran along
James Browns fence into the timber Get
ting dogs they followed it and found It
Fighting the dogs. They killed it and gave
bear steak to anybody that wanted IL. The
bear weighed in the reighhorhood OF 3o
pounds.-Plsasaut Valley Correspondence
Whatcom Blade.
Last Monday. while returning from the
Nema postofiice 20 camp. Frank Talbert
ran across n fair sized bear. 1t was hard
TO tell which was the worst scared. Frank
or the bear. However. an involuntary yell
from Taibert caused the cub to take refuge
In a nearby tree. More yeils from the boy
brought the men from the camp and after
consultation IL was decided 10 fell the tree
there aeink 40 firearms at EanQ--IE1
thus obtain bear meat for breakfast. So
the tree was cut and falling into the thick
underbrush Bru!n quietly walked Off into
the thicket. much 10 the general chagrin.
-Wiiiapa Harbor Pilot
Xxx
BEARS Have Lost Their Nerve.
John McAillster. trapper Of Tietan basin
and one OF the oldest pioneers of the state.
is down from the mountains. stopping with
h - n
the Tiesan basin for the past four years
and during that time he has not been In
civilized haunts more than four times. He
has sixty traps TO watch and finds himself
quite busy In his lonely occupation. Fox.
otter, beaver and bear are his principal
prey, and while he says game Is soarcer
and growing scarccr. yet he sends fire.
quent shipments OF furs TO the East which
pay him well. In the last two years he
has captured 1--WE or six silxer gray fox.
but such prizes are few and far between.
This spring he caught six bears of the cin-
nauon variety. but says the days Of ex-
citing fracases with bears are gone for
ever. With the entertainments OF civilixa-
ton they have lost their nerve and are no
longer game or bad.-Yakima Republic.
K Xxx
Rear Runs Amuck I'm Chicago.
Pursuing xigxag course. mad bear
dashed through crowds Of peasure-seekers
IN State street. near Van Buren,. yesterday
afternoon. IT drove women screaming into
Railways and stores and forced men to
fee for safety. Before II was finally laid
low and dragged to It's cage 1t had hitten
two men. a museum dancer two horses
and a dog. While the bear was at large
II had fun possession OF its path. The an
imai Is of the Malay sun variety and for
the last five years has been exhibited in n
cage In State street museum. Ii was
known to Ire dangerous and the cage in
which 1t was confined was doubIe-barred
and always kept locked. The animal was
to be used in the performance given In the
museum. 1t was Kept In q cage on tho
second floor. At a:3o o'clock Keeper Al
bert Herman went to the cage and put
IA chain on the animal. lie then started to
lead IL downstairs to an outside cage near
the sidewalk. At this time the crowds
were packed In front OF the place so that
II was almost impossible 10 pass. Herr
man got the bear into the museum on the
ground floor and was leading II into place
when the chain slipped from hts hands.
The bear ran To the sidewalk and into the
crowds Of people all around. The fright
ened keeper chased after his charge and
headed IL into the museum again. The bear
dashed on the stage. drove two Honoluiu
dancers from their dressing rooms, drop
ped from a rear door into nn alley and
started on run toward Harrison steet.
John Harrington, porter. Joined In tho
chase. and he and Herman caught the
chain that was dragging. They pulled at
the bears neck until IL was torn and bleed
ing. But the bear was not to be 'subdued.
IL ran into the store OF II. Alexander. IS
Harrison street and IN their hurry TO es.
cape the brute's teeth men In the place
knocked Down boxes and showcases indis-
crimina.eiy. r. Saryis. a clerk In the shop.
got out of the way just In time. and thu
bear Jumped nj small boy who stood in
the doorway. The boy ran across the street
ard escaped. Foaning at the mouth, the
bear half ran and half stumbled down the
stairs which led 10 the office Of the Rush
City Express Company. II Harrison street.
Wills Webster. cGiored. was the only oc-
cupan; Of the office ana he locked the
door. His fright was not we'll founded. te-
cause the bear had backed gu, of the place
and crawled under team Of horsss stand-
Ing Ola the street. IL biz each. A fox ter-
rier next appeared and encountered ths
sharp teeth Of the animal The employees
OF the museum caught the chain again at
State ard Harrison streets ard kicked ihe
animal into obedience. II followed its mas
ters tack Ia It's cage and was sallen tho
res, Of the day. The Ginay costume Of ono
of the dancers ia the theaser WIS tnrn and
her arms hittsn during the excitement.
Keeper Herman wss bitten ca the wrist.
ard Harrington, the porier. had biecd-
Ing ieg.-Cbicago chronieis.
Killed n wildcat With q 80.
Dan Wilson. young lad residing in the
city. killed a large WILDCAT with a 27-esii-
Der rife yesterday In the brush at The
end ~ broadway lie heard his dog mark
ing farioussy ~ R5nething tn the brush
and grabbing his rife ran out 80 see what
X was The log had the cat a. bay On
a Dig log ard upon seeing the hoy APP.
psaArh ere eat seurrtsa NJ sriali tree
nearby. lie eTeaehed upon limb abJus
twenty feet from the ground and az tnis
3unctUre tae hey took a bsaa on SIR Cat.
pulled the trigger and the bullet CRASHED
through the cars head. Tine animal fslI TO
the ground ard another bullet In the bead
~