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The Delta independent., 1899-11-17
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Lass - FrsssAsss AsassAs's vsssss cs0-
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Puerto Cabello. Venezuela. Nov. a.
General Pnreties. . former commander
In the army Of ex-Presislent Andrnde.
who had refused the demand made
upon him by General Cipriano Castro
aud the de facto authorities to surren-
der the town. even when this was re-
inf0rces1 by the request Of the Brttish.
American. French. German aud Dutch
commanders, surrendered this morning
af 10 O'Clock after terrible battle.
The aspect Of the city In one Of ruin
and devastation. and II N ewtimated
that upwards Of 80 perso0s were
killed or wounded during thu nghtiag.
Dr. Brnisted Of the United States
cruiser Detroit and the other surIeons
Of the various waruhips In the hart,or
are minlstering TO the wants OF ths
wounded.
General Ramon Guerra began . land
attack upon the town and the pusit1oa
Of 0eoefnl Paroles Friday nlght. Des-
ulfosy 0Ghting coufiaued unfil gatus-
day morning about and then . 0esce
struggle ensued. General pnre<les
made . stubborn defeuse. bat General
Guerra forced an entrance Into the
town at 5 O'Clock yesterday.
A. early ~ = O'Clock Sunday morn
ing the feet arrived and began q bosu-
barimeuf. but the range was too great
and the nring proved ineffective.
General Pare<les held the fort on the
hill and Fort Lb-rtador until this
morning.
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-. - Hsaesa IsSs ~ 0sssAsAns-ou
3posps AAvoas1nG.

- - HDoOo6 ln1o ~ 1ooDnAe-oO
1sssSs AAvsssanG.
Manila, Nov. l1-1O q m.-0eose1
Macarthur and General LaWt0o aEo
closing In on TAriac. Communieation
with distant points b impossible except
BY means Of the government wire.
which y crowded with omcial busi-
neos.
General Macarthur took Hamhsn
yesterday. This 10 supposed to BE- the
strongest position held BY the Ftnpanee
except Tariac. The brief accounts Of
the engagement received indicate that
the rebels fought according to tlseir 10
cent tacttcs. retreating after nrtng .
few volleya
One oaicer Of the Thirty-sixth resi-
menf n the only American reported
killed. General Macarthur began bis
advance at daylight Colonel Smith,
with the Seventeenth regiment on the
right. Major Bells command and the
in the center. Colonel Smith encOun-
tered q small force at q O'Clock, easily
disperxins the rebels-
Major Bell secured q position on tho
mountain, from which he poured an
eniilading fire from rifles and Hotch-
kiss guns on the line Of the enemy.
The Filipinos stood the fire for twenty
minutes and then retreated to the
mountains. General Macarthur enter
ed Bamban At 10 O'Clock and Colonel
Smith occupied Capas, the nrst town
beyond.
General Lawton's headquarters are
still at Cabanatuan.
The Americans are continuing their
advance 70 rapidly that the insurgents
have not the time necessary to destroy
the railroad.
Aguinaldo. the elusive chief Of the
Filipino rebels, has succeeded again in
escaping from the American forces
sent against him. General Wheaton's
division had landed ut IAngnyen. to
move south. while Generals LAwtou
and Young moved north from Ange3es.
the plan being to crush Aguinalio. who
was supposed To be at Bayambang.
near Llngayen. between the two forces.
but the rebel Slipped away into the
mOuntnins. L.Awton's troops reached
Tarlac yesterday. the commander he
inG at Cabanatuan. while Young II
moving from Nabalacot.
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! Coasui Atwell 1t Roubaix. France.
reports Q decrease In French wheat
crop over last year. The provisional
ngures from France show . crop Of
3le. 600 o,Ssl bushels this year. against
q crop Of 371, ,ols. .474 bushels in 1895.
This d falling OF Of 4syoss. ~ BUSH
els from last year. but an increase OF
34.7l1.ss0 bushels over the mean pro-
auction Of the last ten years. which u
Agured At SO 81, ,s7S bushels. Taking
the general needs Of consumption In
France At $50 .16s 900 bushels. the crop
win meet the demand. II accounts b
taken Of the exceptionally abundant
crop Of last year. which has LETT .
large unconsumed stock Of old wheat
available 1t present. The probable
importation is figured At 4.2ss.bo0
bushels. This will probably be con-
fined to hard wheat, which ID not
grown in France in SUFFICIENT quantity
to meet the needs Of manufacturers OF
alimentary pastes. The production Of
the world at large for 1899 il estimated
by French statisticians At 2,526, 900 500
Bushels, against 2,so7 .o7s. 100 bushels
for last year, . decrease Of 2s1. .o7s.1oo
bushels.
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Austin, Tex, Nov. 12.-Francisco Al
vero Of the City Of Mexico In here to
consult with Ex-Governor Hogg with
regard TO . suit beins brought by them
- attorneys for the recovery Of e1O.-
100000 worth u property located In
the City Of Mexico. In rnris. France
and on the border OF Texas.
This claims In known m the La Pa
rino claim. Fully es.OOOOOO worth of
this property In located In the City q
Mexico and the remainder In Paris aud
Texas. Some years ago the plaintiff In
this case was sent 10 Paris to secure
an education. and while there his faith
er died, leaving . will making him Q
sole heir to al this vast estate. After
the fafher's death BILE mother kept him
In Paris until she had sold all the prup-
esty. In alleged violatios Of the peovis-
Ions q the win.
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rhe number Of persons employed By
the railways Of the United States. -
r,portsd ON June 20. 1888. was s74.sss.
which 10 equivalent to 474 employees
psr 100 miles Of line. A. compared
vitA u nunbsr of employees tor TIE
pesvious pear. there was a Increase
q q .oea Ths number Of enpsoyss %
June 20. 1853, was sss in excess q ths
,umber on June 30. 1899. and ss,sz4
in excess Of the number on June 10.
1sss. The employees Of railways. - re-
uorted to the commission, are divided
i,to II classes. II thus appears that
a June %, 1888. there were in the
.op:oy Of the railways 1889 ensins-
-. 3s.s1s Aremen. 3s.s7s conductor.
end es - other trainmen. There were
"a ia switchmen. Aagmen and watch
-. A distribution Of employees co..
eorning 70 the four general subdiu-
sao.s q operating expenses shows that
~ serviees Of s3.4s1 employees wsrs
r,auired for general administrator. O
n - 100 miles Of line: 7s1.sss fos
..irteaanes Of way and structures. q
M ~ 100 niles Of line; 17l.eee 70
1.,ntesance Of squipment q ~ -
- nilss Of lins.
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Happiness lies in our wish to mak'
others happy, but we want them to fee
the same way about US.
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eans sasee thsar sAssiR an1 ~ fsaosa.
is0 pan tAssagh WITH . snall nAjsFsly
q IL hannnee Of the ticket
Morgan county shows littls chan0s
from last ysar. the result being mixed.
half the candidates ON each ticket b.
ing elected.
Otero county has come back into The
Republican fold. Last year II gave
Thomas l.32a wolcott 100. This year
the Repuhliean ticket won With the ex-
ception Of county commissioner.
In Park county, where the vote was
three to one for Thomas, the Repubh-
cans have this year elected the sheriff
and cut the fusion majority down On
the other candidates.
In Pueblo county there was Repub-
lican landslide. The Republican ma
Jorities range all the way from 800 to
$500. Last year the vote stood: Thom-
~. 4.275; Wolcott. 3.4A7. This year
this IL reversed. The Republicans
polled 5.400 votes for their candidate
for sheriff and the fusionists polled but
8, 100 for their candidate. The victory
was = decisive one in every respect
Rio Blanco county gave Thomas s25
votes and 82 for Wolcott. This year
the Republicans elect q portion Of their
ticket.
San Miguel came to the front nobly.
Last year the vote stood: ThomaA
1,2a2; Woacott, 517. This year the city
Of Telluride went Republican BY about
70 majority and the Democratic major
ity in the county was cut down to from
25 70 $50. Telluride alone cast more
Republican votes than the entire coun-
~ last year
Sedgwick county elected the Republi-
can ticket without opposition.
In Summit county last year the vote
stood: Thomas, 80; Wolcott, 127. This
year the RepublIcans succeeded in rum
ming their avesage vote up to aheut $50
and elected the school supeFintsndeot
TIE fusion vsEe fell o6 materially.
wssAingepa county came 70 IL
froat With tAe usual Republican ~
togtU.
Weld cosnty failed to cone suits up
to expectatieas Of an the co1ntiss h
the state. A. It was, these was . 1e
publican eain Of several hundred n the
total vote. ard the fusion majority was
cut down sccordinsiy.
In Yuma county the Republicans sue.
cesbed In exciting their candidate for
anessoe ~ county commisaeasr
asAinst N a1verse majssity q absst
90 last yssr. ~-
Several counties have not been heard
frOm delniteay, which are expected to
givoRspshaican ajorities. The show
ing mads above 10 . remarkabas one.
Ths revival - Repuh,icanisn In the
stats has b1sn beyoad all prscedent.
II viu, " ceaeinued ewes to . lesser d.
gree. turn H. state over TO the Repub.
licans nsxt ysar. Arapahss cosnty win
~ ~ . AnuunEd when H. next s1ecttea
roals asosod. md win lad the coun-
tiss Of ~ state y piling up Rspabu.
can majority. Let every Republican
do his duty and thefs b no doubt - to
the result.
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

After q woman has reached the az
of 80 she wonders how many years vii
have passed before she Is 81.
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

There are numerous men with al
legged characters and unmistakable rep
utations.
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Cssrs osa0 OssG0Vs&
Buffalo, n. r., Nov. l0.-Ite~iiese
Nchurman of Cornell. and chairmns -
the Philippine commissioa. made a.
addresa hefore the Buffalo DquaHty
C1ub Last night In which be deflncd his
views - ~ Phi11pVeoe Qussesoa.
II past ~ said: We need fpnun1
stattoa II ths Ogtsaa. bst q ~ use9
anything slsef ! was oppused 70 ~
annexstioa a the 1s1ande and ] hsaSes
III wish we uesV ~ a thcm No..
What Q opdnrod n w0uld b. 10 th1o
country % we cUuDd n hooor rrserve
. few statioss and 81 ~ % the ress
of the nlands aud their millions Of -
J'ae end the vexstio0s pr0haem OF scs.
eruing those milllona. But that -
sire 10 usesesa. TIE question IL 81
tied, - matter what We think. We
have dsstroyed the eovssument thee
held them: gUvesa themaesvcs they
cannot. We must keep them and think
Of them ~ evlua1s.
To-day the grpot work that lee -
our hand In the tas& a. education. We
mssst raiae them to our standards aed
must not waver frum the cuurse mark
~ - plainly tpefore the Ualsetl states.
Whrthrr We like Il - NJ. ne csnsse
eecape u. Il In . caee q duty. ~
this cuuutry must Do Its duty below
000 ard 0ao.~
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

The more a man tries to prove tha.
he isn't q fool the more he proves ne
II. ..I
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

II b not 70 dimcult now ~ II was
before the electioa to have . definite
idea Of what tie chief plank In the
Democratic platform next year win b.
To b. sure. Mr.. Bryan has stated il
Colorado that the silver question 10
SIN paramount" and In Nebraska
that the ''imperialistic' policy Of the
administration 10 the ''overshadowing
issue; and IN some speeches he has
denounced the trusts - being creatures
Of the Republican party; but In Ne
braska the main poetioa Of his speech
es was about ''lnpes1alism," and since
the election, Nebsaska having eiected
the fusioa ticket, Mr.. Bryan has D.
clared that TIE campaign there was o.
national issues, and The result was .
rebuke to The Administration n II
Philippine policy, asd that II ths Dsn-
ocratic campaign IN sther states I'D
been waeed Doee nsasiy a ths saDs
lines, II woal1 have beea nsfs sUcesss-
ful Il y easy - -. theesfos1. thae
Ae. Bsyaa regards ''inpes1alsD" -
tbe main issss. whsssvss ~ - ~
- 70 the ''panassatcy" q ~ s11vse
Questsos. In fact, II Desks - n IL
canpaign of 1900 were 10 b. 1ses me
that q 1874 tbaa any etbss ID ssf ~.
tory.
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

A wise man is one who 10 wise
enough to answer the questions . foo
can ask.
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

II some people were to think twice
before speaking they would have NO
use for tongues.
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

Some people are never missed until
they are dismissed.
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

A politician says the result Of an
election often depends on whether
candidate shakes hands with the ward
heeler and says "Good-by" or Good!
Buy"
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

But few people are able to appreciate
Q good thing until after they lose it
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

When . man IL forced to the vail
why should he kick against the bricks? ?
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

rAe dsash-rate In Cuba hes this ysaf
heea fes lower thaa the averass. -
~ Seafh-rste froo the islaaAs essesr
- eeoures, yellow fever. nas -
..lv ahost half - high - sAs bswDs
-, neSpes recorded. Sch faess ~
~ - vnit Isss crsdisabss - sSf
~ ~ sAniaistsatioa shaa ~
~ nIIast esaauet % ~ bessse-
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There are all manner Of men with all
manner of manners.
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

A man never gets too mean to over
reach himself.
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-, \ ~ sss his ssality = -
49, soeor vhsts h1s aosaDssaa -
- vSSsa - havs - Fsesss -
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0uaymas, Nexico. Nov. i1-With
Fesioratioa Of teSesraphIc commuuica-
Hon between 0eneral Torres' head-
quarters 1t Torniu and 0uaymas
co0eA . dispatch conveying news of 4
two days fight between Mexican
troops and the Yaquis. The 1ndians
attached . garrison In Fort Angessuen
near Potam and were rrpulsesi. Later
and POtsm.
The troops attacked tlBe town Of W.
can and routed the 1n1tans with cuu-
siderable Ioss 10 The lstser. Thusstlay
the trOOps again gagged the 1ndIano
at Locu6amp0x aod scatterpd the
YsQuia. bosses tDeing heavy. TIE easu-
a1tles of the MexIcans are given ~ fuO
ki1bed and twelve wOuuded.
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New YeeA. Nov. 1O-le 10 announced
Q. Oolves 1as11a wtu svtlrp - dsfendR
q Anesica's cop ssd thet Dehn4
Hesseube9 Win rese ~ hls 1aurrSr. sus.
He aeys - wtls ~ huesd asseh~r COP
yeehe.
1sella sn1 HerrpshsG hove heeu mos
oS1og oWoR - 6uD1sg rsgDpQ1vs3y
- a ~ AnasScoo 90 yach'~eNe
- - ~ rhey ~ ~ ~ tise9
- - oD0a ~ Wogyy go sgaroossoGt
~. ~ Nv YasS Yoeoe O. NJ
- 00euoly - ap<ugoo8 ~ . tsn0
- esoe1Dus - ag16osR q ~ ssOgey.
o.. - = ~. E: a. osss,s:s C.. - s.:a.,.
~. 9-TD uupn luVuD1o61 9pseGk,
~ ense oeeo ss1ulssss1 ~ - -
- ~ slsss.os1 - esgya11o 49,
- yoeea - - euemOng -
- q - s.sss = - : "a 3 = -
! sf.s1 .' IOWA "
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

Arapahee es1oty woo carried ~ ~
Deooessts ~ sbsUe 6sae ths1sooa
plufalsty. H. Ts1DEP 0svR neDgo'
Iscsa tsekst soeaaBs1 absse avs sbs1-
sasA vsseA Nv 0any - tAass ".
tess were fssInes 0DvsP DeVuoooenno
- ~ nea1 wlse RsDuo1DoD eaaDse
~ ~ n neDu1oeDo e1e6se Dsos1
sbs9e th1Fsseo snsonno1 vse0-Ssne.
tscauy IT, - - - vues fse Hsnsy
Wseesee ~ ODVsgDsg ~ -. n
vses fse I1sUoD ~ ODvus1ss ~ -
vuo 0a1oy - ~ 0U0ots1ooey n.
~ 01vug 0UuooD1n0 - fUDoo
~ - ~ - 0D6
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17

One of tie resslts q makine ~
pesia1ism" The issue IN ths 1ast eA3.
paign has been to bring ths nsvubal-
cans and silver Republicans together
throughout almost the whole state. II
Lake. Pueblo. We'd, Tsl1es, JsGessoa,
Gunnisoa, FreDoat asA naay sehsP
coussses The Cd fxsen1s ere woskiag
together asnia: asd geaesnlly II win
be fosna that ths SILVER neps1licass,
whea Il co0es 10 deos9nc1ag ~ army
q the Unlted 9tassa. aa1 1soas1lng
that the 1ag sAall - hao1sa 1sWn b
tie Phinpplnss, WIN - seasA ~ thses
receat De0ocsstie a1oDea.
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1Auesoas NJ, Nv. 12.-eesu, ~. :.
ogyuD - ~ - M eo6ny ~ q
keqoA yAoge ~ NJ ~ looDo1 -
C9ogogo ". G. WelOgga - ~ = r.
~ - Ugluesvuo e ~ nnooW ~ =
vee4o noseng ~
The Delta independent., 1899-11-17
a O0unes1s 1890 Uoweepe.

Chicaos. Nov. 11-The Chruaicse ~
uossOw WIN ~: John ". Osse.. VIII
liam D6enbosn, Iaasc L. Wood snd
John 1Anbest. tie heaviest seockhosd-
esv - the Americnn Stee1 and Wlre ~
tereses, have tolsed hands with 3. n.
Hartman and the 0ther memben q
tie f1aTiman-0Osld syndscase. h Q
co0psehesalve paaa q campaign,
wh1cA hAs f0e In objece the cuasueSlla-
ftso - the lee49ag trunk failways h
the Ua1ee6 0esteA.
~ aesvly 80 q tsa0c aIlIasce. ~
IT, Wee11ag tsugeAes - acsual ovnrr.
sA1p - . 1esesUeasa e0sgs 10 uuosan
tfADe rne<o lDorUto1<ae - ths hno1e.
seoeR CsO0eg1e C0001saeua - OeAUP
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At 6 o'clock, when it was dark, he
made his way to small wood near the
Argentine elevator. Evidently he
wished to find something like his ma
tive jungle.
The keeper, on the faithful white
|. horse, then rode forth, carrying q
lighted lantern. He went within a
hundred yards Of Rajah and attracted
his attention. Men wise in the ways
of elephants said that he would follow
the lantern for an indefinite time. This
turned out to be true.
Rajah's rage was somewhat abated,
but he was in no condition to be han
died. All night long he followed the
lantern In q leisurely way. Sometimes
he stopped. keeping his eye on the
lantern, and then moved on again.
Thus it was possible to lead him away
from the city. In the morning Rajah
found himself in another cornfield with
the tired keeper and the white horse.
The other circus men gathered around
and used all their cunning. Their first
plan was to build a fire around him,
in the hope that 1t would keep him
rooted to the spot with fear. They
built the fire. but it had the reverse
effect from that desired. Rajah sniff
ed at the fire, plunged through it and
started on another rampage. Civiliza-
ton had taught him familiarity with
fire. By this time the excitement in
Argentine was enormously greater
than on the previous day. Curiosity
overcame fear. Schools were empty
and the streets full. City Marshal
Lindsborg issued proclamation warn
ing the people to keep out Of the
streets while the elephant was at large.
They studiously neglected his advice.
Rajah ravaged the country around Ar
gentine. He took light meal of young
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must be told, her troubled heart found
little comfort in the thought of a meet
ing with Miss Hetherington.
At last, after long reflection, she
spoke:
II know my mother-she is my
mother-is very good; but 1t has all
been fatality since I was born, and
can hardly realize yet that we are so
close akin. All! If I had but known,
madame! II she had but told me at
the first, should never have left Scot
land, or known so much sorrow"
Miss Dove sighed in sympathetic &C.
quiescence.
1T is a sad story" she replied.
"Your mother. proud lady as she is,
has been great sinner; but she has
been terribly punished. Surely, my
child, you do not bear any anger
against her in your hearth"
"None, madame; but she is so strange
and proud. I am almost afraid of her
STILL"
"And you have other loving friends, -
continued the lady, smiling kindly,
do you remember Mr.. Sutherland"
Johnnie Sutherland" cried Mar
jorie, joyfully. "Who told you of him ?"
Himself. He is back here in Paris"
Marjorie uttered cry of delight.
"You have seen him? You have spok-
en- to him? He knows"
"He knows everything, my child; and
he is waiting below till give him the
signal to come up. Can you bear to see
him."
There was no need to ask that ques-
ton. Marjorie's flushed cheek and
sparkling eye had answered it long be-
fore. Miss Dove stole quietly from the
room, and almost Immediately reap
peared, followed by Sutherland him
self.
Marjorie! my poor Marjorie!' he
cried, selling her hands and almost
sobbing.
But who was this that Marjorie saw
approaching, through the mist of her
own joyful tears? A STOPPING figure,
leaning upon staff, turning toward
her a haggard face, and stretching out
a trembling palsied hand. 1t was Miss
Hetherington, trembling and weeping,
all the harsh lineaments softened with
the yearning of a mothers love.
'My BARN! my bairn!
ooh, mother! mother!" cried Mar
jorie; and mother and daughter chung
together, reunited in passionate en-
brace.
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trees and then amused himself by tear
ing up trolley line. At noon he was
seen just west Of the city chasing four
circus men on horseback. The ele-
plant runs with what seems like gen.
tie trot, but he really makes excellent
time. This was evident from the way
the men were going. BY o'clock in
the afternoon the circus men were all
nearly dead with fatigue. Several Of
them had tainted. The situation was
very grave. To prevent more damage
and perhaps dreadful tragedy, /. was
decided to kill Rajah. Frank Fisher
and Frank Lemen were appointed exc
cutioners. Rajah then stood near the
Argentine grain elevator and fears
were entertained that he would at
tempt to pull down this structure,
which Is the pride of the city. At
distance of about 100 feet, and with
the protection of heavy earthworks,
Fisher and Lemen poured a steady fire
into Rajah from their Winchester
rifles. Their aim was to hit him in
the soft skin behind the shoulder, but
in this they failed. Each fired about
twenty bullets. Those which struck
Rajah glanced off his skin and buried
themselves in other objects. When
the firing had gone on for some min
utes Rajah ran to the river and took
up his position on a sandbank. He
trumpeted in an ear and soul piercing
manner, sign that he was intensely
angry. Evidently some of the bullets
hurt him. The situation became grav-
er than ever. Rajab was left to
shrek for ten minutes, with nobody
as near as two hundred yards to him.
He could then have gone wheresoever
he listed. Everybody was IN terror Of
him. But gradually the trumpeting
ceased, and the great elephant sank
down into a detected attitude. Ten or
twelve bullets are heavy dose for an
elephant out of training. He was not
, disabled, but he was sore and tired.
Keeper Frank Fisher brayely seized
the opportunity. He walked quickly
up to Rajah with his ordinary small
elephant goard, stuck the hook gently
into his trunk. and led him away. Ra-
! jah went along as quietly as II he had
4 never wandered from his own circus.
! Soon he was chained, up with 300 feet
4 and more Of chain. 90 ended tho worst
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top Of the car and looked around. He
saw the man disappearing behind
row of cars, and didn't trouble to fol-
low him.
The main street of Argentine was
near at hand. Rajah dashed into it.
Men ran, women and children shrek
ed. Soon everybody was indoors and
many were down in the cellar. Rajah
did not seem bloodthirsty, but he was
excessively violent. ...
He ambled along the street and tore
up a couple of electric light poles.
Then he wrenched a hydrant out of
the pavement and hurled it through a
saloon window. A pleasing array Of
fresh vegetables caught his fancy for
a moment, and he stopped and devour-
ed the whole stock. The storekeeper
offered no objection.
At this point circus man rode past
Rajah on white horse. He was ac-
customed to follow this horse, and he
started in hot pursuit. It was just
what the circus people wanted. They
planned to lead him to a field and
have him chase this horse or some
other round and round until he grew
tired.
Rajah followed the horse until he
reached cornfield, just outside the
city. But he did not chase. He
changed his mind and went back to
the circus headquarters. The monkeys
shrieked with fear. the tigers roared,
and the lions dashed their tails as they
saw him coming. Rajah threw the
monkey-house about fifty feet and
smashed the glass front of the SER
pent's cage.
While the circus people were en-
deavoring to secure the serpents Rajah
proceeded to other business. He broke
into the hall where the acrobats prac-
tice. One woman happened to be
there, and watched him with dread
from trapeze up near the roof. ,
Rajah tried the trapezes with his
trunk and sent them smashing against
the roof. Then he put his foot through
big net, and finding himself tangled
up he tore It all to pieces.
Once more he broke out into the
open. An, old COW gazed at him re-
proachfully, and he charged on hel
and trampled her to death. Altogether
he left the circus three times within q
few hours.