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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27
MAN EATING LION.
A Monster That Killed and Devoured
FOrty-three Men.

For long time last summer there was
terror among the laborers employed on
the advance line of the Uganda railway,
a link in the celebrated Cape to Cairo
scheme of which Cecil Rhodes is the
most enthusiastic advocate. A brave
American finally slew the cause--a man
euting lion that had killed 43 men.
A pioneer corps was pushing the con-
struction into the province of Tsavo, in
BtfNsh East Africa, a tangled wilderness
in which wild beasts had roamed for cen
turies.
The engineers kept together for pro-
lection, says the New York World. Aft.
er dark they lighted huge fires and posted
sentinel armed with a rife. In the day
time whenever they wanted bit of fresh
venison they stalked in the brush for
half mile and shot a springbok or an an
telope. The woods were full of them.
A few miles behind the surveying corps
came the choppers, graders and shovel
ers. The last were native blacks. They
were faithful workers, not very strong,
but Injured to the burning rays of the sun
and able to work in midday as the whites
were not. But some strange fatality
seemed to follow them. Night after night
one of the gang Of blacks would dsnp-
pear. t Nn
The companions Of the missing men
were in terror. The whites could not un-
derstand the language, but it was evident
from the negroes actions that wild
beast was decimating their ranks.
Once arms were given several of the
less timid. but the depredations continued.
The mystery was cleared up one moon
light night when a cry was heard bysa
white overseer sleeping near the negro
camp. He sat up just in time to see a
monstrous lion vanishing into the jungle
with poor black wretch gripped be-
tween his teeth.
| Next day the camp was moved an
eighth of mile. new fires were lighted
at night, and every precaution was taken.
No lion appeared. On the following
night, about IL o'clock, the monster re-
peated his performance. His movements
could scarcely be followed by the eye,
so swift and terrible were they. From
the darkness of the dense brush came a
quavering sound, like the wind in mo-
tion, then an agonized cry, and huge
form vanished like lightning fash on
the other side of the camp.
| In less than three months in a section
only few miles long this midnight ma
rauder killed and ate 43 men.
The chief engineer sent for Mr.. Pat
terson. one of the most daring men in the
service of the government. He was
known to be one of the best three shots
in British East Africa. With him came
two representatives of the African In
land mission, one of whom, Mr.. Severn,
happened to have his camera along.
Mr.. Patterson agreed to hunt the lion.
Posting all the armed whites in such po-
sitions as to form an immense circle, he
took the trail himself. He had little to
guide him at first, but after he had gone
short distance he struck new foot
prints. leading to thick piece of under
brush. Into it he went. his trusty re-
peater ready for action. With his eyes
alert and his sporting instincts thorough
ly aroused he stepped cautiously until he
heard directly ahead OF him low. smoth
cred growl.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27
SIR REDvERs.

Sir Redvers Butler stood upon kopje fair asd
And gazed at Ladysmth across the veldt
And wiped tear from out his eye, and then hs
heaved sigh;
'Twould sure have caused an iceman's heart to
Around him stood his gallant staff with hyphenat-
cd names
And medals on their chests full two feet deep,
Who wore white dressed kid gloves upon their
hands wene'er awake
And undressed ones wheneer they went to sleep.
The buttons which they had would make bsllboy
turn quite green;
Pink weather strips we're wound around their
calves,
And most Of them wore single barreled glasses In
their eyes
(They viii insist on doing things by halves).
Sir Redvers wiped furtive tear from out his
eagle eye,
And iongngly he razed at Ladysmth.
Said he: ''some time wen eat our Sunday dinner
in that place;
Relieve me when say that amt myth.
'It seems quito strange that we who each have
seven pairs of pants
And titles which carry round In vans
And sixty feet OF choice gold braid around our
manly chests,
And white kid gloves to wear upon our hans
"shoud have to duck around and dodge lot Of
rustic Beers
Whose whiskers look like hay Of years ago,
With only one suspender-not an eyeghss In tbs
bunch;
It surely is most horrid, dontcherknow.
"we'ye often thought we'd eat our Sunday dinner
there before,
But Dom Paul Kruger does not think It beat,
And surely 'twonld bs very impolits and very
rude
II we did not aceede to his request.
''Perhaps he'll realize how uukind his sctiens
really are
And let US eat our Sunday dinner there.
Until he does we'll wander round ane so and
shoot the shoots;
Wen now return to camp and comb cur hair"
Porter E. Brown In Boston Glcbe.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27
An Editors Lilo Saved by Chamberlain's
Couqh Remedy.

During the early part of October,
1896, l contracted bad cold which
settled on my lungs and was neglected
until / feared that consumption had
appeared in an incipient state. was
constantly coughing and trying to ex-
pei something which l could not.
became alarmed and after giving the
local doctor trial, bought a bottle Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and the
result was immediate Improvement,
and after had used three bottles my
lungs were restored TO their healthy
state. b. S. Edwards, publisher of
The Review, Wyant, Ill. For sale by
all druggists. Il. Schumacher & Co.,
wholesale agents.
J. j. Marquis, piano tuner, will re-
turn to Akron about April 20.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27

There are now loud cries to tie effect
that Crispi should be put on trisl as a
member of the Mafa-that il to say, as
member of criminal organisation for
hidden by law--and definite charges ara
about to be brought against him In oSn.
nection with the matter.
The Malta is not purely political or
ganizSton, nor yet criminal one; II has
no paid officers, no definite committees,
no elected chiefs. But what It has lis a
system somewhat akin to that Of Free
masonry without its formalities, by
means Of which a member can attain
certain position of eminence above his
fellows by seniority or deeds accounted
useful to the community.
In each town there is perbon mutual
ly recognized as the intermediary BEL
tween the masses and thp higher powers,
who in important cases advises what
methods are to be pursued, whereas In
minor cases each member uses hs own
discretion. knowing full well that ne WILL
should occasion arise, receive assistanccl
from headquarters. Where those head!
quarters are now no one but the ennis
sary in each town knows. They may be
at Palermo one day and 100 miles away
the next.
In word, the power of the Malta per-
meates the whole Of Sicilian society. 1t
is necessary here to follow the history Of
the Malta from its birth so as to fully ex-
plain it's evolution from a purely national
defensive movement to its present advo-
cacy of crime. The Siclians have always
been opposed to arbitrary government,
fighting in turn against the armed forces
of the Arabs, the Normans, the French,
the Spanish and, last of all, the Bour-
bons. Thus for centuries they have been
opposed to definite form of government.
and there has grown up among them
defensive instinct which has eliminated
in the formation of a society to protect
their interests against all constitutional
authority.
They were unable in days gone by to
fight their foreign masters In the open
field and so resorted to thievings. assas-
sinations and acts of vengeance. This
has been going on for more than l.0OO
years. with the result that theft among
Sicilians became a clever feat and MUIR
der, especially if the victim were for
eigner, an honored deed. When they
had, as time Went on, no foreign masters
to murder, the baser sort of Sicilians be-
gan to pillage and murder their fellow
countrymen, who, assisted by the au-
thorities endeavored to punish the evil
doers, with the result that all the crimi-
nails in the land formed themselves into
secret society for mutual protection.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27
NEW FIRM.
ZengIer Bros. of Ravenna
Will Locate Here.
Mr.. M. D. Brouse viii Embark In the
Wall Paper Business.

Zcngler Bros, Of Ravenna, the best
known dry goods firm at the Portage
County capital, have leased the room
in the 1. o. O. +. temple occupied at
present by NJ. ID. Brouse. The new
firm will purchase the unsold stock OF
Mr.. Brouse, and will add large line
of new dry goods and notions
Messrs. Iengler obtain possession of
the room March !, and their new stool;
will undoubtedly be in, shortly thereaf-
ter. Tho gentlemen already have a
well equipped store in Ravenna, which
has been built up by honesty and fair
dealing.
Mr.. NJ. D. Brouse, who for n number
Of years has conducted first class
store in the Tcmple, will devote his
entire time and attention to the wall.
paper trade. His snlesrooms will be
located in Zcngler Bros store and fol
the spring trade, he VIII carry the larg
est line ever shown In Akron.
Mr.. Brouse has enjoyed an excellent
trade heretofore in this line, and he
believes that there is an opening in this
city for the business. BY disposing
of his dry goods interests he will be
better prepared to serve his patrons in
this especial II e.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27
A Jury with an Appetite.

A Billville citizen who happened to
get on a locked up jury addressed the
following note to the judge:
1--WE. the jury. bein hungry aehocked
up eight hours without eatln, which
has been our regular habit sence we
knowed ourselves, respectfully find
ourselves guilty of wantin to eat an
recommend that our sentence of I'm
prisonment be commuted to the liberty
of 12 square meals, a-throwin of our.
selves on the mercy of the court fer
them same, after which we hope to
find the defendant gullty."-Atlanta
Constitution
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27
HAPPY WOMEN.
Plenty OF Them In Akron
and They Have Good
Reason For 1t.

Wouldn't any woman be happy,
After years Of backache suffering,
Days of misery, nights of unrest,
The distress of urinary troubles,
She finds relief and cure!
No reason why any Akron reader
Should suffer in the face of evidence
like this:
Mrs. q. Gurney of 302 North Maple
ST., says: Il had trouble with my kid
neys and learning about Doans kid,
ncy Pills / procured them from Lam.
parter &; Co.'S drug store, took course
of the treatment and was benefited
in every way, The aching In the
back of my head, severe backnche,
especially mornings, and the languor
and depression which weighed me
down We're all banshed, and | could
perform my household duties with
pleasure"
Price 30 cents per box, for sale by
ali dealers. Foster Milburn Co, Buf.
fnlo, y. y, sole agent Z for the L, ),
Remember the name, Doan's, and
tako no substitute. fs
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27

The Italian government Is about to
make determined effort to stamp out
the deadly Malta. 1t is task that viii
Italian correspondent of the Philadel'
phia Times, as the Malta is the most
powerful secret band in the world, head
ed, it is said, by Crispi, the ex-premier
of Italy. This revelation was brought
about at recent investigation into the
murder of the Marquis Notarbartoio,
minister of the interior, which was one Of
the boldest ever committed by the Mafia.
NJ. Notarbartolo was appointed by the
minister of the interior to inquire into
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27

In an instant he had dropped on one
knee and brought his rifle to his shoulder.
The next moment was exciting, There
came a cracking of dry branches, but his
nerves were never steadier. Quick as
thought be aimed straight at the spot,
his eye deciphering the outlines Of what
seemed at first panther.
Next moment, bang! went the gun.
With hunters instinct Mr.. Patter-
son fred second shot few inches low
er. third one higher and then sprang
aside, to be out of harms way IL the
beast had lenped. But the smoke cleared,
and the tremendous beast was seen
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27
Approving.

Yes" said Farmer Corntassel, '1et
Josh go right ahed playin golf. |
reckon it'll do him good"
you said you thought 1t was a
waste Of time yesterday" said his
wife.
"I've changed my mind. II he keeps
on practicln with them sticks n few
years mebbe there won't be so much
danger Of cuttin, hisself when he tries
to han'le a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27

The G and f teams of the Kirkwood
club bowled two games last night,
each winning one. The individual
scores follows:
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27
To GET Revenge.

~ hate him" she exclaimed. II
would do anything l could to make
him miserable"
Then. why don't you marry himY
asked her dearest friend sweetly.-Chi.
cago Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27
How to Settle Dispute a
Question.
Harry Weldon Has Slight
Chance of Recovery.
Mccoy Follows Other PugiIists--
Sporting News.

The last game in contest between the
Kirkwoods and Eurckas, for the cham
pionship of the city, VIII be played
Wednesday night.
The Kiriwoods have such a lead that
they are sure to win by a large mar
gin. They will not nave an undisput-
ed title to the championship, however,
which claim superiority over the win
ners.
Just how TO settle the dispute is u
question. All efforts to arrange SER
les of games, to include all the clubs
has failed. The Wirkwoods claim that
the other club have wanted to name
all the conditions to govern the series
1t is said that another effort will be
made to arrange n series that will end
the long standing question as to where
the title should CO..
KING ARRESTED.
Jack King, the former trainer of Art
Simms, was arrested in Cleveland
Monday on n charge of intoxication.
At one time King was promising mid
dle-weight.
LAST WEEK.
The last week of the Howard St.
tournament opened Monday night with
a game between the Buchtel College
boys and the Crown team. The latter
team had the better of the argument
by 80 pins. The score STOOD
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27

prone, quivering in the last agonies.
He proved to be man eater, one of
the largest eyer seen in Africa, measur-
ing ten feet from nose to TAIL His pow
erful forearm might have crushed bull
lock to pulp. The pantherlike appear
nnce of the head was due to the absence
Of name, this species not having any.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27

BERRODIN'S ALLEY.
Tournament mt Rerrodin's Monday
night. Puritan and Columbia clubs.
Scores Puritan, 662; Columbia, 657.
Individual scores:
Dipitau-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27

Be good to yourself and good to
your friends. When you treat
friend to whiskey, give him the best
Harper whiskey Is the beverage for
your friends and for you. Sold by
WM. WASHER,
IA South Howard ST.,
Akron, D.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-28
ICE COMPANY TRIAL.
Miyor Van Wick il tor-Case ADJOURNED
Until thursday.

New York, May 27-Mayor Van
Wyck was again in court. Saturday, in
answer to a subpoena issued in relation
to the affairs If the American Ice Co.
This time he was before Justice cay
nor. in Brooklyn, To acknowledge MS
connection with the company ana 10
answer the charge that it has received
special privileges from the city
The fact that he was to appear are"
Il large crowd to the court room at an
early hour. The mayor. his brother
Augustus Van Wyck, and John r. Cat-
roll. walked into the court ROOM ~
1915 o'clock, followed by a tnrohs'
Seats we've provided fer them INSIDE l'e
rail and the mayor and his brother
without delay entered into an earnest
conversation Mr.. Carroll took seat
directly behind them.
A few minutes later. the court was
crowded to the doors. Peter Meyer Il
Sergeant Cram and Charles W. Mu'-
phy came III soan after. and close r.
hind them came Charles w. Morse'
president of the ice company. ana 'oi'i
d. Schoomaker. the vice presiueh''
After some discussion the case We" ao
adjourned, until next Thursday al IV'''
O'Clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-28
MRS. JULIA WARD HOWE
Celebrates 81st Birthday Anniversary-De-
liaht.u! Reception. Saturday. at Boston.

Boston. Mass. May -. Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, the leader among women,
philanthropist, writer and poet. the
author Of The Battle Hymn of the
Republic" today, celebrates the Slst
anniversary of her birth.
The New England Woman's Club
honored it's president in almost regal
STYLE at the Vendome, yesterday, by
giving her a birthday reception and
luncheon Nearly 500 prominent socl-
,ty women were present, and the par
I,rs were filled, many distinguished
guests being invited also to do honor
to Mrs. Howe.
From 1890 to 1 the reception was
held. At / o'clock the members ana
quests proceeded to the banquet hall,
where luncheon was served and here
the floral decorations were exquisite.
Mrs. Howe occupied the seat Of honor,
presiding with much grace. and on Ell
thcr side Of her were Mrs. Ednah d.
Cheney, a life long friend. and Col
Thomas w. and Mrs. Higginson.
Rev. Charles G. Ames gave the bless
ing, and after luncheon Mrs. Ednah ID.
Cheney intoduced the president in COM
plimentary terms, saying: while we
are celebrating the birthday Of our
queen today, our cousins over the sea
are celebrating the birthday Of their
queen. but our queen reigns in the New
Englands Womens Club, just as Vic
toria does over her people across the
ocean. She has won our love and es-
TEEN by her womanly qualities"
Mrs. Cheney then turned over the
gavcl to Mrs. Howe, who presided
throughout the exercises without being
the least fatigued. She made a gra-
cious though brief address, during
which she was applauded again and
again.
Congratulatory remarks were made
by Col. Higginson, Mrs. Helen Bright
| Clark, Mr.. VIM. Clark, Miss Hazard
Miss Susan 3. Anthony and Mrs. Mary
| A. Livermore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

kinley Mack won the Brooklyn handi-
cap at GraVesend saturday. Kaffaello.
the favorite, second; Herbert, third. Time,
us. Track heavy.
Keith block in Campello Mass, was
totally destroyed by fire. sunday after
noon, causing \ lnsS NJ s., 900 u $4,000.
The origin Of the fire j. unknown.
The Grand Prix du Jockey club. which
was run at Paris sunday, was Won by
Raron RoLers bay colt La Morinicu. NJ.
tomte DE BerteuX lvoire, third. NJ.
Gaston-Dreyfus' Scion. ridden by Tod
Sloan, was fourth. Thirteen ran.
Pennsylvania won the intercollegiate
York, Saturday The work Of kracnz-
lein Of Pennsylvania. was phenomenal. he
qualifying in four events; Friday, and
final score: Pennsylvania 50; Princeton.
25; Yale. 201s; Harvard, II; Syracuse, 10;
California. 5; Cornell. ~: Williams. 8;
New York University, >; Brown 3; Co
lumbia. >; Georgetown. ,; Bowdoin, |.
In a row in an Italian boarding house
on Coleman street. in the suburbs Of
New London, Ct. shortly before |
o'clock. Monday morning, Robert
Riconi was hot and killed ana his sup
posed murderer. Franco BiancO. is dy-
ing from several severe stabs with a
stilletto
Returns received by the canvassing
board of the International Typograph-
zeal Union indicate now that Donnelly
is defeated by Lynch for president by
from 1000 to 5000 votes. For first vice
president. the returns are received are
not sufficient to decide the result. so
close is the race between Hayes and
Hawkes..
Actual developments in connection
with the failure of Price, Mccormick &
Co.. at New York. Saturday, We're
meagre, although report was current
that the liabilities We're more nearly
SIG ZOO, 900 than $3.50 600 No one haz-
ards a guess at the assets, though the
feeling in Wall street is that if the
house pays so cents on the dollar it will
do well.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-28
THE B0ER ENJOYS
Will Visit Boston, May 81. and Then Some Of
Larger Cities.

Washington. May 27.-The Boer ENJOYS
EXPECT to leave here. Tuesday for Bos-
ton to attend a reception there. Thurs
dav From Boston they will proceed
West for Chicago, where they are to be,
June ana 6. stopping en- route at CleVe-
land or Buffalo They will be in st. Paul
June l. and in Philadelphia, June -.
Other intermediate cities may be includ-
ed in their stopping places but as TO these
The uelegates may or may not return to
Washington after their visit TO Philadel-
phia: that will depend entirely upon CIR
cumstances which may hereafter develop
Certain contingencies, they explain, may
make it impossible to return here, IN
which case they will go to Europe.
The ENJOYS have received invitations
from over $50 cities and municipalities
and regret that their time is so limited
ready planned. a friend of DR.. Fischer
in the Orange Free State has sent him
a copy Of a military order which mas
caused him considerable personal con-
Germ.
Military orders have gone out from the
British comman derS that wood may pc
cut from farms which will destroy their
beauty and value. DIR. Fischer says TINS
order has been issued despite the fact
that there is ample other material in the
neighborhood to draw from. His wood
land reservation was entirely for orlla-
mental purposes.
DR.. Fischer, tonight, exhibited to seycal
interested spectators specimen dumduin
and explosive bullets which he says had
been taken from the English after inc
battle of Spion kop. lie took occasion III
this connection to point out how rldlcu-
lous. as he asserts, was the charge that