The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-15
BECAME HUNGRY
and missed BEAR.
Presidents Good Luck Has
Deserted Him.
ONE LEAN BRUIN SLAIN
Negro Guide Killed Him While the
President Was at Lunch.
PARTY HAD EXCITING CHASE.
Had the Mighty Hunter Remained
Where Collier Stationed Him He
Would Have Had Chance
to Use His Winchester.
The Bear Fought Hard
for His Life.
Negro Guide Killed Hin While the
President Was at Lunch.
PARTY HAD EXCITING CHASE.
(By Associated Press.)

SMEDEs. MISS, November ia lean
black bear, which weighs 2So pounds, is
hanging up at the PRESIDENTS camp on
the Little SunnoWer, but to the regret or
the entire party, the rst trphy OF the
hunt did not fall to the PRESIDENTS Nin-
chester.
The bears trail was struck by the
q hounds soon after the party started this
morning. The members of the party. ex-
cent the President, Mr.. Foote. Mr.. Parker
and Hoke Collier. had been stationed at
the various crossings. and as soon as the
dogs gave tongue, the President and his
guides plunged through the dense under.
brush in pursuit.
Within a few minutes the dogs showed
the dierectlon the quarry was taking, ana
Hoke Collier, with the instinct OF an ola
bear hunter. Immediately made up MS
mind where the animal would come out.
TO save the President needless hard rid
ing through the brush, he directed Mr..
Foote to take the President along the
trail to a certain cut off. This was done.
and the President and A1r. Fonte rode
to the assigned station. On their way
several swamp deer were jumped up. hut
no effort was made to get shot AT
them Then for several hours the Pres
ident and Mr. Foote waited.
The trail of the bear carried the yelp-
ing hounds out of hearing. and shortly
after noon Mr.. Foote abandoned hope
that the quarry would come back their
way and he and the President returned
to camp for lunch.
Had they remained, the President would
have had a shot, as me bear, with the
pack at its heels, crossed at almost the
exact spot which Hol:e had indicated.
KILLED WITH KNIFE.
About a mile beyond this point. bruin.
tired with his long race ran into water
hole and turned upon the dogs. They
were all over him in an instant The poor
beast was too exhausted to make much
Of a fight, but he grabbed one of the
hounds by the neck and crushed It
through its spine, killing 1t instantly. AS
the bear was making swipe with his
paw at another dog. Hike Collier jumped
from his horse and clutching his rifle,
knocked the bear over with a blow on
the head Then he blew his horn as the
signal that the bear had been brought to
bay. messengers were sent to camp Tor
the President, and Hoke tied the bear to
a tree. Put it out Of It's misery said
the President to Mr.. Foote. and the lat
ter killed it with his knife.
HOKE DISAPPOINTED.
The Associated Press CORES pondent ar
the bear slung across his shoulders, de
scended the river bank.
IF the Colonel had stayed where I
put him. said the aggrieved Hol1e. che
would ere done got this yere onea'
Mr. Fish and Mr.. Parker also returned
to camp. but at dark when the Associa- :
ted Press left. there was no sign Of tho
President, and some anxiety was ex-
pressed lest the President in his anxiety
would get too far away, and be forced
to sleep on the trail
WE'LL LOCATED.
The camp! is admirably located under
some big oaks on the edge of the Sun
flower. The brush has been cleared away
and three sleeping tents and one cook
tent have been put up. The Presidents
tent contains four cots, which We're oc-
curied last night by himself. Ir. Fish
Mr.. Dickinson and Secretary Cortelyou This
negroes slept on blankets under an open
tent fly. None of the small army OF news
paper men and photographers who fol
lowed the President here succeeded in
reaching camp to-day. The only newspa-
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