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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-08-05

rifles TO the spot whence II came.
what sight met our eyes! There was
Forget" holding on to a bush with
both his hands while one of the young
lions had hold OF his foot pulling as
hard as he could In the opposite direc.
ton. Although blood was streaming
from the lions jaws. all OF us laughed.
Things went from bad to worse. when
particular friend Of "Forget's" got
hold OF the lions tail and helped
things by pulling 1t. Up to this time
tbs young lion was only eating For.
gets" foot IN friendly way and
seemed to enjoy the fact that we all
stood around and looked on. AS we
had often done at feeding time.
AS soon as the lions tail was
tugged Il turned on its tormentor with
roar and struck him down with its
paw. Forget" jumped up. drew his
knife, and thrust 1t into the animals
| side, killing Il instantly. The poor ma
tive's foot was indeed badly chewed
Forget" said, after his foot had
been dressed. you were friend of
the young lions. Why did you kill
| it?"
"Baas." he answered, ut is too
much 10 expect me to continue the
friendship b. feeding the lion with
my own foot"
J found out later that Forget iiv-
ing up 10 his reputation. had forgot
ten to feed the cubs. and, one getting
very hungry. and no doubt thinking II
made no difference. started TO eat its
foster fathers foot while he was
asleep. The other cub got very quar-
relsome after 1t lost It's brother. l sold
I, to an agent OF the Antwerp Zoolog-
ical Gardens. where It Is believe to
this day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-08-05
SHIP BACK AFTER
PER|L0US VOYAGE
COMET RETURNS TO BROOKLYN
WITH TALES OF sHlPWKecK
AND WILD JuNoLES.
HARD AND FAST ON ROCKS
While Part Of Crew Sought Help on
Land Remainder Stayed TIL Res
cusd Vessel 10 Finally
FIoated.

New York.--Closing a three years
voyage, which threatened to end with
leaving the ship Comets bones to
bleach on the rocks Of Banka Island,
Capt. Davis berthed his vessel In
South Brooklyn and is discharging the
miscellaneous cargo of Chinese goods
slowed beneath her matches. The
Comet left Philadelphia In July, 1905.
for Kobe, Japan, with a cargo OF case
oil. After several trips back and
forth between Kobe and San Fran
cisco the ship loaded at Singapore for
New York and sailed just before
Christmas.
Everything went well until Dec. 26.
when squally weather was encoun-
tered For two days the ship pound
ed along through lumpy sea, and
she was finally stranded hard and
fast on the rocks.
After an examination Of the vessel
and ascertaining the ships situation.
Capt. Davis decided to send life
boat for help. First Mate Charles
Hayward and four men volunteered
for the venture. Provided with food.
compasses. spare sails and the ships
chart, on which were marked all the
data of the voyage. the lifeboat was
lowered away and the crew laid
course for Java.
Later events showed that, caught
in strong currents, the ship had drift
ed from her course and had been
drawn into a narrow channel between
three islands where the swift current
had dashed her on the rocks. The
lifeboat made good weather of 1t. and
just before daybreak the sound of
heavy surf betokened near approach
of land. Hayward spread the ships
chart out on the stern thwart, and
by the light of ships lantern tried to
make out his position. Just then a
swift current caught the boat, swing.
ing 1t in shore and head-on to the
heavy rolling surf. The boat, tossed
about like CHIP. was swsmped.
The mate ard one man who was
astern were washed overheard. The
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-08-05
A Grand Sight at a WaterhoIe.

II was a long wait and I was almost
asleep. half dreaming. when the gen.
tie touch of the shikaree brought me
back to business. He pointed across
the vlei. There was a slight noise. A
second or two later the broad horns of
buffalo bull showed through the
leaves, and then came a COW with
calf. They came to the water and
drank. did not shoot, as | wanted
one OF the smaller antelopes. A little
later. as though by signal. eland, wa
terbuck, koodoo. duiker, wildebeest,
blue wildebeest, reedbuck, impala.
blesbok, oribi, giraffe. and dozens OF
other animals too numerous to men,
tion came down To the vlei.
1t was a grand scene; all these
graceful animals, as beautiful as
though they had stepped out OF a book
Of fairy tales. mingling In perfect
friendship. There was not quarrel
among them. The bigeyed, aristo-
cratic-looking pookoo rubbed horns
with the stately lechwe as they put
their clean, glistening noses into the
cool, inviting water. was lost in ad.
miration. hated to disturb the beau.
tiful scene by a shot.
All at once. like an arrow from the
tree above shot the form OF a leopard
onto the back OF buffalo calf. In a
fash there was wild stampede. All
ran but the buffalo cow, the mother OF
the calf. When the calf was struck II
fell either dead or unconscious. and
the snarling leopard stood over its
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-08-05

No Attention Was Paid to the Signals.
two men forward leaped out, and all
four managed to fight their way to-
the beach. The lifeboat, battered and
ruined, was dashed up on the rocky
beach. and the men managed to save
some spare sails, the ships compass
and the oars. With the oars and can
vas they struck up shelter tent.
under which they huddled until day
light
Chilled and bruised with their fight
In the surf, the men were In despair
when the daylight showed a seeming
ly impentrable swampy jungle stretch
Ing inland in every direction. The
mate and one of the crew, a Dutch
man. started out to explore, and after
forcing their way inland for a mile
or two found a native shack inhabited
by Chinaman who could talk a little
Dutch. Under his guidance the four
men made their way ten miles through
the jungle to small settlement at a
Chinese tin mine. from which a mar
row gauge railway took them to Bin
jo Here they were able to telegraph
to Java and thence to Singapore for
help.
Meanwhile those on the stranded
ship were in suspense. Frequently the
smoke of passing steamships was
seen. and efforts made to attract at
tention of those on board, but no at
tention was paid to the signals.
Rockets sent up at night met no re-
sponse.
Finally. on the sixth day tug from
Singapore came to their aid. After
several hours pulling and hauling her
captain declared he could not drag
the ship or The tug was sent to
Blinjo to take of the mate and his
crew. with instructions to telegraph
to Singapore for more help.
Hayward. the mate, insisted on the
tug going back to the ship and making
another try to pull her OF. This was
done. and after .wenty-four hours
hard pullirs the big vessel was finally
aoated. She proceeded to Singapore
for repairs. finally sailing from there
q second time Jan. 12 for New York.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-08-05
The Giraffe - Awkward and
Harmless.

II Is peculiar that such savage
brutes as leopards and cheetahs are
marked much like the giraffe, the
most awkward and harmless animal
In Africa. At one time the giraffe
was common down as far as Cape
Town, but now 1t is found no farther
south than the Transvaal. Gradually
II is being driven into the intey.or
The giraffe makes It's home In the
desert country. being able to go for
long periods without drinking There
are large herds on the Kalahari des-
ert, where they are practically safe
from the hunters rife. Giraffes are
also very common In the country to
which Mr.. Roosevelt Is going. They
are easy hunting. Before the passage
Of the game protection laws | have
seen one party bring down 20 giraffes
In day.
II is easy to form an idea of the
giraffe's awkwardness when you take
into consideration that the animal is
from Is to 20 feet high, measuring
from the ground to its head, and 1t Is
mostly legs and neck. the legs being
longer .han the neck When a giraffe
drinks 1t must spread its legs out an
an angle of about 80 degrees to lower
Its body sufficiently to reach the wa
ter.
The favorite method Of the Beers In
hunting the giraffe is to ride 1t down
on horseback. This affords great sport
and good horse will overtake one OF
these animals after long chase. The
giraffe presents a peculiar spectacle
when 1t is running The body seems
to gain on the head. which waves to
and fro and is jerked into position at
every second step. Mr.. Roosevelt will
have to depend solely on shooting for
his giraffe sport, as the country he
will visit in is not favorable to Lorse
hunting.
A source OF amusement to the aver.
age European sportsman who visits
East Africa is hunting the wart hog.
Although the Africander does not care
about hunting this animal the Euro.
pean seems to delight in 1t, perhaps
on account of the animals feroclous
and ugly appearance. II is armed with
a pair of formidable tusks which Il
can use with great effect on either
horse or man when 1t is coinered. I
have seen a native gored so badly by
one that he died in an hour.
Each African colony has game laws
based on the prevalence or scarcity of
certain species of animals. Where
Mr.. Roosevelt Is going to hunt 1t costs
$3.50 for huntsman's license This
license under the British East Afri-
can game laws gives the following
privileges:
Each white man-rifle hunter-that
hunts in East Africa, is allowed to kill
two of each of the following animals.
Elephants (tusks weighing not less
than 60 pounds, rhinoceri. hippopot-
ami, zebra, oryx, callotis oryx bestia,
koodoo, topi. Neumann's hartebeest.
colobus and other fur monkeys, aard.
varks, cheetahs. aardwolf, marabout
and egret One Of each of the fol.
owing: Buffalo, eland, sable. antelope.
roam antelope and bongo. Ten OF
each of the following: Topi, Grants
azelle, Thompson's gazelle. Jackson's
hartebeest. impala, reedbuck. duiker.
Slipsprirger. steinbuck. waterbuck.
wildebeest. Coke's hartebeest. bush
buck. paa. lesser koodoo, and the
yerenuk.
Copyright iss. by Benz. B. Hampton,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-08-05
The
Capture of
LeopardS
and Smaller
Game
BY Capt. Fritz Duquesne

JST as one can tell
when a rhinoceros
Is near by observing
the little rhinoceros
birds that follow II
60 feed on It's lice,
so 1t is easy to tell
the vicinity of large
carnivora by the
vultures that hover
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-08-05
The Cheetah and Van Keenan,.

The weld was spotted with car
casses. and here and there an animal
struggled in pain from a cruel. dis
abling wound. The hundreds of ma
tives with the expedition poured over
the weld and commenced skinning.
The scientists took measurements and
photographs, and by night the hides
were all in camp.
When the bugle blew at meal time
van Reenan was missing. ques-
toned the natives. but none had any
news of him. We lit huge fires to
guide him to the camp. There was no
possibility of his being lost, for he was
Boer and knew the weld like Kaf-
fir. All night we expected him to turn
up at the camp. The lions and leop-
ards roared. the hyenas laughed.
jackals snarled and thousand dis
NAL howls made night fiendish, as the
animals fought over the carcasses left
after our hunt.
Daylight broke on a disappointed
camp and at once searching parties
were formed to find the missing hun
ter. made for the spot where I had
seen the giraffes before the hunt,
knowing that van Reenan had gone
in that direction to get a shot at
them. After getting to the place and
searching a little ! discovered the
body of my friend with dead chee-
tab across It, OF course, l can only
guess what happened.
l examined his rifle and found only
one cartridge expended from the mag
aziDe. There was a wound in the
cheetah's breast. The animal had been
wounded at close quarters evidently.
ana had sprung on its aggressor be-
fore he could get In another shot.
Poor van Reenan was frightfully
chewed. The cheetah had died in the
act of killing him. one Of the many dou-
bic tragedies that illustrate the dan
gers of hunting on the Dark Contin.
CY.t
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-08-05

good range and then opened hre. The
din was frightful. the thunder Of the
hoofs. the swirling dust. the rhythmic
bang OF the many rifles, and the
whistling of stray bullets made veri-
table battle scene. One after anoth-
er we picked out our living targets
and down they went. the stampcding
mass of life behind falling over them
In a struggling confusion.
At last the tail end OF the herds
galloped past, leaving few wound.
ed stragglers enveloped In the dust
burdened air. We gave our burning
rifles rest, wiped the CRIME from
our faces and surveyed the results Of
our bloody attack.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-08-05

ally about. and longlegged crane
opposite us arranged Its plumage as
II admired its graceful lines in the re-
fecting pool.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-22

ii. y - - i - d !. A.ada -a.enr ID
- ~ - Il l. .aa.nos de A!erro

sa I. aaaa oorra II travt4 de IL hcada obseur lld
.ud uooo u uuebade la4 eaminos de hierro
0euqau 3 eleb. .n.~ Eoaeeue IA dgna loa 4
Imy,4 Il. Che.. NsH haquet. d,ta con ~u
pa6o5a y ~ sst..e ~ mugs. ~ artIlero habra pr
Ie..de "a atre a.s tcntlado eonlorae
@s u,ao aaatoal o. ar: nero coupaHera s.. inere-
aa r.ta .a.n...io. en- ezeto. mistress
'Kols ...s Fl, r.ao a..ni1-1tr Ia cspo~l de Lg
J. 4a.t1 81. i-5o. anlslft
nano o-ear 4ue 4 eats di~ta mucho de n inura dI
raso
II ma bueue madre Nos- oice-sc neceS'tabs pa
ia dar eon Ia uadre DC mi George.
-Esto derende senora,-contesa mistrCs. Baquet-
que conieo ia sdo scmprc mas franco que 10" de
mas 3 eaaado una tarde lie o decir m' Woolwich q'I
entire todos su- pIsamentos habra otro que mas e
conso qc 4 de- haber pusto arruga en- la fren-
r. dc m ualra . coraz6n dio que aqud dia os Ia
ba vo tndo noeas vueStTas, pues otras veces ie o.
decir ,lue no =. habia portado hien con
ttf IA. s, ei.if--oNeaIna mistress Roun"- pro
rr,,npieldo ~ antono paado nora qUe no le haa
berle.lo RE- ha ourido sieinpre tanic, tan bueno
IN. Il. a .e a-defe aveuttrra. hizo soldado c>
.r,,o ~esdr 10 ms esorib9 asi me consa, s''lora
. yerdo -uc uo alcanlala "a charrctera creyo de-
l,.l, no oui,c avergonzarnos. An va de pequeno
,en.a cora zhn - leon
Ia rnan- Ia ancana tiemblan manffsiando la emo
% do g, rerho al referir cusn amabe alegrc decidor
era Georges dice que todos los Chesney Wdd lie queran
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-22
SE VENDE

eli poblado de Hucares Jurisdiction de NaguaDo.
hemoso predio aprpoo para soares que mde
mil cuadrados ventaosamente stuado
la calle Espaa ene al del cua recibe saudabes
brisas
haanse enclavadas tres de made
de herro gavanzado adecuadas vven
da para esabecimento mercan ya paaipeonae
algibe de mamposter ia.
Quien sinerese la adqusc6n de dichas fncas, puede
dirigirse
Sucrs de NJ LOmba i Co.
San Iuan PR.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-22
NCTNClAS

Nos e,scriben de Manati nAaDifestan-
d.nos que ~ ha acordado eeiebrsr en-
Ia primera quineena de JUNO, Ia insu-
guraei6n del Casino Puertorriqueiio.
ss aPs1 pueblo, con m espleHhdo
y slntuoso halle de sociedad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-22

~ ha concedido una liociela Ior la
oficina del attorney general al sciios
Manuel NJ. Martinez. emploado de Ia
Corte dc Distrito de Arecibo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-22

-. encuentra IN a~ta capital y. Gm
ucrmo Cabrera. hiio del conocido ha-
cmda,o h. cana don Carlos Cabrera,
d. Ponce. Fl solior Cabrera s. propomr
cmbarcar para Espaha en- el vapor ek-
paTiOl 3" MonSTrat
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-22

Sc ha dado Ia correspondence or,lell
para el ingrcso en- el Manicomie DC F.
licita Medina llilario Balero Corchado,
docaradoS loco5 pcligroaos por IA Corte
de DiStrto dc Arecibo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-22

Actualmentc Il Ayuntamicnto dc
Ponce esstnIdia Ia formation del Pry<al-
puesto que ha d. r-glr en cI am c,-o-
n5mico de 1909 4 1910.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-22

III corresponsal de Fajardo, eomunica
que un pcrro propiedad del jucz dc Paz
de aquel pueblo, en nm ratio de NAL hu-
NOR So pcrmiti6 mordcr la sirvienta
Juana Mesa Y 10 malo del caso -. que
diccn que FL pcrro cstaba atacado de hi.
drofObia. -
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
UNCLE SAM ASKED TO HELP
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD VICTIMS
Representative Wallace AAks ApprO-
%priatiOn of $4,000 for COnstruc-
ton of Highlands.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The construc-
ton OF fifty experimental grounds on which
the people living along the banks of the
Mississippi river may take refuge to-
gether with their live stock during sea-
sons of flood is the proposal that Repre-
sentative Wallace is preparing to urge upon
congress. He has introduced a bill for tho
appropriation Of 5000 for this purpose.
THE government has constructed levees
along the Mississippi river explained Mr..
Wallace today, from the mouth Of the
Ohio to the head of the passes, sometimes
fifteen miles back from the river. Be
tween the levees and the river are more
than 100000 acres OF valuable farming
land. As a result of the levee building
policy OF the government the lives and
property OF the inhabitants on the LOO 900
acres Of land are threatened every time
there is a flood. The levees tend to pack
the water up over the land. The abo-
riginees constructed mounds along the, river
on which they might take refuge and, I
believe, that, owing TO the policy OF the
government. long since adopted, II ought
to construct new mounds for the present
inhabitants"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

January, 1909, to July, 1907, and was in and
out Of town after the latter date. He was
for most of that time engaged in the pas
time OF impersonation more than any other
one thing, but not criminal lmpersonation-
impersonation for the entertainment Of the
public. One of his chief stunts was tsking
Oft Billy Nye. lie managed TO ingratlate
himself into the confidence of many people,
most Of whom later discovered their mis-
take.
MIR. Stckney picked him up and put him
in the railroad business. in the city office
OF the Great Western and when he ter
minated his services there Il was at the
request OF the company, which had found
out that other men we're more satisfactory
custodians OF funds.
Dunlop's present situation is no surprise
To Omaha people; in fact il has been antic-
ipated for months. II has been generally
known here that he was in serious trouble
in Colorado. One OF his tricks has been
to falsely represent himself as a cousin OF
w. J. Bryan.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
ROOSEVELT At PORT SAID
Former President and Party Arrive
on Steamer Admiral.
GUEST OF CANAL OFFICIALS
Message sent 90 Americas People
Abcut GOOD work of Their
Fellow Co~sntrymen AZ
Mcssina.

PORT SAID. April lo.-The steamship,
Admiral. bearing ex-President Theodore
Roosevelt and party. entered the Suez
canal enroute to Mombase at $40 o'clock
this morning.
Excellent weather prevailed during the
three days voyage from Messina TO the
Port and the trip was uneventful. Mr..
Roosevelt and all the members OF his
party are well.
Mr.. Roosevelt has given out for publica-
ton the following statement regarding the
existing situation at Messina, which city
he visited Tuesday OF this week:
There is no sadder sight than the
dreadful desolstion OF Messina, and words
cannot describe Il. II seems that there are
stili 1000 bodies burleH in the ruins.
The American people do not realize the
labors of the relief performed by Lloyd
Grlscom, the American ambassador; Com
mander Belknap, the naval attache at
Rene, and the men Of the gunboat, Scor-
pior, under Lieutenants Buchanan and
Wilcox, as we'll as by Winthrop Chanler
and the other members Of the volunteer
committee.
II was especially struck by the eff
cheney. good humor and all around power
shown by the enlisted men,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
Takes Revenge on
Enemy's Brother
Unable to Find Man that He Hated
Italian Kills the Next
of Kin.

ST LOUIS, April o-Unable to find Louis
Macaluso, against whom he cherished a
bitter hatred, Salvatore Ferlossa wreaked
his vengeance upon the next of kin in true
Sicilian style last night, waylaying and
shooting Sam Macaluso In the hallway Of
their home at 5OS Daggett avenue. The
victim received three ballet wounds and
died early today. Ferlossa is a fugitive.
All their acquaintance had thought Fer
lossa and Sam Macaluso to be friends. The
former had been wounded by Louis Mac
aluso five weeks ago after a quarrel but
when he had recovered from the hurt he
evinced no resentment against Sam. The
men lived in the same boarding house and
last evening ate and drank together. But
when Macaluso climbed the stairs to his
room, Ferlossa's door was thrown open
and the shots rang out.
II take my revenge" exclaimed the
slayer, as he dashed past the other MEM
bers OF the household.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
Shock is Felt
for Thirty Miles
Fifty Thousand Pounds of Black
Powder Explodes in Plant at
Wayne, N. ].

WAYNE, n. j., April 1O.-More than
5000 pounds Of government powder ex-
ploded today at the Dupont black powder
mills here, instantly killing one workman.
Jerome Marsh; seriously inJuring two other
men and slightly i~njuring about seventy
five other employees. The eight buildings
of the plant were destroyed and houses
were wrecked even in the surrounding
country. The shock was felt In villages
thirty miles away, The cause of the disas-
ter is unknown.
TIT explosion hurled an eleven-ton grind
ing wheel nearly 800 feet through the air
and buried it twelve feet deep in a swamp.
The loss will reach $3.50, 900.
ROME, April "a serious explosion &C.
CURED this morning in a four-story house
on Borgo Pho street, near st. Peters.
Twenty persons were wounded, some
severely and a portion of the building was
destroyed. All four floors collapsed. 1t is
thought dynamite stored in the house by
by fishermen for illegal fishing exploded
accidentally.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
Tug Grew Lost
in Lake Storm
Deck Cabin of the George Floss is
Washed Ashore Near
Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. o.. April iO.-There Is no
longer doubt that the tug Georgia Floss
with its crew Of six and three passengers
sank in Lake Erie during Wednesdays big
gale. Wrecksge from the boat washed
ashore today twelve miles cast Of Cleveland
The wreckage consisted of part of the
cabin with the word Floss on It aud some
bucket racks.
Searching parties are now along the east
shore looking for bodies and other wreck.
age.
Those on board the Floss when 1t left
Cleveland we're Captain William Barry.
Captain John DAILY. Engineer Fred Gilber,
Peck Mackenzie. Frank wesseheler, Henry
Anderson, John o'Donnell, Joe Martin and
a 1e-yesr-old boy named Campbell.
The last three named were passengers on
the Floss and had gone fishing w'th the
crew the day of the gale. All of the men
but Wesseheler were residents of Cleveland.
He lived in Erie, Pa.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
FINDS LOST BROTHER AFTER
SEARCH OF MANY YEARS
Kansas city Man discover ReIa-
tive Had Been NeiEhbOr
for Years.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, April lO-John
Alfred Kohler, known to his comrades as
Johnny Alfred, a soldier stationed at JEFF
ferson barracks near st. Louis, met his
long-sought brother, Kit Kohler. a brewery
solicitor, in the latter's home here last
night after twenty-four years Of search
Ing. Johnny Alfred ran away from home
when 4 years old, was taken up and sent
TO an orphans home. He forgot his full
name. Recently his comrades urged him
to endeavor to find his relatives. Kohler
did So writing a letter TO the Kansas City
Star detailing his history, and # was read
by hit. After the reunion It developed
that the lost boy had lived for several
years next door to Fred Kohler. another
brother, in 81. Joseph, Mo, without dis
covering their relationship.