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Show A SAVAGE BEAST. Cordona, the Lion Tamer, 3Ieets an Heroic Heath. One of His Five Lions Assails Him While Giving- His Performance in Plymouth, London. Plymouth, Eng., June 30. Thomas Bridgeman, who is known to the public as Capt. Cordona.was the hero of a dramatic dra-matic fight with some lions on Wednesday Wednes-day last. While he was putting five lions that he exhibited through their usual performance, one of t he animals, for some reason or other, became sulky, and refused to leave his corner. In spite of all Cordona could do he eould not make the beast come out. At last, when persuasion failed, sternness was resorted re-sorted to. The animal assumed a threatening attitude, and as soon as the trainer's back was turned sprang upon him and bore him to the ground. The other lions at once rushed forward, but seemingly with no intent to injure their keeper, as they sxn set upon the attacking at-tacking beast and drove him off. Cor dona staggered to.ius reel, and tried to conclude his part of the entertainment; but his injuries were too severe, xnd he was compelled to retire. He was taken to the hospital and died there to-day. The Subject of Aluminium." Washington, D. C, June 30. The census bureau, in its bulletin on the subject of aluminium, says: '"This interesting in-teresting metal has at last reached . a state nf actual production and the Uni'i .! States is one of the leading product pro-duct r.s of -tin. The all-important feature fea-ture at present, however, is the effoit being made by new processes to reduce the cost of making the metal. Tin produced pro-duced for the census year of lSS9was 47,408 pounds, including alloys valued at $07,335. Discoveries have recently been made in Arkansas which will no doubt lead to the exclusive use of the domestic article. TheKiver Falling. Kansas City, June 30. The flood in the Missouri river reached its highest stage at 4 o'clock to-night. Tiie river is now falling, and all apprehension of further damage is set at rest. At 4 o'clock t he river registered 30 feet 2 inches above low water mark. The water is steadily falling at the Tate of one inch an hour. Harlem village, across the river, which was Hooded yesterday, is still under water, but no further uaniajre is done. Parts of Kansas Kan-sas City are still submerged. Various industries on the bottoms have been seriously inconvenienced. Several houses have gone into the water. Recommends the Work Stepped. Washington, June 30. A report is received by Commissioner Morgan from an agent at Paulo valley, Indian Territory, Ter-ritory, regarding the removal of 300 families, who are said to be intruders on the land ot the Chickasaw nation, says that only nine were found in a certain cer-tain district where manv more were reported. re-ported. The agent further says a number of intruders misrepresented to the Chick asaw auinoiities by permit collectors and by them to the agency and the department de-partment agent and he recommends the suspension of the work of removal. Withdrew Tlieir Applications. Tekue Haute, Ind., June 30. The Supreme Council of the Federation of Railway Employees this morning took up the application of the Railway Conductors Con-ductors for admission to the order. While the matter w as being discussed, how ever, the eonductorsjwithdrew tlieir application, giving as a reason that they did not wish to belong to an order which makes its own laws and rules as it goes along to suit emergency. The action of the council in expelling the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen set-tlad set-tlad it. A IHoiigolian's Funeral. Cheyenne, June 30. A Chinaman was cut to pieces by a train of loaded coal cars in Xo. 1 mine at Rock Spiing3 the other day. Two of his fellows declared they saw the devil push their cousin under the wheels. The victim of the accident was an old-timer and a mason, and tliev gave him a big funeral. A pig-tailed'priest, likewise a master masou, came down from Evanston to conduct the services. ser-vices. Young Jren, Make a Note of Tills. Rutland, Vt., June 30. At the Christian Church at Brushton, X. Y., Saturday night last forty-three people were poisoned by eating ice cream. The pastor of the church and two ladies la-dies have died and all the others are in a critical condition. Kussia Accepts the Invitation. Chicago, June 30. Charge Daffocis Botkin,of the Russian legation, has officially notified Director-General Davis, of the World's Fair, that Russia accepts the invitation to participate in the Columbian exposition. An Hurricane's Work. St. Louis, June 30. Brief dispatches from several points. in Kansas and Missouri have been received to the effect ef-fect that another hurricane sw-ept through a wide section of these States yesterday doing much damage to crops. |
