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Show KILLED BY ELEPHANT Noted Swiss Scientist Meef.3 Tragic Death in Sumatra. GENEVA. Juno 10. Mmo. Streun hns Just received details of tho death of her husband. Dr. Streun. tho Swiss sclontlsc and explorer, who was killed by an elephant ele-phant In Sumatra, Tho doctor and the natives who accompanied him left Palem-burg Palem-burg for the Interior of the Island, and had Just entered the Interior of a great forest when an enormous bull elephant rushed at them. Dr. Streun and a servant who was lending, mounted on an olephant. fired, but apparently without offoct, as the animal ani-mal continued on Its career. It attempted to crush against a tree the elephant upon which they were riding, and then flung tho driver Into the air nnd attacked the scientist. The doctor wns lifted and thrown to the ground with such violence that his rifle was broken Into sevoral pieces, and he was finally trampled to t death, v |