Show WAS SHOT WAS WOUNDED BY accidental DISCHARGE OF GUN victoria B C dec 28 news has been received by the steamer aaran gi arrived last night from syd aie of the death of oscar eliason or as he was otherwise known dante the magician dante the great or oscar eliason as they in utah know him as was foretold by the fortuneteller fortune teller he visited in tacoma a week before he sailed for A st ralia in october 1894 has met his death in the antipodes he was taking a short vacation in november last before continuing his tour through the southern continent and went rabbit shooting in company with a small party of companions through the runs between bubbo dubbo and mayfield se oral days had been spent and many rabbits bad been killed in fact the party were about to return when the conjurer lost his life mr ellason was going toward alie buggy in which the shooting party carried their gear at p m on november and brhen a yard from bia destination be was ic dentally shot by georgo jones a of the danto company he died on the afternoon of nov i from the effects 0 the wound jones was almost prostrated with grief the body was taken to sydney aad interred at waverley cemetery the funeral was largely attended over people being present despite intense heat mrs oscar eliason and her daughter mr frank eliason and miss viola gallette an actress also of salt lake who was playing robin hood at sydney and dantes staff were the chief mourners eliason achieved the longest run of any entertainer in the same line at sydney his record was eighty six performances sixty evening and awen ty six matinees mati nees |