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The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
Dynamite Expression.

ATLANTA. Ga. January 25.-Lass Friday
nigh, sons n p!aned = dynamite cartridges
on the from, yesanda Of tie house % Uni-
ted States Commissioners Collins IN Carter
Vile. Barrow County. and oaused is s1p,o-
sion. SATURDAY morning . telegram reseb~i
Atlanta requesting Immediately . PARK of
b~ioodhouni-. aud stating that dJrfsfBii.rs
had been ~ work and hal escsI~d- The
explosion dsrsszsi the house consider.
ably sp5 seriously shocked Mr.. and Srs.
Collins. The Explosion awoxs everybody
In town ard ths .i,d~s. excitement pss-
vailed. Tob. Jacs.on and hs sroi.ss sam
were at once suspected. berzzs- The Cs,n.
IN s,ion.r hsd jus, bound tie former over
sof violating the ib.srnsi r~senns and tie
local anrt-.lTaOr iavs san jackson vac
captured and % Ia jail. Tooe Is s,ilt AZ
large and 10 being ohasrd By b~loosssands.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE Maryland Legislature in joint con-
vention on the 10Th elected Henry Lloyd
Governor Of Maryland for the term for
which Governor Robert II. McLene was
elected by the people. The two houses con
firmed the election OF Hon. A. 7. German,
United States Senator, for six years from
the 4th OF March. 1887.
THE Queens speech, at the opening OF
Parliament on the 2lst, took a very decided
position against the home-ruie demands Of
the Irish party. Repressive measures deal
ing with alleged lawlessness in Ireland were
also indicated.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN appeared
recently before the special Senate Commit
tee which is considering the proposal to
consolidate certain scientific bureaus OF the
Government, and expressed the opinion
that the Weather Bureau should be taken
from the control Of the War Department:
and placed under civil law and duties.
CONGRESSMAN RANKIN, Of Wisconsin, died
at Washington, OF Eright's disease, on the
9th. He was born in New Jersey in 1883.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

Ne 1svers the kssAs-ssssv Iav-W6 vtsOs
ss Yas,ie Land sesrismest.
WARRINGTON. January sa-A . reeeas
r,eeslnx Of the Commistes on Labor u TIE
House Of Representatives statements -ers
made that the spirit Of the e~ishs-heas !aw
vas being openly violated. ignored az
sys6ei In certain Of bet overnmsnt depart
m~n,s and Chairman OfNeill Wa smpo~-
cred 10 psessn, r. ;Ae Homse . re~ala.ion Of
.nnu.r, dir~c;~i 10 ;he var.oss Serrv;aTsA.
skiing in direct terms ~hs;hs, the iaN ~as
b>lns enforced BY them fend ms the IN.
uoducton OF the resolution Mr.. OSesti
spuxh. an aud sencs ~ith The PrrsadenS
which w.s xranfed Saturday a~fsesnoon asA
Iss;~d for oyes an hour.
In the matter OF the eight hour Law the
President .asd: Il ocii-vr that the lac 70
a sound and . good on-. and that 10 shosid
be enforced In The letter. | have no Inform
alton regarding instances o' ito violation OF
evasion. cu, 1! such ~ns,ancss are presented
so me I will see that he abuse IL remctl~d
and the full spirit OF THE law enforced.
which understand 20 b. 10 pay every
workman in the Government ~mp.o! foe
eight hours work daily What Is pad out
side OF the Government employ :or q !uit
days work. Tho Government can no; AZ
ford 10 So, the exsmple OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF and observance ~ is Own ensc'msn:~
The Presidsn; further said Il appr--
cla,e the -rec; upon the mechanics OF the
country Of thu constantly increasing use o!
.shor-saying machinery. and ] can think %
10 more practical rel -i for the UNEMPLOYED
surplus labor than the occupaio on al ths
public lands. l do no: h-si;a:. Ia ssy that
I sm heartily la favor Of ANY feasible pa,
70. the encouragement. and ass stance ~:
prospective American settlers upon Tho
public domain D., the genera GoyeTuin-a;."
In this connection the President expressed
some very strong views upon the sublrc, 80
the occupation of vast tracts of public lands
Dy fore gn capitalists. The President
seemed oesirous of impressing upon SIR.
D'Neill his willingness - heartily co-op~r-
ate with Congress in any efforts 70 my
make u elevate the WORKING class ant IA
prove the social condition o! the bIsai WI.
on.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
ADvICEs from Washington state tina

ADvIcEs from Washington state tina,
the Interior Department has rendered
a decision that hot-water privileges for
bath houses outside of the Hot Springs,
(Ark.) reservation can not be granted.
The decision. it was reported, would
bc a disappointment to a large number
at Hot Springs. There was an almost
general desire for the establishment of
bathing establishments in different
parts Of the city outside of the Govern
ment reservation. upon which most of
the bath houses are now located. The
Superintendent of the reservation. Gen
eral G. w. Field. in his report to the
Secretary of the Interior, recommended
granting water privileges to two bath
houses south Of the reservation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
THE VIRGINIA HORROR.
n Work DR. Recovering the Victim. % ,hs
N~wburr Disaster.

The Work ar Recovering the Victims 81 the
N~wburg Disaster.
N~EwBrRG. W. Va, January GA lo-si
relief committee has been formed with
Mayor Ellis ~ treasurer. assisted ~ prom
incnt citizens and clergymcn. and about
$500 has been raised In the town. The
families are all poor And needy. all the mrn
having been IN debt. The Goa, compan 70
issuing provisions from its s,orc. and viii
ury the dead. Two families entirely
without support Will probably b. sent
hack To England Since yesterday
eleven more tod les have been found
and were iden;t 81 a. follows:
Adolph Vein, John Lambert. John
Edwards, George Higgins. Thomas GUY.
John Conway. Charles Tunlry. CInion
Abr ght Harry Guy, chsrd Bentley and
Nicholas Bentley. As the bodies were re-
ceiy-d at the shaft they were taken ia
charge Of BY the Corunrr's Jury for id-atl-
fcation and then turned over 10 tie under
taker. Tn. bodies were found IN various
postionS-somr with arms extended -
II about Ia pursue their usual ~ork,
Others with arms and limbs con
iTactcd as IL IN awful ssouy. All
We're terribly burned and b.ackened
and the distorted features told 81 ih-!r
terrible suffcrings, bu, non. were
90 mutilat-d ~ the thier tia; were To-
covered yesterday. one man Was found
face down with his head on hts arm a. u
he had escaped the vio,-nr~ Of the explo-
sion ard assumed thar position in the hope
OF finding sufficient air To pfolong life an
Ill rescued. but this theory ~ tbntIaiicicd
by practical miners. who think the miners
.e.Fs. Al EslI.i hr fha AxnNtAY
thought Nil the bodies wall bc recovered by
to-morrow evening. The funeral OF Daniel
Miller. Isaiah Simmons and his scn lillian
took place yesterday afternoon from the ".
r.. Church, the two latter being buried IN the
Aaiue xfrys
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
The HjSbhi1d~r.

ST. LorIs. NO.. Jan. 26.-ln the trial Of
the Chinese highb.Rders yesterday Lena
Lee. a co.osed girl. was examined by tie
prosecution. She stated that on the morn
ing on which Lou johnson ~as found mgr.
dercd she saw = G nssizn. hon size
Afterwards identified as CooS senx. emerge
from Johnsnn's house holding a banker
chic: % his nose with one hand and
carryin. a sa;ehei IN the other. HIS
hands we're covered with b.ood. -
was aso the ss,ehei. He walked 20
. hydIanf and thoroughly esszn.~d MS
hands snd face AMI ~asaed OF he s.ie-e,
and then departed
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
DOUBLED THE COMMISSION.
A German farmers Curious Way of Getting
n Wtfe.

CArryTr. III. January e5.-ouIte . TO
mantle marriage occurred here a few days
since. John F-e!och IL q German farmer
living IN this vicinity Who by eurrgy and
economy has managed Ia pufchasc quit. q
nice farm and dwelling. All tina, vas lacS.
ing was a sultabi. w.fc IA MAKE his hapy..
ness complete. So Sir. F~celoch. who spesks
Engiish very broksnly. called On n German
friend residing in this city ard stated the
case. informing him that wba, he most 10
sired VAS q wife and tia. ~ an iuduc-meni
lie would give him $40 IL b. snc
cesded In finding some siscrpt
ible dan sei who was willing &c
en;rust her future with him. The oIrT vas
accepted and the niatTias. contractor ~
ouc. began 20 search for a life partner fos
Mr.. F-elocl- His efforts ~-ic no; ffuiti-ss
lyon naming the subIec, Ia Miss Julis
k-neholt. y Young lady aged twcniy-ihr.~.
and after fully describing the situation. she
consented % be pa~.-ntsd u Mr F.eicch.
Miss Rensbol; IL rather pTepos-essing In sp
pesraDc~ and o: a large type IL beauty. h~s
avoiTdupois being about lso pounds. Upon
being presented 20 Mr.. F.cioch be wen; into
ecsiaciss Of delight. so veil WAS 10 pleased
with Miss julie. IL j. need r-s Ia add that
Their. Was a matrimonial snoi tied =, anc..
The groom WAS 81 delighted he sad In be
fflend Here. | gifs you eco, dot - s-nser
seuul."
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
ADDITIONAL. DISPATCHES.

GENERAL SAMUEL r. ArcHIsoN. who repe-
resented Missouri in the United States Sen
ate from 1874 to 1851, died at Piattsburg,
seven years old. and had been in feeble
health for some months. gradually sinking
to rest. General Atciison was for two
years President OF the Senate and he Was
President Of the United States for ore day
in lS5S-the time OF the outgoing executives
having expired on Sunday. As President
of the Senate he held the reins until the in
augura:ion.
A TEST vote was taken in the British,
House of Commons on the 3th. The result
left the Conservative ministry in a minor
ity-329 to 2iJ-when it was announced the
ministry would resign. The Psrnellites
crate Liberals supported it.
THE Senate Committee on Pensions re-
Gently received Q petition from an ex-
soldier who asks for a '.pent;on" on the
ground that he was clicked BY a ..muel''
in the lower pat OF the stomach near the
.shart."
, DYNAMITE was exploded at the Norwich
railway station. England. the other day,
iniuring the building somewhat. Judge
Hawkins, who sentenced the dynamiters
Cunningham and Burton. left the station q
few moments before the explosion.
TIE San Joaquin river rose SO higl re
Gently hat disastrous results were threat
ered. Roberts Island suffered $50, 600 dam
age.
THE time Of the Senate. On the Goth. was
devoted TO eulogies of the late Vice Presi-
dent Hendricks. Tee House discussed the
bill to retire naval officers.
A PARTr Of Spanish rebels made an at
tempt to destroy the raiirosd crossing the
mountains in the province ofJaen the other
Gay. They were dispersed.
CHAgess have been preferred in tie State
Department against Consul Greenbaun at
, Samoa.
Jup6E BRIwEE. AZ Denver on :ie 18th.
decided the Maxwell land yrant case IN "a
vor OF the defendants. The sui: was b-oash.
by the Government and involved 1. 30. 100
acres. which. it was claimed, had been OBJ
tanned by fraud.
TUE other morning the G~rasshoope- mill,
situated in Smoky Hollow near Yoangs-
town, Ga. and valued n s5aoo. was
burned TO tie ground. To.s' ,oss ca b-iid-
ing. machinery, stoci. etc, IS 60; .IsCr-
ance, $1,000.
| OK tie nigh: Of January Il tae.e was .
fall OF ashes at GrayaqaiL- The phenomena
was q: Est attr;tstei - al e-up.;cR %
,Cosoqaxi, b2s intelligence has been re-
ceived from tie sn.e:so. 20 re sGec, iSas
there hSi bee, a terrible eruption o: ;sr
Tun vo.caro. No particulars
had heea received and ro:a5ns was kroRa
as 30 sae ex;eas o. he d2Ea>s=-
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

Rock HILL = e.. JsnssrT z-As .
negro festival. he'd tas; nigh; IN .os>ri
Coru~aii's plantation. Thomas Mass~y .aos
and instantly killed George G.bson- xass~y
cane q: osoe 20 fbis p,ao~ asd ~surr.aaes~a
himself. stating that hs did %. 70; 10 ~.s
ee:suse. TITO morning yrsslc. JeS~i. hssd
n .nqess; 80 TIE verdict Of the arr v.s
ia: deo~aseS caHs 70 hs ceass Nv . passo,
shos aT,5 By Thomas Nass~y. Gs5aoa had
eousssAod . Fazog carry IN ;he sysnsns sad
tsfeassn-d se cut snS.hss p~ssoa. la&s 10
at;acsea ysssv. advanced toward him With
tire faza IN h.nG- when Massey aired ne
's.sl sho:. woussn sns shasxy usse q tas
So.SoGa os Tie f.ouSse.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

The River Commission report says
ihe amount of money available after
completing the work now in progress
ON the Missouri River is not larger than
should be retained to meet emercen-
cses. which may occur at any time. and
that a general resumption of work is
therefore impossible until Congress
makes additional appropriations. In
this connection. it says that no more
than six months work can be done on
the Missouri River in each year. and
that work should be begun by April /.
As the appropriation for the current
fiscal year would not be available until
July 1, it is recommended tina. fifty per
cent. of the amount askei for the COM
ing fiscal year be appropriated and
made Immediately svailsb,e. The total
amount asked for the aext fiscal year
is 81 oCo. The amount available
ON November SO. 1885, for continuing
Che Improvement Of the Missouri River
was Sls5.s62.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
Omcinl Gazette.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-Tbe President
to-day nominated William II. Parker. of
the Distric; OF Columbia TO be Minister
Resident and Consul General OF the United
States n Cor-a- The senate to-day con.
iirmed Charles j. Canda 81 be Assistant
Treasurer Of tire United States al New
York: John S. M~cCalHont. Of Penn.
s~yivania. to be Commissions of
Customs; Joseph l. Richards. postmaster
a. Buchsnsn. Mich; Thomas Hbba-s.
postmaster nj EeI.efontaiue. o; Fletcher
j. Cowart, OF Alabama. agent for The iad-
aus Of tie N-sca.ero ageBcy in New Mex
leo: E.ihu {. Osborn, of tennessee. aS,ui
for the Indians of the Fonca, Pa~nee. osos
and Oakland axeney, l. 7.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

sHrSAypoAE- PA. January "a seys-
cos caTein ocraucd ssder tie bed Of To-
s~arnandoaA Brazeh q: the F~al,sseipaa 4
Res6ins Eaa.ro.t, .as: sou;A os this p,ses.
,l.ss nosnlar- Asous s4xsy fexs Of sAs rod
hd sank saiiy tro s~ss wass< = cal nasn
as passing oses Il. and saxsf ,ssss attic
-zsc u. ssr..e> dropped .nse ,A~ vmksaxs
eessv. A-aysn< . ase ssysasy-.s< feed n
caae<r- A passenger ssszn c~caf,snss-
nearY . szncTed psr-oas had p.ss-1 svu
toe p1sce . f<s n natez e~sorr. rsxr-
ov-r ;A~ russ "a ssp~@dss IN Consequence
as<i tn eo.1sesses IA ,asS seczsca are de
!; al take ssssaa dsys % 60 The sxsxcs
a1a -: The Rad n recA.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

SAx Antonio. Tx. JaoGssy sS-Se-s
rvM Svguin says yesterday The pri~uDsrs
In tie county jail made . boz; dash fa
liberty durire b Temporary .b~~ae- u
the Sherf- Eight OF hen 90; FREE The
alarm vas gwen. . beavy pass- vas .ars-
rsSne sn4 s,.rfel In pussi. Ac-rs
chase OF soas~ miles ssc % then z.ye -
captures and ls,IeL ~The o.ls<s three nsse
nc, neea hessi .foN- TEey s4elude Em-
Jackson s vcry dsspsEz.- ne<Ts, ~Ao wes
conaE-d for murder e,sssHittss aEFfz<
Christ-Eas srsS. = Witt m<n. aa<a1za-
WHO is.shsrEn zsia ;hs ronsxsy sfs Ea-ssy
Gepc; al, z.out \ nzesie Ago ans 4 Essro
n al .or zo.se s,cassn<
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

some notable amendments to the pc.
nal code have been introduced in the
New York Legislature. They make it
. misdemeanor to receive, as well as to
take. 4 child under sixteen for immoral
purposes. They prevent such prac-
tees a were alleged against Ramscar
n few years ago by forbidding the keep
ing of INDECENT or homeless children in
unlicensed. unincorpora:cd institutions,
and increases the strictness of the laws
governing legitimate Institutions of the
sort. They forbid the training. as we'll
As use and employment OF children un-
der sixteen as rope-walkers, dancers,
gymnasts, wrestlers, contortionists.
etc. adding bycicle riding. rag and
bone picking. cigar-stump collecting
and market-refuse gathering to the in
terdicted occupations. The amend
ments aim a severe blow at the dime
museums, forbidding the exhibition of
insane, idiotic or deformed children.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

The following strange story is told
by Henry j. TOlbert. an electrician of
Reading. Pa: The City of Reading is
furnished a portion of its light by a
company which produces the electric
current by means of the Brush ma
chimes. Mr.. Tolbert says that he
visited the plant of the Reading Com
pany. and while looking at the brushes
gathering the sparks of the fluid a rat
came running over the floor. To es-
cape its human enemies it jumped d.
rectly to the floor on to one of the
brushes and was thrown back to the
ground. 1t lay motionless. apparently
and certainly dead. but wi.hou. even a
hair turned. One of the employees was
sent with a shovel to gather it up, but
rs soon rs the shovel touched it the IA,
fell to dust, with a little cloud of par
ticles rising from the place where it's
body had seemingly lain. There was
NO vestige of hair, desh or bones re-
manning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

N. DELEssEEs stated at q meeting in
Paris of the promoters Of a North Afri-
can inland sea that Captain Landas had
gone to survey the Tunisian oasis. On
N. DeLesseps' return to Paris from
Panama in April next a company will
be formed to carry out the project Of
creating the sea.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

. THE Pan Electric Telephone Com
pany put their telephone system in
operation at St. Louis the other day
and gave an exhibition of its workings.
1t differs in several respects from other
telephones and includes aplan by which
communication may be had by anybody
by paying a toll Of a nickel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

THE ceremony Of blessing the Neva
River was performed at St. Petersburg
On the 18th of January with all the
gorgeous display of former years. The
Gar and Czarina participated and
showed their confidence in the people
by appearing amid the great crowd
without special military escort.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
MR. SHOENHoF, American Consul at

Mr.. SHOENHOF, American Consul at
the English Potteries, in an interview
recently expressed his belief that the
decrease in the British exports of pot
terry was due to the depression in the
pottery trade in America as much as
TO the high tariff. He added that the
pottery market in America was Quilted
by purchasers from England in 1888,
previous to the raising of the tariff.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

A PARTY of hunters who were re-
Gently in the Rocky Mountains have
returned to Bismarck, ID. +. They re-
port that in many of the valleys the
snow is over twenty-five feet deep, and
trappcrs ana hunters predict heavy
foods in the spring. and an immense
June rise in the Missouri when the
SHOWS melt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
CURRENT OoluuNT.
THREE successive snow slides oc-
ourred at Aspen, COL, the other day.
Several persons were supposed to have
been buried.

A BERLIN correspondent says that a
proposition has been made that the
Samoan Government be divided be-
tween the United States, Germany and
England. and it is greatly favored in
commercial circles.
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
Do You Feel

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ASfv~<a &%es<f 80 essse.ksksp H. $50.
sANs vi eve -. s<ssSx.k ga . -szss
ssrSss T~ss sS>-ezts ss<sz 80 rsxr s<rs s.s ussz
eat <sss ysss zssz
p@ySs bare szszss 80 ss1s lsssxasr ca =. ySz-
Sss.sr,z~1s $500 - SS.~ess - SzGs Sxzznszs
ssaEss~s E~ar nssss ts<sse.zfa.w v4 .~x~v
sv vsS<ss - iasssf-y as sa.sss szs @..z. "a
sG~eS
Ssyss ssfs sss<s<ss. fssSsess. s-s~sar 20
ssSs s-se es1sx sxsss<ss. 90 sxa msuu.a
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ssessss sssss.rs~@s ssssy &ssSsssses szS=4z-
80 esESss<s <<fs Tss
cssSs As's ssss .. fss ss-x 49, $40 azssx-.-.z.
ssEss@ss ss@sS1sFs VIA 80 xsr, 49,
H&s t-ts> Ssfszss % fz~ss es~z
wSs1ss AS zzssns sAxz % fssG - .u.~.xs
GsssS-. CARS = sEF&
Hood's ~Sarsararilia
&rsrxss sass 80 xs4- sz,r
"a Hcco go Assssssxa-a ESssh asu
100 Doses One Dollar
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

he III: 10 eo.s iced fear M fan"
e.szss fsssss1s fsii % Ixssiy - r H0~
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
E~ocaE.rKs. y L. Uer u

I<7vs 10 . little ooashsu>s xsms. Ia safes
. tsrtsss ere taken in~ty sss e.sfxy-
Bas-Ds. -; fra grm
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

Arrss Cesrry Fsctor.i. ia ,kos.SsA. Il
easss. has cured . cgsxk IL a ssw a.Ys
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

BxorCwrrss 10 ssrei ~ frsgs<n. srr.TF
doses of fisos Cure for COBsum1tson
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

YHssa.asp er.di.ss-Teoss ola oil act
Gsn-7As Gsexke
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

csse1aaA-hs ysrs Vie ssskss ear
ssass
The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29

storms are footing mp well. Frank Stout
fer, OF North Bend. los; 30 head OF cattle.
md at Gilmore. the big feeding ranch. 20
mares were frozen 10 death In the south.
western tier of counties IL head Of cattle
Gnd ls5 hogs persisted.
ST. PAIL wants q fire company.
McHESRI, alias Carleton, the dude tailor
Of Arapahoe, hastily lit OFT recently to
avoid presiding over the deliberations o:
his wives. three o. whom were about to as
semble there.
WORK has been resumed on Trinity Col
lege at Blair. Toe four-s;ory brick s,rrc-
ture is owned by the Danish Lutheran so
cie,y, and is said to be the only one OF its
kind in America
Joux SLEEPY, Lincoln's most promii en:
gambler. wa stabbed several times IN the
neck and face the other night by . man
named Patterson, while the latter was in
toxicate6-
The boiler hoase o! tie Fremont foundry
Vas recently destroyed By. fire.
Tvs late biizzar; r~e2.enished tie pocket
OF . number Of idle ~orkmen IN tie S:a:e
Hundreds were employed raising tie ra.l-
road blockade. wag ranging from $40
and board 20 sSW per day
MONTGOMERY, TIE Cambridge sorEer and
dead beat, bias been arrested .: Aussin.
Texas, and viii be brought hack 20 Arsps-
hoe for trial. Besides beating ice banks.
ce conidsnced his friends and .s.s bs wife
in destitute circumstances
Dax DoyLIS. o. Porcs, hear the dis
tin guisisi honor OF being :he frs: viii.
child bora in Dixon County The .noors.n:
even: occurred twea:y-Hine yeas sSr.
bEayAED Doso, who resides. Tea ysrefe.
Sherman Coaasy, recea:sy drove ss team
ovez : oiur -.i was instantly killed
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-21
ANOTHER SEA SERPENT.
This Time Seen ON the Pacific
slope.

Sunday evening, when one listener
in group OF several companions
made the remark that the existence OF
sea serpents had been verified 30 often
that no reasonable doubt could be
longer entertained on the subject,
Eusign Selim E. Woodwork, of the
United States navy, was encouraged
to describe the serpent that was seen
by the officers OF the ship
Ranger off the coast OF Costa X ca
recently. The serpent was some dis
lance away when il was dlscovere d,
and the commander, supposiDg that
the object was the projecting rock OF a
reef, directed the launch to approach
it, preliminary TO the survey. AS the
launch drew near, Mr.. Woodwork
saw that the supposed rock was the
head OF large serpent. Its body
was about the thickness OF a hogs
head aud It's length fifty feet or
more. The launch was 80 close
that the large eyes of the suske
could be plainly seen. The ship
alec jointd the launch ia the
pursuit aud opened fire on the mon
ster. The serpent could not swim
faster than the launch steamed, and
as 1t kept ITS head out OF water wa3
hit by rife bullets several times. 1t
seemed to be hart and acted in con-
fused manner, bat still managed to
escape as darkness came on. An eff.
fort wa, made TO photograph it, but
this was not successful. Mr.. Wood.
worth did not obtain minute de-,
sciption Of this serpent, but says it
was Of dirty yellow color, and had
large piercing eyes, and head lager
than mans body.
The serpent was seen near the en-
trance 10 Culebra Bay, or what is com
monty known as Snake Bay. Fisher
men in that region tell wonderful sto.
ries OF seeing monster marine serpents,
but men who @ down to the pea In
ships TO catch fish sometimes add re-
mantle embellishments to their de-
scriptions, which Is not the fashion
among officers OF the United States
navy, who cruise for accurate knowl-
edge regarding the depths OF the sea
and its mysteries.