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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-13

LONDON, Dec. l9.-The gas companies
with the exception Of the South London
Company, have conceded the demands
Of the coal porters pending the arbitraY
tion Of the dispute between them by Sir
Marks WilksCollett, Governor Of the
Bank Of England; Sir John Lubbock
aud Lord Mayor Isaacs. The strike will
therefore be confined to the gas stokeri
and coal porters employed by the South
London COMPANY,
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THE WHITEM'OORKLR EPISODE

Marshal Whites Version was Corrected
vorI Busy Court.
special DlIpatcA 10 he IRteHgsao9.
CHARLESTON, W, Va, Dec, lS.-United
States District Attorney sturgiss and
Col. L. B. DslIiker, clerk Of the United
states Court, both say that Marshal
Whites version Of the hotel episode d
absolutely correct and that no gentle
man would have taken such oGense as
McCnrkle did. Nothing was said about
the Mcdonald case whatever at the
table aud White did not address his OBJ
servation TO any one in particular. The
United States Court will be In session
here about one week longer. The grand
Jury has transacted more business than
at any previous time since Gen, Goh
was District Attorney.
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THE JOnSSrOwS PANIC

Tho Condition of the Injured ones-ThI
Opera House closed "For Repairs"
JoHNsTowN, Pa, Dec. 12.-All those
injured in the panic are doing well, and
the physicians report that all will re,
cover MessrS. Mack 4 Flynn, the
lessees Of the Opera House, have can,
celled all engagements aud the house
will be- closed until the ball has been re-
modelled and better exits provided. Al
this was the only hall left in tue city
after the flood, no more theatricals viii
10 witnessed IN Johnstown this winter
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CAMBRIDGE CrrY, 1SD., Dec. IA
rain storm, with vivid lightning and
tornado accompanying, visited this viCi
nifty yesterday. No special damage wa
done here, but about four miles west
the destruction was great, The storm
travelled southwest 10 northeast. John
YiCkery's barn wa, unroofed as was also
the house and barn OF Cyrus Coffin.
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THE MuLlVGnERlY CONTEMpr CASE.

Lawyers Comment Upon the Recent De-
OitiOn by the Court Of Appeals,
Special DiSDGteh to hs Intelhgeaeer.
BRAMwELL, W. Va, Dec, l2,-There
is considerable comment among the
legal fraternity over the decision Of the
Court Of Appeals in reference to the
McClaugherty case, which you know
was for writings a letter to the INTELLI.
aRNcER one year ago, criticizing Circuit
Judge D. Z. Johnson's Course toward
fraudulent voters. The bur don't seem
10 understand how Judge Johnson's de.
cislOn imposing fine on MCOlaugherty
for contempt could be set aside, and yet
that part affirmed which disbars him,
thereby taking from him constitutional
right without a trial by jury,
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Ihtlie ANhRtN,

WARRINGTON, Dec. l2,-Aitsr some
un'n'pOttaht routine business, the In
production Of bills was resumed In the
Senate to-day, Mr., Butler introduced q
OIL providing lOr the emigration Of per,
sons Of color from tile Southern States
anu MI Stewart presented his free Coin,
aye bill, Alter d bflBi executive lesaIOn
the Senate Adjourned hll Monday. ,
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stanley Entcrtained NJ Luncheon.

ZASzABAR, Dec. 12.-TAe India Steam
Navigation Company to-day gave a
luncheon to Henry NJ. Stanley on board
the steamer Arawatta, which has arrived
here as the pioneer vessel on the direct
service between Great Britain and East
Africa. Mr.. Stanley made a speech In
which he predicted the rapid growth and
prosperity OF East Africa,
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Tho Influenza Spreading,

BERLIN, Dec. 12.-Tho influenza ig
spreading through the country. The
administration Of justice in the courts Ia
suspended because all the judges are
down with the epidemic. II Is proposed
TO close oil the schools, especially at
DantIic, where at least halt the children
are effected,
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A FATAL FEUD.
A Shooting ARRAY that Resulted in One
Killed and Several Wounded.

A Shooting ARRAY that Resulted in One
Killed and Several Wounded.
NEBRASKA CRY, Dec. ia shooting
afTray which has already resulted in the
wounding Of one man, and promises to
cost the lives Of several others took place
north Of this city this morn
ing. George and Joe Hess were
crossing the farm Of neighbor named
Fielding Hall, when Hall and his wife
came out and ordered them 10 turn
back. Jse Hess drew a revolver and
fred once at Hall and twice at his wife,
without effect. Hall got his shot gun al
the house, and returning discharged one
barrel into George Hess. Warrants
have been Issued for all the parties.
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TnE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
Organization of tho Bod,-- Sub. Commit.
tees Appointed The CierkshIps.

Organization of tho IIod,-.Sub. Commit.
tees Appointed The CierkshIps.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. l2.-The FIRST
session Of the Ways and Means Com.
mittee was held this morning when an
organization was effected. Tuesdays and
Thursdays were selected as the regular
days Of meeting. The usual order In re.
gard TO tho distribution Of the Presi.
dents message was made, and tho pres.
ent tariff law was ordered printed In the
shape Of bill 10 serve as basis for the
preparation oil the new tariff measure.
Mr.. Charles BOwsel, OF this city, who
acted as Major McKinley's private seCre.
tary during the last Congress, was ap.
pointed assistant clerk TO the commit.
tee. The following sub.colnmittees
were appointed: On Public Debt, Fund.
ing and Payment Thereof, MeSsrs. Nc.
Kinley, Dingley and Carlisle. On Rev.
enue Provisions and Commercial Trea.
ties, .Messrs. Burrows, Payne and Mills.
On Amendment 10 Customs Laws,
Messrs. Bayne, Lafollette and Mcmillan.
On Amendments Of Internal Revenue
Laws, MesSrs, MCKenna, Gear aud O.
X. Breckenridge. On Relief Bills and
Claims, Messrs. Dlngley, Burrows and
Flower. None oi these subcommittee
will have charge Of the question OF rates
upon imports or internal taxes, the full
committee having charge Of this subject
and the subcommittee concerning
themselves with administrative affairs.
The principal clerk TO the committee
has not yet been appointed, but II Ia
generally understood that John Carson,
the we'll known correspondent who was
clerk 10 the committee In the last Re.
publican Congress, will again be ap.
nhihtnh
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Recovered Eight Thousand pollarS

KANSAS CRY, Dec. ia verdict for
5000 was rendered by the jury yester-
day in the damage suit brought by the
parents Of Dennis spellane against the
Missouri Pacific railroad for injuries to
their son, boy s years old, received
while trying to drag q piece Of Ice
across the tracks. The train struck the
rope tied about the boys waist and he
was dragged under the wheels.
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The oueen,s Messaeo to stanley.

LONDON, Dec. l2-rhv Queen has sent
a cable dispatch to Mr.. Stanley in which
she says: "My thoughts are after you
and your brave followers, whose hard.
ships and dangers are at an end. l con.
gratulate you all, including the zlnzi.
barls, who displayed such devotion and
fOrtitude during your marvellous ex.
petition. TRUST Emin Pasha is making
favorable progress"
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TUE sILCOIT REPORT,

The Committee Severely Cenaurss th'
Democratic sergeaut-at;Arms for Hi
Msthods-HoW He Made Money Out oi
His OniGs-sileott Not the Only Crooked
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THE IRISH TENANTS FUND.
Treasurer Miller Telsgraphs More Money
The Last Stage Of Agitation,

The Last stage OF Agitation.
DETROIT, Dec, l2,-Treasurer Miller,
Of the National Land League, to-day
cabled $4,000 to DR.. Kenny, Treasurer
Of the Irish League, for the use Of the
tenants defense fund. DR.. Reilly in an
interview said: "The need Of funds for
the League was never more urgent. The
Irish people are entering upon the last
stages Of their agitation. A desperate
struggle Is on between the tenants and
landlords Of Ireland"
II shall be sorely disappointed II the
Irish in America and their sympathizets
desert the tenants in this last and most
heroic Of their efforts to extriCate them.
selves from tho cursed system that has
been for ages sucking the blood out bf
their veins. Remittances will be made
as fast as money is received, aud there
are already some signs that the League
in America Is taking to this work.
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THE UROSlS CASE.

The Final Argument will be Made To-day
b. Mr.. Longeueokor.
CHICAGO, Dec. ll.-Mr. Mills, counsel
who was to close the Cronin trial on BIZ.
half Of theproseCution, will not be able
toappear. States Attorney LongeneCker
is to make the tnal argument, beginning
tomorrow morning, Mr.. Mills has
been very III for a week and will not bt
able to close for the State.
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DESTITUTE KANsANS.
Soliciting Relief for the Starving People Il
Morton County,

Soliciting Relief for the Starving People Ii
Morton County.
oLATnE, KAs,, Dec, l9-Thomas Nj
shilliuser, Of Merton county, KaS., ad
dressed a mass meeting held here lasI
night in behalf Of the people Of Morton
county. He said that at least $50 iami
lies in the county were III destitute cir
CumStanCeS and that unless immediate
aid was given them many would die from
want Of food and clothing. He held Gre,
dentialS slgued by Governor Humphrey
and by tie clerk Of Ills county, com
meudlng him TO the people EaSton
kaB., As q Trustworthy nAn. A fesoIu
ton 70 aid him 10 his work was adopted
Several car loads Of corn aud UlothInI
will be shipped from this city aud coun
" at once, 70 relieve The urgent needS o
those Ia absolute want.
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Robberr In chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. l9.-Ths fact has Just
tranSpired that expert Cracksmen enter.
ed tue Office Of O. A. whyland 4 Co.,
commission merchants on Pacific ave.
nue., on Wednesday night, opened the
safe In the most w0rkmAnIike manner,
and carried of about s., 900 worth Of Ss'
Curlties, most Of them negotiable.
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Fourth.ClaI poat.uast or

Steidi blAaicA 10 tM ialtRiVtnot,
WASniSoroN, D. o., Dec. l2,--wsSt
Virginia postmaStep were appointed TO,
day "a follows. q. H. BsAll, vice NJ
Castor, feSlgnsd, ASpinall, Lewis poun
y X MI Chvll, vlueJ j, Christian, to
RlRued, ChtlsLlau, Logan county,
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Want ProhIbIlIon In swnzIlnnd.

oAPErowS, Dec. l2.-The natives Of
Swaziland have agreed upon a triumylr-
ate to govern their country. twill con-
sist OF two British members and one resi-.
dent OF the TrRanBvael, The chief oi
Swaziland has also Joined in q petition
for the abolition Of the liquor traffic In
their country.
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MiLwAuKEE, Wis, Dec. 12.-John
Martin, ageds years, Ambrose Donnelly,
aged 10, and Bert Sheldon, aged l2,
broke through the iae while skating on
a mill pond at Ironton, in Sank county.
Martin and Sheldon were dead when
their bodies were recovered ten minutes
after the accident. Donnelly was resus.
citated and may recover.
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A ChInnrn pInnnnr nnnh.

CHICAGO, Dec, IA. F, Dennison,
one Of the best known early settlers ol
Chicago, died yesterday OF pneumonia
after short illness. Mr.. Dennison was
81 years Of age, aud was native Of Ley.
dsn, Mass. He had been a resident ol
Chicago thirty wears,
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An Unknown Mnn KllIed.

special Dtspateh to the IntaltVeIetr.
BRAMwELL, W. Va, Dec. l2,-Au un.
known colored man was found dead and
disfgured under No. 8 trestle on Elk.
horn yesterday. This trestle Is about
l28 feet high, and II is supposed he was
Knocked oil by passing freight train.
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CLEVELAND, Dec, l2.-Al. johnson;
President Of the Players League, receiv'
ed the following dispatch to-day:
SAN Francisco, December 12.
Camel, Clarkson and Smith are with
the National League Club.
(SiHned) ARTHUR DirwRLL."
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ORIGINATE, Dec. iO.-rhe thteeStory
brick building, No. 2S4 Pearl street, 90.
cupled by HOlllngsworth 4 Mcclure, the
Enterprise Variety Works, dealing In
brass, military and society goods, was
burned this morning. Loss, $1,000.
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GEN. RATHBONE'S FUNERAL
The Founder of the order of Knights of
Pythlas Laid to Rest.

UTlCA, N. Y, Dec. 12.-The funeral Of
Justus II. Rathbone took place this
morning. A large number Of Knights
Of Pythias and others were present,
Brief services were held in the First
Presby yterian Church, and at Forest CEN.
etery the body was Inferred In accord
anCe with the ritual Of the order.
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Confident strikers.

TAKoxA, WASH, Dec, lg.-The strike
on the Cascade division Of che Northern
Pacific Railroad, has mot been settled,
though q conference was held yesterday
between q committee Of the Atfikers and
Superintendent Powell, at EllsnSburg,
The men are confident Of winning the
battle, which has been on since last
annhhN.
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Itnnhn,l 4 tHLIln Nfnn.

CHATTANOOGA, TrNS,, Dec. l0,-GAufa
stiyets, a 7.year.Old girl, was assaulted
In the woods near Cleveland, Tenn,
yesterday, by white man named viii
Cardy. A posse Of citizens took him 10
q held and lyhChed him, MN.
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The Faithful zanllbnrls.

ZANZIBAR, Dec. l2,-The zanEibariS,
who accompanied Mr. Stanley on bis
expedition through Africa, we're received
by the Sultan to-day. The Sultan thank.
cd them for the splendid services they
had rendered aud rewarded them with
pteBenlB,
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. THH NEGRO QUESTION.
A IIsSOi. Won BY senator Gibson Locking 10
their Colonization,


thslf Colonization,
WARRINGTON, D O., Dec, l0.-Mr, Glib,
son offered a resolution In the Senate 10.
day, which was referred 10 the Commit.
Tee on Foreign Relations, instructInp
that committee 10 inquire iAto the OK.
pedlency and ptaCtiCability Of acquiring
or setting apart a territory for the oCcu,
patton ot the negro OF ColOred CillEpns OI
The United States, and also, 10 inquire
how lat aud 10 what manner tue Gov,
eminent oi The United States can and
ought pqultably 70 aid The freedmen o
HE Quilted States, their families aud de-
hnendenls 10 emitralS thereto, lnd SETTLE
thereon, and 70 Vstablish q system o.
common school education
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New York, Dec. 12.-Mr. E. N. Dick.
erson, the great patent lawyer, aud late
ly the leading counsel for the Bell Tele.
phone Company, died at his residence in
this city last night.
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colop,l I,oo,h pln,,l.

GENEEA, Dec. 12.-Col, Clibborn Booth,
chief Of the staa to the Commander Of the
Salvation Army, who was arrested for In
irnging the decree by which be was ex.
PEELED from Ireland, wAs arraigned 10.
day and liberated upon the payment Of
fifteen pounds,
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PuRyS, Miss Dec. l9.-Rilnln'S case
goes Until tomorrow on account Of the
absence Of important witnesses. Hon.
John Fitzpatrick, Of New Orleans, aud
j. H. Hinton, witnesses In the case,
were fined 500 each for falling to appear,
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LONDON, Dec. l9.-Mt Parnell has
written a letter In which he says he 10
recovering from the cold from which he
i9 suffering, and that he hopes To bs
able 10 speak at Nottingham on TueB'
dAV nnHi
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PiTra9uRoH, Pa, Dec. i9,.-A cave.in
occurred !. al Randlg's coal mine near
snuet, "a, at noon to-day, killing Frank
,LsShInSp ,S% man Gnd fatally ihlutins Joseph
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PrlntSr., stake IN IIsrns.

BERNE, Dec. l2.--The printers In this
city have struck iof higher wages. gev'
efll papers found II impossible 10 Issue
thelr usual editions to-day.
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RASsiS CRY, Dec. i2 Belle A. Sharp,
Aschool teacher al Greenwood, Moi com
mitted suicide BY hanging herself In 4
barn, .
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FoafREss MoSRoB, Va, Dec. ia
Lnan.0i.WAf, hylng the new BFsGlllan
dag, passed In iot Norfolk this morning,
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General i,aI,S Donlltmsd.

wASHiSoTuS, y. o., Dec. iV,-ThS
Senate thlB afternoon Confined the
nomination ol Green y, Rauln, Of ILL
hoil, " bo Commilsionef pi PenSlonS.
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Robert Browning was born at Gambler
we'll, England, IN 1919, His first ac
knowledged work, ParaCelsus, was pub
lished In 1885, and found some
rulogists, II but few readers, His
Plpassus, y fantastic butgraCeful dramatic
poem, obtained more favor with the
public, In 1887 hepublished his tragedy,
stTattord, which was q failure, Sordello
and the Blot on the 'Sculcheon were not
more successful. In 1855 appeared his
Men and Women, In,addition to the
above mentioned works, Browning has
published King Victor aud King Charles,
dramatic lyrics, Return Of the Druses,
Qolomb's Birthday, dramatic romance,
The Souls Errand, and another volume
Of poems in 1854, Browning specially
cultivated the arts Of music and paint
ing and with the history Of both he was
widely acquainted. He married Mrs.
Elizabeth Barrett, a poetess and author
Of high repute, Mrs. Browning died in
1861, Mr.. Browning's poems are very
popular In this country.
, 1889-07-17

One night, long since, II. T. Huff, a
well known coal dealer of Atlanta, while
cutting down a bee tree on his farm, five
miles from Atlanta, on the Sandtown
road, made a strange discovery. The
bees were in a hollow tree, and Felix
jackson (colored) was put to work with
an AK to hew it down. "Lawd a mercy"
exclaimed the negro, IS he dropped his
ak and peered into the opening he had
made by the light of a torch. The negro
had discovered an arsenal whose nipple.
ments of war were like the gun of Rip
Van Wrinkle after his sleep of twenty
years. In the hollow tree were eight old
army muskets and two bayonets, which
had been stored away by soldiers twenty
five years ago. The stocks of the guns
had nearly rotted away and the barrels
were rusted. The tree had grown about
n of the bayonets and made it immova-
BILE. Atlanta (Ga-) Special
, 1889-07-17

There are &c. 00, 900, 900 invested in
h dairying business in this country"
said a citizen with a prediction for
statistics. "That amount is almost double
the money invested In banking and COM
mercial industries. 1t is estimated that
it requires 10, 900, 900 cows to supply the
demand for milk and Its products In the
United States. To feed these COWS co.
600, 900 acres Of land are under c~ultiva-
ton. The agriculture and dairy ma
chinery and implements in use arc worth
over S200, O00, 900. The men employed
in the business number 100, 900 and the
horses over 1000, 600. The COWS and
horses consul } annually 80, DOC, 900 tons
of hay, nearly 90, 900, 900 bushels of corn
meal, about the same amount of oat-
meal, 275, 000, 900 bushels of oats, 2,000,-
600 bushels of bran and 80, 000, 900 bush
els of corn, to say nothing of the brew
cry grains, sprouts and other questiona-
BILE feed of various kinds hat are used
to a great extent. 1t costs $3.50, 000, 900
to feed these COWS and horses. The av-
erage price paid to the laborer necessary
in the dairy business is probably $50 a
month, amounting to $3.50, 600, 900 a year.
"The average COW yields about 400
gallons of milk a year, which gives a
total product of 6,750, DOC, 900 gallons.
Twelve cents a gallon is q fair price to
estimate the value of this milk at, a total
return to the dairy farmers of $780,
600, 600, II they sold all their milk as
milk. But 90 per cent. of the milk is
made into cheese and butter. 1t takes
81 pounds of milk to make l pound of
httttar onA ohAn,t IN DA,,nlo 30 H. $40
, 1889-07-17
Located Him Mt Last.

"Seen anything Of that husband Of
miner inquired a Spring street woman
of a policeman as she came out of the
house just before 0 o'clock In the even
ing and peered up midtown the street.
"No," said the officer.
whats that crowd up there on the
corner7" she asked.
They're watching some men cutting
a sewer pipe in two"
Jim wouldn't be there. What's all
all them folks doing down the other
way7"
They're looking at a man painting q
new sign on the liquor store window"
Jim amt there, neither. Anything
else going on in the neighborhood?"
well, there's about two hundred men
around n sick horse hat has laid down
up one block in Varick street."
That's i'll knew something Of that
kind wa keeping him. Hes right down
in front holding the horses head and tell
ing the driver jess what he wants t o do.
Here, you young one, run around where
the sick horse is and tell your pa to come
straight home to supper If he expects to
get any here tonight. New York Tri-
bune.
, 1889-07-17

In an old house situated on Hamilton
street resides a Bohemian family. The
house stands n short distance from the
water, and is infested with large wharf
rats. On Saturday night last the mother
was aroused about midnight by the
screams OF her 2-year-old child, who was
sleeping beside her. The child had rolled
down beneath the bedclothing to the GEN.
ter Of the bed, and the mother reached
down to lift the child up. In doing so
her hand came In contact with a huge
rat. She Immediately dropped 1t with a
scream The rat dashed across her body,
leaped to the floor and disappeared
through a large rat hole In the room,
which had been previously covered, but
the rodent was strong enough to force
the covering from the place. The child
was bitten on the arm, but not severely,
as its screams probably caused the rat to
pause. On Sunday night Andrew Toudy,
n boarder In the same building, was
awakened about midnight by afeeling OF
~suffocation. His first impression was
that a burglar had entered the room and
grasped him by the throat. But to his
horror he discovered a huge rat standing
on his neck, its teeth buried In his chin,
and the rat calmly sucking his blood.
Tho young man jumped up with n cry OF
alarm, and, grasping the rodent by the
back, he hurled 1t to the floor and dis
patched it.-Bridgeport Comm Farmer.