The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

october twenty two young women have entered
into roughand tumble sport with the same
enthusiasm which distinguishes their efforts
With the brush. The sophomore team of the
University OF Pennsylvania, hearing of the
prowess OF these fair rushers, sent in recently a
letter addressing the manager OF the art team
as Dear Sir" and desiring information as to
their open dates. After a period of brow cor
rugatng reflection, the reply to the very fat
terlng request OF the wearers OF the Pennsyl-
wanna red and blue, was sent in the shape of a
red and blue Tam o. Shanter of sugar gorgeous
with floating ribbons and filed with succulent
| open dates stuffed with cream 1t isn't duite
easy to imagine the girl art student Kicking
| the goal, but you can trust her woman's wit
to get the better of the university team without
| trying it.
JOHN TILLAR, a farmer living in the country
several miles distant from Gurdon, Ark, re.
| lated recently to ST. Louis Globe. Democrat
writer curious story concerning the friend
| ship existing between cat and a rat About
SIX months ago he first observed the rat in COM
| pany With large tom cat belonging to him.
| but he cannot say as to how the strange rela-
| tionship existing between them was brought
| about. At first the rat refrained entering the
| house with the cat. However. Il was not long
| soon they became inseparable. They ate, slept
| and went about the premises together The
family, under the circumstances, regarded the
rat with friendly feeling The rat has virtu-
| ally struck bonanza, and is just as much at
| home with all the members of the Tillar house
| hold as its feline benefactor. In the day time
| together, enjoying the bright sunshine and
| pleasant breeze, while at night they prowl in
| stinctively about the premises in search Of
| prey. Mr. Tillar is enthusiastic about his pets
and relates many interesting things regarding
! them.
WHILE out hunting day or two ago James
| B. Peckham, a well known resident of Preston
near Norwich, Conn. killed peculiar animal
the exact pedigree of which he is very curious
| TO learn. He was tramping through the woods
when his attention was attracted to the animal
| which somewhat resembles the polecat. Care
| fully approaching it in the rear, he succeeded
| In killing 1t with club, and brought the freak
| home. The animal is about eighteen inches in
| length, and with the exception of its tail, is
| covered with fine soft hair Of a dark gray
| color, tipped with brown. The head is Of a
| very peculiar shape. with long suout-like
mouth, and nose and ears that closely re-
| semble those OF rsccoon. TIE teeth are very
long and sharp and very regularly set. The tail
| Is several inches in length, without q hair, and
| pinkish white in color. The feet also hair
| less to the ankle joints and tipped with
long, sharp claws, evidently used for digging
| There is very slight odor about the body SINH
lar to that Of a skunk, and the animal is prob
ably of that species. Nothing or the kind was
ever seen before in its vicinity, and Mr.. Peck
ham Is very anxious to learn just what the ami
nal is. He has taken care to preserve the body,
and the curiosity now occupies a prominent
place in his museum.
JOHN L. Howard has just presented TO the
San FEancisco Academy Of Sciences complete
suit OF armor brought from one of the Gilbert
islands. The coat of mail and helmet all In
one piece, is believed by the Chronicle to be 100
years old, and looks. when off the wearer like a
big wicker chair. When on, the back OF the
chair apparently rises above the wearer's head
which passes up through the seat of the chair.
| Tie low arms, which are really straps pass over
his shoulders. The solid portion of the lower
part is the corseleJ. fastening around the body
| This curious garment is made of cocoanut fiber
| twisted around and around over thick cords
making dnese fabric stiff and stout as board
! In color it resembles unbleached linen, The ma.
| ter1al Is woven by hand, after which 1t is en-
| broidered In regular pattern suggesting gro
tixue human figures. This curious needlework
| ia executed with cords made OF twisted human
hair. The thickness OF these human garments
| is surprising, and neither arrows nor spears
could pierce them. Judging by the flneness of
the work the curious armor must have con-
sumed years in making. With the suit of
arm or are two spears, one eleven feet in length.
the other fourteen. They are long pointed
STICKS OF cocoanut wood, armed with shark g
teeth. The teeth are polished until they are
smooth and white as ivory Each tooth is
knotted to the wood by a cord made of human
hair, passing through hole drilled in the tooth
and another drilled in the wood.
IT Is rumored, says q Paris special TO the
Herald, that NJ. Clemenceau Is involved In the
Panama scandal NJ Herr. it "a said, cashed
Panama checks drawn in his favor Three
members OF the Panama committee who were
sent to examine the books Of Kohn & Reinach
reported that they had found that during the
M. allHR90 ~
between had on several occasions drawn on the
account Of Baron Reinach for 10000 francs
Nj. Rlbot, the prime minister, was present at
the session of the committee Friday. He prom
ised TO act in concert with it, and TO assist in
throwing full light upon the whole Panama
affair. NJ. bourgeois, minister OF Justice, was
also present. He declared that the government
was ready to communicate to the committee
the judicial documents bearing on the Panama
Canal Company on condition that the members
preserve such secrecy regarding them as would
ant had f5NIr
the course of justice NJ. Beaurepaire, the
public prosecutor, who opposed the govern
ment's action, has resigned his office. His sue
cessor Will be nominated by the president of
vestigating committee examined Deputy
Wan, who 10 manager OF the dynamite com
pany. He testified that after the death Of M.
barbe, who was charged with having received
brides Baron de Reinach sued his heirs for320 900
francs, which he declared NJ. Barbe owed him
NJ. Wan said, however, that he did not believe
that the money was in any way connected with
Panama Canal affairs. DR.. Brouardel and the
medical representative of the police accom-
panied by DIR. Bertillon, head of the anthropo-
metric department, have gone TO Beauvais to
perform an autopsy on the body of Baron de
Reinach.
THE communication OF the Secretary Of
State to the Senate on the subject Of war vessels
on the lakes says Washington special. will be
used by the treasury department as a strong ar
Rument against the bill 70 consolidate the
revenue marine services with the navy: also in
favor OF the bill for building two new revenue
cutters. The latter bill is In an advanced stage
having passed the Senate and received favor.
able report from the House commerce com.
mittee. With the facts recently brought out
that revenue cutters are not to be regarded as
coming under the agreement between England
and this country, which is held to be still in force
and that the English cutters are In reality first
class gunboats in disguise, revenue marine Off
Gals are confident that the House will recognize
the Importance of appropriating the $27b,-
OOO required for building two modern cutters
although the House commerce committee cut
the number down to one. While these vessels
II authorized. will be built under the auspices Of
the revenue marine officers with the view to
their Rdaptabllity tor revenue cutter service IL
is fully the intention of the authorities to make
them first class vessels, easily convertible into
the highest type of modern gunboats or tor
pedo cruisers. The revenue marine bureau in
well posted on the designs Of the new Canadian
cutters, and 1t can be sem-offtcially stated that
pains will be taken to improve upon these de-
signs In the construction OF the American cut
ters No plans have yet been prepared, but the
revenue marine officials have discussed the sub
ject with the designing officers OF the navy de-
partment and have good general idea Of the
kind Of vessels best suited for the purpose
They will closely resemble the lates types Of
torpedo cruisers. and will be deuiened for a
speed OF not less than twenty knots OuA OF
the vessels il intended for service In Lakes
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