The morning call., 1893-01-04
KING OF CATS.
His Mewing Sounds Something Like q
HuzT.Caw


BuZz-Saw.
Lancaster (ky) special to New Orleans Times
Democrat
The most interesting pet animal in this
town, If not in the State, is huge Siberian
cat. owned by Colonel Charles Gallagher.
brother of Captain Jack Gallagher, the
famous ex-deteetiye of Louisville. 1t was
given him last summer by wealthy Rus
sian, who brought IL to this country from
st. Petersburg, and its extraordinary size
and singular appearance have excited the
wonder of every one who has seen it. 1t is
fully three feet long, including the tail; is of
a dark red color above and reddish beneath,
with dark red streak extending along the
spine to the origin of the tail, which is fur
nished with distinct anDulationS and tipped
with black. lis name Is Japp. Japp
makes his homo at the c0thing.store of
II. I. Logan & Co., where Colonel Gal
lagher is employed. and between the big
feline ana his owner a remarkable attach
ment exists. He has eBdeared himself TO
his master in many way :, and may be fire.
quently seen sitting o the c0ionep5 lap and
mewiDg with noise similar TO that made
by buZz-saw. He has cleaned out every
rat in that quarter of town. and be plays
with ana deyours these rodents as ordinary
cats do mice, sometimes eating as many as
two large gray rats at single meal. He is
credited with having put away about 100
full-grown rats since last June.
One peculiar element of Japp's dispo-
sition is the mplacable hostility he bears
toward some animals, particularly the Ca
nine tribe, and it is a notorious fact that he
has within the past six months punished to
death no less than three good dogs, one of
which, Scotch terrier, being actually eviS-
cerated by his cruel claws. The near ap-
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great rage, when he at once becomes defiant
an aggressive. An illustration OF his fe-
rOcity was given the other morning when
farmer entered the store with a sneaking'
cur following at his heels. Before any one
thought TO warn the man to take his dog
away stormy struggle, accompanied by
growls, yelDs. Kisses and flying fur. COM
menced under the counter, and moment
later cat and deg were rolling about on the
floor in deadly combat.
Everybody in the house rushed to the
scene of the encounter, and the farmer in
attempting 10 separate the c0mbatants re-
ceived vicious scratch across the back of
his hand that made the blood run in a
stream. The battle waged fast and furious,
and for few moments the issue WAS
prOblematical, but at length the grimaikin
got in SOME murderous work on the eyes
and nose of his adversary that caused him
to break suddenly away, uttering unearihly
bowls. Quick as flash the vanqnlshed dog
leaped through the door. and. still yelping
horribly, dashed down the street. holly pur-
sued by the ring-tailed terror. IL wasn't
long, however, before the victorious feline.
having failed TO overtake the flying foe,
abandoned the pursuit and returned to the
store, where lie began quietly to smooth
out his rutfi-d fur with bis long red tongue.
Later in the day he was seen playing with
some small, round object, rolling it hither
and thither over the floor, and, upon inves-
tigaiion. this was found to be dogs eye-
ball. He had evidently torn it from the
and Colonel Gallagher very properly pre-
farmer reappeared at the store this morn
ing in an ugly temper, and said that his dog.
having lost an eye and received other
CHASTITY injuries, had to be shot; where
upon ne was shown his dogs organ OF WIS.,
ion, the sight of which still further in-
ccnsed him. He ripped out several big
oaths and picking up the poker began TO
look around for the cat, as II to wreak ven-
geance upon him; but be was told to get
out OF the place, which he proceeded to do,
muttering between his teeth and swearing
vengeance against the slayer OF his dog.
Local biologists have examined this mon-
ster cat with the deepest interest and they
say he belongs 10 a breed of cats peculiar to
the Russian province of Toboisk. the
metropolis of which bears the same name.
Colonel Gallagher has several times been
offered $50 for his pet, but In each instance
he refused, which shows that no reasonable
amount of money would induce him to part
with the animal