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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-21

For moment t Q vito held the van
pushed in It's coils aud u en- released it.
The victorious serpent gliied from its
tree an III, we'd rapidly several times
around The crushed tody of its lifeless
foe with lou and angry Kisses, shooting
its red tongue inand out like weaver's
shuttle. Then it moved few feet and
stopped.
much to my surprise third boa now
appeared on The scene, magnificent fe-
male specimen. She joined the conqueror
in the late terrific battle. l then knew it
was for her that the deadly duel had
been fought, and she had been a witness
of the com bat from the seclusion of her
boudoir in the tropical thicKet. Her ac-
tions showed that she was pleased with
the result, and she glided away with the
massive winner of her favor and disap-
peared with him in the forest, their de-
parture being followed by a deafening
din OF monkey gatherings and loud, dis
cordant shrieks and screams of that as
semi bly, of many-hued Brazilian birds.
Strengthened the dead boa on the ground
and measured him From his nose to the
tip of his tail he measured 3415 feet"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-21
p. II. SMYTH.
Observer, Weather Bureau.
u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, !
WEATHER BUREAU,
SAVANNAH, Ga, July 10, 20 p. m, 1894.
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

WEATHER 51NOPolS-
The maximum temperature at Savan-
nah to-day was So and the minimum 75',
the mean temperature being S2' or Il
below the normal, making the total de.
fciency in temperature since the first of
the month So The total rainfall to-day
was AS of an inch, making the total fall
so far this month $40 inches. There is
still deficiency since Jan. /, 1894, of 90
of an inch. The average relative humid
ity at Savannah to-day was "a per cent.
OF thorough saturation.
The following are the maximum tenn
perature reported at the several regular
weather bureau stations: Washington
city, 96'; New York and Boston, "a /;
Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Bismarck
929; Norfolk, New Orleans, Augusta
Memphis and st. Louis, $50; Charleston
and Atlanta, So St. Paul, So; Chicago
70o and Marquette, Mich, &C.
The barometer is lowest in the New
England states, and highest in the mid
die slope OF the Rocky mountains
During the twenty-four hours ending
at O'Clock p. m. to-day scattering show
ers, generally light, were reported in the
cotton belt. p. Ii. SMYTH,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-21
Th9 Colorsd Whselmen.

The colored wheelmen-the Forest City
Wheelmen-returned from Augusta yes
terday. where they won three first prizes
ID. J. Hamilton. II. Reed and T. J. Gwinn
were the winners. The Augusta riders
were defeated 10 every race.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-21
He Was Learned in Languages.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

From the Pall Mall Gazette.
Whatever views may be held of the late
lord chief Justice, there can be no doubt
of his devotion to the interests of the pro.
fession. He loved to regard the whole
bar as amicus curl, &c ami his ahection for
it sometimes expressed itself in curious
way. Thus, he would never, if he could
help it, assign counsel to a prisoner. en-
the ground that, by encouraging accused
persons TO expect gratuitous legal assIs
lance, the bar would be deprived of its
proper work but when he did he paid the
fees out of his own pocket.
The great cross examination of the
claimant, which has been so much talked
about, began on June 2. 1871, and ended
on July g, having lasted twenty four days
aud having been entirely conducted by
the solicitor general The following cat
echism must have been conducted con
amore: What lectures did you attendp'
Some in Hebrew and Latin and Greek"
I'm afraid ! can't test you in Hebrew.
Can you read Hebrew now" Not
word" rs there any difference between
the reading o. Hebrew and other Ian
guagesl" Yes, great difference" I'm
what respect2' In the phrases" You
haven't ascertained that it is read from
right to left, instead of from left to
right" "No." Have you studied
Greek?" Eyes" Did you 90 as
far as the alphabet7' II don't know"
Gould YOU give US the Greek for
'and"'l mo, / am not going to do
anything of the kind" "Did you get
on better with Latino" II believe |
got further in Latin.v Did you learn
the Latin alphabetp' "Ofcourse. did"
Gould you read line of Latin now2" ~
am certain could not" did you learn
Virgil7" II don't know" Did YOU do a
bit of Cesar!" Il don't know" WAS
Cesar in verse or prose?" Il don't
recollect" WAS Caesar Latin writer
or Greek writerl" 81 can't say; 1 sup
pose it was Greek" That was the
Stonyh urst edition l suppose. Do you
know who Virgil ISL Latin or Greek2"
mo, have no recollection" Have you
ever heard of him?'i "Of course l have"
Who is he?" Il don't know" Look
at that copy produced). What is itl Is
it Greek or Latin2" 1T appears to
Greek to you, anyhow. Have
don't recollectn did you ever try to
know what it isl" No, don't"
Where would you look to find it," No
answer. Ibid you ever try TO cross it,"
No answer. Ibid anybody try his best
TO help you over the Asses Bridge" No
answer. do you know where it is-how
far from StonyhurstP Il can put up
with all your Insulting" What is
chemistry about" different herbs and
posons, and the substance of medicines"
"Do you mean what is in a CHEMISTS
shop" Il think a dose OF IL would do
you good.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-21
Never DID Business with Him.

Mr.. Henry WoeltIen says he has never
had any business relations with Dion
George. as reported In the MoRSISG news
court proceedings yesterday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-21
Blaokshear Forfeits to Wavoross.

Waycross, Ca, July 2O.-The Waycross
and Blackshear mines PLAYED a match
game here this afternoon, resulting in a
5, ore of 2 10 Z in favor of Waycross.
Blackshear refused to finish the game and
to was announced as the result
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-21

Maximum temperature, ss': minimum tenn
perature, 75o.
The hight Of the Savannah river at Augusta
at a. m. t75th meridian time) yesterday was
"a feet fall Of "a feet during the preceding
twenty-four hours.
The Cotton Bulletin for twenty four hours
ending 9 p. m, July %, 1884, 18th Meridian
time.
Observations taken at the same moment OF
time at all stations
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-21
SURROUNDED BY RATTLERs.
Farmer Drake Killed Fifty-three of
Than Befora the Battla Was Ended

Them Before the Battle Was Ended.
Narrowsburg, N. Y, July T7.-While
Sanford Drake, farmer living near Mar
rowsburg, was picking huckleberries on
tie mountains this morning he discov-
cred a den of rattlesnakes, and before he
was fairly aware of his dangerous posi-
ton the reptiles had surro unded him.
Selling a pole. Farmer Blake welded
it with all his might, while the snakes APP
preached from every direction, ready for
battle. After killing twenty-five his
weapon gave out, but he found another
pole and this lasted until every snake was
vanquished.
When the farmer had completed his
work he returned home and told his
brother of the affair and together the two
went to the den, where a count showed
that Drake had killed fifty three rattlers,
the smallest measuring four feet and
three inches in length and five inches in
circumference. The ratties were cut
from all the snakes and preserved as me-
mentos. There were 314 of them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
THE HAuGHEY
RUMORs THAT JUDGMENT Is TO BE
SUSPENDED IN HIS CASE.
Judge Baker Declines to Talk About
the Reports - The Delay I'm
Sentencing the Banker.

In connection with the bank now
about to close in the federal court more
or less speculation as to the probable fate
Of 7. p. Haughey is heard about the
streets. 1t has been suggested that 1t was
the probable intention to release Haughey
under suspended judgment after the case
now on trial and that against Schuyler
Haughey was disposed of. AS the time
since the plea of guilty was entered
lengthens and sentence is not passed this
speculation as to the probable cause there
of has increased. Unauthentic reports have
been current to the effect that Haughey
had given assistance to the government in
the case against the Collins now on trial,
and that his plea of guilty was entered
under an understanding with the govern
ment attorneys that no objection should be
raised to his release under a suspended
judgment.
Judge Baker was seen in his room after
the adjournment Of the court yesterday
afternoon and asked about the truth of
the report. He declined to talk about the
probability of Haughey being released un-
der suspended judgment, and in answer to
the question of the reporter said that was
a subject upon which he would not be at
liberty to talk. While he gave no intima-
ton that there was any foundation in fact
for the report, he did not deny it. When
the reporter added that the talk ernanated
from the fact that Haughey had not yet
been sentenced. although more than
a month had elapsed since his
plea of guilty was entered, Judge
Baker answered: "I have said that
1 would not sentence Mr.. Haughey
until l had heard the evidence in some of
the other cases in order that might be the
better able to judge Of the culpability of
the defendant
Deputy District Attorney Corr said he
had never heard it intimated that Haughey
was to be released under suspended judg-
ment, and so far as he knew the ex-presi-
dent of the defunct bank had not furnished
the government with scintilla of evil
dence nor aided IL in any way in the case
now on trial. He said he knew of no ar
rangement with the governments attorneys
by which it was to be agreed that Haughey
should be released under a suspension of
judgment.
John w. Kern, assistant counsel for the
government, also said he knew nothing of
any such arrangement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
DOWN TO ARGUMENT
THE FATE OF COFFINs AND REED
WILL BE KNOWN THIS WEEK.
Assistant District Attorney Corr Says
r. A. Comn Lied on the stand
Reeds Testimony.

At last the evidence in the bank case is
all before the jury and now the different
counsel In the case are engaged in putting
upon the facts testified to various con-
structions, according to the interests they
represent. The government is engaged in
making the evidence to appear to show, be-
yond reasonable doubt, that the Collins
and Reed were aiders and abettors of T.
p. Haughey, president CT the bank, In the
manpulations which resulted in the mis-
application OF the funds of the bank to
the extent OF $4,000.
Most OF the afternoon yesterday was
occupied by Deputy District Attorney Corr.
who made the opening rpeech for the gov
eminent His first remarks were general
review of the facts connected with the
transactions between the cabinet company
and its connected companies and the
bank. Later he took up the specific counts
and recounted the evidence introduced UNI
der each and construed II as establishing
the criminality OF all the defendants. AS
has been expected, especial attention is paid
to the connection OF F. A. Coffin with the
transactions. Particular stress is laid upon
the evidence against him as being the head
Of the cabinet company. and, as shown
by the evidence, the main factor in the
A S. Reed was upon the stand during
the entire morning session of the court,
yesterday, under a continuous crossfire of
questions. When the government succeeded
In bringing out anything Of questionable
character upon cross-examination and the
witness was passed back TO redirect exam
ination he was then called upon to explain
away the questionable character Of the tes-
timony brought out by the government.
Shortly after the converting Of the court
for the afternoon session Reed was excused
and the defense announced that his testi-
mony concluded the defense.
The government, In rebuttal, introduced
certain mortgage records and then an
nounced that their case was complete.
Notwithstanding reports that nave fire.
Quently been made that L. z. Haughey was
TO be called to the stand by the government
the case has closed, so far as the evidence
Is concerned, and the ex-president of the
bank has not been called upon to tell what
he knew Of the transactions, even TO rebut
the evidence Of the defense. During the
afternoon w. L. Coffin. brother o. the
defendants, of Coffin & Stanton, occupied
a seat between the two defendants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
to Mr.. Smith at Seymour to secure his

to Mr.. Smith at Seymour to secure his
claim against the company.
The witness then passed to redirect
examination by Mr.. Harvey, and said he
understood the purpose Of drafts by the cab
met company was 10. give the bank addi-
tional security for the debt MIR. Winter
then took up the redirect examination, and
the witness testified that the desk and
seating company notes sent down i'm lieu
tied to that company on the books of the
cabinet company on Aug: z; 1893. The gov
eminent had shown that drafts had been
drawn by the United States company after
the date upon which they went out of
business. The defense, in explanation OF
this, showed that these drafts were re-
pewals of drafts dated prior to the time
the company drawing them ceased its bust
ness. The witness testified that at the time
Of drawing the money for the pay roll
check of July / the cabinet company made
a deposit of about $1,000, a part of which
was the check of Mrs. Z. Is. Coffin for
81 800 on her individual bank account, which
she loaned to the company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
BOARD OF GUARDIANS REPORT.
Annual Statement of the Work in Car
ing for Children.

The Board of Children's Guardians has
issued its annual report, which shows that
the board has Investigated 131 cases during
the year, rejecting fifty-eight for want of
evidence and filing thirty-two petitions for
the care of children The number of chill
dren involved in the Investigations was 260.
Twenty-three little ones were given to the
board and nine were returned to parents
by order of the court. Fourteen children
are now on trial in homes. During the his
tory of the board it has investigated 55S
cases involving 1,046 children. The total
number of children given to the board since
it's organization is POI, of which seventeen
have been placed in families and adopted,
fifty indentured and thirty-six placed in
families, where they are still on trial.
Twelve have died. The board received ST.
$3.50 from the County Commissioners and
other sources during the year ending March
81, and expended S6,S61.5.
The board in its report sets out its aim
to secure permanent homes in the country
FOR the children. Careful investigation is
made. however, of the habits of people who
want to adopt children and the board has
found that it has saved children from much
danger by this course.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
WILSON BILL HOBGOBLIN.
California People Are Hopeless of Pros
perity Under 1t.

Mr.. Henry Knippenberg has received
letter from President &. r. White. of the
First National Bank, of Dillon. Mont, CIV
ing few timely comments on the feeling
In the West on the present conditions in
the country. Mr.. White has recently made
an extensive trip through California and
he says: They do not talk much down
there about silver, but the Wilson bill Is
the hobgoblin that haunts them by day and
by night 1t is a terror to the interests OF
the State; wool, wine, oranges, lemons,
grapes. figs. prunes hops. raisins, nuts in
fact, nearly all of their principal products
are injured or are to be utterly annihi-
lated through the operations OF that meas
ure. and they seem TO have given up al
most all hope, even so far to offer al
most no antagonism whatsoever. With us,
here. I have mere hope than I have had
for long time; have always looked upon
our great prosperity as something OF
bubble and liable to be pricked at most
any time, and now that IL has been, and
we have silver standing squarely on It's
merits, IL Is holding it's own in such
way that i feel certain that its redemption
Is near at hand.
Locally. we have to look to silver for
our business and anything that affects the
price OF the article affects our business af-
fairs. but in the East / do not think IL of
so much Importance though sharing with
A contraction of the circulating medium
would affect business as the contraction
was brought about. and not with n cyclone
effect. as was the case last season. With
a pure and absolute gold standard we
could worry along for while yet and have
fair prosperity, though in the end the
crisis will come. bot with the threatened
destruction OF our leading industries as
proposed by our Democratic friends, on
top of other matters. no wonder that We
have Coxeys, and strikes and souphouses,
and such like. III the Wilson bill shall pass
I shall look for times to get harder and
harder for a year to come. IL will affect
US here TO some extent. but the East will
feel the brunt of the blow and there is
where the trouble viii be-. / am glad TO be
out here where we can live at least, and
not be in the midst of ali the trouble that
Is TO come"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23

A youthful agent for a local furnishing
company called at Mrs. Stewards resi-
dence. No. sl4 East Washington street, yes
terday afternoon, about o'clock. A knock
at another door drew Mrs. Stewards at
sention and when she returned 10 talk TO
the agent he had disappeared. She imme-
diately suspected from his actions that he
was not a very conscientious youth, and
on investigating. found that her gold watch
and a pocketbook, which were lying within
plain view OF the door where the agent
stood. were missing She informed the po-
lice Of her loss. and also description Of
the man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
A Bank mt MorSantown.

The Union Bank, of Morgantown, Shelby
county, was Incorporated yesterday Its
capital stock is $4,000 in 500 shares. The
stockholders are: II. b. Cole, A. G. Mel
lis, c. s. Williams, William Pierson, l.. f..
Mcdonald and II. NJ. Rogers, of Norris
town, and II. II. Binford, of Westland, each
Of whom hold forty shares, except Mr..
Rogers, who owns ten shares
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
RECEIVED A FORGED CHECK.
Robert Martindale's Name Where 1t
Did Not Belong.

Yesterday morning man presented a
check purportIng to be signed by Robert
Martindale for $50 at the Meridian National
Bank. He was told that Mr.. Martindale
had no personal funds on deposit. and the
bank refused to honor the check. The man
seemed very much surprised, and went to
Mr. Martindales office to investigate the
matter. Mr.. Martindale at once pronounced
IL a forgery. The man said he had received
the check in part payment for wages due
him by a contractor. for whom he had
been working for some time. The man
said the check bore the name OF Mr.. Mar
tindale when he received IT. The police are
investigating.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
Had Policy Tickets ON Him.

Martin Hodges was arrested yesterday on
a charge of vagrancy. On his person were
found several policy tickets. Hodges stated
that he had bought them from a man ped
ding them on the streets. This causes the
police TO believe that there is an attempt
TO introduce this system of gambling again
in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
Dunlap's Celebrated Hats
At "Seaton's Hat Store"
Dinner

Served tomorrow, from IL to 2, at Friends
Home for Girls, 155 North Illinois street
Business men served PROMPTLY. % GEMS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
County settlements.

The following counties settled with the
State yesterday: Madison county paid in
s49343.42. retained S22.74L7i; Carroll county
paid In $zsl5l.46. retained S1l.157S2; Perry
county paid in $95SS95. retained s5.o5415:
Harrison county paid I'm S126U7l. retained
B.6TA2; Jasper county paid in ST., sos q, re-
tanned $7374T3: Pulaski county paid in So
SOS 81 retained S5.0S9.Os; Greene county paid
In Ss,i67l6. retained s9.620.55.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23

Furniture al WA i Elders
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-27
Foot Rnu Prnrrcss ut YaIc.

NEW HAVEN. CONN. Sept. 2G.-Cap-
tain Hinkey. Of the Yale Varsity e.eveu'
has been looking over new foot-bdll ma
terial. The Two young men OF Wnom
Yale has heard most this fail as com
Ing players are both IN town and ready
to begin work. They are the brothers
Of H.ckGk and McCrca- Naie's Two pig
guards Hickok, Jr. and McCrea, Jr.,
are fine prototypes OF their brothers.
Young HIckok H. even better looking
young man from a physical ana athletic
point Of view than his famous brother.
he is more symmetrlr1iE Du'lt and II
reports Be true n stronger man Tor MS
years than the elder Iiek k. This is not
true Of young NcCrea. who IS fat and
"pursy" looking and do not impress
one al FIRST sIgnt as an IDEAL athlete.
Yesterday afternoon captain flnkey
took the players out - the he.d Tor the
first time. The practice was OF me sam
nature as that which has been given the
men on the gymnasium lot 1here WIS
more room at the field however, ann q
better opportunity for falling on the ban
and puntinr.
Frank Butterworth, the fun back, has
not put on the w0lesh.n and canvass
since leaving Travors Island. y eyes
have been troubling him. and II is fear
ed that the ailmcnt may be serious. At
present ne cannot see q tCot-haii many
feet away from him. and his physician
has forbade any athletic work The
trouble, IL rs thought is due y hard
athletic work. combined with hard study.
How serious II may be IS not known.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-27
the ems EsF Ar TIIU.
Nothing Known About the Landing OF
1Ioopa.

LONDON. sept "a dispatch T. tn
Times from Toxic. dated Monday. SAYS.
Nothing is known here Of thu r.porfeJ
successful landing of Chinese troops in
Iaiu. The japanese certainly Sighted
the Chinese oH the high seas and no
transports were seen either then or dur
ing the engagement II the trOors were
really landed the transports probably
shallow waters and on reaching tba
lalu river assembled it far enough 10 b.
inLisiD." 10 vessels in the estuary.
The correspondent OF the Times at
Shanghai says that the hostile feeling
against foreigners At Pezfu is Increasing
IN" bitterness. Soldiers Insult AMI annoy
them IN the streets. ana in many other
ways Is their position made unplcas-
ant
The court scarcely realizes TINT the
country is engaged in serious war.
W japanese cruisers passed che Foo
on Monday.
\ Berlin dispatch 70 the Standard saws.
kilograms received here from Pekln stat.
that If the Japanese should OCCUPY PpkIu
the Emperor VIII withdraw with the
court 20 Naukin. The viccroy Of Nankin.
IN" dispatches assert. has already been
tuality.
The Chinese emporors used 10 reside
az Nankin. and il was not until the
tweltth century that they removed 10
MongOls under their eve. Kamhau after
ward received the name IF PelIn. the
capital or the north. whereas &aH5.n
means the capital of tn" south
Before leaving Pekin his Majesty VIII
Invite the diplomatic corps TO follow him
TO Ndnkin, but II Is believed that thc.
will prefer to go TO Shanghai where they
VIII have the European warships a. their
The Standards correspondent adds: The
japanese Prince Yamdshina told some
military men at Swlnemunde thr other
day on the occasion of his visit there. 10
say farewell 10 Emperor William. that be-
based his hopes that Japan would br VIE
tor!Ous on the excellent condition If the
japanese army and the abundance of
money periodically placed at the disposal
Of the Government by the japanese no.
bility. lie described the Chinese soldiers
as rather below the mark with regard u
training. arms, and clothing
Speaking OF the German naval review.
the Prince said. Yes. II we had such n
feet IL would soon be al over with China.
but our sailors. like yours. are good and
brave and have already shown that they
can fight. Therefore, / believe We shall