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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-22
rnE rurumE BRIGHTER.
Prospect OF Activity Ia the Iron
lradr.

Prospect OF ACTIVITY ia the Iron
IFadr.
New Yoml, Nov. 22.-rhe Lror Age
today say!
Tue prospects for work Tor the future
are becoming more aud more favorable.
Bits are la fvr u iOut.trgck railroad
bridge Ia THIS city which Will call Tor
$4,000 tons OF material, including the
approaches. The Work viii extend
over two Year,. Then there 10 tho
certainty that the coming years viii
witness very large QUAY Oi money
Tor rapid transit in New YORK Win ne
large requirements o. irfu aud atpUI.
lno building VI large structures, tou,
promises 10 abs 10 "a very large amount
Df structural material in all tue BIZ
Citiv6 of the county, stIli the better
prospects, refer rather 90 tue more dis.
tant iu'ufn aud havB less 10 DO with
the puTpl, king prOul IA II dating 10 tue
turn OF stisife Tor tue next three or four
months. BrHsumg' mas got down 10
Sl0.4 40 Ia PitIssosg, Rumors " $40
OUiels Ia the PUHUuTg market IRE
numerous tut cannot ue verified.
However, 1915 has been done iOr lots
Uf low hundred tons. chi ago 10,
cords quite heavy safes for biilvgs anu
rods. Ia the central west the latter
have gone down ~ So at ssileT's mill.
There nave been no new developments
Ia the steel rail trade but something IL
expected soon. la foundry irons. sales
are moderate sud thu market tor the
southern products has displayed uumIH.
tukaOly n weakening tenIuncy.
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sIX YEARS FOG PERJURY.
An Organisl ir.n Denver Sentenced
IA london.

LONDON, Nov. 92.-At the Old Bailey
today, n. L.Win,vr, Of DenvoL Colo,
1rganist, was sentenced 10 s.X years
penal servitude Tor perjury,
DENyER, 22.-H. l.. Winter, sen.
tonceI % six yeurs' Imprisonment Tor
perjury at London today was orgnn,s1
al tho Episcopal cathedral mere m
lsSl.2. ITO was ul0ught from England
by Dean Hat IL was found uoces'
sary ~ dismiss him on account Of nl0-
conduct. ne subsequently sued Dean
Hart $1,000 Tor alleged hnr uut the
suit was never tried. Hs ieft here
iour years ago. The pc1ury OF which
he 10 convicted was committed IN Oh
tainiug a divorce IN 1850.
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A Great stone wall LHid Hare by
Forrest tirrs

DETROIT, Mich, Now GA great
stone wall, situated iu GfuUnlrgi town.
snip, Saniiac county, iUur miles east
and one milo south Ul Cas- CITY, Is eI.
citing no little curiosity Ia the slate.
The upper part Of this mysterious
structure was laid bare by thu recent
forest iires anu TrsrmultH ut n distance
a huge white SERPENT yiug AHSAmp
through which II passes. lne wall h
about eight feet wide OF tho top, but
wider NJ the base, AZ one place along
tho line OF the wall ditch has been
made 10 drain the swamp. THIS wall
was cut through Ia several places but
the bottom was never reached In any
care. How, when or by whom this
mysterious piece Of architecture was
co sIrucled IL poser ilr untlquaTiaus =.
There are no breaks during ils entire
length and the niubB are tilled with u
substance resembling cement
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NEW NOHH, Nov. 21-lhe New
HuIE ageUcy OF = large Canadian In.
sututuu has received from H. cores.
pUndonIs al San FRuciscO $3.50 o Ia
gold within the last two uays aud
sjJJ,OJO IN gold mas been shipped by a
uauk ~ Montreal 10 the agency a. tuis
city, Tor tue purpose Of subscribing 60
lho government loan, Wall street ~
banking "a tfm, with Paris aud Sau
FfguciscO connections aud Ia A.sl re-
Ceivlug small patcela OF gold from
California.
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ruus Enorts 10 Irncs Ills DoIuEs In
chicago

CHICAGO, Nov 22.-Mystery still
surrounds the Chicago career Of Ii. III.
Holmes. The sleuIhs Of the lsnd are
At thsir wits' end TO discover just what
hs did after no arrived ia this CITY.
HOlmes'5 best friends are inclined 10
think him apt 10 ho guilty OF anything
which would serve his own ends. His
alleged confession " the orimea that
has blaokened bis life Ia looked upon
by hls intlmatss ~ oluyerly planned
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PoHILASD, o., Nov - -Govornor
PenuoyoT speaking in references 10
Japan reply 90 the oner OF mediation
by this government, sail:
81 sec that tue Japauese govern.
ment has followed my example In r..
mindiug Pfesident Cleveland ~ at.
tend to bis own business. For the sake
OF this country the Frusideat really
ought not 10 have allowed himself 10
be BuutuUd a second time,o
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HOW IT WAS DONE.
gI,l,Immons Explains The Oath Of
Con R,ORdl1.
ne DID Sor KILL MN, ne SAYS.
The Pagllist Died Either OF Hear,
D.scaie or ApopleXy -Nh,hy
Also 10 ilims,

Ntw YonE, Nov. % Tho World
n ,olsncs letter from Il bert Fi,z.
,.mmons, dated y islon, g.viug AL
ccount Of the mAnusr In which
Hllf Isn met his dsatn.
He ays. Ga tne nr.t place I dii
not strike him with my arm blow,
which IL said u be- n terrible blow.
When the tine oams fof mo - 20 on
the stage that might, not d that R.or.
dan had bern drinking, but he seemed
able 10 take care oi himself Cap.
Gon introduced us anu We Shoes
hands and went to work. hustled
him across thv stage, fointing with one
hand, and then 10 the other, but not
touching him. Ho made pass NJ nae
aud Jumped back. Thsn closed
With him again and touched him
lightly with NY lett. Tue glove re,trd
partly on his jaw AMI partly on his
chest. IL was very light blow
indeed. lilo reached Tor mo with
be right aud luit wuicn
avoided ~ jumping bacE. That was
alter hAl touched him. | an posi-.
tive that u was not the blow thai
knocked him out, fora man dues nut
fsti much like lea ling twice Tor M
alter have landed knockout bluN.
Alter no hal lui for nie 4 was gOiug To
close in with him again when 1 saw
him press his hand % his Ghost, at The
tsmu time doubling over AL. la paiu.
he turned his head towards Captain
GiDri Hud tAid "Cail time" 1 put my
bands down Ia disgust, iur / anew hu
was taking. Theu no stralEhtcurd up
again ami was putting up his hands
when bis legs began 10 wAbbiv anu he
"a. down On the Stage and then Tell
over backwards. lie looked az at me
aud smiled. Thc spectators began 10
hiss aud yell "Fako." was very
iuuuh disguised aud picked him w
and carried him tl the wings 1
thought he was ioOliug all tho time,
Tot / know had not hit him hafd
enough 10 hurt him. sat hun up ON
char aud went again upon the Stage
aud had round with Duliee. Wniu
/ WIS spafring tue property
TOY began 10 take oil kiOi.
dame gloves, bat ho showed him
uSay saying, "D1n't take them OF,
I've got TO 70 ON again. Any way l'm
no more good for this business" While
] was Fpsrriug rniy uocoi,u round with
Dunfes lllofian tell OF tnu chait and
began 10 10th at tue mouth. lie dieu
i've hours later He died from AI0-
ptxy. Truly | eau cay that was not
iu the slightest degree responsible fOT
hls death. / touched him but once
aud that was but lightly with tins back
Of my left hand. uid Mt punch him
at all anu surely did not strike hun
win my fight hand. foiuttd with
II once, but did not strike HIN.
"lhnt II the trup story Of what Oc.
Cured that night. Since Rlotdau's
death We learned That ho was drinking
~ the bar ten minutes before he went
On the stage. Then ho went 10 tue
iheater aud was vomiting Just before
We were called. uid not know Il At
tust time. lie o5mplaiued Of pains iu
his heart that afternoon aud when hr
went Gu tue stage hts lace haI BLUSH
iiugt. IL was either heart disease OF
bIOplt2y that caused his dea,n."
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rnE,IprNr CLEVELAND nu,Y
Anu EnloJs Health txespI for Pain
Ia fOut.

WAsHiNGTUN, ID. O., Nov ga
PTtH.ueut Cleveland mas Mt been At
nc Waite House Siuoe FnIHy. Since
thvn no mas remained ut WOUuloy, de.
uyiug himsul: all uailets, except mem.
bvtu Of tle Cabinet. This IL partially
accounted Tor by the necessity VI com.
plttinR without Interference, his
aui ud message before DgcuuOcr 3,
but he II suffering considerable pain
e. m au injury sustained by HtTniniug
tue 1enuans o hts loot, which happeneu
10 be Particularly sensitive OWING ~
govt. IL Il stated that beyond this
temporary Hiimunt the President 10 on.
iOyiDg his uauai heath,
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Touusssoe's Ei,etlou Quarrel.

NASHVILLE, Tenn Nov. "a
Chairman naundsrs, ri the Republican
state executive committee, has been
refused by Secretary OF STATE Morgan
cIpy Of tne returns u tue ele ton.
Henry MoCerry, prominent Demo.
cratic politician, has declared that
rurney, Democrats elected governor.
IL 10 beloved, however, the face Of the
returns In the possession OF the secre-
,ary OF state shows u plurality for
Evans.
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mowr .unnnNola. mIn,rLr.
the Young LAWYER Taken Ia ~
Auimss.


aEatmss.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2e.-Jeptha
ID. Howe, tho young 81. Louis lawyer,
VINO, IN connection with H,H,Holmes,
10 charged with dclrsudiug local
insurance company OF $4,000, reached
tue city tOuny nom 81. L1ufB. lie was
met ~ Mauhai h. Mcdonald, OF 81.
Louie, anu tue law partner Of young
hOwu's brother, auJ surrendered him.
self. Lawyer Mcdonald saiu: 1his
arch uguHpirstOf "A. IA. Holmes, OF ii.
M. Morgan, tie nAms Dy which he WIS
guowu IN 81. Louis, came ~ my
office while was absent IA
Colorado anu proposed case, saying
that Me. PilEul wanie- some QUE "
represent her. 10 was tho iitst case the
boy ever hal been offered, anu he
jumped right into IL with all tho atdlr
and onihusiatm Oi youth. He dil not
wait Tor uH 20 return lud tbs result was
that this slick crook imposed upon him.
My young friend may nav been iudis-
Greet, but ne Is NJ criminal"
Inspector OF Police Llnuiey believes
Howe was misloI Ny Holmes.
A. 5. l.. Shields, tNr noted criminal
lawyer will act Ne counsel lot young
Howe.
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NEw YORK., Nov. .2.-E gardiug
tue Indictment ~ FlageG Rocket llur
aud others Ny the grand jury Of Me.
LaunAn county, Texas, yesterday, ..
&. H. Dodd, attorney fJt the Standard
Oh company, sui4:
'IIbu same tuiuR has been done be-
fOru,uuI tho Indie mvnt was dismissed,
o. II undoubtedly VIII 10 this cast,
Tue STANDARD Oh company does ug
business Ia Texas anyway, bus sells 90
Is. l. uis parties wuO aupply Ih0 tgAdg
IN thebguthwtst."
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wives and one has Three wivts. sd-
Wise against this on oil occasions, but
they 10 not Ike any uetsOu to later.
iete with such thiugs. IL DO MT seu
how Il can DO prevented, as II Is an OH
custom.
On the other hand Captain John
Balis, rw"ui v.f1urth Infantry, In
charge Of tn Pue In New Mexico,
shows that thrsr lYuiaus arc maxim
rapid advancement toward oiyIiza-
ton.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-22

MfNiCJ Cry, y " 21,-rno dif-
c.vety nas uu,u made utsr ChurIni.
z.U, iu tIr state VI 20 Icn1RCau, 10 thirty
human bui.tsiu uu H4yHu, ed STATE %
dgcJup luon, piled up on 0luu o her
100 cave. Ilr0iaH Glmfz vas f1uptd
an murdered Tor mIuyy recently.
Pascal, his brother, waffle fo4rCuiug
for m, aside the lisUOvogy which
explains mtuy appearances.
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MILWAUKEE, Nov. -, Alma How.
ard, tuu Guir,tvu.y obr.Uld daughter Of
Conductor Charles Howard, tut. city,
vino disappeared at noon on Tuesday,
WIS found lgst night 5no had wan.
deTed about tue streets, not knowing
where sue was going, and was unable
10 fnd her home. Tie chill seems ~
nave been affected win Temporary Ia.
sanity.
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PARIS, nov, 1.-The F,gdrO says
An attempt mas been made ~ steel the
patterns VI tho new DapOTt gun which
was shipped Ia paulOuked cases 90
Calais Auu B1lrges by the minister ut
war No one except tnu president OF
the artillery testing committees knew
vi the shipment,
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MONTREAL, Nov. 22.-K .corder D.
NJ mug y received Au anonymous lr,-
Ter threatening MN with death Tor
having signed tue petitiOa uiftclru
against the erection Ci q statue 10 Df.
tnanier. Last night ne received All.
other and this tune a dynamite cart
fidto Indicated the manner ia which
death was 10 DO iuti cteI.
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YOKOHAMA, Nov. %. Tho Chinese
Pie Yang squOdron IL reported TO have
shelled the japanese troops marching
on Port Arthur a desperate battle
between tie Jupnuese anu Chinese
followed. The result ~ not known,
TINS TsiS, Nov. g2-ChieI Of the
Imperial Customs Do Ting, recently
summoned To Pokin ~ confer with tho
government ~ 70 the wayGlaud means
iuf raising money Tor war, mas lrit Tor
Japan ~ arrange The torn 0i peace.
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MIII Nnt nncn Amin.

SPOKANE, WASH, Nov. a. The
Ciuzsns' National bank Will not open
Tor business. This decision was au-
nluuCet al "a difuctUfP meeting. The
Uauk viii 80 INTO liquidation. It's AZ
sets are Si25,UOl; liabilities f24l,OuO.
Hnls institution closed its dOOts curing
the panic OF 1898
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WAsuisGluN, Nov. % - The Pfcsl.
dent nas O. mmrsiJneu the u wing
pus,mRstrr: Norman o. Byefs, Santa
Paula, CT; Wiilam l.. ksafnry,
santa Cruz, Cal; Henry &. shaver,
Moscow, Ids; Is. +. kottlOWell, g.
HeIenn, CAI.
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NEW YOiuS, Nov. 22.-The flames
In III. tternOld OF the IRON stt amsr'p
Aiamoo, Of the Mallory liur, uec, ii.
t,ted her submsfsiOn t1Iny III cargo
consisted of cotton, tobacco aud pas.
seugors from Galveston.
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INV Yoml, Nov. GA grand
ohvss tournament IL 10 10 played by
Telegraph between Russian on-ss clubs
logated Ia European anu Agiatio Rur.
tln. Each club will play iva gAmts
with each other anu the prvsI unt oil
tile 80. Petersburg chess Clue viii pry-
sent tho winning club with silver
cup.
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Now YorI, nnnls want tho nond..

NEW York, Nov. 22,-lt il an.
nounced that the hanha ami other
financial institutions In this city will
buhcrlhe for the entire issue OF the
loluOJ,Ol0 government hyeH.
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NEW YORK, Nov, ga delegation
OF q ii,orAil pioneers LEFT this city a.
1870 p. m. to ue pr sunt NJ tue iutJr-
meut Of General Johu G. Fremont
remains ia Ruckland rrmurry, Utai
Spark I'm station, ROcklanI county,
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NEW YuHS, Nov. 2a-Johu Y.
Mex ,uo is sad 10 feel ho, eul oil soou
b,,ng released tom Sinn 5ug ~ a ut-
cisiOB VI tho court Ul appeals.
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Boston, NoN22 - lheCunarder Csls,
lonia, uue last Monday, has not ar.
riveu, The Warren hue ateamer Kan.
sss, which sailed from Liverpool two
days before tho Catalonia llit, has moi
yst been sighted.
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GOING BACK TO CONGRESS.
Delegate RaWlins VIII Leave foI
Washington In a lew Days.

A NEWS Representative met the
Hon, Joseph l.. Riwnns, Utan's Dele
gate H. q ngtess, ,his afternoon am
learned from that gentleman that be
would leave Tor Washington n "a lew
dsys, probably on Sunday next, TO be
fbseul rom tue Territory uuul Marco
An. So far us he Is now aware be
viii remain iu the Capital during
the whole OF the coming session Of
Cons Tees which CUuveuts on the iis
Monday 40 December aud which, under
the law, must uul urn BY midnight,
Matcn IA. Nc R.Wlius Will MT be
accompanied by his family ou this oc.
rn-iUu, though mis- wife viii probably
visit Washington sometime during the
winter,
Mt. RAwllus will give tho In.
dian reservation bill his inn
mediate attention on reaching
Washington. Asked Ms 10 whether
or not the rumOr was true that SrCre-
tary H1ke Smith was opposed 10 the
bill UrAny feature OF Il he tepliel that he
could not Understand how FuUh thug
could be- tue Hud did not believe u
was. There was opposition TO the bill
but It did not come from tue secretary
a. enacted into Law. The House COM
miltre on Indian affairs drafted the blll
emu0dyug the ideas and desifes Of Tho
secretary, ~ passed the House in that
condition Auu WGF sent TO tho Senate
aud ClucurTed in. The Indian ntiaifa
committee having In the meantime
consulted with Secretary Smith and
received bis writen approval VI the
measure.
In consideration Of these facts Mr.
Rnwliuu thinks that the secretary can
bu iu no wuy opposed 10 the opening OF
tho reservations. IL however, thtTB g.
any stumbling block In the way II viii
SION be located ami removed.
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OTTAWA, Kan, Nov. 23.-ChRrles
ana Henry Lathfop, Ottawa business
men, out for n timu thie m1tnlrE,
struoE the wfnng house IN hioklng iu
tbs door. Charley wa3 Hhot d"aj' anu
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NV lORR, Nov. - "A sreolal
ifOm RIO du Janeiro say TOO Unilou
States Will soon DO visited ny tE.
President Peix1to. The ex.pTesldent
Il IA bad health.
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nIpIcuLlNo lmEInrA

OF Transferring tie Control Of tho
silver uaFket 10 sew York.
INV YUHK, NV - -rhe an.
nouncemen tnat uumUrf " silver
smtlttfs anu tiihsft are 10 cambint
auI tr ustef tie control " he silver
market from London to n " HlrN
has created little surprise uet,. ru,
representative OF LONDON ship log
huu "a icuied the ilva today anu sail
tnat Lpuduu would coltiuur TO Oe the
feuO- uizsI market for gold aud silver.
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NNy York, Nov. 22.-The stlcN
make. had recovered from tho depret.
sion OF yesterday ~ tho opening tnir
moIniug. rhg general list novel NJ
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nuTIpN or ArrENL GRANTED


WAgutNurOS, Nov. 42.-rhe Cluf,
Of NJ praIUi tl- DE re. OF COLUMBIA
today sfnu,UI tlu 90 Iti0u OF counsel
tor Chapman nuu siuvanncr, tue Inc
diciuI rrcaitltTIut tughr ,rust luvvst.
sauns wit.tH.us, ( = uu appeal from
tho recent 4Hyisi0u o, Judge CHlc, bUlu.
ing that they arc liable g. puuilumeuI
igrtriusal 20 answer qlcl,l0ns plt Dy
lhu Senate con. mItitt.
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BALTIMORE, Nov. -2.-W. r. Wal.
ter, the noted art collector au pniiau.
turOpist, died To-Day.
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The Temperance women win Convene
IN Baltimore Next

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 22.-The
eatcu i've committee u the WUm,n's
Temperance Uuion today DECIDED to
nolu tue next annual CONVENTION ut
Baltimore.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Mary Abbott was born in Ash
tabula county, Ohio, February l6, 1928,
and died at their farm near Alma, June
IS, 1894 She was the youngest child
of Nathan and Esther Thornton. In
1888 her parents settled in Pulaski,
Jackson county, when she was but ten
years of age. Pulaski at that time was
almost an unbroken wilderness and had
but few settlers. August II, lS46, she
was married to Jacob Abbott, and soon
after commenced housekeeping in log
house built 10y them on a piece of land
they had purchased. Mrs. Abbott aid
ing in many ways in the erection of
their house. In 1883 they moved to
Alma, Graiiot county. Mrs. Abbott
Was the mother of five children, three
of whom are living. In 1860 she was
converted and joined the Methodist
Episcopal church at Moseville, Mich,
and has held her membership since.
Mrs. Abbott's sickness was born with
patience and for the past weeks was
resigned and anxious for the departure.
The funeral was held at the NJ. E.
church last Saturday at two o'clock, p.
m, conducted by Rev. J. w. McAllister.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
THE COBRA'S NEST.
A venturesome Man Finds the Reptile
and Takes tho Eggs.

anu Abheb TIC LSSb.
Rather more than year ago the fact
was mentioned in Bombay paper that
gentleman connected with the Goa
railway had shot q hamadryad on its
nest. This awkward mouthful of a
word is coming to be familiarly known
as the name of the giant cobra, more
common in Burmah than in India,
which grows to length Of fourteen
feet, Is as fierce as it is strong and has
the reputation Of feeding principally
on other snakes. Little indeed is
known about the incubation-we
might almost have said the alleged in.
cubation-of snakes, and rarely, If
ever, has competent observer had the
good chance to come upon a serpent in
the very act of sitting hen-like on its
eggs. Only the bare fact was published
at the time, and q fuller account can.
not fail to be intere sting, says the
Madras Pioneer.
The gentleman was Mr.. Wasey,
known In his district as an ardent and
successful shilkari; and he was told by
a coolie, in the matter-of-course sort OF
way usual with those fatalist philoso-
pliers, that q certain path was impas-
sible, as a cobra had erected gadi or
throne for itself there, and warned off
intruders. Here was golden oppor-
tunity to settle the vexed question of
the aggressiveness of venomous snakes.
Will q cobra rush to the attack when
it can get easily awayp Europeans
commonly say mo-" but natives uni
versauy cite instances to the con-
trary, some of them plainly fabulous,
but others only wanting corroboration
to be believed. Now here in British
India, or at least in Portuguese India,
was giant of the tribe, known TO all
the villagers to have taken up its sta
tion by the roadside, and to be ready
toglide down and rush like lightning at
man or beast who approached. Mr..
Wasey followed the coolie to the spot
and was shown the monster coiled up
on the top of huge pile of dry leaves.
Without more ado he shot it. and,
turning over the leaves, found at the
bottom thirty-two eggs rather smaller
than hens, and each covered with a
tough skin in place Of a she'll. These
were sent to the secretary of the Bonn
bay NaturalH History society; but, want
ing the heat generated by the close
mass Of decaying leaves, they did not
hatch. Sometimes more than one
young one escapes from a snakes egg;
but at the lowest computation Mr..
Wasey is to be congratulated on rid.
ding his district Of thirty-three deadly
snakes.