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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30
TELLS His STORY
Colonel Breckenridge on the
Witness Stand.
THE FAMOUS CASE GOES on,
Growing Revolving In Its
Scandalous Details.


washington, March. N, HAD Az
allen, untutorcd tn the kings English
dropped Into The circuit court thin az.
,enoon he might have received IL.
Impression that the benevolent, cidori,
looking gcntlcman with the rudy fnc,
ana wavca OF snowy hair and heard
who held the open-mouthed attention
OF 200 men whiio he discoursed In SLOW
mellow tones was preacmng scr
mon nom tho Roupei OF peaoe, m,
mistake would have been natural
one, but IL would have boon q mis-
take for tho elderly gentleman with
The sorlptural head was the SILVER
iongued orator OF Kentucky, Con.
Hresaman and col W G, r. nrcckin.
ridge and no was telling TO twelve OF
HIS peers and Incidentally 70 the world
at large, the story OF HIS intrigue with
Madeline Pollard.
The colonel stood IN the little VII.
ness box. his irft elbow rentlng ON
Judge uradlcy'a dopk. with his lei
hand n pillow FOR hin head, and li.
right thrust carelcsaly Into his trouncra
pocket lie smiled occasionally as he
epohc AZ FIRST he was a ilttin tromul.
Gus In hlH utteranceH, but he Lost that
trace OF nervousness before he pro.
ceeded FAR with his ntory once hs
glanced down at the slender young
woman IN The nrst row OF seats be-
fore him; that was when ho was ~.
surfing the court that her munner
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30
suRovER CLEVELAND.
'lixccutiyc Mansion, March ", 1854"
Condemn The Veto, Win the hAeep-
lion of Mr.. Gresham.

Special Dispatch.
Washington. March 2s.-Of course ihc
Presidents yoto messnge was tho most
talked-of subject here today. Tho Tex
as delegation, almost an whole. re-
gret a. Most OF them we're not pre-
pared 10 give exprosaions Of opinion,
and refused to speak when asked FOR
information. senator Coke said az
once "The presidents veto measaFe
Is what expected. ! at no time have
supposed that he would approve the
coinage bnl lie ~ by education
and association under The control and
domination of organized capital Tho
messagc means no core oliver the
issuance Of more bonds and an Increase
Of the public debt. Il means no ad.
diti0n 10 tho volume Of our circulating
medium and continuation of Tho
money famine now upon the country.
With hard times ana falling prices.
In word, Il means ahtolut-
ism OF the money powers ID this coDn-.
Try under the single rold standard
10 FAR ~ the president and his newly
converted secretary Of the treasury
can bring Il about. Tho outlook FOR
ths country and The Democratic party
Is a gloomy one
Mr. Gresham Is the only member
Of the delegation who was IN favor u
the veto. Ia fact he has urged upon
the president and secretary Carlisle
the danger o. the BIZ. and be aue.
gcaied 10 the president the Idea that
congress should give ar. Carlisle au-
thor1ty to iaape three per cent bonds
Air. Bailey, shile believing The Bland
bill Of little real advantage " the
caase Of silver. fears that the veto Of
IL VIII be made a great point BY the
opposition
He says he was IN favor Of the pas
sage Or the bili without second read
ing and believes that In this form Il
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

ny Associated Prean
g. Louis. March sat East ~
Louis today weather and track good
First SELLING. nye furlonEs
Guilty won. Priaeiila, SECOND; Fagin
thifd Time. 100 ~
second -Elfyen-slxtecnlhn Of a
mile selling Belle Of Fefmoy won;
Hiram Arro. secoHd; Teapie -. third.
Time. i'i4i.s.
Thlrd raco-Five furionga cleopas
won: TOO High. second riniab. iiiird.
Time 100 ~
Fourth race-seillng; hx furionHe.
EHteiie vsnst iari'nE, s = Ny
Fif,h race aiN fuflongs; handicap.
John Dunn won; schuyklil. second, oak
View. third Time. 10 ~
sixth r4ce l.ieycn-siSs7enthn u a
mile; relHng. II paso woni ianthe,
second; vexator. third Time. IA
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

misht have met executive approval
he docs not believe the bin Win be
passed again nnd viii himself never
vote for bond issue OF any Kind.
Representative Hutcheson regrets tho
veto cxcccdlngiy He fra,, that Il
VIII be moro disastrous to the party
than q was the other was, llo hopes.
however for some carly Development
and adoption OF a complete and desir-
nhlc form % national financial system.
other mombets who would spehiS
about the mcssaEc reiterated thcse
views The message " undoubtedly
the most important political action OF
thr new administration and the West.
ern men can It the greatest blunder.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

What ne Thinks oe the Action OF
rresiacnt cleveland.

BY Associated press.
Washington. March se,-- Rcprcaonta,
tive Bland author ~ tho bnl vetoed TO.
day, authorizes THIS statement con.
cernlnE the veto and IN efiSct upor
the future Of silver
"'rhc main point OF The veto Il tina,
tho president docs not wihh to infus,
into the currency any moro siiyer until
he hps more bonds and greater gold
reserve. lie insista on tho nght that
has been In progress for tho last year
ON the one hend By thopc who wlsh Ia
incrcaac thu bond dnht intcrcat OF
nationni hania by selling bonds FOR
gold and Tor money 10 pay the current
expenditures Of .ho government and
ON the other hand by the representa-
tivrH Of the people who are opposed Ia
bond iaauva and In favor of colning tho
sllvcr bullion-th the assets we have on
hand land using the money IN the
payment OF current expenses. Tho
ilrat section or the bill provides for the
coinage OF the bullion held under tho
sherman act That act provided that
The bullion SHAH he coined into standard
silver dollars This sherman not Il
now repealed and hence the prcnidenta
observations that It IL not clear into
what huds ~ coin the bullion nhail
he struck Is not lawer.lliSo. AZ a
lawyer would know the lin
is a mere supplement to ihe Sherman
act and leaves tho hulllon 10 be coined
under that act no friend Of tho bill
In the houeo or The senate has ever
conaderod it wanting In certainty or
requiring any amendment
"rheeo criticisms ~ The hlil itself were
wholly unnecessary on the part " the
PRECEDENT when he gives conerdsa to
understand thar no bul eould ioaaibly
be drawn compelling tho coinage of
the sll,er huillon which would meet
his approval A president ~ MI In
sympathy with the purposes or The blil
would have signed IT, College profess
aors may criilcise he language. bus
man who has sprung from the people
ilkc an Abraham Lincoln and rupre.
scouting not tho money power. but
the interests OF The masses, would have
signed the blll although college pro.
feaaors might have atsmalsrd him as
rail splitter"
Concerning the future OF the silver
movement Mr, Bland said ~ 10 evi-
dent that under the singlc gold stand
ard poihlng can be done on tho cur-
renoy question without consulting thr
few people who own tho gold of tha
world These people have dictated the
veto Of this blll The nght from now
on win be whether the people Of tho
country shall control the currency by
permitting the gold and silver 10 come
10 the mlnts and thus supply thcm-
selves with constitutional money, ur
whether We are to be mere slaves OF
the owners Of me gold Ia Lombard
street and wan street Tho dny Is
fast approaching when the peoples
president win sign coinage blll
intend 20 DO everything m my power
to present to tho president FREQ coin-
ago bin, una let him exercise his rules
Of Lindley Murray on that"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30
rsrnD AS AN AcooMrLron.

luEsrED AS AN AcooMPLIoE.
sluey Alleged in the killing OF
Tom Jones.
4 Dispatch.
\ TEX, March 29.-The grand
Burned an indictment against
|nple as accomplice to murder.
was arrested yesterday.
j, fan Ed j. Reeves shot and
Tom James, alleging that James
educed his wife. Reeves was
nr murder last month and the
|asagieed.
now alleged that there was a
|ney to murder James. and that
|stols were purchased by six DIFF
| parties on the day preceding
|aans. It is surmlscd that one Of
|spirators gave the details OF the
i the grand jury and the indict-
md arrest Of VIII Capie fol-
i Reeves is In jail. and will be
mother trial in April. His wife
an Antoine.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

Colonel nrecLinridsc TcstIncs o,
his Own flehnIf.

waehinston, March sg.--1'he attor.
noys Tor Madeline Pollard began ths
proceedings In Che great trial ioday
with request that the regular order
" proceedings might be varied BY
permitting tho witnoanca for the plain
I'm 'yho had been waiting IN the
city FOR a week. aud whose private
buElness dominated their attention III
home, 70 TESTIFY al once. T9r lawyers
retired FOR a conference. ana on their
return announced that the request had
been agreed 10.
The FIRST Or the Witnesses was
round-iAood young man named John
Benckhart, Of Lexington. Attorney
Farrell OF the same clty conducted the
examination. II developed that IN issa
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

BY Associated preus
New orleans. f.n.. March Ninety
dfh day. weather nnc. track henyy.
First race Maldena; ak furlougH,
Judge Woods won hob Neville secondi
Palmetto hoy thlrd. Time. 1914
Fccond race Maidcnpi lwo-ycur.5iuH;
hair mile, IL pros Lyon won; Nellie
w., second Eleanor third, TlmT,
0hsa4.
Third race Handicap. I'VE furionfH,
Bob Martin won; Graiz linnloy. Sec
ond Bobby Burns, third. Tins, III -.
Fourth race Selling; seven furlonEs.
queen BIRD woni Tlppecanoe. second,
Tip. third Tlmo, las ~.
Fin race -Heillngi six fnriongs.
Bofcails wont Harry Weaver, second;
Larry Farrell. nlrd, Time las II.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

IN Dispstch.
sion, Tex. March 29.-The high
rs area which was over the
Eastern Rocky Mountain slope
.sht has moved eastward TO the
i gulf states. and is apparently
lshned. A low pressure area is
Ing US appearance over the ex-
ne Soahwest Tile temperature
Hsta sharply over the Eastern
ny Maintain slope and the MIS-
4 nlley, and hes fallen along the
cast and over the South Atlantic
The weather generally is clear
|yhout the country
y forecast for Texas for twenty
hours ending at " midnight,
80.
M Texas. Central Texas, East
Southwest Texas, Coast dis
|Air; much warmer
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30
7HE BILL VETOED,
Little Prospects Of Any
Silver Legislation.
MORE BONDS ARE WANTED.
Mr. Bland Expresses His
Views Freely.


Washington, March so-rbe ,,-..,
dent today sent to the hou so the fol.
lowing message vetolng the BLEND ~.
yer seigniorage bin.
ITO the House Of Represent ,tlves. 7
return without approval House ililI No
1896 entitled An act directing the
coinage of the silver buln,n hsid IN
the treasury and for other purposes,
MY strong desire to avoid enlargement
with those IN both houses oe congress-
who have supported this On would
lead me to approve II could believe
that the public good would not be
thereby endangered. and that such ac-
tlon on my part would be proper
discharge Of official duty. rnasmuoh.
however. as am unable to satisfy
myself that The proposed Liquidation is
either wise or opportune. my ccncep-
tlon OF the obligations and rcsponsi-
bilities attached to the great office I
hold forblds the indulgence * my per
sonal desire. and inexoraoly confines
me To that course which Is defined by
my reason and Judgment and pointed
out by sincere purpose to protect
and promote the general interests OF
our people.
"rhe financial disturbance which has
swept over the country during ,he last
year was unparalleled in It's severity
and disastrous consequences. There
seemed to be almost an entire displace-
ment Of faith IN our financial ability
and a loss OF confidence IN our fiscal
policy. Among those who attempted
to assign causes for our distress It
was generally conceded that tie opera
ton OF provision OF law tncn in force
which required the government to pur-
chase monthly a large amount OF silver
bullion and issue its notes IN pay
ment therefor. was either entirely or
to a large extent responsible for our
condition. This led to the roreal on
the nrst day OF November 1928, of this
statutory provision.
1--WE had, however, fallen ~ low
in the depths Of depression and umidlty.
and apprehension had so completely
gained control in financial circles that
our rapid recuperation o9uld rot be
reasonably expected. Our recovery has
revertbe,ess staadnv nr,rrcs "a aud
though Iess imam Ave- ,noaths have
e,onsad since the reneai AZ lie mis-
ch,evons silver nnrchase rcanrremont
Wholesome ,mnrovement 10 nnmlstalk-
ahlv annarent contdaneo in our all.
solIte solveney is to such On extent
reinstated and faith in our disposition
to adhere to sound financial meth
dds is so far restored as TO produce
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

NE 'itfNii"n treasury notes which uf
legal tender Tor an debts pubic an,
private. and which arc rcdecmblr /,
gold or silver at the option OF N,
holder win be replaced By silver ncrtin
Gates. which whatever may he thci
character and description win hay,
none or these qualities, in anticipation
Of this result and as an lmmcdlat,
effect the treasury notes viii nniufs,li,
dcpreciote In value and desirabiiity.
'The Fac, that gold can be reansed
upon them. and the further faot that
their destruction has been aecrecd
when they roach the treasury. must
tend TO their withdrawal frcm gon.
erni circulation 20 be immediately pre.
scented for gold redemption or 20 he
boarded FOR presentation az N more
convenient senson The sequel or both
operations WIN he large addition to
the silver currency in our circulation
and corresponding reduction OF igoid
IN tho treasury The argument has
been made that these thinga VIII not
occur at once, because a long time
must glimpse before tho coinage OF any
| st.l... 49,. "a
100 ~ ", svus"lo'Nse Gun pe en-,
", 49, npo,' ~ '''s li'Ssi'a' eu'o's OF
M, NJ. V m = '''' seeohu section 81
far IN sho future. this may furnish a
strong reason why IL should not be
pasFcd SO much IA advance; but the
postponemcnt OF iia actual operation
ss,.'s. p'o'uu' we ieoi ana ioAH OF
,. ',',''s''''Ne s'N nervous proH'fa'loh
",,'NH "pu'e '.''''eu'a'''y io''oW i'H
ss,,s''',.. ~ p'i''h s'uut ~" WptNs
MA st, ~, ,s,''u '','s lection "
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o,no, ,,,,.an,.' ~, ~ rV'u ~ Nv
,,sat sS,, 'y 49, ~ 49, ~ u'''"'i
ha,,a.. ~ - - apl'l'' i'''' w.
$500, u, ~ 49,, "'' X @,' ',''e'
a.. 49,.
800. , ','"' - ~ "'e W. p'so''i'v
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wv nas.l n' ''''''. ,',.,.,,..
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sn,,' ~. 'ps wv pu' Icy % "'v,'sg wy,
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- =, '''oa, ~" :. :. ~.
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49, " ~ ~ Ivy ''',sr u'l,''l.
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a. ~ p'le.','. ui''''U''''n Hu,,oul'u-
~ ~ ',''''',''''s,'' ~ ~ h''u' no
$50 nv " enin.s,is p'''ene 'ne W
stu Ky , =, h'i"'",N " wv s9e's'"'s
- '''V ''''' -" h'"'' ''',
npw 'H,H's 70 'ssue p'nuH ~ p'u.sos
~ ~" t'e'' " nv" 10 ""s 100"
: s"Vu't W. ''s'.s.s ~ ~ ''i'ys
~ VA Hueh confused rondulon ana
our financial aflaifn are apt 10 nrsuuo
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

Mon Taken Regarding The HI
Pnso BondS.

p Dispatch.
rh, Tex, March 29.-rhe South
Texas homestead company OF
lntinlo today filed its charter
~ secretary. placing its capital
At 100000 1ncorporators, e. G.
chas, q. Ogden, S. w. Johnson.
iiiorney-general's office took no
ioday on the $4,000 El Paso
FORKS bond issue. The office will
action until final judgment is
Nd in the hi Paso county district
q the application for an iniunc-
, restrain the city officials from
ag these securities An applica-
IA temporary injunction OF this
VAS recently overruled in vaca-
~ Judge Wallis.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

'S fiupvsed legislation ~ W rcinted
70 'he currency conditions rnnwins out
q compelling the purchase OF silver Inv
'ne government that glance al such
conditions and partial rev,,.w - M
able " ~ "'pi'''-
between the 18th Of Aurast 1870
When the law became operative. and
the LIST day of November. seg whom
the clause It contained alrcchng ~
purchase OF silver was pe.led. there
were purchased by the secretary ~
the treasury morc than ieS coa ooa
ounces OF silver bullion. in psvmcn,
tor THIS bullion the government lasued
~ treasury notes OF various i, nomina [
mons amounting to nearly sias. 900 600
"n'eh notes were added 10 the cur.
rency In circulation among our peonle
such notes were by tho INV madc
iesal tender in payment " all debts
pubic and private, excepting whom
otherwise expressly stipu'a,sl ma
were receivable for customs. taxes and
an public dues, and when 20 received
might be re-issued They wero also
permitted to be held by hanki,r assoc
Citations as part OF their lawn ~
serves on the demand q the holsera
these treasury notes were 10 be re-
deemed in gold or silver cn'a IA the
discretion o. the secretary OF the treas
ury, but Il was declared as a pnrt OF
this redemption provision thst IL was
the established policy Of the United
states 10 maintain the Two metals on
parity upon the present legal ratio.
or such ratio as may be provided by
law. The money coined from such bull
lion was 10 be standard silver dollars
and, after directing the Immediate coin
age Of little leas than 2s.o0o. 100 ounces
the law provided that as muen ~ the
remaining bullion should he hereafter
coined as might be necessary to pro-
vide for the redemption % the treasury
notes issued on It's purchase and TINT
any gain or selgnioraga arising from
such coinage shall be accounted for
and paid Into the treasury
This gain or seigniorage evidently
indicates so much OF the bullion owned
by the government as ihould remain
cain N. VIM, .,aasar, - 'u ~. W
os should onnat Il, rvr,ho,. M. Ss,,,aa
renresentcd nv the ,roas,,-,, ~ ~, 's,'i a.,
sued in payment Of the entire quantity
Of bullion. These treasury ..3tes now
outstanding and IN circulation amount
bean inns far n,t OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
small amourt 90 u1s h,n,an ca,r,S
vet the so-callsd gain or eol,.nnro.' s,'
above defined which Oould arlse from
the coinage Of the entire mass has
been easily asccrtained to Le a ouan,l.
~ OF bullion sufficient to make whom
coined 55i56.Gsl standard silver dol
lars
considering the present 'ntr'nsie re-
lation between gold and silver tho
maintenance OF the parity between
the Two metals as mentioned IN This
Jaw can mean nothing less than tho
maintenance OF Sueh parity IN inc esti-
l'auon anu confidence OF me people
WIZ uss ost money IN sne'r paliy iran
y ,,, ,,, ,'is'a,y ~ " '''n'snancs
- sandrn I. $3.50 ~ ~, ~ 49, 'H''s''eu
80 "a a. ~ o.,,,,,,', - - 49, ~,
a.s ~ Sa aan,a ~, 1T, ,s'., ~ we no .,,
ha,aars an ,na,s .aaa,nn,,o. e W. ~.
,vhether 4, 10 ,,o,d ~ .,,,o NJ W. 49,, e
!, to,,ors ,ha, u.h,,o a., -. - ,',,,
- 49, 1850 ff'ff' 50 $3.50 80" ~ f"N
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

alooaY converted 1910 people In
.pslonat a cost OF $500,
oeeley. Lord Rosebcry'g first
h. = ior knightly honOrs, IS best
~ he author OF 1.-THE ENpan-
4, England" and "Eo,e homo
i'r John e. Burke OF Buffalo Blll's
vest show fame is to marry.
~ y said 10 be Mile. Corlnne Lo
N VINO was In charge Of the
|fs exhibit in the manufacturers
-'s az the Worlds fair last sum
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30

= Dlsnotch.
'slh Tex, March 29.-Goy. Hogg
~ today In regard to the exact
Patton of his threat against the
n Pacific people. He answered
was not willing to express
'sp the subject at present That
n Equipments would settle that
~ In case the Southern Pacific
Y Nntinued their present course.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30
S$.S'RAL... ]. tn ]!
I ND - / ! co.
MAIN AND 9Th.

.iquarters for Dress Goods
/ Silks, Kid Gloves, Hos
4 Underwear and Cloaks.
slargest stock of Carpet.
md House furnishings
be State. Prices guaran.
las low as the same class
Isods can be had in any
|set
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30
'I.-Per Month--$l

| Issuapg d~d I The SUB
|.tisa PRICE Of The 0agy
|sse, oeaysreS BY carrier
sss 81 per month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-25
ITEMS or BROOhLYN NEUS.
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.


f. Ross Appleton. the Tax Collector. has APP
pointcd Colonel James G. Slaght. veteran and
a wcll-known Republican. to take charge Of the
records of the Tax Office.
4 number Of street railroad men have been vac
cinated by the direction Of the Health Department
Hop Lee who keeps a laundry at No. l. Hicks
St. was arrested yesterday charge of abduct-
ing two girls named Sarah Mantel. eighteen years
old. and Josephine Laubenberger seventeen years
false addresses The Chinaman was held for ex-
animation.
Warrants were issued yesterday by Police JUS
lice Walsh for he arrest Of NincenHo de Vito. an
Italian banker AT No. S. Mulberry-s Newly DIRK.
and his chief clerk, Vclasco Ferrimi. upon charges
Of subornation of perjury in Issuing fraudulent
naturalization papers to Italians last fall a fee
of so was secured for the papers from ignorant
Italians.
Nothing has been learned Of the two missing men.
g. H. Littlefied of No. Montague Terra"-, and
John +. Aubery. OF No. SIS DE kalb-aVe.' wfo have
not been for several days
An order has been granted in the Supreme Court
for the showing of cause why the property known
as the Universal, at Washington ana hilary SITS.
should not be sold for the benefit OF the creditors
OF the Lehman Brothers company
The annual meeting OF the South BROOKLYN Wheel
men will be held on Friday April d. Thr club has
grown rapidly I'm the last year. It's me mbership
being close 10 100 Twenty-eight new members were
elected at the last meeting. The club has just
moved into new quarters. at No, 1876 Ninth-st.
where all wheelmen are welcome.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-25
aILIGATORS AND THEIR E""H

From The ST. Louis Gobc-Democrat.
.srhoro &c a generally believed theory IN regard to
IheIe - nes,s said T. +. Simpson,, OF O"ala
awbich is entirely erroneous me p0P , Ia s fa IS
49, ,he mother alligator never eotH gu, VI StHi o!
ma hnr eggs and that If any one Glstmps 'ie nrst
his life insurance policy j. ME-, Mt p@xnert when
rev en, DOWN on Indian River for the irst tine ana
WI, ,onoraut of the dire consequenVS VI ,"u'nIlE
was lsi.o' ,hen they were still bottled up IN shell
in liquid state. Seeing , mes, bem wthoS, seq
the BANK Oh ,a , saurian and took them home
lhs ., IL Here put the eggs ulluer d s,oNe' Mnu
WIN me. rsn ~ n Few days they hatched oui me
reptiIes first broke through the b sneS by umbca
WAS and did free themselves Th hn &
coius. ar residence for several Jay mp M,rc
places oi ,he moment of birth. ana wouiu strlkc
at any one who approached he tn them and heir
win h wide OPEN they presented s1r nas sPec
mouths nca then have robbed seVvrhl hests "iisn
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