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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

corral when / couldn't be along with herr
because she d eat them up before L had q
chance to get the fat out of them. Don't
you know, Dan, how we found so many
rattlers' heads about the hills and canyon
that we saw how the old SOW was killing
off our crop of snakes and working dead
against our interestsY So we used to let
the sow go nosing and grunting over that
hill yonder. while followed close behind
Whenever the SOW got scent OF snake L
could tell by her eagerness and move
ments. Then / would run up and Kill
tho snake for my own uses. Tourists
used to pay me 50 or 81 once in awhile to
let them see how my black SOW would 20
TO work on rattlers ont In my farm. The
pig was always ready for ony lark like
that But some low-down cuss shot the
sow one day when Dan and L were out
rustling up rattlers.
"How fast does rat.lesnako poison work
In human beings? That depends on the
condition the being Is in and the time OF
year he gets the poison socked into his
veins. I've read n heap OF stuff in books
about TINS rattler poison business, and /
know what l am talking about. For in
stance, there was placer miner that L
knew perfectly wei. He was Hank Ran
dali. lie was leaning down TO drink out
OF spring of water over at
Banning. on the edge OF the
Moiaye desert. dozen years ago.
and he gave Hank an awful bite in tho
neck as Hank was lying with his hoad
down drinking water from the spring
Well, Hank died In less than two hours
His fellows said he was loony with pain.
Now, that was the middle Of Seutembcr
when the long, hot summer hal made
tho snakes poison stronger than usual
Two years ago last month tourist who
was out getting geological specimens I'm
simpsons arroya near San lernad,no
stopped on n rattler and got bite I'm the
leg There he was seven miles from any
whisky or ammonia, ami 10 was over an
hour before he was found. A man came
riding on horseback over TO where Dan
and l were looking for rattlers and he
said that l was wanted 20 help tho
stranger who was bitten by n rattlor. l
got there I'm an hour The man was wild
and crazy with pain, and 10 was an nour
longer before we could get whisky 10
forco down his throat We put over n
quart into him. and, by gum, he was we'll
In three or four days. Now, II he had
been bitten that way along In summer,
and had not been IN first class physical
condition, wouldn't have insured his
life for n wag Il dogs tail
Another thing that the natural history
ousses have all wrong. and that's about
telling n rattler's age by his rattles
Now, I've cot out In a wire cage in my
snake farm two snskss that Dan caught
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

about two years ago. They were about 10
inches long then and know they never
had tasted food. / fed them a ground
mouse apiece and / watched two plumb
full days to SEQ those little rattlers eat
for the first time. They each had then
soft stub on It's tail. Go out and see for
yourself, IL you don't believe my words,
and you'll observe four big rattes on one
snake and five on the other. Dan anu L
believe they will get several rattles more
this year. 1 used TO have rattler which
I finally killed for his oil and skin. He
was terrible fast grower. He grew from
2 feet TO over feet long In one year. L
know he wasn't over years old when 1
killed him, yet no had eight or nine
rattles. There's Doctor out in his cage,
he is nearly IL years old. and he has got
fifteen rattles. He Is about the average
size Of California rattler. That Is 4
feet and inches. When / was In the
union army saw lots of tho Texas rat
tiers in the Panhandle of Texas that III
bet were over 6 feet long. Say, / once
got a rattler in the Puente Hills, in Los
Angeles county, that lad twenty seven
rattles. Whew, what a racket no made
with those rattles, too. IL was just like
the sound OF swarm OF bees, all mad
and following the queen. / heard about
Robert Lincoln, the son of old Abe
Lincoln, being in Los Angeles. 1 always
thought old Abe the biggest and best
man that ever lived. So. as l was going
TO Los Angeles City anyhow. to sell snake
grease and skins l thought l would take
those wonderful rattes down as a present
10 old Abo's boy. 1 stayed around the
Westminster Hotel door oil one morning
and n man told me that Mr.. Lincoln
would soon come In from ride. He
,ame back at noon and he was pointed
USt To me. so 1 walked right up TO him
as he steercd through the crowd OF reople
on the sidewalk for the hotel door; He
-. "A
he would always preserve 10 among tie
curiosities no got on The coast. +"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

Bishop are trying 10 influence the MIN
ers 10 quit. SO far the McGovern men
have refused.
Developments from the West Virginia
field are awaited here with great inter
est. The reports OF the organizers sent
from this city and Ohio viii carry n
great deal OF weight with the miners OF
the Pittsburg district, for they all recog-
nize that unless the supply of coal from
that state can be stopped serious
handicap 20 their ultimate success VIII
be presented. Cameron Miller, ex-vice
president Of the United Mine Workers.
arrived in Pittsburg yesterday and ten
dered his services 10 the local officials.
lie win probably so into the West Vir-
ginia field as an organizer. Mr.. Miller
said the conditions were more favorable
for success than at any time during the
last general suspension. The men, he
said. acted with more unanimity this
time In responding TO the strike order.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

treated go because his 'dopted dad is q
rattlcsnake catcher.
'has the snake season opened yet'
Well, / should say 1t had. Dan got five
rattlers one dav last week, and I've got
twenty-two right in one little valley Just
beyond san Antoni) mountain. Somehow
feel IL in my bones this is going to DO
a big season in our business. The cold,
chilly weather hung on too long last year,
and the snakes never much came out OF
tho rocks and sand holes all summer long
like they have done since the middle OF
March was looking at my pct rattler
this morning and, by gum, he seems In
tho best condition I've seen him in two
years-fat skin oily and eyes bright So
i reckon all snakes are thriving now. and
Wei find u lot OF fat in them. That s
what makes the money for us, you know.
You've heard about my pet snake.
have yUuy Lots of people have heard Of
Doctur That's what | call him. About
all | know about snakes habits / have
learned from him. He's out there in n
wire cage and every day I'm home / 90
and see how he's getting along. I've
raised Doctor from tho time he was 2
months old. and | got him in "a nest after
| had killed Oft the mother. Dan and /
have become SO attached TO Doctor that
we would let the whole snake farm go
rather than loso him. But we have to be
careful for he's got powerful fangs, and
rattler never allows any liberties even
by best friends. rattler IL always
superior 90 any person or anything else.
Iney know they re smart and won't stand
iigttery like all animals "
Tell mo something about what you
have learned from observing, Doctor"
suggested the reporter
We'll, tho man thing Is That the rat
tiers we have I'm Southern California
mountains change their skin twice
yoar-in July, and three months later, In
September ana that II they can't
get To wator while they are shedding their
skin 10 will como OFT slowly and I'm pieces,
instead of pccing OFT I'm one whole piece
from head to tail. | heard that I'm cold
climates rnttlCrs shed skins only once
ycnr. Two never caught on Co just how
snakes get the skin off. Ivo gone to bed
at night and left Doctor without his
showing any moro signs OF pocling him
self THAN II hoid been stick Of wood.
hut in the morning bis old clothes would
tc lyiuR I'm one corner OF the cage ana
he'd DO ~ bright ns an old.fashioned
patchwork quilt in his new ones
lots uf folks all over the world believe
that when n rat lesnake Is shedding his
skin be gets bird. There Is no mistake
that his eyes dO get covered with n blush
film at that time, but Just put q mouse
In his cage and see how quick he will coil
up and strike for it and hit Il In the neck
every time I've done IL hundreds Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
FIVE BODIES RECOVERED.
Disastrous Result Of breaking OF Reser-
voir at Dutchess Junction.


Poughkeepsle. n. ", July 15.-Five
bodies have been taken from the wreck
age left I'm the wake OF the disastrous
flood at Duchess Junction. and there
are known TO be two and probably three
more lying somewhere beneath the piled
up debris, which IN all that remains OF
the three houses that were swept away
NY the mighty torrent. The names or
those whose bodies have been recovered
as officially given out by Coroner III. IL.
Beyier of Mattewan are as followsi
Mrs. John Conroy, aged SO, wife or
the engineer in Timony's brickyard.
Her body WAS badly bruised by con-
tact with trees and wreckage, and was
covered with mud.
Mrs. Mary Ferry, aged 3S. a widow.
Her body was taken in the worst con-
dition OF all the victims, being covered
with mud and bruises.
William Ferry aged Q. son OF Mrs
Ferry. The body was in good condi-
ton, except for bruises about the head.
John Sruka. aged 2S. a Hungarian.
Phileumada Deluka, aged 6, an Italian
girl.
The missing are:
Conroy.
Julia Conroy. aged s. daughter OF
Engineer Conroy.
An unknown Hungarian, whose
brother declares that he was drowned.
A visit TO the reservoir shows that
the overflow began about 70 feet from the
gateway and washed out the south side
OF the bank for a distance OF 10 feet.
That weakened the walls so that II
started toward the north end of the
gatehouse overflow, and gradually 1t
weakened the bank and retaining wall
A lot of immense boulders were carried
down by the stream for half mile.
through the gap i'm the lower reservoir.
The wave was about Is feet high, as
shown by traces along it's passage.
When 1t reached point about 700 feet
above the buildings II had spread out
until II was about 200 feet wide and 10
feet deep. moving with resistless force.
1t tore out by the roots trees that were
from one to two feet I'm diameter. A
curiosity Of the flood is seen in the null
titude OF little fish left in the sinkholes
along the course taken by the water.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
STOLEN IMAGE CASE.
Correspondent Crane Found Guilty oil
Purloining statue OF Buddha.

Purloining statue OF Buddha.
Wareham. Mass. July 15.-The sensa-
tional stolen image" case finally reached
the district court yesterday, and as an
outcome Clarence IL. Crane. a newspaper
man, who has figured so prominently in
the affair at Onset Bay camp ground,
was found guilty on the charge OF steal
ing the image OF Buddha from the cot
tage OF Mr.. Foulke, and was fined $50.
He appealed. and was bound over to the
higher court. furnishing $500 bonds.
The trial OF the case was a review on
the witness stand of the sensational
chase after the fleeing horseback rider
10 Marion. through Wareham, by the
complainant. Mr.. Foulke. and Select
man Samuel y. Crocker.
Mr.. Foulke testified that he saw Crane
leave his cottage by the dining room
window on the night OF June 30, and that
he had a bundle about the size of the
image. Later he found the image had
gone.
Crane testified that he was at Captain
Robinson's cottage at the hour named.
and put on several witnesses 10 prove an
alibi, the testimony OF whom was finally
sifted 10 that of Mrs. Robinson. who said
that Crane was at her house and I'm bed
az the time. and that he could not have
gone out again without disturbing her,
as she is light sleeper Lawyer Nathan
Washburn. for the governv ent. scored
Mrs. Robinson severely In his argument.
lllsening Crane TO Cadeaux In the opera
OF Ermine, who found IL 80 easy 10 prove
an alibi. Crane denied absolutely the
testimony OF Harry Daniels, Who stated
that Crane interviewed him on the street
the day before the idol was stolen and
questioned him closely concerning the
location OF the idol in the cottage, its
size and weight The denial Of the in
terview was unexpected
DR.. Il. w. Egan gave testimony 10 the
effect that Crane was under his care on
the Sunday following from the effect OF
taking an unknown drug.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
GOLD DEMOCRATS bINED.

New York, July 15.-Former Secretary
OF the Navy William C. Whitney gave n
dinner To a few Of his political friends az
the Metropolitan club last night. All
the guests were gold Democrats. mem
bers OF the national Democracy which
opposed Bryan last year. This gave rise
e. the report that the dinner was given
for the purpose Of discussing the politi-
cal situation In the city and to take steps
If possible 10 prevent the endorsement of
the Chicago platform by Tammany hall
and the nomination Of Bryan man for
mayor of Greater New York this fall
Mr.. Whitney and his guests, however,
asserted strongly that the dinner had no
political significance whatever; that 1t
was q private and Informal affair.
MONTHLY Pains cured by DR.. Miles Pain Pills.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
FOOLHARDY BOYS.
Five Attempt to Gross Piscataqua River
aud Three Are Drowned.

Manchester. N. H., July 15.-Five
young men made a foolhardy attempt
to cross the Piscataqua river in n
rickety scow less than 25 feet above the
falls at Baldwin's bobbin shop yester-
day, and as a result three were drowned.
The boys, whose ages varied from IL to
90 years, started out with no oars. but
pieces of boards for paddles. The river
is extremely high. The swift current
carried the boat towards the dam with
alarming rapidity. The young men all
jumped as the scow hung for minute on
the flashboards and landed on the rocks
below the falls.
Frank Simard, II years old, was
swept beneath the dam by the under
current and was drowned. Joseph
Lavoc, 20 years old, and Thomas Ter
rlen, 20 years old, also went down to n
watery grave. William Lavoc and
George Terrien were swept ashore and
escaped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. !. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known- y. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in oil business iransnc-
tions and financially able to carry out any oo-
legations made by their firm.
West s. Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
O. walding, Kinnan a. Marvin, wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood an mucous
surfaces ~ the system, Testimonials free
PrCe l2 Psr bottle, s9Ia ~ al prgsgists
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
GIRL COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Huntington. Mass, July 15.-The body
OF Rosamond M. Humphrey. who wan
dered away from Biandford two weeks
ago. was found In a creek here. She
was suffering from a nervous trouble.
and was at Blandford for the summer.
Her home wus In ChicoDee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
HANNA's HOPES.

Washington. July Ex-senator Hanna
OF Ohio said yesterday that he had not
refused 10 assist in the settlement Of the
miners strike. He added: mo rep
resentative OF the miners nor anyone
else has asked my assistance or con-
suited or approached me in the matter.
I regret greatly the present trouble.
and hope most sincerely that II will be
settled amicably and by arbitration"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
FELL FIVE STORIES.

Boston. July i5.--James +. Doherty
&c. OF 81 Hsnover street plumber. fell
five stories while working at the corner
OF West Newton street and Huntington
avenue yesterday afternoon and re-
ccived id,nrios that VIII probably result
fatally.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

RUY NICHOLS ENGLISH WOLFF PER
~ FUME. For sale Gt BOSTON STORE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

Monthly Pains cured by DIR. Miles Pain Pills.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
HAWAIIAN
Information Concerning the Work
Done on the Plantations

Information Concerning the Work
Done on the Plantations.
1t is moi generally known that very
oon there will be a big annual supply
of coffee from the Hawaiian islands for
the markets of the world, and when the
product begins to be shipped it will
grow in a geometrical ratio as the new
trees come to maturity and as the old
me increase in productiyeness.
One of the best informed men In the
islands on the coffee question is w. G.
Irwin, who is nov spending a few
months in this city on Il vacation.
Speaking on the subject a few days ago,
he said:
at is wonderful how the crown lands
fit for coffee have been taken up all
along the road from Hilo to the Volcano
House up in the lava districts. 1t has
been found that the open spaces or
open lands are even better than the
dense forests that were at first cleared
for the coffee plantations, and there
must be fully 5000 good acres for the
industry still available. 1t is not a
good thing for men with no money to
embark in, for they are sure to fail. A
man who goes to the islands to go into
the coffee business ought to have
enough money to pay for clearing his
lands, and this will cost about $40 an
acre. The planter then wants enough
to live on for five years until his crop
bears, and enough to pay the interest
IN investment, for il he comes with
only a few hundred dollars he is almost
sure to fail in his undertaking.
II suppose there is fully $2,000,o 600
now invested in coffee on all the islands,
and a great deal more capital is seeking
investment. There is a two-story mill
in Honolulu for cleaning the berries
and sorting them into pearl, extra
prime and cuttings. Things Of this
character will develop more and more
as time runs on. 1t will not be long
until more people are engaged in coffee
than in any other enterprise on the
islands."-San Francisco Chronicle,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
Hnrxeatinx NIachine..

While plows and other agricultural
implements of American manufacture,
to a considerable amount in dollars, are
exported to many foreign countries, the
value of the American harvesting ma.
chinery exported is greater than any
Of them. American harvesting ma.
chimes, mowers, reapers and binders,
and so on, are used all over the world.
and in many countries extensively.
American machines, like other Ameri,
car products, are copied by foreign
manufacturers, but the foreigners are,
Of course, a year behind. The Ameri.
can machine placed on the market con.
temporaneously with the foreign copy
is likely to contain improvements over
the machine copied from one Of a year
before, and it is sure to have some
touch of superiority in detail or work.
nianship. American harvesting ma
chimes are the best in the world-the
lightest, the strongest and the best
adapted to their uses. In many foreign
lands they are now no longer a strange,
or even a novel sight. and they are used
,uharnver rrain rrrwrEN Y. SIM
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

ground. He also determined where the
boundary line crosses Forty-Mile creek,
the western aiiiuent of the Yukon in
the collaborating district. The Canadian
surveyors reported at the time that "in
proximity to the boundary line there ex-
listed extensive and valuable placer
mines and in view OF this fact they
made their observations with special
care. The United States government
was invited to make q joint survey, and
the invitation has been repeated since,
but up to this time there has been no
disposition TO take advantage of it.
The boundary, according TO the sur
veyors, crosses Forty-Mile creek 20
miles west of the point where it flows
into the Yukon. Fort Cudahy, which is
situated at the confluence of the Yukon
and Forty-Mile creek. is, therefore, con-
siderably within the Canadian side of
the boundary. The Klondyke river flows
into the Yukon from the cast, so miles
higher up than Fort Cudahy, near Fort
Reliance, and 1t is, therefore, within
Canadian territory for the whole of its
course.
The Dominion government has an.
nounced that it will publish n summary
Of some further reports which have
been received at the interior depart
ment from Mr.. Ogilvie. In these re.
ports Mr.. Ogilvie speaks at length OF the
great difficulties and dangers which
have to be encountered by explorers in
that land. The lack OF a mail service
seems to be felt almost as great an in
convenience as the want Of q claims
registration bureau, with a court for
the collection of debts,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
An Unfair Advantage.

DR.. Lasker, the great chess player,
when in London is in the habit of occa-
sionally visiting a certain restaurant
In the city well known to many chess
devotees. On n Of these occasions,
just prior to his departure for st. Peters
burg 10 play DR.. Steinitz for the cham
pionship, a fussy old gentleman offered
to play him for a box of cigars il he
would concede him the odds of a queen.
The offer vas good-naturedly accepted;
and on Lasker's winning he became the
recipient Of a box Of doubtful-looking
cigars, which, however, the donor
averred were Of good quality. On visit
ing the same restaurant, after easily
defeating Steinitz. Lasker happened to
meet his late opponent, who asked him
what he had thought of the cigars.
"First-ratel" replied the champion;
"in fact, l might almost say they won
me the match" "Indeedi l am de-
lighted to hear It'll" returned the old
gentleman, much pleased. YES" SON
tinued Lasker. with a merry twinkle
in his eye, II gave them all to Steinitz!"
London Answers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07

the lake for about five miles. after
which an overland journey 10 the head
waters Of Lake Bennett. 2S miles long,;
on foot again to the Cariboo river; four
miles to Iagish lake, from whence 81
miles may be Travelled on boat. Con-
tinuing through a mountainous coun-
try, Mud lake is reached; thence 10
White Horse rapids, and on TO Lake La
Barge, where 81 miles Of navigable wa
ter is found. After a further journey
Of 200 miles along the Lewis river the
the Yukon is reached at Fort Selkirk,
From Juneau 10 Dawson is a dis
tance Of $50 miles. The following ad-
vice has been offered TO parties intend
ing TO take this route TO the gold
creeks: NO one should venture with
out eight months provisions, and these
should be bought Juneau. He should
have 400 pounds OF -four, 100 pounds
Of beans, 100 pounds of bacon, 100
pounds of sugar, 10 pounds OF tea, 80
pounds Of coffee, $50 pounds OF mixed
fruit, besides salt, pepper, and cooking
utensils. All these can be bought for
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-07
YUKON GOLD FIELDS.
Events Which Led Up to the Pres
emit Boom
The Route to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TO he MISUNDERSTANDING
Figures ms TO Distances
Cost of Living,

The excitement caused by the dis
coveries of gold in large quantities along
the K~londyke river aud the waters trib-
utary to it, near the Alaskan boundary,
has aroused a spirit of wealth-hunting
which will not be allayed for many q
day. Determination to become pos
sessed of the riches of the cold and
dreary Yukon basin has impelled thou
sands to 60 forth, in many instances
with very imperfect preparation, to Sc
cure the yellow metal, which, it is
known, this region so largely conceals.
The gold fever has taken such a hold
along the Pacific coast that breathless
haste to reach this new land of promise
has dominated all considerations of pru-
dence and even of safety. The tales