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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-11
BORING FOR RABBITS.
Wire Cable and Bitstock the Ouene'
Speaking Tubes Similarly Used.

A Wire Cable and y Bitstock the Quite.
Speaking Tubes Similarly Used.
It has remained for a Lacrosse
sportsman of an inventive turn Of mind
to provide rabbit hunters with an mani
mate substitute for ferret, the use of
which is prohibited by the game laws
of Wisconsin, bitstock and flexible
wire cable attached to perforated iron
bulb being capable of driving bunny
sut of it's subterranean home.
At this season of the year rabbits are
In their prime, and within small ra-
dius of Milwaukee they are extremely
plentiful, but the wet weather during
the past week was unfavorable for hunt
ing until Thursdays cold wave froze
the surface of the DOGGY ground fire.
uuented by rabbits and gave the hunt
ers more secure footing. In Waukesha
county, and particularly in the imme-
diate vicinity of Pewaukee lake, be-
tween Watertown and Madison, west OF
Racine and in Dodge county, Mllwau-
kee hunters enjoy their best sport in
December and January, and with the
first fall of snow great many rabbits
were killed by local sportsmen. In spite
of the laws forbidding the use of ferrets
hunters have evaded the vigilance OF
the game wardens, but unless they are
securely muzzled the rodents seize the
rabbits in their burrows and ENJOY
feast while the hunter impatiently
waits above for the temperance of his
quarry.
With the new hunting apparatus,
however, the hunter is equipped with a
device which is sure to drive the game
to the surface and give him shot. The
cable is flexible, but sufficiently rigid
to cause the iron bulb attached to it to
rotate positively throughout the entire
length of the burrow, following each
ramification with a lateral, snakellke
motion, and does not become entangled
in the roots of bushes or trees. A depth
of 20 feet can be reached successfully,
and those who have used the device say
/ it is infallible.
The bulb should first be placed in the
burrow where the rabbit has taken ref
uge and then the bit brace revolved to
the right, pushing on the cable at the
same time. The bulb will follow all the
deviations in the hole until it strikes the
animal, which becomes sufficiently
alarmed to leave its refuge and take tc
the open. To withdraw the appara
tus the operator should continue to re-
volve the brace to the right, but pull Oh
the cable. The threads on the bulb anc
coupling are made right handed, as are
the strands of the cable.
If the hunter desires to smoke rab
bit out of his hole, he can fill the iror
bulb with cotton waste saturated will
kerosene or powdered sulphur and theI
heat the metal until the filling begin
to smoke. After inserting the cable il
the burrow one of the holes should b,
closed, and the rest is easy, providing
the hunter is proficient in the use of I
gun.
This winter number of hunters hav
also used a section of a garden hose
which they insert into the rabbits bur
row and then use the hose for speak
ing tube. A horrible racket is creates
by this method, and the game is scare,
out, but the cable and bulb are said to b
much more effective. milwaukee, Sen
tinel.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-11
An Answer to Mansfield.

Concerning the capture of Dargsi
ridge by the Gordon highlanders Mr..
Richard Mansfield, actor, inquiries:
Did you hear the swish of the flying shot,
The roll of the drum and the rattle pot,
The music that rose clear over that yell
And thrilled through the ranks and stirred mp
hellf
We did not But if Mr. Mansfield Is
going to scoop Kipling in that fashion
again we shall gladly go where the shot
swishes and the rattle pot rattles its
worst rather than face any more of that
sort OF music Chicago Journal.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-11
Cnhan Independence.

Washington, Feb. 8.-Senator Mason
of Illinois today presented the following
resolution: Resolved, That the Presi-
dent of the United States be, and he is
hereby. requested to notify Spain and
the insurgents of Cuba that the war ESQ
called) must at once cease, and be dis
continued, and that the United States OF
America hereby declare and will main
tain peace on the Island of Cuba.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-11


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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-11
Trnnns For AIaaka.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The most inn
portant of the matters discussed by the
members of the cabinet when they met
tuesday related to the state of affairs
an the gold regions. AS all agreed as
10 the adviss bility of the action, it was
decided that the president should direct
the sending of troops to Dyea and
skaguay to preserve order and protect
life and property.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-11
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Cattle-The amount of cattle on the
r,orlret this week exceeded that of last
week by several hundred. The ioca.
slaughterers and shippers were free ouy
ers. hut there was more beef on hanu
than was actually needed, and in con-
sequence drovers who had 10 or more
head to offer. were obliged to take JUS
what butchers and shippers onereo' aIS
as a result most of the cattle was "'iN
over unsold. r,orr
Calves-The supply of calves was NOR
than that of last week, but the denSne
was good. and all arrivals were quioNi'
I taken at about SIC. ,,,,, vas
/ sheep and lambs-This supply s ~
smaller than that of the previous slSc
Good lambs sold for between sA'N
per ID.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York. May Flour strong and
higher; city mill patents, $7.15Q7. 30. Rye
-four quiet at $S.60@400 mostly $9.6OdS Is
Corn meal firm. Barley dun; feeding, 4Sisc
Barley malt quiet: Western, So 60lD5.1O.
Wheat strong; No red, $1.62 nominal
options opened up with a rush and very
strong on Unexpectedly higher Liverpool
news. Thereafter they ruled active and
strong with remarkable advances in May
and July, due to excited actions of
shorts, closed 434@61sc up on these months,
and lQ2c up on others; No. red May
closed at SLIGO; July closed at s113
Corn, spot, strong; No. 2, 405sal41c; op-
tons active and strong all day on big
weekly clearanees and the jump in wheat;
closed ss@3ec net higher; May closed. S91kc
July. S99sQ397sc, closed $3.50
oats. spot steady; No. 2, 354 @35%c; op-
tons quiet and barely steady, closing Ac
lower; May closed. 3494c. Beef strong;
family, $l2.50Gl3.00; extra mess. SlO5067
Hoo. Beef hams, S-2.OOd1S.O0; packet.
Sll .oCnl2.0O; city extra India mess, lSGI19c.
cut meats steady; picked bellies, 6Aq
112c; picked shoulders, &c; picked hams.
tAQSc. Lard quiet; Western steamed.
S6.lo; May; $3.50; refined quiet Pork cas-
Ter; mess, $l0.75Q11.00; short clear, 81 .O0a
1900; family $120OD1250. Butter steady.
Western creamery, 14G17c; Western fac
tory, loal4c; Elgins, Tic; imitation cream
cry, l44l5lac; state dairy, l40l6i5c; do
creamery, l41aGl7e. Cheese easier; large
white. Sac Southern eggs, 10Q1OIbc. Po-
tatoes steady New York, $2S7Ihl2 50:
sweets, $S.O0d450. Petroleum firm. Rice
firm. Cabbage steady; southern, $i.75a
zoo Cotton seed oil steady, but quiet
prime crude, zoe; prime summer yellow,
24lsc; butter oil, 26a2sc. Coffee, options
opened steady with prices unchanged to 5
points higher on European cables leading
to local covering; buying checked by lib
eral receipts at Rio and Santos, and in
difference Of spot coffee buyers; closed
steady and unchanged to points lower;
sales, $3.50 bags, including May, $500; Sep
TENDER, 575c; spot Rio quiet; No. in
voice, 69sc; No. Jobblng 71sc; mild barely
steady; Cordova, s1kd15lAc Sugar, raw,
steady fair refining, S9sc; centrifugal. 96
test, S-16c; refined steady; granulated,
7-16c
Chicago, May MAY wheat advanced
to sl.I0 per bushel on the Board of Trade
to-day. 1t closed yesterday worth 81. 1874
July added 53sc to its value. The week
closed with the most exciting session in
years. May or cash wheat, after opening
at $780, climbed steadily 10 S1.70, cents at
jump, and closed at $167 a net advance
for the week of exactly soc per bushel.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
LOCAL MARKETS QUIET.
,n,nrrs TURPENTTyE THE MOST
ACTIVE DEPARTMENT.

s.irits Firm and in Good Demand
81 o6 cents a GaAIon-Rosin Market
rim, and Unchanged With No
sales Reported-Cotton Quiet and
Unchanged Wholesale Markets
MIN, and Observation-Disclosures by
Telegraph.
savannah, May THE most active To-
- ,,srzet today was that of spirits tur-
Tine which remained firm and in good
p..-,,ast al 26c for regulars. The entire Of
..~;ngs we're said to have been taken at
~. opotation. There were no sales re-
.rted in the rosin market, the quotations
manning unchanged, with the tone firm.
rrb.re was only bale of cotton reported
odd The market was quiet and unchang-
"a Tn the wholesale markets prices re-
named unchanged, with the tone firm. The
,.,agraphic markets show considerable in
,arest having been taken in the leading
markets to-day. May wheat reached $1.7C
at chicago.
The following resume of the different
markets will show the tone and quota
tions at the close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
SNAKES IN COSTA RIGA.
CuIebra de sangre the Most Deadly
of Them All.
From the FOREST and Stream.


Costa Rica means the Rich Coast, and
In most respects 1t is rich particularly IN
the snake family, the most deadly OF
which Is the terrible Culebra de Sangre
(or blood snalSeJ
This variety Of reptile does not grow to
a large size, and perhaps for that very
reason is most to be dreaded, as Il Is not
30 easily seen. IL is red, and resembles
large swollen vein, ready to burst with
blood.
A short time ago I stepped on one OF
these snakes, and like a flash he struck at
me- hut as / had pair of leather legginga
no harm was done, though It was close
call Not so fortunate was poor day
laborer who was bitten by the same va
riety OF snake. The man was working for
a nelghbor "A mine, and / did not see him
until the day after he was bitten. The
moment / heard about it went over %
see the poor fellow, taking with me IA
remedy for snake bite, thinking It would
do no harm to try it, anyway When We
reached the mems camp the sight that
met our eyes was sickening one.
The man was bleeding from his nose.
mouth and ears; also from his fingers and
toe nails. How a man could bleed as much
as he had and stlll live was a marvel. He
had been bitten In the foot; only one fang
Of the serpent had entered the flesh. The
manager of the estate had given him sew
eral doses OF curaine, a medicine made In
Colombia and much used here in Central
America for poisonous bites. We also
gave him the medicine which ] has
brought with me, which made him vomit
profusely.
In a few hours' time the bleeding stop
ped and the next day the poor fellow was
sent TO the hospital. No one expected
that he would live, as the bite is consider
ed deadly: but, strange 20 say, he did re-
cover, and In a months time was at work
once more. If both fangs OF the snake had
entered the foot, instead OF one, he would
undoubtedly have died. / have known a
horse to die In few hours after being bit
ten by one Of the snakes. In the last
three years two men In my district have
died from snake bite. and in hunting this
country one must always keep sharp
lookout for snakes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
CLASSES OF wARsHIPs.
How the Various Types of Cruisers
Differ and the Purposes for which
They Are Designed.


r. g. skerrett, in the Cleveland Leader.
Now that war is upon US, 1t is becoming
that every one should have fair UNDER
standing Of the types of vessels mustered
I'm our defense and know, too, something
of the duty cut out for each.
OF the battleship and the monitor near
~ every one has proper conception, and
too. Of the torpedo boat; but Of the three
types of cruisers there Is only confused
general knowledge.
The term cruiser used to apply, In the
DAYS Of sailing ships, to the frgates-the
tvpe next most formidable 10 the old line
of-battle ships-and was intended to COM
pass the speedier OF the heavy lighting
craft DELEGATED 70 the particular service Of
hunting up the enemy or preying upon his
commerce. and, with certain technical
notifications, practically ali Of our large
swift. unarmored vessels Of the late war
were so classified. The gunboat was then,
and now Is, the small vessel Of moderate
speed and gun power, unmarked for spe-
clal service by any peculiar characteristics
Of either offense or defense.
with US the gulDoat has maximum
displacement or total weight Of something
Just over Ito tons and a minimum of $50
IONS, the Castlne and Machlas represet-
ing the major extreme and the little Ban.
croft representing the minor extreme.
or the simple or unprotected cruiser type
we have three Detroit, Marblehead
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
FINANCIAL.
Mnnev-Market steady.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange The market Is
weak. The following are the net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial demand
81 83ss: sixty days, $3.50; ninety davs
"a 78E: francs, Paris and Havre. sixty
DAYS. 5.2614; Swiss, sixty days, 5.2SH
marks, sixty days, 1925.
domestic EXchange-Steady; banks are
h,Iving at lie per cent. discount and sell
ing as follows: Up to SO, 10c premium; S25
10 $50. 15c premium; $50 TO $780, zoe pre-
MUM; $500 20 $1,000. 6Jc premium; 81 ,ooO
and over. 1-16 per cent premium.
Securities-Marl<et is steady with a fair
demand. Light offerings. 1t is difficult to
buy at quotations
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
Ella go per cent. bonds Of $780, 107 bid. 1Oslb
asked: Georgia, 3l5 per cent, due 1915. 105
hid. - asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds
1e15 115 bid, 1171z asked; Georgia ,er
cent, due 1926, III bid, - asked South
Carolina AIS, 1O9 bid, 10 asked.
civ Bonds-Atlanta per cent 102 bid
asked; Augusta 41ks. 1926 lO5 bid 1os
asked: Augusta z pei cent, 10 bid. III
asked; Augusta per cent, 112 bid 10
asl<ed: Columbus per cent. 1881 bid 1nuS
osl,ed. Macon per cent, lis bid. III oell
ed. Macon F,zs, 1926, 1OS bid, 105 asked. sa-
vannah per cent, quarterly July con-
mons. 40 bid, 1l0A asked; Savannah :
COnDOng
bid 40 asked; Charleston As, 93la bid OH
asked.
railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
western Railroad general mortgage bonds
per cent interest coupons ia bid III
asked. Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage 8 sr cent. gold bonds. due
1924 104 bid, 1O5 sked, Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral IS &
bid. s. asked; Central of Georgia Rail
road first mortgage IS. 50-year gold honda
JIG bid. III asked; Central Of Georgia Rail
way first consolidated mortgage IS, IS bid.
81 asked: Central Of Georgia Railway first
nreferred incomes. 3sla bid S9ik asked Cen
trail Of Georgia Railway second preferred
incomes, 1872 bid, 14lz asked; Cen
trail of Georgia Railway third
preferred incomes, bid, asked:
Georgia Railroad 6s. 1910. 112 Did, III asked;
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta first 81
los bid, 107 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, 116 bid, III
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
IS, 100 bid, 101 asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is. f02Jh bid 1924
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is, 100 bid, 104 asked Ocean
Steamship per cent. bonds, 1926, 1924 bid
JOS asked; City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage per cent. bonds. 100 bid, 103
asked Alabama Midland 5 per cent. m
dorsed. 81 bid, IS asked; Brunswick ard
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08

"But how IS Spain to do it? She can't
get near our ships"
"They say she can intercept and capture
our Flying Squadron
Intercept Intercept They. the fast
est cruisers in the whole world be inter-
cepted by a lot of Spanish tubs? Rotr'
Here comes Charles r. Flint" said one
Of the older men. See the smile on his
face. He's made a splendid thing out of
this war scare. Six months ago he told
me that the way to get rich was 10 buy UP
all the available men-of-war in the world
and sell them 10 the United States. He
said war was certain and we had no navy.
l guess he took his own advice and has
made several millions. That accounts for
his smile"
An extra announced the reported capture
Of the Paris "Therel What did / tell
you?" exclaimed Gen. p. II knew L was
right. They said they would capture h,r
and they've done It. Stocks will go down
with a rattle. The Paris is worth $1,000
COO They will capture or sink every
one Of our ships, picking them off one or
two at a time. ] tell you. Spain is too
much for u.s."
"Oh, dry up!" growled an ancient war
rior There amt anything in the Span
ish navy that can get near the Paris and,
as for the rest of our fleet why, I'd take
any one of the monitors and fight every
thing in the Spanish armada. / tell YOU
the war is over, and you can print it on
blue paper in red ink and paste posters
all over town"
There win be one great naval battle
just one-oH the coast of Cuba. and the
war viii be over" said Col NJ, senten-
tiously.
Never on your life, colonel" said a
doctor OF laws. The Spanish feet Will
avoid our Key West fleet. Its plan Of
operations involves a sweeping of our coast
from Calais to Fernandina, while Sam9-
son and Company are hanging around
Cuba and doing the Lord knows what"
II hardly think Sc" suggested a quiet.
thoughtful listener II have advices from
the war department, which lead me to be-
lleve that IL is the intention Of Spain 10
concentrate her entire naval strength ia
Hampton Roads, and proceed with all
speed up the Potomac river TO Washing
ton, it being Spains desire TO knock tne
dome off the capitol enter the city and
then retire, with the satisfaction Of having
struck a blow of which she can boast Tor
all time"
1.-THE Spanish navy at Cape de Verde
has six battle ships said che little bear.
1T is easy TO see what they can do. be-
CAUSE
spain hasn't any six battle ships there;
she has only two the Veethkayer and
the Loquendupl-'
'aOquendo and Veethkia," said half
dozen well-read enthusiasts.
''Well. there's the Peelyer," continued
the little bear.
The Pee-n-a. you mean" said Sir oga-
Gle. What good is she-an ancient style
Of armored cruiser, ninety years old2'
What Is the use OF worrying an old
man OF the street," asked Col ]. The
barometer OF the situation ~ the price
Of United States government bonds Gee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
WALL STREET. TALKS WAN.
A Typical Discussion Overheard In
"the Street"
From The New York Press.

From the New fork Press.
"stocks will 90 no lower" said Sir Or
acle. From now on there will be a rise
Now is the time to buy. No matter what
happens everything is a purchase"
Suppose the Spanish fleet attacks our
KEY west heet?" asked a little bear, with
doubt in his eyes.
Let It attack on be damnedH exclaim-
ed one In the crowd who had not before
spoken. That's what we want. You
fellows ought to know that the war Is
over Cuba will be handed over to the
Pope yet and he will hand 1t over TO us.
and for that there IS a precedent. When
Austria demanded Lombardy and Venetia
from Italy and the Dagoes refused to give
them up to her they saved their honor by
giving them to Napoleon, who turned them
over to Austria. The Pope, or some other
potentate, can take Cuba off the hands Of
the Dons and give Il 10 us"
But" continued the little bear, what
are we to do Il tho Spanish fleet attacks
our feet IN Cuban waters2 There are
hfty-three Spanish men-of-war around the
Island Of Cuba now, and when the con-
centrate their fleet our ships viii be sunk. -
Sunk Why, the Indiana and Iowa can
sink the whole Spanish fleet, and as for
the nfty-three men-of-war in Cuban wa
tiers. why. they aren't bigger than mosqui-
toes. and the Vesuyius can run 'em all
ashore"
"But our ships can sink as well as other
ships. and II spain drops a few shells on
their decks down they 60"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
5.9Oa5. sc; November, 5.s8a5. s5c; Decem

5.sOa5. S2c; November, $685. s5c; Deem
Der, 5.S6Q5S7c; January, 599d6.O1c.
New York, May 7.-Riordan & Co. say
OF cotton Another quiet week in the cot
ton market leaves practically no change
Moderate fluctuations for which local on
erauons have been chiefly responsible have
occurred but the trading has at%an times
peen without any marked significance. To-
Gay was no exception to this rule. An ad-
vance OF one siNty-fourth in Liverpool re-
suited in prices opening points higher
here, but after the opening the local ele-
ment were disposed to unload and the
market eased. August opened at 6.3lc ad-
Vanced TO 6.5Sc, declined to 62Sc, and closed
at that figure with the tone of the mar
ket barely steady
Europe is evidently inclined to look IA
vorably epon Gotten if the indications point
to prolonged war, and to assume the
opposite attitude should they denote a
speedy ending of hostilites. Commodore
Dewey's brilliant victory at Manila official
ly confirmed to-day certainly shows great
American superiority and promises a short
war. Therefore It is regarded as a rather
bearish influence. The weather reports
from the South are unsatisfactory. This is
undeniable, and has tendency to hold
prices, but all agree that no damage has
been done that two weeks of warm and
seasonable weather viii not repair That
such weather will be forthcoming is more
than probable
The speculative interest in cotton is al
most insignificant, and the market is ripe
to give in either direction that the progress
of the new crop warrants. The high price
of breadstuffs is looked upon differently by
bulls and bears both finding arguments in
ii to support their views. For ourselves we
will still incline to the opinion that de
cidedly bad crop accounts will be neces-
sary to cause any material or lasting rise
in prices