Washington, Dec. 10.—While President and Mrs, Wilson have not definitely chosen the Washington residence in which they will make their future home, they have begun preliminary negotiations to purchase the residence of Representative and Mrs, Alvan T. Fuller of Massachusetts at 2,241 Wyoming Avenue.
Congressman Fuller is in Europe, and an offer fdr the property has been made to him by cable. A representative of the real estate firm which is handling the transaction was at the White House today. Congressman Fuller has been elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
The Fuller house is of brick, four stories high, with a Colonial porch.
contains a large number of rooms and is well suited for entertaining large companies. The house stands in a large lot, detached from other residences.
One block from the Fuller residence and on the same street is tie Washington residence of President-elect and Mrs. Harding. Near it is also the house of R, W. Bolling, Mrs. Wilson's brother. Not far away is the residence recently purchased by Mrs. Joseph Tumulty, wife of the secretary to the President. where the Tumulty family will make their future home.
Inpian mortality returns record the death last year of 20,273 persons from snake bites. The number shows a slight decrease on the previous year's total (22,600), and with the exception of 1917 there has been a progressive decline since 1915. The number of snakes killed last year was 58,416, compared with 59,495 in 1918.
from snake victims, 2,637 persons were killed by wild animals, this number being an increase of 473 on the 1918 total. As usual, tigers were responsible for the majority of the deaths, no fewer than 1,162 people having been killed by these animals. Most of the deaths due to tigers, occurred in Bihar and Orissia- Leopards killed 469 people, wolves 204, wild bears 201, crocodiles 185, bears 118, elephants 60 and hyenas: 33.
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