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Show Hooked a Big Shark. I The officers of tho steamer Llmon, I which reac'-ed her berth at Long 1 wharf ycstciday ufternoon, told a story of tho capture of a man-eating shark while tho big fruiter was taking ou a cargo at Port Llmon, Costa Itlca, Bays the Boston Globe. Ono of tho negro fruit handlers was tlshlng over the side. Ha had thrown out a small hook baited with meat and almost Im-I Im-I mediately it was snapped up by an I exceedingly voracious man eator. j Kvory ono on board ship ran to see tho fun. Tho negio played tho shark until It was exhausted, and then ono of I tho crow went down tho Jacob's ladder lad-der and sllp)pd a nooso under its fins. Tho moiiBtoi' was hauled to the deck, but boforo It wns killed It knocked ono negro down. Two of tho Bailors killed it with a heavy club. Tho shark measured 12 feet and weighed GOO pounds. It was tho largest or Us Bpo-eies Bpo-eies over seen nt Port Llmon, |