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Show j CARLOAD OF ALLIGATORS SHIPPED TO LOS ANGELES. I New Oreans. June 15. What is said to be the largest consignment of alligators al-ligators ever shipped over a railroad. ( left New Orleans last nicht for Ixs i Angeles. There was a full carload of the repttlea, comfortably ensconsed In large vessels partly filled with water. The rate on the shipment proved a ' tangled problem for the railroad officials. offi-cials. A diligent search failed to find the word "alligator" in any of the tariff tar-iff bookB, Hud it was finally decided td apply the rate on "animals not oth- . erwise hpeclfted." Tho freight charges amounted to $m . . , , |