eMollie's
WHEN James Redfield, of
C h Ic ago, was appointed
Indian Agent lie moved to
Nebraska, taking with Mm his wife, a
baby girl and a young Irish maid of
the name of Mollie. Mr. Redileld en
Joyed frontier life, it being an agreeable
change from office work. But Mrs.
Redfleld did not like living In a log
house at a small trading post on the
prairies. She declared that she would
have died of .homesickness if the blithe,
light-hearted Mollie had not always
been cheering her with:
"Ah, but this is a foine country, Mis
Redfield. Jist look at the big ocean of
land n-stretchin' to the end of the
wurld."
'But it looks so lonesome, Mollie, to
see neither hills nor trees," Mrs. Red
Held would reply.
'"TIs the better widout thlm, I'm
thinkin'; they'd be for obstructin' our
foine view," said the Irish girl.
"And both day nnd night it Is so still,"
Mrs. Redileld said, sighing.
"Do ye say it's still? Whin every
night of our lolfe we hear buffalos
a-bellowln' an' wolves a-howlin' an'
wild InJIns a-hootin' wldin gunshot of
our door. Sorra! an' ain't that noise
enough for any livln' sowl?" declared
Mollie O'Flynn.
One Sunday morning In early spring
Mrs. Redfield stood at the open door,
looking out across the prairie. The
skulls and whitening bones of slain
buffaloes glittered In the sunlight.
Crows, ravens and turkey-buzzards
floated lazily between the blue sky and
the brown prairie. Mollie, seeing her
mistress' woeful gaze, began singing,
"Come Back to Erin, Mavourneen, Ma
vourneen." But Mrs. Redfleld did not
heed the Irish girl's song. Then Mollie
suddenly recollected that it was Sun
day, so she said: "An' 'tis meself that
knows that ye're listenin' fer, Mis' Red
fleld; it's thlm church bells In Chicago.
They was always remludin' me of me
duty; but away out here I can't help
meself, and so the bells do not trouble
me at all, and they've left me moind
almost since I've seen the grand loife
on the prairies," Mollie confessed.
The secret of the matter was that
Mollie had three admirers: a mountain
trapper, a cowboy and an Indian. At
sunset of that same day the mountain
trapper, on horseback, drew rein at the
Indian Agent's quarters. Mollie was
In the log stable, milking the cow. She
heard her lover call, "Whoa!" but she
did not come out to greet him for fully
ten minutes, then she walked leisurely
across the yard, balancing a milk-pail
on her hpnd and humming an Irish mel
ody, seemingly unaware of her admir
er's presence.
"Good-evening, Mollie," said the trap
per, walking toward her, leading his
horse by the bridle.
"Evenln', Jim," Mollie returned, with
a flourish of her free arm.
"Let me carry the pail," he said.
"Go 'way wid ye. I'm no weaklln',"
the girl answered.
Mollie went Into the house. Jim
Parker waited patiently outside until
she returned, then he seated himself
by the side of her on the doorstep and
said:
"I'm hearin' you have another beau,
R cowboy, Charlie Rankin by name."
"It's many a beau I have; the prai
ries is full of thlm "
"Nonsense, Mollie; be honest. Do
you think more of Charlie than you do
of me?" Jim asked.
"I'm fond of thlm all. 'TIs hard
choosin'," Mollie answered.
"But I'm the one you like best, eh,
Mollie?" Jim queried, nudging her with
his elbow.
"Go 'long wld ye. Don't be so famil
iar," Mollie quickly said, moving away
from her wooer.
"But, say, Mollie, who air the fellers
what comes courtin' you?" Jim wanted
to know. ,
"It's not fair to be tellin' on thlm.
But there's one I'm havln' nowadays I
don't be lolkin'; he creeps around like
a snake In the grass; an' 'tis niver
wunst I can git a good sight of him:
Oh! there he is now, a-peekln' from be
hind the hen-coop."
"It's an Indian," said Jim, Jumping
op.
"Sure as faith It's one of thim hathen
crathers," Mollie said.
"I'll shoot him down," declared Jim
Tarker, running toward the hen-coop.
Mollie sat quietly on the doorstep.
Jim came back In three minutes. "An'
did ye kill him?" Mollie asked.
"Nan, he wasn't thar," Jim answered.
"He's a sly fox. I can nlver ketch
sight of him," Mollie said.
In a few minutes Jim said good-night
to Mollie, mounted his horse and rode
way. The Irish girl watched the trap
per gallop eastward, saying aloud:
"Tis strange, but the feller what's
furtherest away I'm fer loikln' the
best"
As Mollie turned to go Into the house
a shadow fell across the doorstep. "Ow
-w! ye Ingln, git away wld ye!" she
screamed, hurrying in and banging the
door behind her.
The next morning when Mollie was
hanging out the family wash Charlie
Rankin rode by. Mollie saw him, but
she was too busy to take time to notice
the cowboy. He rode by again; still
Mollie did not look at him. The third
time be came In sight Mollie nodded
her head. This gave the cowboy cour
age to speak.
"Fine inornin', Miss O'Flynn," he
aid, raising his broad-brimmed bat
"I s'pose It Is; but I'm too busy to be
heedln' the weather," Mollie replied.
"I thought I'd call In the mornln.
eeln mountain trapper takes your
time every evenln'," the cowboy said,
winging himself off his mustang.
"Hey, thar! don't be lettln' that crazy
baste of yourn bedrabble me clean
elothes," the Irish girl called out
The cowboy led Ms mustang away
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from the clothesline, and tied it to i
corner of the cow stable; then he asked
"How many lovers have you, Miss Mol
lie O'Flynn?"
"I don't be bothered countin' thim,"
Mollie answered.
"Ain't you ever goln ter choose a hus
band? Women are scarce In these
parts. Won't you be my wife?" Char
lie Rankin boldly said to her.
"Don't be a-botherin' me on a Mon
day mornln' wld such nonsense. Have
ye no better work to do thin to be ridin'
yer wild horse around the country
a-askln' every girl ye see to be yer
wife?"
"Hold on, Mollie O'Flynn! I don't ask
every girl to be my wife," the cowboy
said indignantly.
"Sorra, I've no tolme to be botherln'
wid ye now, so be off, I say," Mollie
said, waving her bare arms around her
head.
The cowboy Jumped on his mustang
and sped over the prairie.
Mollie, with her arms akimbo, laugh'
ed a good, hearty Irish laugh. "He'll be
back afore many days, or ine name
ain't Mollie O'Flynn," she said aloud.
Then she went into the house.
Mr. Redfleld's office was a lean-to on
one side of the log house. One after
noon he was busy at work In there
when Mollie came rushing in, saying:
"I'll not be standin' it no longer. That
sneakin' Injln follows me loike me
THB INDIAN POINTED AT TUB TKOPHIKS,
IHKN AT MOLLIS, SAYING, SQUAW.
snauow. I see his hathlnlsh eyes
a-peekln' at me round the cow stable
whan I'm mllktn'; he's lurkin' 'bout the
hen-coop whan I'm huntin' eggs; an'
whan I'm washln' dishes he comes an
looks in the window rolght In front of
me face."
- "Do you think he's an Indian 7" Mr.
Redfleld calmly inquired.
"Yes; an Indian wid a buckskin shirt
on, an' fedders In his snaky hair," Mol
lie exclaimed.
"Oh, Neshoba; he's a good, peace
able fellow; you needn't fear him; he'll
do you no harm."
"Thin why do he be a-followin' me?"
the girl asked.
"I'm sure I don't know, but I'll find
out," Mr. Redfield said, taking his hat
to go out of doors.
Mollie waited in the office. In ten
minutes Mr. Redfleld returned. "Mol
lie," he said, smiling, "Neshoba wants
you to be his squaw."
"Squaw!" Mollie screamed.
"Tbat's what he told me," Mr. Red
fleld answered.
"The black hathen! Sorra! what
does he take me fer?" the Irish girl
wanted to know.
"He's waiting outside for an answer,
Mollie," Mr. Redfleld said.
"Tell him to skedaddle. I'll have
nothing to do wld the loikes of him,"
Mollie scornfully replied.
Mr. Redfleld went out to talk again
with the Indian boy. When he returned
he said: "Neshoba insists on having you
for his squaw. He offers me two horses
and a cow, If I'll give you to him "
"Am I a slave?" the IrlBh girl said In
a fury.
"No, no, Mollie; you're a free woman.
You must decide the question. I'll call
him In."
Neshoba came and stood at the
threshold of the door.
"Do ye think I'd marry ye?" Mollie
asked Mm.
"Three horses, two cows," the Indian
meekly said, with downcast eyes.
"Ye're a pretty man for a husband!"
Molile screamed.
"Four horses, three cows, five buf
falo skins, two white wolf skins," the
Indian offered.
"Away wld yer' Mollie exclaimed,
stamping her feet violently.
"Four horses, three cows, five buf
falo skins, two white wolf skins, four
caribou skins," the Indian bid for his
bride.
Mollle's quick Irish wit came to her
assistance. "I'll tell ye what I'll do,"
she said, with a merry twinkle in her
eyes. "I'll be yer squaw If ye'U bring
me fifty gray squirrel skins, a dozen
mink skins, a half a dozen white wolf
hides, an' the bides of two leopards,
an' the hides an' antlers of four rein
deer; an' ye molght bring me the wings
of a white beron an' the breast of two
grebe." Then Mollie added, laughing,
"bring me a couple of the right-band
wings of the wild turkey to brush me
harth whan I'm a-keepln' me own
house."
The Indian boy ejaculated: "Ugh!
Ugh!"
Mr. Redfleld said: "Neshoba promises
to get all you ask for."
"All right thin be about It ye wild
Injln," Mollie said, shooting Neshoba
with her gingham apron.
Neshoba raised his eyes and said to
Mr. Redfleld: "Before snow fallls."
Then be turned quickly and walked
away.
"Neshoba promises to return before
winter," Mr. Redfleld explained to Mol
lie. "It will take him all his lolfe to git all
thlm hideSj" Molile said, laughing.
"You've asked a good deal of the poor
Indian, I think," said Mr. Redfleld.
"Sure, 1 did.l want to keep him
busy a-shootin wild beasts the rest of
his loife, so he'll not le botherln' me
all the toime," said Mollie.
The winsome Irish girl stood at the
door to watch her lover depart. The In
dian mounted his shaggy pony and gal
loped westward. Mollie gazed stead
fastly after him until the horse and
rider were a mere speck on the horizon.
Then she gave a sigh of relief and went
to work with a merry heart
All summer Mollie played the co
quette with the mountain trapper, the
cowboy and another admirer, a Mexi
can ranchman, who had traveled many
a mile on hearing of the Irish girl's
charms. But she baffled them all.
"Away wld ye! Yer blarney I'll not
listen to," she would say. At another
time she would encourage them, say
ing: "Arrah, some day I'll choose me
husband." So the three lovers waited
patiently, each thinking that he was
the favored one.
One evening in early autumn Mollie
was busy at work In the kitchen. She
heard footsteps in the yard, so she
flung open the door, exclaiming: "An'
who comes a-courtin' me to-night?"
There stood Neshoba. Mollie could
scarcely see him because of the pelts
and feathers that hung from his body.
"Ow ow ow! Begone, ye wild In
jln!" the girl screamed.
Neshoba stepped across the threshold
and threw down at the feet of Mollie
fifty squirrel skins, a dozen mink skins,
half a dozen white wolf hides, two leop
ard pelts, the bides and antlers of four
reindeer, the wings of a white heron,
the breasts of two grebe and two wild
turkey wings. The Indian pointed at
the trophies, then at Mollie, saying:
"Squaw."
Mollie ran to the farthermost corner
of the room and climbed upon a rough
beam and there she cringed upon her
perch like a terrified bird, while the
Indian fixed bis hawk-like glance upon
her.
Mr. Redfleld heard the commotion
and hastened to the kitchen. When he
saw Neshoba he said: "Oh, Mollie,
we've played a serious Joke on the poor
Indian. What shall I say to him ?"
"Tell him to be dacint an' go away
loike a gintleman. I'll give him money
fer all his hides," said Mollie.
The Indian understood Mollle's pro
posal. He said, persistently: "Squaw,
squaw."
"Slnd him off, Mr. Redfleld; slnd Mm
off!" Mollie said.
Mr. Redfleld argued with Neshoba,
but the Indian stood resolute, saying:
"Squaw promise."
Mr. Redfleld offered him money, but
the Indian would not take it Mollie
kept crying out: "Slnd him away or
I'll die!" At last Neshoba gathered up
his pelts and walked slowly out of the
door. Mollie descended from the beam
and fell all in a heap at Mr. Redfleld's
feet, crying: "Be me sowl, I've sinned!"
From that moment all the blithesome
ncss died out of the Irish girl's life. A
great cloud overshadowed her gay
spirit. Her merry heart seemed to
turn to a lump of lead; she could
neither laugh nor sing. Her three lovers
called daily. Mollie told them: "Me
heart Is broke fer the poor Injln. I'll
marry no man." Mrs. Redfleld tried to
comfort the girl, but Mollie answered:
"I hate- the biff prairie; It reminds me,
of Neshoba. I hate this wild, hathen
ish loife. Oh, poor Neshoba! I've
killed the honest Injin's sowl. I must
go away to a convent to find comfort"
So Mollie went back East and enter
ed an order of the Sisters of Mercy,
where she spent the rest of her life do
ing deeds of kindness to atone for her
sins. Every night she prayed at her
window, which faced westward, for
the soul of her Indian lover.
Mr. Redfield never saw Neshoba
again. It was reported that he rushed
unarmed into one of the Indian battles
and was killed. New York Ledger.
LAW AS INTERPRETED.
The right of the creditors of an In
solvent to the proceeds of his life in
surance is denied, In Roberts vs. Win
ton (Tenn.), 41 L. It. A. 275, where the
only premium be has paid Is by a
worthless check.
The negligence of a contractor or his
employe in blasting rock on a vacant
city lot, causing damage to a building
upon an adjoining lot Is held, in Berg
vs. Parsons (N. YJ, 41 L. R. A. 301, to
give no right of action against the pro
prietor of the premises.
A gratuitous lender of brackets for
use in a staglag is held, in Gagnon vs.
Dana (N. H.), 41 L. R. A. 389, not to be
liable to a servant of the borrower for
a defect In the brackets which the lend
er did not actually know.
The construction of an Insurance pol
icy as to fires set by steam engines oth
er than those "using coal for fuel, with
sufficient wood to kindle or start the
fire, Is held, in Thurston vs. Burnett
& B. D. F. M. F. Insurance Company I
(Wis.), 41 L. R. A. 310, to be a question '
solely for the court
A statute prohibiting the deposit of
sawdust in the waters of a lake, or in
tributaries thereto, Is held, in State vs.
Griffin (N. II.), 41 L. R. A. 177, to be a
proper exercise of the police power.
With this case Is a note on the statu
tory protection of water used for sup
plying a municipality.
The fall of a staging built In a new
building for use by a servant of a man
ufacturer of whom decorations have
been ordered for the building Is held, In
Channon vs. Sanford company (Conn.),
41 L. R. A. 200, to give no right of ac
tion against the manufacturer, who
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Win tie bit mm. me uuiiuur wuuiu nee
to the staging, although his foreman
told him it would be safe.
Saved Her Heal p.
A remarkable surgical operation has
been recently performed in Paris. A
laundress bad her scalp torn off from
the nape of the neck to the eyebrows
by her hair catching In some belting.
She was taken to the Broussals Hos
pital, where Dr. Malherbe, after seeing
her, sent for her scalp. He obtained It
after a delay of several hours, shaved
off the balr, washed it with antiseptics,
and applied It In place again. The
scalp has grown on to the bead.
London's Infortunate Births.
Over 1,000 children are born yearly
In London workhouses.
What baa become of the old-fashioned
man wb carried his "books" home r
cry rJgM after bUHlneus hours
REVENUE DEFICIENCY
It
Will Be Larger Than
Former Estimates.
THE CANAL AND SUBSIDY BILLS
They Cannot Be Passed at Thli Scission
For Lack of Time to
CoDslder.
Washington, Feb. 11. Chairman
Cannon, of the appropriations com
mittee of the house, in the course of a
general debate on the sundry civil bill
today, sounded a note of warning
against extravagant appropriations, and
particularly served notice that neither
ship-subsidy bill nor the Nicaragua
canal bill could be passed at this ses
sion. Although lie speoifioally dis
claimed speaking for any one but him
self, the statements lie made, coming
fiom the chairman of the appropria
tions committee, caused great inter
est. Cannon made a statement of the
expenditures and revenue for the pres
ent fiscal year, increasing Secretary
Sage's estimate of the deficiency in the
revenues from $112,000,000 to $159,
000,000, exclusive of the 120,000,000
to be paid to Spain under the provi
sions of the treaty of Paris.
At the opening of the session of the
house today, a bill to amend the war
revenue act was passed, providing that
when a bond or note was seoured by
mortgage but one stamp should be
affixed, of a higher rate due on either
instrument. Among other bills passed
was one granting railways. the right of
way through the Nez Perces reserva
tion, in Idaho; to grant Boulder, Colo.,
1,800 acres of land in ti e mountains
for a park; to remove the existing dis
ability of Confederates, preventing
them from sittina on federal, netit and
grand juries (this was the last of the '
political disabilities of ex Confederates ;
to be removed), and for the relief of
the heirs of the late Edward De Leon,
late consul-general to Egypt.
The bouse then went into committee
of the whole and took up the consider
ation of the sundry civil appropriation
bill. Cannon (Rep. 111.), in charge of
the measure, made a general analysis
of what it contained. It carries f 03,
928,101, but $20,000,000 id for pay
ment to Spain to carry out the provi
sions of the Paris treaty. Exclusive
of that, the bill carries $8,095,758 less
than the estimates, and $5,929,811
less than the current law.
Cannon's statement of the condition
of the revenues brought on a general
discussion, which lasted until adjourn
ment. In the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 11. Several bills
of minor v importance were passed by
the senate this morning. One of them
was to restore to their original status
as to promotion officers of the navy and
marine corps who lost numbers by rea
son of advancement of othei officers for
exceptional and meritorious service dur
ing the war with Spain.
Another bill passed authorized the
purchase or construction of a launoh for
the customs service at Astoria, Or., to
cost not more than $2,600.
Consideration of tiie executive, legis
lative and judicial bill was then re
sumed. The paragraph relating to the
deposit of copyright works in the na
tional library was stricken out with the
intention of revising it in oonference.
A brief but lively civil service de
bate was preoipitated by an inquiry of
Cookrell, concerning the expenditure of
money for the office of supervising
larohitect. He maintained that the
work of the supervising architect's
office was done slowly, if not badly.
The construction of pulilio buildings
dragged through year after year. Were
those buildings being erected by private
individiuals they would be completed
in one season.
Following a general discussion, the
pending bill was laid aside, after 61
pages had been disposed of, and at
5:10, on motion of Hoar, the senate
went into executive session and sooon
adjourned.
Army BUI Mint Pass.
Washington, Feb. 11. The Post
lays: "The army reorganization bill
must pass or the president will call an
extra session of congress. The opposi
tion to the bill in the senate has al
ready been frequently referred to in
the Post, and the prediction made that
some compromise would be agreed upon
whereby legislation of a temporary
character would be placed in the
army appropriation bill. This will
not satisfy the administration. No
make-shift expedient will be accepted.
The president lias determined that
the passage of the army bill shall be
made an issue, and there is no doubt
in administration circles that he will
be successful. If, however, an ob
stacle should prevent action, an extra
session will surely be held."
An Independent I. Ine.
Portland, Or., Feb. 11. Millionaire
William G. Tiffany, of New York, the
largest holder in the proposed Portland
and Seattle road, vehemently denies
that the Union Pacific or any other
road will bave any interest in the new
line. He states it will he entirely in
dependent. More to the point, work
on the road is to begin at once.
The American Casual Itlee.
Washington, Feb. 11. General Otis
cables the war department that the to
tal casualties resulting from all engage
ments since the of evening February 4
aggregate 208, as follows: Killed, 8
officers, 60 enlisted men; wounded. 8
officers, 169 enlistd men; missing,
enlisted men.
Wichita, Kan., Feb. 11. It is re
ported here that many cattle of the
range are suffering from frozen hoofs.
This usually proves fatal.
Burned by Insurgent.
Washington, Feb. 11. The navy
department today received the follow
ing dispatch from Dewey:
"Manila. Feb. 11. After continued
interference and intimidation of our
workmen, I ordered the armed insur
gennts to leave San Koque by 9 this
morning. Many of them left during
the night A few remained, and they
fired the Tillage this morning. It is
now ooenpied by oar troops; all quiet."
Can Roqne is a village on the neck
of land connecting Cavite and tbe
mainland of Luzon.
A STORM-SWEPT COAST.
Snow, Gales nnd High Tide Prevailing
on the Atlantic.
Boston, Feb. 11. A howling north
east snow storm has prevailed in the
bay and along Massachusetts coast dur
ing the past 24 hours. A three maBted
schooner, name unknown is imported
wrecked off Nantasket beach. The
Hull lifesaving crew has sent out
boat. At present writing it is not
known whether or net the vessel's crew
are still alive.
Boston harbor was a fury of driven
snow and scattered spray. The ferry
boat slips were under water, and pas
sengers had to wade for it
The storm played havoc with prop
erty along the Lynn and Swampscott
shores. The exceptionally high tides
swept away all buildings and de
molished yachts and other small oraft
lying upon the shore at Kings Beach
in Swampscott.
At Lynn, at high tide, the water
went a considerable distance up New
Washington street, flooding the oellars
of several residences and making car
and foot traffic difficult. The sea de
molished $5,000 worth of stone break
water on the front. Down on Cap
Cod a howling northeast blizzard, sue!
as preaviled last November on the aw
ful night when the steamer Portland
went down with all on board, raged all
day.
None of the lighships could be seen
and it was Impossible to learn whether
the Pollock Rip lightship was holding
its moorings or not.
BY TREMENDOUS SEAS.
Six Men Lost Overboard From the Kin
hln Marti.
Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 11. The
steamer Empress of Japan arrived yes'
terday from Hong Kong and Yoko
hama. Mail advices say that the
steamer Kinshni Maru, which sailed
from Seattle Deoember 28, lost six men
overboard on her trip across. When
two days out the wind blew a gale
from the northeast with mountainous
seas. Some of the crew, led by Mr.
Laprack, chief officer, were seeming
hitch covers and all movable fittings
on the after deck, when a very heavy
sea broke on board, completely filling
the after deck and washing overboard
the apprentice, officer and four sailors.
Captain Brady at once put about in
searoh of the men, but oould not find
them. Several companion-ways of the
Kinshui were carried away, besides
large pieces of bulwarks.
INVESTIGATE MILES' CHARGES.
President MeKlnley Appoints Court
of Inquiry.
Washington, Feb. 11. The president
has appointed a oourt of inquiry to ex
amine into the charges touching the
meat furnished during the wat with
Spain and other matters involved in
the charges made by General Miles
against the administration of war
affairs. The court will consist of
Major-General Wade, Colonel George
W. Daivs, Ninth infantry, and Colonel
Gillespie, corps of engineers.
The couif will meet in this city Feb
ruary 15, to investigate the allegations
of Miles as to the meat furnished the
army. The oourt will also submit an
opinion upon the merits of the oaso,
and Miles' charges, together with such
recommendations' of further proceed
ings as may be warranted by the faots
developed in the course of the inquiry.
Miles declined to discuss the appoint
ment of the oourt.
TO SUCCEED EAGAN.
Colonel John F. Weston to Be Com-mlssnry-Oeneral.
New York, Fob. 11. A dispatoh to
me i n Dune trom Washington says:
General Eagan is to be placed on the
retired list of the army in a few days
on his own application, after 80 years'
service, and Colonel John F. Weston,
the senior officer of the subsistence de
partment is to be nominated by the
president as commissary-general of sub
sistence. The arrangement for General Eagan'a
retirement was made before the presi
dent commuted tbe sentence of dismis
sal imposed upon him by the court
martial. By his retirement General Eagan
will forfeit $1,875 from the annua) pay
to which he would have been entitled
for the next six yeais under tbe sen
tence of suspension.
To Bury Its Dead.
Olympia, Wash., Feb. 11. Gover
nor Rogers has reoeived a letter from
the fathei of a young man killed in
the recent engagement at Manila, ask
ing the governor what, if any, provi
sion would be made by the state for
burial, in the event that the bodies
were brought home by the United
States. The governor referred the mat
ter to the legislature in a special mes
sage, giving his opinion that the state
would honor itself by providing suit
able burial for its soldiers killed in s
foreign engagement.
The lee King's Orasp.
Chicago, Feb. 11. This city is in
the grip of the coldest v. eat hoi since
1872. Twenty-two below is last night's
record. About 20 persons were so no
verely frostbitten during the early
morning that they had to be taken from
the streets to hospitals. Several por
tions of the pity are suffering from
lack of water, due to frozen pipes.
One man was frozen to death on too
street last night while intoxicated.
Twenty Million Dollar Mortgage.
Denver, Colo., Feb. 11. A mortgage
for $20,000,000, given to the Central
Trust Company, of New York city, by
the Colorado & Southern railway, was
filed in this county today. The rev
enue stamps used aggregated $35,250.
Transport Grant Passes Algiers.
Algiers, Feb. 11. The United States
transport Grant, which sailed from
New York January 19, bound for Ma.
tiila, passed here today.
Another Kleh Strike.
Skagway, via Viotorla, B. C, Feb.
11. The richest gold strike made for
months is reported from McDonald
creek. Northwest territory. The strike
is close to tbe boundary line of British
Columbia and tbe Northwest Territory.
Tbe creek drains a natural basin that
lopes down toward Lake Marsh and
the Upper Yukon. The oreek is five
miles long.
Surface gravel gave from $1 to $3 a
pan. In the country adjacent to Mc
Donald creek there are innumerable,
oreeks not yet prospected. The gold if
coarse and assays high,
AFTER A TOWNSITE.
A Portion of the City of Rostra Claimed
by Swan Kelson Other
Coast News.
Ira M. Krntz and Bogle & Rigg have
begun an aotion in the superior oourt
of Kititas county for the recovery of
160 acres upon which the townsite of
Roslyn, Wash., is located, and the im
provements of the Northern Paoiflo
Railway Copmany, amounting to about
$150,000. This suit is brought against
the ooal company and railway com
pany in .behalf of Swan Nelson, who
claims under title of an application lor
homestead filing, made in June,
1884, but which was rejected by the
local land offioe. The main auestion
involved in the contest for possession
of this valuable pioperety hinges upon
the validity of the railroad company's
withdrawals of 1873 and 1879, and re
filing of maps of definite location.
Fishing Suspended.
Fishing has been praotioally sus
pended on the Columbia and the steel
head buyers have gone out of business
for the winter. The steelheads are
now running up the oreeks tributary to
the Columbia. Farmers on the Lewis
and Clark, John Day, and other rivers
are using setnets and catch enough to
supply their tables with fresh fish.
Occasionally a chinook salmon is taken,
but these fish, with a few steelheads,
are chiefly caught in the sloughs in the
vicinity of Clifton. Chinooks sell at
6 cents and steelheads at 5 cents,
but scarcely enough are taken to sup
ply local demands.
An Old Offender.
A. B. Trilwud, who was found guilty
in Klamath county in November, for
attepting to kill J. F. Adams, has been
identified by the superintendent of the
insane asylum at Kankakee, 111., as
Newton Ritohie, who escaped from
that institution in 1881. Trilwud. or
Ritohie, is serving a 10 years' sentence
in the penitentiary.
Profit From Cows.
W. M. Allingham, of Shedd, Or.,
has 14 cows which he milked during
Deoember and shipped the milk to Al
bany creamery. He received a cheok
for $98.60 for the milk during that
month, besides selling $1.60 worth of
milk to local parties and using plenty
for his family. It is nearly an average
of $7 per cow a month.
. Gov. Rogers as an Author.
Governor Rogers, of Washington,
has received the advanoe sheets of a
woik of fiction he is about to issue.
The title of the work is, "Looking For
ward; or, the Story of an Amerioan
Farm." The work is in a sense auto
biographical in character, and is out of
the usual line of the executive's liter
ary efforts.
Price of Hay on the Rise.
Hay was reported a month ago to be
worth $10 per ton in the region south
of Pendleton. It sold for loss when
the warm weather came on; but, now
that the cold has come again, hay com
mands a high figure. A large quantity
will be needed to feed livestock through
the remainder of the winter.
Artesian Well Irrigation.
The Wilson artesian well, in Wide
Hollow, Yakima county, Wash., is
now down 1080 feet, and water has been
secured sufficient to irrigate about 10
acres. Operations have been temnor-
arily suspended to await the leceiut of
casing, the drill having struck a stratum
oi gravel.
An Old Pioneer Dead.
Thomas Finlayson, aged 78, a Scotch
pioneer, who came to Oregon in 1802,
and made the' first or second land
entry in the present Bakor county, died
at Baker City Innt week. The sturdy
pioneer's farm is now a part of the
thriving Pacific addition to this city.
Found His Brother Dead.
A young man named Piner died near
Ellensbura last week. A sad mrnnm.
stance was the arrival of a brother from
tho East to visit him after a separation
of eight years. The first he knew of
his brother's death was when he met
the party with the body.
Frozen Heating Apparatus.
The steam heating apparatus in the
public school at Independence was
frozen during tho rocent cold snap.
and school had to be adjourned for a
week, or until the heating apparatus
oould again be gotten into working or
der. Warrants Now at Par. -
Umatilla county warrants are Quoted
at par at Pendleton. Ordois for scrip
to be issued at the March term of the
county court sell for 100 cents on the
dollar. Pendleton city waramts sell at
90 and 92.
I.a Grande on Her Muscle.
An athletic club, with 63 members.
has been organized at La Grande.
Tiie officers are: Dr. E. D. Steincamp,
president; Dr. R. Lincoln, vice-president;
F. L. Meyeis, seoretaiy and
treasurer.
Killed While Skating.
While out skating with a number of
other boys, at Independence. Or., re
cently, Georgo W. Phillips fell on the
Ice. His head struck forcibly, and he
died in the evening.
Native Sons at Ashland.
A cabin of Native Sons will be or
ganized at Ashland February 21.
The Penny In Business.
A Bakor City merchant has in
augurated the custom of giving even
change to customers, and finds that it
takes. This puts 1-cent pieces into
circulation.
A Narrow Escape
Eight boys and girls.who wore coast
ing on a bob-sled, at Tacorna, were run
over by a laundry wagon. For a won
der, every one escaped without a
scratch.
Twenty Years In Mexico.
Rev. C. II. Thompson, who succeds
Rev. R. McLean, as pastor of Bethany
Presbyterian church, Grants Pass, was
for 20 years a missionary in Mexcio.
Burned to Death.
Olive Renny, 8 years old, was
burned to death at Sholton, Wash., a
few days ago. Her clothing oanght fire
whiflj she was playing with matches.
Warrant Sold at a Premium.
Tacoma school warrants amounting
to $10,000 were sold recently at a pre
in him of 1 pel cent,
New Creosoting Plant.
The creosoting plant of the Southern
Pacific has recently began operation at
Latham, in Lane county. Huge re
torts or boilers, long enough to take in
piles 110 feet long, are first filled with
timber, which aie then covered with
creosote ami heated to a temperature
of 250 degrees. This heat drives the
water all out of the wood by evapora
tion, and the hot creosote takes its place
during an immersion of eight to twelve
hours. It is claimed that piling thus
treated will last 50 years. The life of
untreated piles is about 10 years.
Mnny Horses Perished.
Reports from Gilliam county, Or.,
are to the effect that range horses have
perished in enormous numbers during
the late cold snap. Persons who trav
eled over that section of the country
have seen the animals lying by the
roadsied, having been frozen to death
after reaching the stage of starvation.
More Gnats Than First Reported.
Instead of only 1,400 goats in and
around North Yamhill, the local pa
per says that, according to a recent
careful count, made by some local
men, there are about 4,000 head, all of
which are within a comparatively short
diijtance of the town.
New Shingle Mill.
E. L. Gaudette, a Whatcom oounty,
WaBli., logger, is building a new
shingle mill at Saraish lake. The mill
will cost about $8,000 and be finished
and running about March 20 or later
during that month. The mill cat
about 150,000 shingles a day.
Increase In Wheat Acreage.
The reports of confidential agents of
the Southern Pacifio show that a 10 per
cent increase iu acreage has been sown
in wheat tins winter, and also that the
oondition of the crop is excellent.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 68c; Valley,
69c; Bluesteni, 61o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham,
$2.65; superfine, $2.16 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 4142c; choice
gray, 89 40c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $22 23; brew
ing, $23.00 per ton.
Millatuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $16.00
per ton.
Hay Timothy, $9 10; clover, $7
8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 6055o;
seconds, 4550o; dairy, 4045o store,
2580o.
Cheese Oregon full cream,
Young America, 16o; new oheese,
10c per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4 5
per dozen; hens, $4. 00 6. 00; springs,
$1.258; geese, $6.007.00 for old.
$4.605 for young; ducks, $5.00
5.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 15
16c per pound.
Potatoes 60 75c per sack; sweets,
2c per pound.
Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 75o
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 76o
per sack; beans, 8o per pound; celery
70 75o per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per
box; peas, 88c per pound.
Onions Oregon, 75ofl per sack.
HopB 1518o; 1897 crop, 46o.
Wool Valley, 1012o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair,
20c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7c;
spring lambs, 7c per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.25;
light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed,
$5.005.60 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 8.60$3.76;
cows, $2.503.00; dressod beef,
66J.l'o per pound.
Veal Large, 67c; small, 89
por pound.
Seattle Markets.
Onions, 8590o per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, $18 20.
Beets, per saok, 75c.
Turnips, per sack, 50 75c.
Carrots, per sack, 45 00c.
Parsnips, per sack, $1.
Cauliflower, 75fl.00o per dos.
Celery, 8640o.
Cabbage, native and California
$1.25 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 85 50c per box.
Pears, 60c$1.60 per box.
Prunes, 60c per box.
Butter Creamery, 26o per pound;
dairy and ranch, 1620c per pound.
Eggs, 27c.
Ciieeso Native, 1212c.
Poultry Old hens, 14o per pound;
spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c.
Fresh meats Choice dressed beef
steers, prime, 8c; cows, prime,
7c; mutton, 8)c; pork, 7o; veal, 68o.
Wheat Feed wheat, $23.
Oats Choice, per ton, $26.
Hay Pugot Sound mired, $9.00
11; choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, $ll14.
Corn Whole, $23.60; cracked, $24;
feed meul, $23.50.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$2520; whole, $22.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50;
straights, $3.25; California brrnds,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.60; graham,
per barrel, $3.60; whole wheat flour,
$3.76; rye flour, $4.50.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14;
shorts, per ton, $16.
Feed Chopped feed, $20 22 per
ton; middlings, per ton,$17; oil cake
meal, per ton, $35.
Baa Francisco Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 1012o per
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; Val
ley, 1517c; Noithern, 9llc.
Millstuffs Middlings, $1920.60;
bran, $18.00 19.00 per ton.
Onions Silverskin,60 90c per sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27o;
do seconds, 25 20c; fancy dairy, 28oj
do seconds, 1922c per pound.
Eggs Store, 18 17o; fancy ranoh,
20 22o.
Hops 1898 crop, 18 15o.
Citrus Fruit Oranges. Valencia, $3
2.60; Mexican limes, $66.60; Cali
fornia lemons, $3. 00. 800; do choice.
$3. 60 4. 60; per box.
Hay Wheat, $1317; wheat an I
oat, $13 16; oat, $14 16; best bar
ley, $1314: alfalfa, $1214 per ton;
Straw, 60 75c per bale.
Potatoes Early Rose. $1.00 1.10:
Oregon Buikanks. 76c (f $ 1. 15; ilver
Burbanks, 7Jo$l; Salinas Burbanks.
$1 1.10 per sack.
Tropical fruits Bananas, $1.26
9.60 per bunch; pineapples, $3.60
4.60; Persian dates, 66a per
pound.