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I WASHIHGTOI MELAIGE
Namber at Representatives Trying
to Secure a Compromise on the
Silver Question.
EUEF FOR THE STOCKBRIDSE INDIANS.
Secret and Beneficiary Socleties of
North Dakota Oppused to
House Bill NO. 65.
hey Take Decided Measures Against
its Passage-They Think It
Ought to be Killed.
WAsaEnoro0, Feb. IV.--There is e.
arnest eliort being made on the par.
m number of members of the house to sa -
urse a compromise on thesilver quesuon.
based primarily on larger purchase .
slver. It is sought to have this comshi.
mise measure adopted by a majority of
the coinage committee at Its meeting to.
morrow as a substitute for the senate un
limited free coinage bill.
The senate bill giving consent of the
United States to the erection of a bridge
across Portage Lake, between Houghton
and Hancock, was passed by the senate
today.
A bill for the adjudicstion o" claim,
arising from lnlieu depredations was
taken up us "untinished business, and
after a few ameidmiuta pasaed.
Alter swuroll-calls the hiiesucceeded
In paiiing ie aeuse lbll r ,cthe ehef of
the btswkbrauge tribe of ludiaus it. Wie
CDnain.
The action of the democrats in demand
lng the yeas and nays on every motion,
ras considered on both sides of the
ouse. as an obstacle to the passage of
the shipping bill, the object being to re
tain control of the appropriation bills, so
as to use them as weapons against that
measure.
ORNOXiOOS L5 I'5I.ATI45N.
A Vigorous Protest Maui uI teeret
Societies.
.iAMEsO WN, N. D., Feb. t1t.- In te
eponse to a short noticeea Ihupc r attended
meeting of the members cI he follow
ing organization" was held at )dd Fel
lows' hall in this city tonight: 1. O. O. F.,
A. F. and A. M., A. O. U. W. and K. of P.
The organizations of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, Firemen, 0.
R. C., B. of It. T. and Farmers' Alibince,
in which much interest was taken in the
matter of the proposed legislatioz as
threatened by house bill No. (15, and the
proposed substitute affecting these organ
Izations in their beneticiary aspects. The
meeting was presided over by .1. T. Ea
ger, L. I. Hair.ilton, secretary. Several
spirited speeches were made condemning
the proposed legislation, and it was de
cided to request the members of these
several organizations throughout the
state to immediately take action on the
question and send In their protests to
Hun. I. W. Fuller, senator fromr this dis
trict. Committees were appointed from
the several organizations named to keep
a watch over the plans that may be
adopted to cairy the obnoxious measure
through the legislature. It was the
unanimous and emiphatic expression of
those present that the proposed mnias
ure or any other measure of like charac
ter ought to be killed, and that these ben
itlciary associations he let alone.
To Issue $*,500,000 in New Stock.
NEW YoaR, Fet-. 19.-Informatlon was
received by the Evening Post yesterday
that at a meeting of the directors of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Rail
4 road company, held at the company's of
lice in this city, an additional issue of
$2,600,000 of the company's stock was
authorized, the president of the company,
Win. L. Breyfogle, stating to the direct
ors that he had arranged with some one
to loan the company money on them. The
Evening Post's informant said the Issue
of this stock was part of an attempt to
defraud the company out of just so much
money. -President Breyfogle denies any
such issue of stock as stated, and
declares the company in good shape.
About the time Hrelyfogle was talking to
a reporter for the Evening Post yester
day W. S. Alley, a stockholder in the con.
pany, was applying in Chicago to Judge
Tuley in the circuit court for a receiver
for the company. In his affidavits Alley
alleges that a conspiracy exists between
Breyfogle and Henry S. Ives of Cin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton fame to
wreck the company; that they are schem
ing to increase the capital stock from
$5,000,000 to $7,500,000, and that Brey
fogle wants to receive this increase. Brey
fogle says the char 'es tire fictitious and
sensational. Ives bud nothing to say
about the story.
Sight-Hour Law Defeateil.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 10.--A Pioneer Press'
Helena special says the bill fixing eight
hours for a day's work in mines was de
feated In the house today. The miners
unanimously favored it, but the mine
owners secured its defeat.
Si'. PAut., Feb. 19.-Pioneer Press spe
cials from various points in South I)akots
report a heavy snowfall, which is wel
comed by the farmers.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 19.-Pierre special to
the Pioneer Press: I he house tonight dis
cussed the reaubmission question without
action. The resubmissionists are only two
votes short of carrying the measure in the
house. rhe minority report was adopted
favoring resubmission in committee of
the whole.
The Fiasaelai Dispute.
LoxnDon, Feb. 19.-The financial dis
pute between the McCarthylte and Par
nellite factiocs of the Irish parliament
ary party Is likely to be much in evidence
during the coming struggle. The $40,000
released a month ago from the league
fund was divided in the following man
ner: The sum of $P5,000 went to the cam
paign committee and $15,000 passed into
the hands of the tenants' defense league.
The latter sum forms the subject of the
present dispute. McCarthy's idea te that
the amount is out of proportion to the
number of evicted tenants the league has
relieved, but the Parnellites are inclined
to waive this point. They contend, how
ever, that instead of being devoted to
evicted tenants it was used to meet an
overdraft on the Hibernian bank.
3AM33W PLOObO8.
VIttebers I a saferer e the Dateat .1
$1.000,0eo.
Prrrsatvun, Pa., Feb. 18.-At 1 o'clock
this afternoon a flying current in the Al
leghany river !cached 87 feet 11 inches,
and began to slowly recede. As even the
wildest estimate had placed high water at
25 feet, the great damage Inflicted in this
city is due more to carelessness in remov
ing goods than to very high water. Near
ly every iron mill is flooded and closed
down, railroad trucks washed away. and
squarer upon sqt tares of streets 1ti'd-d
to the second story and cellars filled. The
direct lmo by the flood cannot fall short
of $1,000,000.
The poor living along the river have
suffered so greatly that appeals for aid
have been issued by the mayor of Alle
gheny. The greatest losses of course fell
upon down-town wholesale stores and
riverside establishments on Pennsylvania
avenve, where fully three miles of cellars
are filled to the first floor and goods
damaged beyond repair. Added to thit the
building inspectors say the flooded dis
trihte have snuered great injury in the
wily of damaged foundations and build
ings. Ton ight the river lint fallen sev
eral feet-and the railrotd and street car
hlies will open pp tomorrow. Damage
to the railroads has been generally re.
ptired and all trains are running slightly
behind time.
Base Ball Matters.
N1Kw Yoax, Feb. 19.-Less than two
months ago warring base ball factions
were shaking hands over a settlement of
their difcultles. The National league
has conquered the Players' league, A. G.
Spalding and A. W. Thurman toasting to
the health of President Prince of the de
funct Players' leaute, anal all j )ined in a
love feast over the regenerated American
association and the signing of a
new national agreement which was
- heralded ass salvation of the game. Allen
W. Thurman was designed as the Aineri
can association representative, and it was
thought he would guard the associatitn's
i titerests carefully, but his recent action
t in voting to give niviy, Bllerbiuer, and
snack to the National league has In
censed the association to ai l"ift a here
t It has renounced the National agreement,
denounced Thurinm as a tool of Spald.
Ing, and it was today egageld at the St.
1 James hotel in this city in retrgantizing
- entirel). One of the first acts
- of issociation at Its meeting today was
authorization of notice to Secretary
Young of national board of unanimous
adoption of following resolutions:
Resolved, That American association
withdraw from national agreement to
take effect this date.
Louis Kramer, lawyer of Cincinnati,
well versed in base bUll matters,
was elected president, secretary and
treasurer, anil accepted. One move taken
by the association was the adoption of
1 guarantee fund. It will most effectually
balk all efforts of the liague to injure the
associition by reducing the chances of
withdrawai of the associaton club. Fifty
five per cent. of the capital stock of each
club will be depisited with the president
to prevent any jumping front the field
3oifds will be given in lieu of stock and
conditlots of the fund are such that it
will find cluib for nine years.
Hung up by the Keels.
Duniittqux, lIwi, Feb. 1i).-Some time
ago there was published an account of
the murder of Anthony 1ewster by In
dlais near Pine Ridge, S. D., and the
scalping of three of his children whi
could not be found. Information hat
beer received here to the effect that one
of the children, a boy, has been found
hung tip by the heels to a limb of a tree
- Nothing has been heard from the othet
children.
Investigation Postponed.
(C HtAso, Feb. 19.-Master in Chancery
IBoyesen began taking testimony today in
the appilsation of W. S. Alley for the
appointment of a receiver for the Louis
ville, New Albany & Chicago railroad.
Before the Investigation was fairly com
menced, however, it was agreed to sus
pend proceedings until next Monday in
order that the Monon people may have
a chance to file an answer to Alley's sen
salional bill.
A NOTED MCORLPTOIt DEAD.
The News of Hie Death Kills Hi.
Wife.
BlitLsI, Feb. 19.--llerr Luersein, the
sculptor who moddled the bust of Presi
dent Garfield, died suddenly today from
apoplexy, in his studio. When the news
of the death of Luerasen was communi
cated to his wife she was so overcome
with grief that she was seized with con
vulsions and shortly afterwards died.
A Great Sleettor-Sm.
CHuwAsO, Feb. 19.-A phenomenal sleet
storm plastered great areas of country
with ice tonight from the Alleghanles to
the Rockies north of Mason and Dixon's
line. It began about 6 p. m'., and at 9:30
life has been temporarily choked out of
nearly every metal string throughout this
yast belt b) a constantly thickening coat
of freezing crystals stretching from pole
to pole. The wire trouble lasted until
after midnight.
Fitusimmons After a Fight.
NEw Yoax, Feb. 19.-Bob Fitzsimmons'
manager called on H. K. Fox of the Po
lice Gazette today and authorized him to
cable to the National and Pelican clubs
that Fitzsimmons would fight the winner
of the Burke-Pritchard fight under the
auspices of either of the above clubs for
$1,000 a side and a purse of $5,000.
Opposed to Unlimited Coinage.
MADISON, Wis., Feb. 19, -The legisla
ture today passel a joint resolution op
posing the bill in congress for the unlim
ited coinage of silver. The senate voted
unanimously for it. In the assembly two
republicans, one united labor and one
democrat voted against it.
A GUDAT No TaMyM cowSucnbol.
The New Line Conneestg British Colum
bia with the state of Wash iagtea.
FA!RIRAVaN, Waih., Feb. 15.-The last
spike in the track which unites Wash
ington and dritish Columbia was driven
at 11 o'clock today in the presence of
about 8,00(1 persons fromt hth sides of
the line. The Fairhaven aud Southern
road forms the American line and thne
New Westminster Southern the British
Columbia. Trains arrived at the bound
ary line on which Blaine, Wash., and
Blaine, B. C., is saltuted at 10.8.'i, each
acctanpuated by at batd. The Aanertaan
eind pnaayeai "Hail, Columbia." The rails
were picaed in position land Gov. I.ana
ton 'af Waashington, Gov. Nelson of Brit
islh Columbl, President Hendry of the
new Westminster Southern, President 1'.
X Larrabee of the Fairhaven and South
eri, drove the spikes, and then Mrs Nel
son and Mrs. Laughton, with small, salver
hamamere, drove them home.
The lines referred to in the aboae dis
patch are Great Northern connections.
Five Great Northern passenger cosches
passed through this city yesterday for
service on the new line connecting the
United States with British Columbia.
The C. X. Larrabee mentioned is an old
time Montanian, well known in this city.
He was the owner aa the great Mountain
View mine at Butte and sold it to the
Boston and Montana company. The
TRIta-NE. is glad to see that he has be
come a railroad magnate ini Washington.
Under One Tent.
CHtCAao, Feb. 10.-An evening paper
says: "It may now be said almost as pos
sitively as though it had been formally
determined by the directory that the lIke
front will be entirely abandoned ats a site
for the world's fair and that the big show
will be held under one tent, as it were,
at Jackson park." The reason given is
trade union opposition to the work.
On Account of tiie McKinley tllu.
Loaooa, Feb. 10.-James Willson &
Sons, builders, of Bradford, have failed
with liabilities amounting to $400,000.
The failure is attributed chiefly to the
new United States tariff law killing the
cash trade in packing cases for woolens
sent to Aia'rica.
An Investment Company Assignc.
K~aa.s (Tay, Feb. 1it--The Union In
veetment company assigned for the beane
fit of its creditors to E. S. Pai ker, its
president, W. A. Bunker, and Ii. B.
Smalley. The liabilities of the company
are about $1,000,000 and its assets are, ac
cording to larket, eauaal that amount.
Woodruff 5hort an his Acennaaae.
LITTLE Raocva, Ark., Feb. 111.-The leg.
i.lative committee iuv".tigatiaag the state
treasury made report. The committee
places W'oodruff's shortage at $113,740,
and recommend lie be criminally prose
cuated.
Accused of Arv.sm.
ST. PILi., Feb. 19.--A special to the
Pioneer Press from Fairhaven, Wash.,
says: "1'. E. Tarbell, former manager of
the St. Paul Eye, is accused of setting fire
to his printing olilee to secure the insur
ance. He has fled to Vancouver. A
warrant is out for his arrest."
Sitne and r arthquake.
VfENNA, Feb. 19.--A terrific storm
passed over Presburg, Hungary, today,
unroofing houses, tearing up trees and
doing immense damage. The storm was
followed by an earthquake, which caused
two large fires.
Northern Paclic Dividend.
NEw YToK, Feb. 19.-The Northern
Pacific directors today declared a regular
quarterly dividend of I per cent. They
also decided to resume work on all pro.
jected extensions and push them to com
pletion.
Grand Armny o like ltepublic Election.
Sr. PAnL, Feb. 19.-- (harles D. Parker
of St. Paul was today elected department
commander of the Minnesota Grand
Army of the ltepuilic encampment. Ad
journed.
Swept by FlI.od.
WilEEIA1x., W. V:., Feb. 1W. -The'
whole town of Itiverside, a suburb of
Parkersburg, wits entirely swept away by I
i flood today. It contained 1,1t0 iOthab
itants. No loss of life is reporte l.
Presidentili Party ltd n,.
W5A st;ros, Fel . 20.- The 'resident
and party returned at :2:45 this mrinil.
How Stocks Sell.
Niaw YoRK, Feb. 18.- BIurlington
Xu : Northern Pacific, 2833, preferred,
721 : Northwestern 100%j; preferred 135;
St. 'aul, 554; preferred, 11238; Manitoba,
100%i; Omaha, 24%; preferred 82; Du
luth, 25%; Wisconsin Central,20; Great
Northern preferred 84.
Mineral and Money Markels.
Nxw Yoax, Feb.19.-Money easy,rang
ing from 2 to 8per cent. Last !oan 2!s.
Closed offered at 2,. Prime mercantile
paper 5®01x. Sterling exchange quiet
and steady at 48514 for #10-day hills and
4879.4 for demand.
Pig iron quiet.
Copper, dull; Lake, Feb. #14.25.
Lead unchanged; domestic $4.:30.
Tin dull, steady; straits, $10.10.
The Great Northern.
Three thousand men are now working
west from Maria's Pass to Kootenai Falls
on the Great Northern line, and from
those in position to know it is learned
that at least 5,000 in all will be building
and grading within the next sixty days.
In connertiop with work in progress the
Spokane Chronicle of a recent date says:
Charles Crossman of Crossport, Idaho, Is
lb the city and says there will be 2,001
men at work on the Burns & ('hapmnai
contract within the next sixty days. Sup
plies will be carried front t rossport to
IKootenai Falls by a forty-ton steamier.
Crossport is a new town about live miles
north of Bonner's ferry. A saw-mtill is
being built and the town will be the head
quarters of Burns & Chapman.
OUR RICH MINERAL LANDS.
An Important Decision Made by Sec
ret. ry Noble-lDefining
"Placer Claims."
A YOUNG MAN VERY BADLY FROZEN.
1le Broke Through the lee of sleep
('treek and (hets a Dnuking
linth Feet Badly Frost
Bitten.
A Pleasant Progressive Euchre Party
at the Home of Mr. and
Mrs. Trigg.
EDITRr TsIttBNE: With the rapid rise
in the value of public lands in this state
the question, [low may one legitimately
acquire title to such lands? becomes in
(!reasingly interesting.
Now that congress has limited the total
acquisition possible to any one person
under entries made since Aug. 80, 1890,
to 840 ares, and the commissioner of the
general land office has said that such lim
itation applies to mineral as well as ag
ricultural lands, it is of no little impor
tance that we have an authorative defli.
tion of the term "mineral' as used in the
mining act of May 14, 1872.
Hitherto the interpretation of the gen
eral land ultice has tended to constantly
increasing the latitude in the construc
tion of the United States statutes upon
that point, so that the impr-ssion has le
come quite general that almost any kind
of stone, as well ns deposits of gold, could
be patented under the general designa
tion of "placer claimi." as employed in
section 2,:129 of the revised statutes of the
Luited States.
Secretary Noble, however, seems in his
desision of January 2, 1891, in the case of
Conlin vs Kelly, 12 L. I). 1, to have called
a very suddei halt upon such liberal con
struction, and the certain iliscunilture of
many placer claimants in this state. In
that uecision there are several very signiti
-ant points. The secretary quotes from
the decision of coomssi loner of the gen.
eral land illice as follows:
"There is no bosut that this quarry of
rock is mineral within the provisions of
the law and the le-islosi thereunder ( N.
P. Blennett jr. 3, L. 1). 1161 and as such
subject to entry as ap sr claim, tier
being no veins of quartz or rock in
place containing siny of the precious
metals." The case of N. P. lienneit, Jr.,
has iithertoieei the one upon which wsi
have mainly relied to support quarry
claims; but foll-wins the nishie quotation
Secretary Noble says: ' I cannot conrur
in this statement in your opinion. The
case you cite is not a desision of thisde
partment, but a letter frosn Commissioner
McFarland to the local office sit Leadville,
Colorado," snd then citing the language
of Lectrin 2389 1. S., U. S., lie says: "It
is apparent that the deposit t-reaiu
spoken of means a deposit having some
special value, other than that of mere
stone quarriug for general purposes * * *
The stone in the tract in contra
veray has no peculiar proprerty
or characteristic that gives it
special value such as attaches to gypsum,
limestone, mica, marble,slate, asphaltuns,
borax, auriflerous cement,fire-clay. kaolin
or p'itroleuso. Its characteristss appears
to be Its hardness, and its value in this
particular mine appears to be its proxisi
ity to the town of Alexandria, which has
come into some prominence. * * * It
is simply a quarry of stone for general
huilding purposes, and ss such not subt
ject to entry as a placer under the mm
erai law."
It will be seen that the secretary em
phasizes the fact that his is the first au
thoritative decision upolt the question
prespoted, and since such is the fact his
definition of a "placer claim" is of spe
cial importance, both for what It includes <
as well as what it excludes.
Already the cancellation of placer ap
plications under this decision has begun,
and "the end is not yet;" hut claimants for '
stone quarries will hereafter have to fight 1
tnr their claims against this ruling of the
.ecretary. Tours, truly,
NEIl.soN, LSNiluitNE & St'itTj>.
llxiElt, Mont., Feb. 18, 18111.
slaking Lumber.
The liolter Lumber company is mak
ing extensive preparations for it bustiess
run in the near future. They have erected
a shingle machine, whkh it now ready to
cut shingle for the local trade. About
950,000 feet of logs are now in the yard
and teams are still hauling from the
woods. Orders now on hand for lumber
amount to over 100,000 feet and still they
come in. A wonderful buildiig boom
will be inaugurated here next month. t
The capacity of the mill is 15,00( feet !
daily, but it has turned out over 11,000 I
feet in that time. Charley Drew is yard +
master and Platt Burlingham is the hust
ling manager of the mill.-The Monatch.
EIGHT*HOtUR HILL DEFEATED.
The Committse of the Wholeof the Mouise
Votes It Down 30 to 30.
llEas.EA, Feb. 10.-[Special to ToE
Ti'ln iis.]-The eight-hour bill was up
for consideration in the committee of the
whole today and after it spirited debate
the motion to recommend its passage was
defeated by a vote of 20 ayes to :10 noes.
This ends the contest.
Evidence of Prosperity.
The great Falls DAiLY Titinltr has
come out as a six-column quarto and is
much improved in make-up and general
appearance. A demand from its patrons
for more advertising space is the cause
of the change. We are glad to note thin
evidence of prosperity.-litver Press.
033A? XO*A?333W 3UBL f.
Rumors of an Immeas.e BsItoIad Sebome
by J. J. Hill.
Chicago dispat.-hes announce the exist
ence of an imn Buse railroad scheme
whereby the Great Morthern is waLeduled
to iih* in e~ntual of till ( us- -go t. fail!
awIl K s..ci"r CA-) :ile. The '..et thus
President J. J. 11H1, of the Great North
ern went to Europe some time ago, it
is said, was due to the purpose of ralsine
funds for the ctlmpletion of his road to
the coast from 1i hlen, Mont., but the t
claim is made in Chicago that while nego
tdtisins of the sort were one of the objects.
of his visit abroad, the principal matter
was to securei a transfer of the controlling
interest in the Kansas City. A little oyer a
year ago somoe English capitalists
guaracteed the paynient of the Interest
on Kansas City bonds,and the transfer of
these to Mr. HIll for the (,reat Northern
is reputed to be the object of the trip. The
dispatches also announce that from va
rious sources it Is learned that the Great
Northern's chief executive has obtained
whit he was after besides the necessary
capital for extending his lines President
8tickney, of the Kansas City, was quoted
as saying that he was not at liberty to talk
about the deal at present, but Intimating
that a consummation would be reached,
as it would undoibtedly prove a strong
affair for his road.
T'he most iiterestinti feature of the ru
mored transaction mule to the surface
during tie last few days in the Twin Lit
" les, and if President 11111 has secured
English capital for an extension of the
Great N rtiern to the coast, the most of
it, in the opinio of Northn e -tel rall
road officials, will be devoted to purchas
ing the franchises of a road already built
part of the way, and only needing some
:300 miles more to comintrlete connections.
This rumor was partieilarly life in St.
Paul yesterday. and Is to tile effect that
the Great Northern has negotiationi un
der way with the Minneapolis, St. taul
& Sault Ste. Marie system by which all
extensions of the Soo, vest from Sault
Ste. larle will become the iroperty of
the Great Northern and for ii strong rea
' con. Tiihi supposed English capital, it is
clhui:ed, wil lie used in closing the hiar
train and iiilding the Soo ishia line
friom ii'tioii ti Il-gill, Z>. \\. I., a'here
connections :ire to Ib had- with the Ca
nadian Pacific, and in that. manner civ
lng toe Great Northern in earnplete ter
I mninsi on the co-at. Main' of the Cana
dian stockholders of the , reat Northern
r are like-i e interested in the (ii:iiliani
Iacili:, and oIl that ground it is thought
nto difficulty would he encountered in Ai
riving it arrangementit Iiriiarying tirea'.
Northern tiallic ni ,all writes trinu it gins
westward. Further than this, the ab
tiurtitn of the Kansas t ity would com
plete ile end of the affair as far as ('hi
sago outlet. are concerned. The rumor
current in St. Paul also a ispers that the
U rout Northern wouli take in the South
Shore line and complet ie ihBismarck
extension, as was said siie time ago the
Soocontemptlted of its own accord.
.lust what founiition there is for the
reports seems somewhat a rnatter of con
jecture. At the Kansas City general of
d dues in St. Pail tia story is not altogether
I discredited, nor ii it at tie same timle ad
t milted. Ciil. l. I'. 'lough. vice-presi
iident of the Great Northerni. wass asked
r ii lut the ibject ii I'resident Hill's visit
abroad, and if the story front Chicago
- had any foundation, as well us the local
riiir iamoiut the Gi iat Northern's a s rp
tin of the Soo lin Mt. '-ta and Iakota.
S(ill. Clough said he ki-l iithiig whit
ever about the matter: is question, and
thought President 11111 oid not found
I umuficient time in Europe to carry out the
plaus which are reported as haling been
successful. lie Itail seeti nothing tangiill
beyond the Chic agt,, dispatches, and as to
the Soo affair had not heard If ii it all.
One prominent Soo oflicial was rather
more communicative on the subject and
said that while there was nothing del
Lite in the report, not anything its yet
substantial, lie had good reason for le
Ileving some dAtl of the kind to le ini
iicontemplatiin, which might possibly de
velop into a reality when Mr. IIill ar
rives In the northwest from lils Euro
pean trip.--Minneuipolls Tribune.
pnu a rap.--.,iiienis arIour.
3ALiY FIROZEN.
A Young Man on Deep CEeek Fiettes His
Feet While Hunting Wolves.
There is a younc man at the Minneuota
house laid up with his feet badly frozen.
11is name is Louis Vette, and he lives in a
cabin on Deep creek, about 4d miles from
Great Falls. The particulars of this ct
atility as near as cmu be learned from
the unfortunate man are as follows: Ac
companied by Ed i(abe, who stops at his
(Vette's) cabin, he started out on the first
of this month to kill some large grey
wolves which have become very numer
ous in that vicinity, and trailed them
about four miles from his cabin without
getting a shot at them. As it was getting
rather late in the day he concluded to re
turn home, and in crossing Deep creek
broke through the ice,thoroughly wetting
both feet. lie walked bali I to his cabin
with both boots full of water, the weather,
mean time, having turned biting cold.
and as a consequence, found the water in
his boots lrozen, and it was with great
difficulty he removed them. Hle thought
his feet were not frozen badly, therefore
delayed seeking medical alit immediately.
Al Henry, a neighbor, at last prevailed
upon him to undertake the jourtiey here,
and they arrived Tuesday afternoon. It
required three days to make the trip.
I i)r Gordon is attending to the case, but
at this stage it is rather dillitilt to teli
wh-ther the patient will recover the use
of toth limbs or not.
Filed At. r Eighteens Years.
The importance of having a patent
tiled Immediately on its receipt. from the
land office was demonstrated cotclts
ively in the county clerk's ollice ygtcr
day.
DMr. rtrousy received for tiling two put
ents which had been issued 1S years aio.
They are not the originals but crrtitled
coples of the same, recently Issued by
Mr. Stone of the general land ofhice, and
bear a fits' simile of Gen. Grant's signs
tore, ti beitet president at the time.
liesa' ,. .1. iieavy and Abra
ham . li aponstlall received the
patents in que-tion back in 1l82-3, re
aspectively, but never took the trouble t.
have them recorded. They wished to
dispose of the property about six months
I ago, and to their sorrow found that bith
papers were llissing. Consequently they
had to apply to the general land office at
Wtashingtou for certified copies : the
same, which arrived a day or two aos
after passalg through the usual buteau.
cratlo formulae of the departsiet.
Whether the tedious delay conasequat
upon such matters Interfered with the
sale If the property we did not larm.
This ,flair should be a warning to moaay
who are so negilgeat.. We pubbltda a list
of the property easewhere.
The Coal Outpat at Lethbridge.
The average daily cutputa ^n ba
mines during the pest weed au aeonin
1,000 tons, divided as follows: At the
incline 400, at No. 1 shaft 500 tans, andat
No. 2 shaft 100 tons. The above does
not include screenings which amounts to
about twenty per cent of the total output.
--News.
STRAIN BO'. LOCALS.
Call and see our $8 Shoes, and you will
be convinced of their superior quality.
STRAIN BROs.
Our New Spring DreesGoode are worth
tailing to see.
STRAIN Bans.
Carp-is. ('arpets in large quantities,
new and cheap, at
S'rltAI BRMWs.
All Silk Ribbon 10 cents per yard, fine
(nlality. STRAIN BRos.
Remember, Strain Bros. have the targest
stock of Hoslery in the city, all going
cheap.
With our immense Dry Goods stock on
Central ayenue, and Grocerles on Second
street, we will meet and beat any prices
you can get. STRAsm Baos.
Overshoes-Ladles', Gents' and ('hil
oiren's- in all styles, going cheap..
S'1ls0iN linos.
ltseidence and Barden tGround for Rest.
A residente of flive rnmuns n Thirteenth
-treet and Seventh avenue south, with
rich garden grounds of five acres or moen,
to let on favorable terms. Apply to J.E.
Clark & Co., Minot building.
Several years ago Chamberlain & Co.,
of Des Moines, Iowa, commenced the
mnnufacture of a cough syrup, believing
it to be the mist prompt and reliable pre
parati i yet produced for conuiis, colds
and croup; that the public appreciate true
merit, and in time it was certain to be
come popular. Their most singuine
hopes have been more than ralized.
t ever t00,000 bottles of baimberlaia's
Cough Remedy are now sold each year,
and it Is recognized as "the best made,"
is here ever known. It will cure a severe
cold in less time than any other treat
ment. For sale by Lapeyre lir- , drug
Bids Wanted.
Ilids will he received till Mirch 7th for
i-inking the present winte 50 to 75 feet
and running a level of front 50 to 100 feet
on the property of the Dry Wolf Mining
company in Meagher cojnty. All bids to
te addressed to Stephen Plaerse at Nei
hart or E. R. Clinran at Belt. For frrther
information apply to above or P. L.
Tracy, secretary and treasurer iJ at
Falls.
Note the Change.
13 pounds of granulated augar for IL
tS pounds of brown sugar for $1. White
t.illy hoar per hiaf sack, $1 ilet Murphy
'1sclay & Co.
NIAT HACKING COUGH can be an
r uickly cured by Slallob's Cure. We
cirantee it. For Sale by .1. B. Driver,
D:raggiet.
Roomen for Rent.
The rooms in the Gore blaictk are now
re-ady. They are all nicely furnished anti
are provided with plenty of beat and
light. A bath room it also provided for
the use of guests. Prices reasonable.
Mrs. C. Wna.tuo, prop'r.
Mrs. WHITh,. manager.
Ranch Wanted.
Any person having a ranch within live
or six miles of Great Falls suitable for
grazing purposes can lnd a purchaser, if
price and terms are satisfactory, by call
ing on or addressing J. W. STArroN,
Great Falls.
CATA1lRI CURED healtL aau sweet
breath secured, by Shilot's Catarrh Rem
edy. Price, 50 cents. Nasal Injector
free For sale by J. B. Driver, Druggist.
Ladies, Take Notice.
You eau buy the New York Sloe 0,.'5
Shoes--every pair warranted-only at the
New York Cash Bazaar.
Notice to Rest.
The hotel in Great Falls know, as the
Cascade hotel. This hotel has tranty
three bedrooms, s dinmng-rtioo wh.ts
will seat thirty-five people, a good hast
and fixtures. This hotel is weit furnished
and the proprietor will rent for $8100 per
month in advance. Call on or address
.Itons 1itt, Great Falls.
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