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prophesying that Neil would be forced
for his own pence eventually to pur.
chase the Grubstake at its owners own
figure; while others still, more full of
charity toward a gentleman who, so far
as reputation went, seemed generally in
the position Of the under Cog, contended
thta the work upon the property meant
| only that there was mineral to be uncov-
cred there, since, whatever his faults,
there was no man who could see farther
through stone than Col. Randolph
Meredith. And these last could take
! JUNCTION to their souls when one day the
ore wagons began coming down from
the Grubstake side Of the hill on their
way to the Orodelphia smelter, while
rumor said that strike had been made
surprising even the Mascot's richness.
Harvey Neil was still east when this
occurred, and the honest gentleman in
charge of the mine, who could WELD
six-pound lack" as though it had been
but the p}aything of child, but whose
very soul sickened before the labors
Of Il pen, being moreover of simple and
uns,specting turn Of mind, little given
to rol<ing a meddiing nose beyond the
legitimate limits of his own domain.
saw small reason to descant upon 4
neighbours good fortune beyond barest
mention Of the strike. Several months
had therefore gone before Neil, who had
been detained beyond his first plan by
an illness Of his mother, returned to
find ont what had been going on over
the hill
Then it was observed that he looked
troubled and anxious, and The camp
somehow became aware that he had
visited the Orodelphia snclter to obtain
samples o. the ore which the Grub
stake was shipping in such prodigious
quantities, while it was said that he
held many consultations with his law
yer. II became known after a little
that he had asked permission to go
through the workings of the Cirubstaka
and had been refused. the mine, accord
ing to Col. Meredith's invariable prac-
tice with all his properties, 1t was
stated, being iigidly closed to all Wis.,
itoxs. Later the camp laughed appre~
ciatively over the story that went
round of how Neil had outwitted his
astute neighbor by sending an EN-
issary disguised as workman to spy
out what the G1ubstake levels might
disclose; and after that nobody was
surprised when it became known that
suit had been brought for $685. 900 dam
ages and al accounting for ore alb
stracted from the Mascot mine through
the overreachjng workings of the Grub
stake; while pending the decision OF
the court the alleged intruder was sum-
n1arily enjoined from further removal
Of any ore from that portion Of the
ground embraced in the crossing Of
the two claims. And the knowing ones
had hardly time to demonstrate how
clearly MI this chi1ned in with their
oft~repeated prophecies, when they
were given further opportunity to
prove how keen had been their pre-
science by the filing Of q ,cross-bi1! on
the part. Of Col. Meredith followed by
T. counter injunction restraining Neil
himself from further 1neddling with
the territory in dispute until time
should be given to prove before tho
courts that there was but one true vein
in evidence. and that a direct continue.
ton of the Grubstake.
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CHAPTER II.

! Dorothy Meredith rode slowly along
the sandy shore of Gem lake, her en-
! :joy1ncnt of the scene suhtly enhanced
by the suggestion of forbidden fruit
more distinctly in evidence with every
moment Of dallying. Before her minds
eye she could plainly see her father
Tuning with Impotence as he looked
| for her ont Of the shaft-house door as
the Grulosta]te mine, where it nad been
arranged that she was to meet him at
this hour of four in the afternoon; but,
while the troublesome vision appealed
to her sense of duty ON the one hand,
OH the other it but filled her with per-
verso longing to loiter.
! In all Colorado she was sure no scene
could be found more wildly beautiful
| than this tree-fringed water, like bit
of silver dropped down in the noun
tain's embrace, with the changing
light Of rising storm falling upon
| every feature with strange transmit.
ing touch. AS with most happy folk.
! natures somber mood was but pleas
ant play upon her senses, u chord %
sweet minor to thrill her with new
| delight, and her mind was simply c.
chaos of incoherent exclamation a. her
glance ranged from the gray swirling
| clouds to the water making haleido-
scopic play with the leaden tints; the
guarding trees all sl1;vering and whis.
pering together as though in o1ninous
prophecy Of evil, the great hills loom
ing up on every side, on whose steep
slopes seemed ranged the ghosts Of all
the trees that had ever died, SO unreal
they looked in the winding sheets OF
ueist that more and more with every mo-
1nent disguised their fair outlines.
But moment ago the range had tow
cred in majesty at the west, three OF
its mighty, snow-crowned peaks look
ing down over the growing bulwark Of
cloud like a gathering of kings watch
ing In eternal calm the petty COLI
ficts of earth; but now they were as
lost to the eye in the acknowledging
grayness as though they had never
been. It was a scene full Of weird des-
olation, instinct with wind and woe.
So far as the eye might see was no
sign Of habitaticn, nothing that bore
small segment of grass-grown road
curving around at one side of the tiny
lake 1t seemed fair drean-world OF
gray and silver, where nature mourned
alone, refusing to be comforted.
But, though il the vested independ-
ence of American girlhood she might be
oblivious to the claims of an irate IA
Their, she could not long remain deaf to
such warnings Us the winds were now
shrieking through the trees. She WIGS
not yet ready to. admit that she had
been unwise to linger so long; but as
she turned her horse back TO the road
she was forced to reflect that, with
more than three miles lying between
her and the shelter of the Grubstako
shaft-house. she was bound to have a
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habitant Of the County. of Hennepin and
and estate within this County and praying
that administration Of her estate be to him
granted:
It is ordered, that said petition be heard 1T
a speeia! TIC rrn OF this Court, to be held ut the
Court House in the City OF Minneapolis, In
1897. at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon; and that
notice Of such hearing be given to all pc rsons
interested, by Publishing this order ut Lease
prior to said day OF hearing, in tn, Irisl.
Standard a newspaper printed and published
Died 1t Minneapolis this 2ad day Of Febru-
lary, 1897. a.s.
By the Cent: +. .g.s HARVlsY
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dercd, and every anime in the camp that
depended upon 3iited labor stood still
for his determination. Deep shafts
filled with water, and costly machinery
rusted in idleness; and Windy G'ilch,
but The other day as law-abiding and
sleepily p1odding as any New England
| village, was iow alive with throng Of
boozirg idlers, nursing bitterness
| against the mine~owners, and especially
casting curses upon The name of Harvey
Neil, whose plutocratic Indifference to
the rights of labor was held to be the
cause Of all the trouble. Appeals for
protection were made to the authorities
in vain, until at length, the strikers
souls i,!1amed 10 frenzy by non-s1,ccess
and want, that towards ally dynamite
was invoked to bring 10 terms the Mas
cot mine, while had not Harvey Neil
been summarily hustled out OF sight
by frightened friends, the chances
seemed that even murder might have
been added 10 the horrors OF thatnight.
The county authorities were now
aroused to take summary action, and
peace was after q time restored But
capital which might have been tempted
had been frightened back from field
which lawlessness could SO dominates;
Windy Gulch, poorer by far than it had
ever been before, had ceased to dreara Of
any boom; while Neil, all the costly inn
provements upon his property de-
stroyed, with no possibility of redress.
found himself practically at the foot of
the ladder once more. More disheart-
cned than he had ever been, the young
man, who now felt old, borrowed money
to get his mine in working shape once
more; and when that was done he be-
took himself to the east for the rest and
change he SO. sorely needed after the
long strain that had been upon him.
And now up by the old trail the
Grlbstake mine WIS presently wing
with the Mascot in outward showing Of
prosperity. Buildings went up and de-
yelopment work proceeded at such a
rate as only unlimited command OF
capital could bring to pass, while at the
camp wondered. The Grubstake had
been located years before by a couple Of
their operations altogether by the pre-
tended revelations of a socalled pro-
fessor of spiritua1ism in Denver. AL
though they had carried their tunnel
some sixty feet into the mountainside
before they lost faith in their oracle and
sold out to the colonel for a song no
mineral had been discovered, while the
camp was generally Of Che opinion that
none ever woula--be until the new
owners operntiohs stirred doubts as to.
the soundness Of that judgment. Some.
there were to oRin!e that the colonel
might be preporilng new halt for ore OF
the English syl4|ffe8ates of.the type that
SO often had bee9 his gudgeon; others.
who thought tAh,ssImSelyes equally well
informed as to Shd great promoters Pc
culiar methods, arsned that he was
more probably plotting mischief which
would presc ntl y be apparent in the
ground where the two claims crossed.
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'.No; but the horrsia,e oh, IL siis fterEl3
be! His leg viii be broken" she criedl5
helpless1y clasping her hnnds Is sh4s
watched the animal doundering paini
fully in the ugly trap. U
The stranger turned quickly, wrench4
ing aside one end Of the shattered poleI
"No; he is all right" he reassuringlY
declared, when a hasty examination
had revealed but slight abrasion on
the adventured leg. "But you, MisA
Meredith, are you really unframed It
was such nasty fal-on this gridiron
of a BRIDGE" !.
"But I did not fall; I jumped" sha
quickly retorted, with the sensitive-
ness of a skilled rider to such charge Of
clarnsiness. She gasped a little for
breath, turning about to place her back
to the storm as she added: ST was looks
ing for the trail which leads across by
che Mascot mine. Perhaps you can tell
Inc where it turns off," j.
ooh. certainly. came that way nay1
self only few minutes ago. IT is about
mile back
ga mile back! Imissed it, then" she
d]sappoIntedly exclaimed, her teetls
closing suddenly on her under lip as
she glanced down at her left wrist, her
checks turning rather white. ~ have
so much farther to 60"
"But you are hurt, Miss Mercdith; i
am sure you Orc" he solicitously re-
turned. "What can do for you? Is
it your wrist?"
81 believe I did twist it little" she
murmured, dubionsiy regarding the
long wrinl<led glove which covered the
now intense aching. Ut is nothing, OF
course, but" Z
"You are faint!" he cried, casti1,M
loose the bridIe-rein he had been hold.
ing, and making US though he thought
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So long as the Mascot mine had been
az a rayening monster crying: "Givc,
give!" It's discoverer had been permits
! ted to do with IL rs he would. He
might cast INTO. the mines insatiate
NAV his money, his hopes, his very
life, and there WIS no man to claim the
right to share theven t1re. none to med.
|.dle with the method Of his immo1ation.
So long as Windy Gulch had been
! accounted one ,spf sthe deadest camps
| in all Colorado, its peace had been un.
| disturbed; but nQw that an era of pros
perity had daw,ned, a walking delegate
appeared to orggafniifze branch of the
| Miners union, and Harvey Neil was
| first of all waited upon by the com.
mittee deputed to request that thence.
forth the mine-owners would employ
none but union men, while certain de-
| tails as to wages and hours Of work
| we're peremptorily insisted upon. This
majority of the mine-owners, believing
! discretion the better part Of valcr, con.
coded the demands after, brief parley;
| but Neil with a spirit i'll equipped to
brook undue Interference in what he
considered his private business, sen.
the deputation to the right-about with
such singing speech that the union
was reused to immediate retaliation,
and for the first time in all its history
Windy Gulch was treated to the spec.
tacle of a strike that BODIED no good to
any man.
1t was time OF general business de-
preston, and hundreds OF needy work.
ingsnen were eager to take the places
vacated by the strikers; but the un.
happy 'scahs" came but to suffer
martyrdo1n. Threats and excavations
| pursued them through the streets Of the
camp; and some who were caught out
after dark were so misilandled that
they were glad to cry enough ard es-
cape to the minor evils OF wagelessness
and want. Neil, SO far from being
brought to. terms by such methods.
grew but the nore obstinately in
trenched in his position with, contem>
plation of each new outrage, Such ,lon-
union men as had stood by him he
would protect by every means jn his
power, unfolding their rights as we'll
as his own, come what would, He would
listen to no talk of compromise; not
one iota would he yield, although
a sympathetic strike had now been Or
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PROBATE NOTICE,

State OF Minnesota. County Of Hennepin.
Probate Court.
In the matter of tine estate of Michael Boy
Ian, deceased.
On reading aud fling the petition OF John
T. Boy Ian, Of Minneapolis. Hennepin County,
MINI esot to. re presenting that Michael Boylan
has lately died intestate, resident and in
habit apt OF the County of Hennepin and State
OF Minnesota. leaving goods, chattels aud
estate within this County. and pfaying that
administrator OF his estate be to said petit
.tioncr gra led:
Ills ordered, That said petition be heard at
special term Of this Court to be held at the
Court House in the City Of Minneapolis, in
said County. ON Mond6Y,the Ed day OF March,
le07,sat ~ in The forenoon and tl,at
notiee ofsuel. Il henri ng sbee eHsQns
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Business Personals.

Meagher & Co., fuel dealers. 514 Tenth
avenuc North. Telephone, 1854.
!. j. Dissette. builder and contractor.
Office az Fourth street north. Telephone
800.
Chris A. Gallagher, counselor at law,
z01-40S Guaranty Loan Building.
John ]. McI1a!e and Ace P. Abel. law
yers. 619-e2O Bank Of Conemrce Build.
Ing.
McGoua1 8 Mahoney, fire Insurance,
sseea estatcss l0sls. 126ar kEtTai ajrepus.
S1ephoAe 1zl
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interested, by publishing this order at least
once IN each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in The Irish
Standard, newspaper printed and pu blished
in said County.
Dated at Minneapolis this gath day of Feb
ruary. 1897. -.
By the Court. &c. HARVEY,
Judge Of Probate.
WM. G. LEARY,
Attorney for Petitioner,
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PROBATE NOTICE.

PROBATE NOTICE.
State OF Minnesota, County Of Hennepin.-
Probate Court. 49,
In the matter of the estate Of Kate Bradley,
deceased. 1870
Bradley TepFesenitng tlAtas Kate Bradley
lafea HID q Nna IN
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John NJ. Gleason, undertaken and fun
era director, 255 First avenue south.
j. r. Mccarthy. well contractor. Esti-
mates furnished on application, 209 Cen
tcal avenue. IA
Fire per cent paid on 12 months and four
per cent on six months deposits. Title In
srrance and Trust Co., Oneida Block.
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CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston. January -. 1897.
ia
Monday. January 2J-p. m


Covering of shorts led to Some strength in tho
early stock market day. but subsequent weak
ness due 10 bear attacks. wiped out the gains in
most shares final prices showing net losses In
the majority Of issues. There a total lack
of outside interest in the market and even in the
bond department there was a falling off from the
recently prevailing good business, although
prices were steady and generally higher. with
Governments at noteworthy gains. A sale OF
500 Ma of the As Of 49,. was made at 12:'. the
closing asked price being 1895, No unfavorable
Influences tending to affect stocks developed in
he day but bear wise men thought the signs
from Washington rather omnous. and they also
looked with considerable alarm upon the soft and
hard coal situations. pounding Jersey Central,
Delaware and Hudson. Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western and Hooking Valley, and operating
against Burlington, on the strength OF their
expectations of forthcoming poor state
niert of the company's operations in the
last month Declines IN the internationally list
ed stocks followed arDirage house selling. and
the rest of the list generally tended lower in SYM
patty with the movements Of bear operations,
Genera Electric. Sugar Refining, Chicago Gas
and American Spirits among the ndustrials
proving exceptions at small net gains. The eX
IRENE dulness Of stock trading was reflected in
the days total dealings. which amounted to only
12i.204 shares. Of which Sugar Refining, Burling
tor. ST Paul. Delawar" and Hudson. General
Electric and Reading furnished nearly three
quarters.
quotations. but sterling exchange weak and
lower, due Ia large offerings Of sterling re-
Gently bought for investment: The approach
Of London money rates to the level OF local
rates has about wiped out the profit in
buying long bills and holders are now begin
ming to realize. but il is to be noted that the de-
rnand is not large. and judges Of the situation do
not expect a heavy RENTING demand for long
time 10 In the local money market the
prevailing bank rate Of per cent has not at
tracted many borrowers, as lower figure Is
made by the trust companies. and the decrease
in the loan item Of The associated banks last
week did not accura tely reflect the position of
the loan market as regards mercantile borrow
ing for in this department there was better de-
mand for loans on mercantile paper than in
eral weeks The decrease in the banks loans
reflects besides The diversion OF loans TO other
money institutions. the closing Of sterling ex-
change operations which were made in the fall
and which figured to such large extent in the
loan expansion then noted
Closing prices for last sales or the principal
active stocks compared with the final figures
Of SATURDAY. were as follows:
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Wanted-Central Trust Co.
Union Trust Co.
u. S. Trust Co.
Farmers Loan & Trust co.
CLINTON T. GILBERT
WALL ST.

pvERTisENENTs ana .uo.erlsons for J ISe rl.s-
-, t.ar north II 3lsi--t. un'il . O'Clock p m. ad-
received the following branAh oiice, a;
IN. mates until O'Clock NJ, VIZ "a sth
cor I'D St, i52 9Th ave. Ger i:ih-st, May
90 AZ Columbus ave. near West Goth
~ Ion, Wes, i2d ST. 9TH ave ~ E.s IAN It, 20
~. ".d =, between 1th and sth ayes lD Fact 18th
VS. 80 III sve between 10Th and I7h SITS. i02G 30
ave near 0is,-,t. l7os LIST ave near s9,hs, go 81
nlseeLsrrst 2sos 30 ave 40 East 1e,h q, ~ 30
49,. ~, Ri ave Amsterdam ave: ~: West f2d 81
IiS 49,, tafh-.t ~ East isih-st SO oh Ei
Nh aTr is2 % 9th st .Oi Pas sth-s
,, ,,ssu AZ. ss 81 ave. l.r 9Th ave l3ls ID ave
;M OH ave st the Harlem orce-: OIL ID Az. nra,
iIl,n-.t Las. i-sth 81. near 10 ave 20 West
i5.,n - h., iii and ayes 40 West It5th st. 4:
he rrookvn Oflrc. 39I FIl,on-s I.G Fulton = ~
f'otri-.,. broadway. T.. d. LOB broad"ay ~ W.
4 $50 NJ re ave. Hroadsay
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In State issues 1O.UOO Virginia funded DEBT @-''s
of 1891 sold al 6oh.
Railway bonds were steady with small net
gains in the majority OF issues There was less
activity than recently prevailing. The principal
net gains were made by Union Pacific extension
sinking fund receipts. | to 80; Mobile and Ohio new
10 1903; st. Louis and Iron Mountain first extern
sion rs. y to 1882; Atchisbn general Is. 4 to
S07s; Denver and Rio Grande A. 4 10 HE:
Kansas Pacific Gs Of 1886 4 to 100; the Us OF
1896, 4 10 113ss; the first consol receipts -. 10
~: Northern Pacific prior lien As 4 TO So.
Reading first preference incomes. " TO 40; the
seconds. J. 70 34l2. and Union Pacific 6s OF 1897
ex-matured coupon receipts Il to 1929. The
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To the Holders Of
Union Pacific RailwayCompan
Collateral Trust Notes:

A. meeting Committee held this day. the Chair
submitted 20 the Committee received b. him
enclosing copy OF proposed plan Of reorganization Of
the Union Pacific Notes
After full discussion resolved tina. In the
opinion Of hi, Committee the proposed plan OF reoani-
raon undesirable; that this Committee proceeding
with all possible despatch 10 iquiae the trust With a
view paying the outstanding notes and retaining any
equity securities benefit Of the Union Pa
opinion the interests Of the noehoidcrs are suf-
fcey adequately protected by the course they are
pursuing for the liquidation Of the trust
The Committee reafrm the statement already made IN
.her circular Of April L. 1885, 70 the noiehcders that
In opinion securities held under the Collateral
Trust than adequate for the ultimate redemption
OF the outstanding notes. with cent until
date OF payment.
In making this the COMMITTEES desire to ADO
that while OF course would personally welcome any
plan satisfactory to all which might result IN
relieving then from responsibility and labor Of her
with the oudaton OF the their discretion shall
dictate under absolute powers conferred upon them
and they deem yield the best possible re-
suits
J. PIERPoNT MORGAN Or Committee Tnass,u, nnd. sf
"o.,-' ~ . 4" :" AMI Union Pacific Rail
EDWARD KING, way Company. dated
ALEXANDER T., ORR, September 4. 1891.
J. r. MORGAN & CO..
Trustees.
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.
London Jan. -. b. m.-Consos ~ , 10 for money
and l2 for the Canadian Pacific. oo's Erie.
l5s: Erie first preferred 3s Illinois Central "a Mexican
ordinary 23is 81 Paul common. 71s New-York Contra.
~ Pennsylvania ji& reading 1874: Mexican central
cent honda 1o Louisville and Nashville. % Atchison
common. IAN Paris advices quote per cent reltes al
lO2 francs ~ centcs for the and exchange on
London. 81 francs 2Dl. confines for checks
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NFFICE OF THE HOLMES ELECTRIC

" PROTECTIVE COMPANY. 20 Cortland; Stree.
New York January 5'h. 1897 The Annual Meeting ~
the Stockholders II the Homes Electric Protective Com
many Tor election ~ Directors and Inspectors -
Election the ensuing year and such o'he, business
a. may before III. meeting viii be held the
Once OF the Company, Room Az. Hsyemeyer Buildns
IS Cortland, sirre, New York CRY Friday. Feb
rtiary 9TH. AZ O'Clock y. NJ.
l.. T. HOLMES.
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NEW YORK January 18th 1897
III HE ANNUAL MEETING Of Stockholders Of

L THE AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM 4 EXrlN-
GtIsUER COMPANY HImited) will te held at tho ONCE
OF the Company. No Az hroadway. New York. on Tues
day February % ls " clock for the election
~ seven directors inspectors OF election Tor the
ensuing year for the transaction OF such other bust
ness as ma properly before said meeting
polls will open from " TO o'clock. Transfer
Eo Ia will closed saturday. January 10th. and
cp-ned on wednesd,y. February 30. 1897