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in order to drink the milk that their stom-
achs contained. A man owning a little
ranch on a tributary of the Republican
River, who had suffered from their ravages.
hit on a plan for revenge. He had several
miIch cows at his place and he baited trap
for the dog-wolves for weeks with tin pan
of milk. set in the ground so that it could
not be easily upset. He filled the pan daily
and when he found that they We're visiting,
it regularly he put dose OF strychnine in it
one day. He was called in another direc-
ton the next day and did not visit the place
until the morning after. Then he found
all the five dog wolves dead around the pan.
His device had accomplished what all
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for naught. There were blood splashes
and tracks, but nothing more. Judging
ff.y.i. !. .IIoa.e:ltary glimpse, that animal
might have carried the dog half a mile in
about two minutes, while neither of us
could make anything like such time. 1t
was pleasant down there. The ravlne
spread out considerably; scented vines
hung somewhere near, a clear, stariit SIX y
made objects family visible, and the atr felt
warm. So we sent our shikaries back, sat
down with rifles kept in readiness-for who
could say what any moment might bring
forth in place like this-and began to talk
guardedly, as hunters will, over our late
experience. Nothing much happened;
only a tiger commenced to call soon after.
He was up the ravine, and its wlndlngs
modulated his voice-fat always, and
hoarse. except when raised to thunderous
roars; but immense even in its low tones,
thrilling with power, indescribaby savage.
These great, solemn cadences rose or fell,
booming through the darkness, reverber-
atng and echoipg among the crags. His
mate did not reply; she was either far away,
or so close as TO lie aware of our presence.
At all events no token indicating her where
abouts appeared
This little incident however, gave COM
DleteneSS and fiXity to a purpose that had
been growing stronger for some time.
Then and there we resolved upon getting
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a cottonwood tree by stream, the maid,
engaged in conversation with a shepherd,
wandered some distance away. Suddenly
recollecting her charge, she looked toward
the carriage to see tnat half dozen tawny,
wo,fisl-!ooking animals had appeared ont
of side gulcil, and were approaching It.
The girl would have run to the rescue OF the
child. but tle herdsman. afraid. held her
back The dog wolves circiei round the
carriage, surrounding it, and some came
close to the Sleeping child, snnffing curl
ously at her, but not offering to mo,est her.
The girl at last i..oke from the hcrdsman
wolves at first seemed too much absorbed in
their Investigations of the child and car
riage 10 notice her approach, but at the
sound of her screams they lifted their heads,
looked at her few moments and then
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TERROR TO RANCHMEN.
EsFr,facrs Of coilie's Progeny in Colorado Sheep
Raisilg district.

NaASi-S bishieh
1T was in 1879, while was leaxhing the
sheep business at the Rush Creek Ranch,
that | first heard of the devil-wolf's litter ,
said l.. q. Austey. who .,ras Tor a number
vi years ranchman in Colorado and Utah.
Il was riding in the dusk of the evening
from the hor ranch to a sheep camp when
my horse pricxedup his ears and quickened
his pace of his own accord. Noticing that
he was uneasy, looked about to find out
what had alarmed him, and saw what
took to be a large yellow dog skulking along
after me about a hundred yards i'm the rear.
Twice j halted and tried to call the animal
to me, but each time he stopped and waited
until | started on. At these times, sitting
on his launches, the creature looked so
much like wolf that / should have taken
him for one had it not been for his color and
the fact of his following me in the way he
did.
after reaching camp I related my ad-
venture, and was told by Cray, an old
hunter, that the animal had believed a
dog was one of the devil-wolf's litter. This
old hunter had been in the country in the
buffalo days and had plenty to tell. The
old wolf, the mother Of the animal bad
seen, was a notorious sheep-killer, and had
! haunted the ranches between Rush Creek
and the Republican River for years, and
as she drew other wolves after her and
| brought forth litter of hungry whelps
yearly, she had laid heavy tax on the
sheep ranchmen. No hunter could get
within rifle range of her, and she would
have no dealings with traps or poisoned
bats, so her career among her enemies had
| been long one. The name ell den onio-
the demon-which the Mexican shepherds
gave her, became in the mouths of the
American ranchmen the devil-wolf,' and
the beasts cunning and bcldness justified
! the title.
"The story of the devil-wolf's family be-
gan with the disappearance of a valuable
collie dog from a sheep camp on the creek
about three years before my coming to the
ranch. The collie, one of the highly
priced, lemon-colored variety, in the pairing
time Of wolves was enticed by a he-wolf
from the camp one night, and his romance
! had ended in tragedy-at least it was SO
supposed, for he never came back. Some
! months after this a cowboy, riding the
| range, reported that he had seen the devil
wolf playing with seven young wolves on
! the prairie, and that every one of the whelps
was yellow. He was chaffed and laughed
at by his hearers, but he stuck TO his story
and in course of time its truth was con.
firined by. others who saw the same oddly.
tinted wolf family.
ut was not long before the ranchmeI
along Rush Creek began to get unpleasant
reminders Of the presence of the devil
VOLTS litter. These dog-wolves developed
3 great appetite for mutton, and in the
depredations on the ranches they showed
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note suggesting the barking of dog.
AFTER their depredations had continued
for some time one of the pack was shot at
long range by an antelope hunter. and its
skin sod to tourist during the stopping
of a train at the railway station at River
Bend; another, wounded by bullet, drag
ged itself beyond the reach of the hunter
VINO shot it and was never found.
Not the least remarkable thing in the
history Of this strange hybrid pack was the
manner in which they came to an end. An
inheritance probably from thelrcolile strain
of ancestry. they had an inordinate liking
for milk, and would take great risks to OBJ
tain it. This in the lambing season onthe
ranches madethem particularly destructive,
for they would bite the udders from sheep.
and would tear open the unweaned lambs
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A HUNTING TRIP
in INDIA.
E-i--deck's Account of the Killing
of a Crafty Old Tiger.
BIZ ra. J. HaMpBEN PORTER.

Those tigers Khudeck saw. weighed
upon his mind. He was woodsman in
every trait, and that grim impersonation of
the Jungle spirit, a tiger, had taken pos
session of him. This brute and its home
are surrounded by every suggestion and
strange attraction which mystery and
danger combine. Ferishta said of the latter
that Its air was death, its breeze
fetid asaserpents breath: but this Persian
exile. who mourned over the rose gardens
of Shiraz amidst Indian wastes. could not
see jungle's wild, fantastic loveliness, nor
hear what the winds whispered. Those
forms sirouded within its shadows only
inspired him with dread; the solitude was
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pack of doc-wo,ves. who had killed or dis
abed more than 25 sheep.
Although they We're hunted and shot at.
and, in fact, rassed their lives in per-
petual state of defense against the plots oI
man, these doC-wo,ves always preserved
n certain Difference toward everything in the
human form. a, thrilling instance of this
was afforded at n rancl about 40 miles
northeast of the Rush Creek Ranch. The
owners family were staying at the home
ranch in toe Summer, and one day tae negro
nursemaid strolled ont Oh the prairie, wheel
ing in a baby carriage the child in her
charge, girl Il months Old. Leaving the
child asleep in the carriage, in the shade of
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eantered away. back into the gulch. leaving

cantered away. back into the gulch. leaving
the child unharmed and unwakened.
These dog-wolveS, though often seen
separately. were believed always to have a
common rendezvous and to hunt together.
For months o. even a year at n time they
would disappear from one locality TO re-
appear at another, but their operations as
far as known We're always confined 10 a
tract little more than hundred miles
square. They never consorted with wolves.
and it was believed that they would not
permit wolves to remain in any tract where
they ranged. There is no evidence that
they ever propagated their species. Their
calls to one another We're q howl somewhat
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grand tiger hunt. Not one chase with
elephants, or night-watch, beat, or vigil upon
tree platforms; but an expedition that should
include everything which the pursuit of
this greatest among wild beasts can show.
Orders were given, and amidst uncon-
cea!ed evidences of excitement and delight
the detached party prepared TO pass a last
night among this portion of tie Satpura
Hills.
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the efforts Of hunters and trappers duriGe
three years had failed to do, the wiping out
of the devil-wolf's litter. 1t would have
been of interest if a specimen of this hybrid
stock had been preserved. or a skin pre-
mer, and the animals, when he found them,
were past skinning, SO he left them on the
prairie"
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In the Whirl.

Cleueldnd Plain Dealer.
Everything Callson Puts sees he wants
to have his finger in it."
Yep. He saw an electric fan the other
evening. Had to put his finger in that,
too"
How did he come out?'
He came right out. The finger stayed"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-17
JUDGE GRAY's CAUTION

ASTORIA. Jan lG-tEditur Aatorianl--
Last July road convention was held
az the courthouse In this city. and largely
attended by delegates from nearly every
road district In tho county. After a
thorough discussion a petition was pre-
pared and circulated requesting the lcsia-
laturc 10 enact n Law that would make
Il possible to collect a poll road tax and
that % per cent og such tax and of tho
property road tax collected IN tho city
n Astoria be expended In the building Of
permancn, roads from tho city limits to-
wards tho country. over TO farmers
signed tho petition. which g. = Dow.
chairman OF tho road convention. request
cd me 10 forward to the Ciasop county
delegation Ia Salem. and I dld % last
Saturday By Representative Young
am Informed that tho Progressive "A.
ISOLATION. By direction Of tho city council
Is preparing a bili to allow tho country
none OF the property road tax. and Will
turn the poll road tax over 10 the
county court to build roads outside IN,
city limits
This will b. a very, questionable and
unsafe proposition FOR anyone anxious
to have good county roads built. because
there Is no certainty that the pol, .lal
tax law will be changed an It requires
"a general law. operative all over Tho
state. and may not pass. and Il turning
the county on with promise The gem
eral understanding since the road conycn-
tIon has been that the county should
have 30 per cent OF all the road tax col.
leotcd within the city. Let those who
think the poll road ta= Is a sure propo.
sitlon DO fair. and divide tho whole fund
Very truly yours J. II. u. GRAY.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-17
PROPOSED ROAD LAWS
DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT.
Manner Of Collecting Poll Taxes VIII
Be Incorporated In Separate BIN
-Judge Grays Caution.

The Push club committee having In
charge the matter Of the bcttcrmcnt Of
the roads OF the county reported at last
nights meeting that the suggestions of
the club had been presented to tho coun-
cil and that the council sanctioned the
plan. The committee further reported
that the legislative committee was pre-
pairing the necessary bills for prescn,a-
ton 20 the legislature.
Asked for a report. John II. Smith. OF
the legislative committee, said the work
OF framing the bills had not been CON-
pleted He said there were many r,com-
mendations FOR embodiment In the pro-
posed law. and that II would necessarily
require considerable time 10 get the bill
In shape for presentation a discussion
ensued as 10 the best manner Of pro-
cedure. and Mr.. Smith suggested that the
feature providing for the collection Of
poll taxes be Incorporated In a separate
bill Mr.. Smiths suggestion met with
unanimous favor. and the legislative COM
mlttee was instructed 10 draw up a sep
arate bill and send Il 20 Salem as soon as
possible.
The bill will hold employers responsible
FOR the payment Of poll taxes assessed
on men in their employ. ana ~ intended
principally 70 COMPEL the Chinese labor
ers In the cannerles 10 contribute toward
the city and county governments There
seems 10 be q difference Of opinion as 10
what should be- Included In the proposed
bill FOR changes IN the road laws " the
state. as II an the suggestions made
were Incorporated In the measure. /.
would necessitate practically new laws
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-17

MIR, Smith was opposed to tho plan OF
making Il compulsory for counties to
engage the services of roadmlHlrr,
congcndng that this would create an.
other oflcc on which, instead " upon
roads. part % the money would bc spyut
His idea was that tho county employ
some enthusiastic, competent person for
30 or % days IN the summer months TO
make a special study OF county roads and
report his findings TO tho county court.
lie further favored the appo,ntmcn, ~
three viewers by tho court ono og whom
TO DO the expert employed during the
summer months. and that these men b.
retained permanently In that capacity.
In this way, he said, tho county could
get better results than by appointing dit-
f,rcnt persons Tor each road po,ltilncd
FOR. Mr Smith Impressed tho assocl itlon
with the necessity % the court appointing
only good men as viewers. ana was OF
tho opinion that such a plan would DO
productive % excellent results
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-17
AGAINST a REDUCTION
OF THE CITY's LIMITS
Progressive Commercial Association Does

AZ the meeting OF the Push Club last
night the agitation for a reduction Of the
limits OF the city was considered, and tho
club almost unanimously condemned the
proposed action OF the council. Tho
council. at lts special meeting Friday
night declared Itself IN favor OF smaller
limits. the vote being I've TO four. The
action OF tho Push club. however. will
probably have the effect Of changing tho
sentiment OF tho council.
Judge Taylor was present last night
and, at tho Invitation OF President Ham
blet, explained the proposed action OF
the council, He said he was In favor OF
reduced limits and was OF the opinion
that the peninsula from what Is known
as Willlamsport west should be Included
In the limits. lie said the present limits
OF the city we're ridlculously large and
that the amount derived from taxes on
the portion he would exclude was used
In building roads In that district. which
was, therefore, OF no financial benefit to
tho city.
John II. Smith took an opposite view
OF the matter, contending that II tho
portion not thckly settled were excluded,
1t would escape paying interest on the
cty's indebtedness, and the municipality
would consequently be loser. He said the
only reason this property Is worth any
thing Is because the city ls where II Is,
and IL Astoria's population doubles tho
value OF the property would also double
Mr. Hldcbrand advanced tho theory
that the limits should not be reduced,
because, even though tho entire amount
derived from taxes IN the Objectionable
portion were expended on roads there,
the community would be benefited TO tho
extent Of those improvements.
After considerable discussion pro and
con, Mr.. Robb moved that the assoca-
ton declare itself opposed to a reduction
Of the limits, and that the council be ac-
qualnted with the clubs sentiment. The
motion prevailed, but one member, Frank
L. Parker, voting In the negative.
The council meets next Thursday even
Ing, when It will consider tho report Of
the committee to which the matter was
referred. It was the sense Of the council
by the narrow margin Of one vote, that
the limits be reduced and the committee |
will recommend that the limits extend |
from the center of Tongue Point south |
10 a point in line with the waterworls; ]
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-17
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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-17
AROUND TOWN.

Money to loan-Ferguson Bros
Candies 10 cents a pound a, the PariOr.
The Columbia arrived in from san
Francisco Sunday.
R. r. Wilson returned yesterday from
q visit TO Portland.
The government tug Mendell left up
the river last night.
Best Scent meal Rising sun restaur-
ant Sii Commercial street
Mrs. W. W. Parker is visiting az the
home Of Mrs Adair, sunnymead.
The Ivy Leaf Social Club win give a
dancing party at Fishers tomorrow even
Ing.
wanted-Glri sor general housework:
good cook preferred. Call at ls Exchange
street
The county court. which adjourned
Saturday. win meet again next Friday
morning.
Fresh shoalwater Bay oysters and
clans at the "Pat' Market. s7i CONNER
cial street.
BOrn-To the wife OF ]. B. SlOOp. at
sunnymead, Sunday. January IS.
daughter.
Best California wine. % cents per gal
lon. Alex Gilbert sole agent ecr Astoria
Telephone s.
wanted-Girl to do cooking and general
housework Apply to Mrs. c. ziegier. IA
Seventeenth street.
Dr.. Finch has removed his once to
the new spexarth building. Commercial
street near Eleventh.
wallsend coal and coke u the best
for domestic purposes For sale by the
Astoria Gas Light Co.
Mrs. c. II. Calender was In the city
yesterday on a visit to her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Holden.
The schooner Buelah arrived IN yester-
day from San Francisco and will leave
for Portland to load lumber
Mrs G. C. Flavel, who has been visit
ing with her sister. Mrs. Dyer. at South
Bend. Wash, returned home yesterday.
Charles Campbell was appointed admin
istrator Of the estate OF the late Alex
Campbell in the probate court yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-17

For many years before his death Bis
marck was quite bald yet since his death
there has been an abundance Of his re-
puted hair sold-onough TO stun n mat
tress, In fact. And tho jewellers OF Ger
many are thriving making lockets to
contain II.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-17

thence along that limo to the watorworla:
thence south along tho county road 10
Young'a river and including the peninsula
west thereof. The question now n upon
the committees rcport--whether II Will
bo adopted or filed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-17

The schooner Ralph G. Long has been
har-6ound In Nehalem since December
* She Is lumber laden for san Fran
cisco.
Miss Mary Smith and Miss Amy Powell
teachers In the public schools. are suffer-
ing from the grippe and are unable to
attend to their duties.
During Dr.. Tuttles absence In Brltish
Columbia. DR.. J. A. Fulton win be act
Ing assistant surgeon OF the United
States marine service
Miss Clara E. Munson and A. ]. Meg
Ter have been appointed, without bonds.
executors of the last will and tCs;a-
ment Of the late Byron S. Kimbsll
Grease spots. blood. Oh. stains on
dresses, coats and carpets are promptly
removed with Naptha Soap Eight bars
for s cents at Rogers' drug store.
Mrs McculiRgh and family viii leave
on the steamer tomorrow for san Fran
cisco to join her husband. who is engi-
neer OF the tug Relief In the Bay City,
G. Zelgler has resigned his position In
the auditors department OF the A. X c.
railroad and has accepted the position
Of accountant in the county clerks Of
fee
Alex Lampi. who was adjudged insane
by the county court Saturday afternoon.
was returned TO IlWaoo yesterday and
win De taken 10 the Washington state
insane asylum.
Work on the A. & c. warehouse Is pro-
crossing slowly. owing TO the unfavor-
able weather. The contractors, however.
state that the building will BE- completed
In about a week.
The steamer Signal finished discharging
GO tons Of coal al the Pacific Coast Com
pany's coal bunkers yesterday. She will
return 10 Seattle for another cargo as
soon as the weather permits.
The British ship Wasdale docked az
Ninth street yesterday to discharge 800
barrels OF cement. The cement win be
placed on a barge and taken 10 the gov
eminent works at the forts.
Attention is called to the special re-
ductlon sale OF fancy shelf goods adver-
used by Ross. Higgins & Co. In this
issue Fine soups and canned fruits can
be bought at prices never before offered
In Astoria
BE GOOD TO YOURSELF and good
10 your friends. When you treat a friend
to whlskey. give him the best. HARPER
whiskey Is the beverage for your friends
and for you. Sold by the Foard & Stokes
Co.. Astoria Oregon.
The wharf foundation and slip OF the
Schmidt Bros cold storage. for which
l. Le5eck has the contract Is nearly
completed. The carpenters at work on
the main building are unable to put in
full time during the rainy spell. and its
construction is necessarily slow.
W. A Gaines' private stock whisky.
handled exclusively in Astoria by John
l. Carlson. Is one Of the most popular
beverages sold. Its purity and quality
are guaranteed. and II Is especially rec
ommended for family use. II Is sold in
any quantity at the corner of Twelfth and
Bond streetA