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weather in harbor and questions Of blame
were brought up and commented upon, but
1t was all only one of the very many cases
OF utter recklessnesS Of men accustomed to
sailing passenger ships along the coast.
hlrteen persons were drowned The
City of Chester was an iron steamship
and we'll equipped for passenger service
and cost 100000. Captain Metcalfe of the
Oceanic, Captain Wallace of the Chester
and Pilot Louis Meyre were held cuIpable
for the disaster and their licenses were re-
vOked by the United States Supervising
Inspector Of Steam Vessels.
The West Coast parted her moOrings at.
Point Arena on Decem Der u, 1891, and
drIfted on a reef, becoming a total loss
She was valued at $4,000. Ia attempting
to reach shore in the lifebOat nine men
lost their lives in the breakers. No blame
was attached to the captain.
While off the Vancouver coast the Michi-
gan went on the rocks thirty miles from
B0nilla Point. spot dreaded by marin ers,
particularly in foggy weather, such as pre-
vailed on January %, 1893 when the
Michigan was lost. The steamer was val
ued at $4,000. She used to carry passen-
gers, but fortunately she had only a cargo,
on her last voyage from San Francisco and
her crew escaped in boats.
She steamship Bishop. a small steamer
of early days, was lost on DuXbury Reef
The Emily. under Captain Lucas, another
little boat, was smashed to pieces at Coos
Bay, July II. 1898.
The Monterey. belonging to the Pacific
Coast Steamship Com pany. under COM
mand OF Captain Won Helms, went ashore
in thick weather in SeDtembeI 1880. ten
miles south of Fort Ross. The captain
was given the Newbern of the same COM
pany, and she was lost while under his
command on October t. 1898. in a dense tog
at Point Vincent, near Redondo Beach.
He is now in command of the St. Paul,
which plies between here and Mexican
ports.
The recklessness of Pilot johnson, while
taking the splendid steamer City of New
York out Of this port in fog on October
26, 1898, is still fresh in the peoples minds.
She was bound for the Orient with passen-
gers and valuable cargo. The pilot kept
her too close to the North Heads, aud ran
her upon the rocks just inside Of Point b.
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run too close to the shore of Magdaleua
Island, Lower California, and as a matter
Of course sailed UDon an inconVeniently
shallow spot The passengers were ali
taken ashore and the IndependeDce was
wrecked. She was worth $500. coo. CAPTAIN
Sampson, her commander, felt his disgrace
so keenly he left the Pacific Coast imme-
diately after and was never heard of since
Ly local mariners.
Along in the ffties the steamer s. s.
Lewis was coming into San Francisco with
passengers and cargo. but her master mis-
took lis bearings and sailed her boldly
upon Duxbury Reef. The passengers and
crew cot into town IN an altogether novel
manner over the Marin hills.
The Major Tompkins, which went by
the name Of Pumpkins in the early DAYS
was lost on the coast Of Vancouver Island
February %, 1855. The ship and cargo
were valued az $4,000. but all on board
got to land safely, and her captain was not
D.amed, as fogs and currents, then but
poorly understood, carried him out of the
right course.
taste for liquor among some Of Uncle
Sans soldiers is responsible for the loss (
the Little America on June q, 1855. off
Crescent City. This steamer was char
tered 10 convey troops 10 the Puget Sound
from San Francisco. She was a new YES
coal oil aboard, and the soldiers thinking
l. was whisky took a case below TO have a
merry time. One Of them lit match and
accidentally set fire to the oil, but all es-
capPd from the doomed ship.
The Sea Bird was lost in the mouth of
Fraser River in 1858 by running on a sand
spit through careless navigation. No lives
were lost, however.
The old steamer Oregon. when coming
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steamer Ajax was run uron Blunts Reef
off the MendoclDo coast September IS,
1890. and became a total wreck. The pas
sengers ard crew were landed at Shelter
Cove. at the time of the disaster this
vessel was the finest in the company's ser
vice. She was valued at S120,O00 Blunts
Reef is the place where the NOrtherner
struck in 1860. when forty lives were
lost.
The Nicaragua came here from New
York after being launched and went to
Panama on her maiden trip, but stopped
on December 5. 1891. very suddenly at
Point Romidias. San Salvador. Captain
Nickerson ran her on hidden reef which
extends few miles out and was ALWAYS
given wide berth by CAPTAINS. She was
passenger vessel of the Pacific Mail line
When she ran upon sunken rock it was
daytime and the sea was smooth, so all on
board were saved, though the ship sank
and her owners were cut of pocket fully
$350.000.
The City of Chester. coasting steamer
belonging to the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, was lost in this harbor by being
run down by the Oceanic, another passen-
ger ship. The Oceanic was entering port
while the Chester was leaving and IN the
fog they ran into each other between Alca-
traZ Island aud Fort Point. The facts of
this awful disaster are still fresh in the
minds of San Francscans The steamers
were going at dangerous speed for foggy
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two-thirds of which was recovered by
divers. Captain DOane was In command.
She was worth about S1,000,00O, being
a comparatively new ship. The fire took
place at night and 8 few Chinese of the
crew jumped overheard and were drowned.
The Guatemala, engaged in the Central
American and Mexican coasting trade by
the Pacific Mail Company, while under
command of Captain Douglass, struck on
Tonala bar October IS, 1872 The shock
threw her upon her beam ends instantly
and the stsnchions of the hurricane deck
snapped. Decks broke Immediately, while
all parts of the ship fell to pieces.
While this terrible dissolution was in
progress the passengers and crew got away
in four boats, which were without proyi.
siOns and had only three bottles of water.
Three of the boats effected a landing, but
the fourth, commanded by the mate, with
fifteen persons on board. was never heard
of. The loss was $4,000.
The second officer OF the Pacific Mail
steamer Sacramento arrived in San Diego
in an open boat with the news that the
vessel, under command of Captain Farms
worth, had struck on the Sacra mento Reef
at II P. NJ, Dece mber 5, 1872 200 miles
south of that port. A steamer was sent TO
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clear. All her passengers escaped, but the
Tennessee, estimated worth $3.50. 600, went
TO pieces, and gave the scene of her wreck
the name of Tennessee Cove.
Another wreck of 1852 was the Winfield
Scott. which was driven ashore at Anacapa
Island, off Santa Barbara, while going
down the coast with passengers. Captain
Blunt. her master. sailed as was custom
airy then, inside the islands, counting dam
ger on every trip. On this fatefuI voy-
age the weather was fOggy and owing TO
bad seaman ship the steamer worth a quar-
ter Of a million dollars was lost.
Forty-nlne passengers were drowned.
Many OF the adventurous fellows who had
come to California in search of gold were
returning to their distant homes on the
Winfield Scott with bags Of gold dust.
Ever since there Is tradition that fully
100000 in treasure went to the bottom or
Is still buried on the island, but never
reached its destiD atiOn. Searching parties
have repeatedly sought the lost treasure,
but without success. On a clear day the
steamer can be seen in twenty fathOmS of
water on the bottom.
In 1858 the steamer Independence was
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at SAL, 900. which was saved. Her cai-
tain, who stood very high ard had repu-
tation for caution and nautical skill, was
suspended
A disaster, accompanied by incidents so
romsntic and horribly real that they read
like hctlcns of the sea. was the wreck OF
the Pacific Mail steamship San Pablo IN
the Straits of FOrmosa, when sailing from
San Francisco to the Orient. 1t occurred
on April 1s. 1887, about 3 A. NJ, when
captain Reed was engaged on the sound
iDgs. Much TO his surprise the handsome
vessel went upon the rocks. 1t was lm-
possible TO do anything that night.
There was no sleep for any one aboard
and the danger of the situation was
heightened DY threatened outbreak of
the Chinese passengers in the steerage,"
related the captain on his return home.
THE British steamer Pechili was sighted
next day and her captain consented 10
take our passengers, crew and specie.
But now new and more terrible danger
threatened u.s. An immense feet of Chi
nese 1unks came floating toward the
steamer, and glance was sufficient to
tell that the inmates were pirates whose
cruel and rapaclOus nature is only too
well known along the Chinese coast.
They numbered fully a thousand and L
saw it was useless to fight them with fire.
arms. l ordered the hose attached to
the pumps and met their approach
with streams of cold water, which
didn't have the desired effect BY
concerted effort fully 200 of them
swarmed up the ships side. l ordered the
hot water to be turned into the hose, and
as soon as they appeared again they were
mot with stream of scaldlng water,
and with horrible yels they fell back and
sought their boats. When we left the ship
on the Pechili we could see the pirates
thronging the San Pablo. Soon the
steamer was in a mass of flame, there
was lurid flash, noise like thunder,
aud we could see the masts topple and fall.
My opinion is the pirates started q fire
through careessness. Many OF them were
on the steamer when the explosion occur
red and think most of them were killed"
The loss was 100000. Captain Reed
was exOnerated from ali blame, as there
was heavy fog and the currents carried
him out Of his course.
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the ship was one mass of fire. The wreck
sank in six fathoms of water. She was
built in 1854 for navigation of the Great
Lakes and rebuilt in 1862 for service on
the Pacific Coast. The loss was $4,000.
No lives we're lost.
went ashore in fog on October II, 1869,
near Piedras Blancas. The vessel and
cargo were a total loss of $4,000. The
crew and passengers were saved.
The Harmap, an old steamship built for
trading between New York and Bremen.
was brought TO the Pacific Coast and put
on the Japan service. Captain Newell
on shore in 1869. She was a side-wheeler,
worth $500. 900, and became a total loss.
The Pacific Mail steamer Golden Citv,
under command of Captain Comstock.
was stranded on February %. 1870, at
Point San Lazaro, Lower California, and
became a total loss. She was on a voyage
hence to Panama. Passengers, baggage
and treasure were saved, but the ship,
which registered $500 tons and was one Of
the finest vessels belonging to The CON-
pany. was lost. She was considered
worth $780, 900. This was a case of keep
ing too close in.
The steamer Active from San Francisco
to Victoria in command of Captain LYONS
was lost in fog, about twenty-five miles
south of Cape MendocinO. juno 4, 1871.
The crew and passengers and part of the
baggage were saved. The vessel was a
total loss of $4,000.
The Salinas, from Santa Cruz, went
ashore on rocks at Point San Pedro Deeem-
Der IS. 1871, was got off and beached. but
became a total loss. She belonged to the
Coast Steamship Company. No lives were
lost in this disaster.
The Pacific Mall Company lost the Amer
lea. very valuable steamer, tv fire in the
harbor of Yokohama on Septemb Der 4, 1872
She had over 81 100000 In specie, about
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The history Of steam navigation on the
Pacific Coast goes back little more than
forty years to time when Argouauts sailed
half way round the world to reach Califor-
MIA. and yet in this brief span ship after
ship has gone down at headlands and in
harbors with frightIul frequency. From
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osAGE PARI.IAMENTARIANs.

II anybody thinks the brother in red
is slow To catch onto the ways Of the
white man he should attend a meeting
Of any Of the legislatures OF the In
dian tribes in the territory and be-
come disabused OF the idea in short
order, for there he will see practiced
all the political tricks and parliamen-
tary tactics ever evolved in the mind
Of Reed or Kilgorc, German or lIol-
man or any other leaders in congress
or elsewhere.
The Usage council is now in session
and the full -bloods and half.breeds
compose two parties that are doing
their utmost TO defeat each Others pet
measures. The full-bloods have the
majority, but several Of their mem
bers are obstreperous and will not
abide by the caucus, so the officers of
the body and a number of national
officers have not yet been selected nor
governor confirmed Saturday the
half-breeds discovered that they had
a majority of the quorum present md
Immediately attempted To rush
through certain business and make
the appointments as well as perma-
nently organize the house. They first
unseated Tsemanhah, whose election
was contested by half-breed, and
then started for the offices.
1t was only when Richard Leahy,
the half-breed leader, arose and read
II list of appointments and moved they
be confirmed that the full-bloods
realized what was mp. Realizing that
they were helpless, Black Dog, fol.
lowed by Manshalletah, Nekahwaha.
shetunkah and several others, rushed
for the door to break the quorum.
The doors were barred, but out the
windows they went, and being unable
to find the other members of their
party, they all got horses and rode
away into the country to prevent the
sergeant-at-arms from bringing them
in 10y force, as he was ordered to do by
the minority who remained.
The half-breeds are biding their
time, and when the council gets in
session again some lively times are
looked for.
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PRESIDENT CLrvELAND's MEssA0E.

PRESIDENT CLEVELANDs MEssAOE.
President Cleveland's annual mess
sage TO congress appears in TBE LEAa
DIR this morning. II is a clear, con
else and ringing document, touches
upon matters OF vital interest and Is
written in Mr.. Cleveland's usual terse
style. There Is no mistaking the
presidents position on the issues Of
the day and those who disagree with
his views will acknowledge that he is
clear and courageous. He treats the
question OF tariff at length and very
properly recommends amendments
that will place sugar coal and iron on
the free list, and vigorously advocates
free ships for American commerce.
The president tersely reviews the re
ports Of the various departments, dis
cusses the financial question in bold,
unninching way and advocates the
adoption Of Mr. Carisles scheme for
currency. The BlueGelds, and
samoan troubles arc freely discussed
and the president thinks the China
Japan war is worthy Of our greatest
consideration owing to our growing
commercial Interests in the two coun-
tries The report OF the strike
commission is commended, while
in the Indian queStion--one
that comes nearer home-the
president concurs in the recommends
tions Of Secretary Smith, whose report
was published In this paper last week
On some questions the presidents
views are peculiar and do not accord
with line Democrats. lie still
rides his eNecrablc hobby. civil SER
vice, with vim and condenses his
thoughts on matters which we would
like to know more about But taken
as a whole the message is able and
complete and leaves no man in the
dark "a 10 where Mr. Cleveland
stands
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With it, every disturbance, irregular
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The fact that congressional COM
m'ttee which has been investigating
things in Indian territory. independ-
entity Of the Dawes commission, has
found the same verdict as the Dawes
eommission-that the government
maintained by what are known as the
hve civilized tribes Of Indians is fail
ure-will doubtless be factor in de-
term'ning the fate OF congressional
legislation on the subject. Senator
Jones. of Arkansas. is greatly inter.
ested IN the bill providing that these
lands shall be distributed in seyeralty
Ia accordance with the Dawes act, and
he expresses the opinion that il will
be passed early in the coming session.
The opposition TO the bill is sturdy
and determined, or rather was when
congress was in session, and probably
will be again.
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Mr.. Ira r. Wetmore, a prominent
real estate agent Of San Angelo. Texas
has used Cham berlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy in his family
for several years as occasion required,
and always with perfect success lie
says; IL find it perfect cure for our
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entery. now feel that my outfit is
not complete without a bottle Of this
Remedy at home or on a trip away
from home. For sale i. u. Lille 4
Co.
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WITHOUT doubt the legislature Of
Oklahoma will ratify the acts OF the
probate courts and legalize the di-
vorces granted by the probate Judges
ana relieve many people who are now
soiyering in their boots. God never
intended that a man should have two
nothers-ln-law at the same time. Two
wives place man in a peculiar pre-
dieament, we judge, but deliver MS
from two mothers-in.law-Pawnee
Times Record.
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Good Papers at a Low Price.

The Semi Weekly News, Galveston
or Dallas) is published Tuesdays and
Fridays Each issue contains eight
pages. There are special departments
for the farmers, the ladies, the boys
and the girls, besides a world of gen
eral news matter, illustrated, etc. etc.
We offer the SemI-Weelly News and
the Weekly LEADER 12 months for
Sl.5O cash. This gives you three pa
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IHE story Of the queen OF the out
laws who reigns in the Cook camp.
attired in an ecrue silk costume held by
huted cartridge belt is somewhat
impaired by the Information that she
rides like man" and eats onions.
when we have progressed as far as
statehood and bicycle bloomers such
tastes may be popular, but they will
not be tolerated now.-purcell Regis
ter
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JUpGE PERKINS, it is UNDERSTOOD is n
candidate for sergeant-at-arms Of the
house. The judge is petite politi.
clan, and fanciful, too. lie would
make the corridors ring with his Use
knows Use right"-as he fred re-
calcitrant member out of the doors
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The largest and most complete stock
of juvenile and miscellaneous books in
the territory can be found al +. B. lii
lie Il Cos They want your patron
age TO aid them in their endeavors to
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II you are anxious To find the most
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The editor made business trip to
Guthrie last Saturday, and we were
greatly surprised at the rapid growth
of that place in the past two years,
and at the many new and costly build
ings going up at present The capital
of Oklahoma is all right and credit
to the territory. .-.Ponca Democrat.
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TlE Atlanta exposition has asked
the government TO issue special
postal stamp to commemorate and
boom the forthcoming cotton exposi.
ton. II this means repetition Of
the Columbian stamp monstrosity,
NE register our protest right here.
Liver pads are now so cheap that the
only excuse for the gigantic stamp is
gone.
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DIR. FARRINGTON.
Specialist In the Medical and Surgical Dis
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Also successfully treats rectal diseas-
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Bronchial, lung and heart diseases
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JrpGrNG from the columns Of the Cap
ital, that paper was probably not
aware that the president Of the
United States sent "A message to con-
gress yesterday. The message is
printed in full in today's LEADER
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THERE are nearly one hundred okla
homa convicts confined at the Lansing,
Kan, peritentiary. The expense OF
transporting and maintaining Oltlaho.
ma convicts is sufficient every four
Years to build a penitentiary. Ell
Reno DemOrrat
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An lrishman IN the midst OF TRADE
against landlords and capitalists, de-
clared that III these men were landed
on an uninhabited island, they would
not be there half an hour before they
would have their hands in the pockets
of the naked savapes."
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THE University Of oklahoma is a
prosperous institution, with lt7 stu
dents attending. The normal school
is very efficient and well equipped and
has ll6 students. The Agricultural
and Mechanical college has an attend.
ance of over 100 students, and has
S55, Oo0 in funds available this year.
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MILLIONAIRE HUNTINGTON Of New
York has built $3.50, OO0 mausoleum
in which the stones weigh from eigh-
teen to forty tons each The object
OF this immense pile, he says, is TO
guard against post-mortem fires. "
We believe church membership
would have cost less and been more
effective.
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Merchants Lunch Room lBurch
Sisters), 12O, Oklahoma avenue, is the
neatest and best lunch room in the
city, where can be had everything
good-and as you want it, Oysters to
order-finest cigars always in stock.
ll2tf
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VIZ suggest Rev. Argyle, the
colored minister, as chaplain of the
Oklahoma house. Republicans like to
do honor To the colared race. Let Rev.
Argyle come forward and push his
claims
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Redemption OF Territorial Warrants

GUrHRIE, o. T., Oct. 9s, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that there
are funds on hand TO redeem all war
rants registered on or before March l.
1893. Interest ceases on all warrants
included in above call after thirty
days. NJ. l.. TURNER,
10 81 I'm Treas. of Oklahoma
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