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a MESSAGE IN a BoTTL
TIdings from CoIgate. carlin's Deserted
Cook. Picked Up in Clear Water Fsiver.-

TIdings from Colgate. carfir's Deserted
Cook. Picked UPf Clear Water River.-
ia SPoKANE, Wash. Dec. 30-A special
from Ke1drick says Sam Ellis, Of this
place, who, with a party of trappers,1is
hunting in the vicinity of the BitteEs
Root mountains, has arrived with
tidings of George Colgate. the cook lde-;
serted by the Carhn party. who were
lost in the Bitter Root mountains. On
Sunday last while camped on the banks
of the Clear Water river a bottle was
seen floating down stream by Ellis,
and upon being opened the following
letter was found: @Ae -f9f5S7i>l S.,
x November 27, 1884 1ram alive and we'll Tell
them to come and get me as soon as any one
finds this am 6fry miles from eirfliza zion,
a. near as I can tell am George Colgate one
OF the lost Carlin party nv legs are betters Z
can walk some. Come soon, Tor God,sle sake.
Take this to Kendrick, idaho, and you viii be
liberaIly rewarded Ny name is George Coi,-
gste from PCstF Falls. This bottle came 70 me
one day. and caught It and write these words
TO take me out a. Direct this to- ST Elmo
hotel, kendrtck, Idaho seaL hu NJ ,se5 3
(Signed,) GEORGE COLGATE &
- Good bye wife and c41ff3reu- s.
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~ r,IHE BIG FlGBTdnaau
Tom Allen, the Retired PugInst, Fancies
fE safsfgrfs< f,fe<. AaifenefI.3 b95aiEffe1Ft 3

Tom Allen, the Retired PugiIisE Fanciei
fE e3sauiT 0IoS Mitchell b95Ai1Gis1 =
siISr. Louis, ,a Dec So-Tom Allen, the
retired heavyweight leaves this city
in a few days for EIpridantc aid in pre-:
pairing MITCHELL for his fight with Cor
bett- The exact date is Enotsknovsn, as
his journey lies through Kentuoky, in
which state an indictment stiIl hangs
over f1imffor his q ght with Goss.. The re-
tired champion is an enthlsiastic backer
Of Mitchell, and predicts that he viii
win. MitchelI's forte, he. says. is in
in-fighting, and when matters mix, the
Englishman will be sure to make
straight for the Californian's stomach.
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SUBSCRIPTION; sl,O0 Per Year.

ss5s Tsnu1m 9 af h9ysse
! e1inil yd bsxotne 1eyo
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3 Caprice ora Dementea woman.

, MIDDLEroN, Dec. ia3.-On Saturday,
/ December %, M. ". Blaylacl1, with his
wife and i7+year-old son, started from
their home, three miles south efU Bet
to see some friends about four miles
away. When abou one and a half miles
from their destination Mr.. Blay ylack left
! bis wife and child on the side Of the
road to go tosa house about q half mile
J distant, He was to return, hat when
he returned to the place he left, them
they were gone, He immediately set up
a search, but not until Sunday evening
did he hear Of them. They were then
about six miles from where he had left
them. They were running and hiding
from every one they saw On Tuesday
morning about clock Mr.. Horton, who
lives four miles north Of Cypress Tank,
eighteen miles northeast of where they
started. found the woman and child
lying in the fence corner by the road.
The child was dead and the woman
nearly dead; but Mr.. Horton brought
her here lastfnighs, on the, west hound
train and she was cared for until her
husband got here this morning, He
now, has charge. of her. She was dis
charged from the asylum at Bolivar two
years ago last October. lT I'll
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Miscellaneous.

e. 7 . q .ri a
Gov. TURNEY has appointed John r,
Thomason coun tYg judge of Weakley
County. The appointment was maGeiin
compliance with an act of the last gen
ieral assembly. - gea iaIA ,bnod ta4
Mns Lucy A. M4tEtSS died at Ripley
last week, She wae In her eigh tieth
year, having passed .sixty-five years in
.Lapderdale County. 81 She was loved by
all, and her death will be received with
sorrow by her numerous friends.
Col: e ALFRED A., WYsNE died at his
home in Sumner County lastweek, aged
"a years. He was a son-in-law of Gen.
James Winchester of the war of 1912,
and personal friend of Gen. Andrew
jackson. Before the war he was very
wealthy, and dispensed Iordly hospi1
tality at his elegant country home, He
maintained q degree OF robustness up
TO the time of his death and never lost
the stentorian voice for which he was
remarkable. -ninI7soasaJ bog.a''t9
b DIR. STANTON MALoSE,- a prominent
citizen OF DeKalb County, was killed by
Lon Foutch near ,Cookeyille e. last week.
The two had had a previous quarrel, but
apparently the trouble had.beensettled.
Meeting at a friends house, thequarrel
was renewed. Foutch,7 it is claimed,
left the place and securing a double
barrel shotgun waited for DR.. Malone
and shot him. from ambush, Foutch
escaped. lsvstaa .-5o-fsesl3 5aa 9-s f
SINCE the 1evee work mas been done
by the government on the west side Of
the river opposite .ReeIfoot Lake it is
claimed by those who are acquainted
with the topography of the country that
all the body Of water that formerly
found an out tlet on the west side of the
river will be forced through Reelfoot
Lake and thus turn the channel Of the
river through the lake. If such is the
fact Reelfoot Lake will be 3 thing of
the past and Lake County will be an
island until the channel of the river
dlis up. = \
GES. Eysf. q. qBA AkLEs, distinguished
lawyer, aged SIS years, died last week al
his home in Merry yvilIe. ten miles from
ElarksgiIle. He vas brfsadier-gen
;eral IN the confederats army, and was
eourded By two minie-baI Is ct the bat
tie Of Franklin. He represented hfs
county IN the State sanate in 1875, and
Al1ed many pabl lie TRUSTS 80
rae Tennessee Coal, Iron q Railway
Company has paid Comptroller Harris
SIS, 600, per agreement on the States
claim The money was Immediately
semitic Latham, Alexander & Co., o.
New York, to be used to meet the Janu-
AIRY interest.
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THE YEAR PAST.

The Beginning and Ending Of 1893 From
N Business Standpoint, as Relieved ~
R. @. Dun an Colt Began with the
Largest Trade Ever known and Ended
in the Midst of the Worst Depression
OF Our Industries Experienced I'm Fifty
Year-BusinesS Failures, Etc
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In thirty-seven years, covered by the records
of this agency the NUMBER Of faitures has
only once risen a little above 1850 The ag-
greggate nfthe- -liahii ifties=in= =aH=failnres re-
ported has in six years risen above $500 coo 600,
and fhfs year the strictly commercial liabili-
tiessaione have EXCEEDED 1881, ,422 $50. The liza.
hiliaes of banking aud financial institutions
have been $40 $50, ,s64. The average OF liabili-
ties. in. manufacturing is $50,O00,O ,O00 in legiti
jInnte tfadlng. 5000, 600 and in other failures,
oil OO0000
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J rFFA661LEN5 W9FFekees.

A SwlndlinE Scheme by which Thou
RapdA Have Been Realized.
cINCINNA1I, Dec. 29. The grand jury
has about concluded its investigation
Sinte the giving of fraud e mt nnits mortgages
to the Old Mems and Widows homes,
by whieA- -the treasures of these insti-
tutions have been swindled out of thou
sands Of dollars It is Isaid that sir
persons have been indicted, among
whom are some OF the most prom
inent in the : citY-,It,> appears that
George N. Leighton, now in Chicago,
was the archSscffemer of the crowd.
Assisted by-ex- -District-AttprreyB Bur-
shet,-Mhich assistance -Burhet Claims to
haze been perfectly legitimate, and
several others, he is credited with hav-
ing swindled various institutions out
of a total of $50. 600. 1t is understood
that steps will be Immediately taken
TO coSnpeithe appearance of Leighton
and Burnet lin court. The men indict-
ed are said to be VIII A. Thompson,
George n Leighton, wv. B. Burnet, j.
Don McNenle, f. j. Mitchell and
James Yost.
The. matter that led to the indict-
ments was the Melbourne Stone Co.
transaction. In that Mr.. Sargent,
treasurer Of the Widows home, was
induced to purchase s12, 500 mortgage
on barren bluff. J. Don McNeale is
n son-in-law of Mr.. Sargent and also
the attorney for the Widows home.
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. Have an ".EIlephant'' on Their Hands.

Have an Elephant on Their Hands.
KNo&v1LLE, Dec. 90. Revenue officers
of this section have case on hand at
present which causes them to wear d
worried look. On Waldin's Ridge be.
tween Claiborne and Hancock counties,
lives a woman named Betsy Brewer!
| Her husband is a paraIytic, and the only
other member of the family is a son,
aged about 10 years, The support Of the
family consequently falls upon Betsy,
She, does this successfully, yet ille-
gally, by selling corn whisky, VIII ichi is
! brought to her by niountaineers. Reye-
nue. officers, hearing of the case; Thought
they would arrest her, but once on the
scene, they found Betsy weighed just
$50 pounds and had been unable to walk
gf6r years, . They didn't Undertake to
bring her IN, although she admitted her
gailt; cand the question dsA with them
what disposition to make of the case 9
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TOR snfants and Children.

~The use OF 'Castoria is so universal and
fts merits so we'll known that it aeemsa work
OF supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent familieSwho do not keep Castoria
within easy reach. - = >eSJ&2 -
~ 4s, Carlos M4ETES; Nsr 4D.lG D. d a,tv ~
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
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A Notorious OUTLAY and Others Ar.
rested.

AUGUSTA, KY, Dec. So.-Sheriff
HSheet and posse of tweaaty men raided
the Oklahoma neigh hborhoods this
county, Thursday. and arrested the no
torious outlaw John Boone, with Frank
Mcdowell and. Nola, the undivorced
wife OF both men! Boone and his gang
S have terforized and disgraced that Sec
[ ton of Bracleng comfy for several
months, selling whisky without "a IL
cense, and the good people have been
zpoEwerless. TO prevent a lypching
Boone was taken to the Covington
(Ky.) jail yesterday morning,
The morning call., 1894-04-23

George Ely of Santa Ana, II. Holcomb of
Hueneme. s. d. Nichols and George Ho-
bart of San Luis Obispo. John Latoli of
Cayuco-, F. Conway and Quong Jack of
Santa Barbara, j. 1mperli of San Simeon.
Charles PENDENT and V. E. Simpson OF
Veptura.
A four-norse load of rescued passengers
arrived here at 10 o'clock tonight, and it
seems as though the il-luck of these
people was destined not to be confined
to the deep blue sea. for as the carry-all
was coming down the grade Of Sierra
hill smashup occurred and fatal ending
of the journey toward home after braving
all the horrors of midnight wreck was
averted only by the merest chance. Their
ocean voyage was Interrupted by the sink
ing of the Los Angeles. and their overland
trip was rendered perlous by the breaking
in two OF their wagon-tongue on grade
sleeper than the golden stairs.
Fortunately the party was in charge of
P. Arellan Of this city. who knows every
inch of ground in and around the country
they were traversing. and bis superior
ability in the management of horses Is the
only thing that saved many lives for a
second time.
The morning call., 1894-04-23

man OF the wrecked steamer, who had
been for many years employed on the Los
Angeles in that capacity. Nolan's body
has not been washed ashore.
The fourth victim was q Chinaman.
whose name is unknown.
The report from Monterey says that
there were thiriy-five passengers on the
steamship Los Angeles and crew of
twenty-seven.
As soon as the news reached Monterey
physicians were hurriedly sent to Point
Sur and every attempt was made to re-
lIeve those who had been conveyed to
Monterey.
Many of the latter. passengers and crew,
arrived in this city last night on the Mon
terey train.
Some were hatless, others with but por-
tions of their garments. but all grateful
that they had escaped. where for lime
escape had seemed i'm possible.
The first meager reports received In this
city caused great excitement and alarm.
1t was known that the passenger list of
the wrecked steamer was large. and the
first news was that nearly ali had perished.
The morning call., 1894-04-23

liable information obtained here OF the
wreck:
"At 2:57 yesterday afternoon we left
San Simon. our crew numbering thirty
seven, officers and men. We had about
thirty-five passengers aboard. The weather
was the best we have had for some time.
Generally we encountered strong winds
| after leaving San Simon; but this trip
was an exception to the rule, and we all
counted on getting ahead of time on that
account.
'At about 7 80 l was on deck having a
smoke. ana l remarked to the watchman
that we were making exec ptionally good
time.
Yes says he. we will make Point
Sur by half-past 81
Il said l thought we would surely get
there before then. L then went down to
the saloon and helped the freight clerk In
his work. and remained there until 8 :45. -
Just as we got through we felt a shock
like light bump. This was followed by
pretty stiff crash that threw the ship on
her side.
"We all rushed out on deck. and orders
were given to lower the boats. AS you
may well imagine all was confusion.
Everywhere the women and children
were all screaming, and our first labor was
to quiet them. They were all in their
The morning call., 1894-04-23

went as far as the boom and rested there
awhile The water then was about up to
my waist, but kept on going.
There were TWO others ahead of me,
and we were all so exhausted 1t was very
slow work. The captain and first assist
ant were behind me and so exhausted thev
could not move. 1t was at this time that
three of the more unfortunate were
drowned. One of them was Fireman
Nolan and the other two were passengers,
whose names do not know.
AT the same time sailor named john
son. who was at the top of the aftermast,
threw a rope and secured the second mate.
saving him from watery grave.
'The sight of the poor men drowning
before my eyes was simply horrible. We
all would have given anything to save
them, but 1t was not our 10; to do so. / can
hear yet the despairing words of the men
struggling for a position on the ropes to
escape from the waves.
1.-THE boats were still In sight, and all
of us on the ship were yelling for some OF
them to return after us. One of them
heard us and was returning for US when
the cruel words of one of the crew who
O
rang out: Don't mind them; let them go,
and save usY The boats left US where we
were, and had it not been for The mlracu-
lous settling of the steamer ON a rock we
all would have been drowned.
Making the best of bad situation, / lit
a cigarette, and handed one to as many as
l could reach. remarking: 'Tlis Is about
the last thing I'll do Tor you. Let us
smoke
''Al the boys were as cool as cucumbers,
and while the waves were roaring at our
feet and the only means Of escape had
been denied US, we smoked on and awaited
results.
"We all-seven of us-hung on to those
ropes for two hours. which seemed a
thousand years.
"When we had given up all hose we saw
a boat approaching us in charge of Captain
Magnnis OF the wrecker Whitelaw. who
was passenger on the Los Angeles. Had
it not been for him we ali would have been
dead by his time.
AFTER all of us were saved from the for
ward boom we rowed to the aftermast and
took two others aboard. In doing this
we came near upsetting our boat several
times. We then started for the shore and
landed at the foot Of Point Sur lighthouse.
In attempting to land our boat we nearly
swamped, but finally we reached terra
frma and many were the prayers of
thanksgiving we raised TO heaven.
"One of the passengers we thought we
had saved died few moments after a
landing had been effected by us. The poor
boy was almost dead when we rescued
him, and as we could do nothing for him
until we reached land he was too far gone
and be died in my arms. Finding we
could do nothing more for this unfor-
tunate young man several of US started to
climb up to the lighthouse. / was treated
handsomely by the folks there, but must
say that God Almighty never made q
worse possible place for wreck than this
Cape Point Sur"
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THE LOS ANGELES.
seemed to hold the steamer fast to the
rcck upon which it had stranded.

seemed to hold the steamer fast to the
rcck upon which it had stranded.
''As was natural, set out Immediately
for the de and found that nearly every
body was IN the greatest. excitement.
"You could hardly hear yourself think
for the shrieks of the women and children,
and it was almost impossible for the order
of the captain to be heard in the confu-
sion. 1t seemed as though every officer
on board had different order to give.
Under the circumstances some pre-
cious moments were lost unit! order was
partially restored and the orders OF Cap
tain Leland could be followed.
"The hero Of the day, or rather of the
night, was Captain Maginniss of the
wrecker Whitelaw. who did more than
nearly all the others combined in the saw
ing of human lives on this frightful oc-
cason. He it was who saved Captain Le-
land and the other poor fellows who we're
left hanging to ropes when the boats were
all full and had been dispatched to signal
the Eureka.
81 left the Los Angeles on the third boat,
the two first boats having had placed In
them all the ladies and children we had
aboard. When l left the sinking boat she
had been on the rocks about half an hour,
and few moments after we had left it a
huge wave came and raised her off the rock
where she was resting and leaving her
without support of any nature to keep her
afloat she sank in less time than it takes
to tell the story"
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all that could be saved of the vessel that
had been entrusted to his command and
the lifeboats and raft were lowered.
More could undoubtedly have been ac-
complished had not the crew been panic
stricken by the antics OF their commanding
officer But at last the work of the cap
tain was inaugurated and the first boat
load OF women and children was sent 10
effect landing In the most available spot
along the rugged shore of that most rugged
country. After many frutless attempts
to land the boat finally WAS unloaded of it's
precious treasure about two miles south of
the lighthouse and thus were six of Cali
fornia's fair daughters saved to the world.
it is hoped for many days to come. Two
other boats and the raft kept out to sea-
Chief Engineer Wallace, in charge of
one OF the boats. saw ;he steamer Eureka,
and succeeded In getting near enough to
catch their attention. The steamer lay to
and sent out boats to search for the other
party. They soon found the raft with
seven persons, whom they rescued, and
this morning about O'Clock picked up the
other boat, containing fourteen more.
Four dead bodies had been recovered,
and Captain Il. d. Leland was reported in
a crit cal condition by his brother. Cap
tain James Leland of the Eureka. The
two brothers have been sailing this coast
for about twenty-five years. All the ladies
and children were saved and brought up
on the Eureka. All the officers of the Los
Angeles except the two mentioned are on
shore.
The morning call., 1894-04-23

ing. In answer to signals from the light
house the Eureka arrived at Point Sur at
/ O'CLOCK last night. When Captain Le-
land and his companions were rescued from
the Los Angeles they were so weak that II
would have been physical impossbillty
for them to have held on to the ropes five
minutes longer. One of the brave fellows
who was in this little band died In the life
boat before land was reached, and an
other died few minutes after LANDING.
The body of another unfortunate passen-
ger was found among the rocks this morn
ing.
On all hands the highest encomiums are
lavished on the crew of the lighthouse at
Point Sur, where all the rescued passen-
gers were furnished with we'll cooked
food. dry clothing and stimulants.
At the time of the wreck the third officer
of the Los Angeles was In ommand.
Among the last 10 leave the sinking ship
was Clerk Loukes, whojum ped into boat
just as the bow of the Los Angeles was
goin under
The morning call., 1894-04-23

I moved to ST. Joseph, No.. and grew up in
this thriving town. These were his pros
porous days, for he was successful in busi-
ness and we'll liked. his popularity being
attestpd by his election to several import
ant offices, the principal one being that of
Sheriff.
In 1873 he came to California. locating in
Ventura County, where he had since re-
sided He soon made by his sterling quail
ties many friends in Ventura County,
which was altested by his being elected
three uccessive times TO the Office of City
Marshal.
Mr.. Sheridan held high honors In the
Masonic fraternity, belonging TO the high
orders, and bore the reputation of being
the oldest Mason in the State. He also be-
longrd to the Ventura Commandery of the
Kn ghts Tempar.
The deceased in November last cele-
brated his golden wedding, at which time
there was happy gathering of his large
family. He had seven children, all of
whom are living, four sons and three
daughters. John j. Sheridan. prosperous
psper-dealer of st. Joseph, No., Edward
M. Sheridan, Sol N. and j. f. Sheridan.
The oldest daughter married j. F. Newly,
the Town Clerk of Ventura, the second
became Mrs. Ed 1. Hare and the third
Mrs. f. W. Baker.
The deceased left his home in Ventura
In order to visit the Midwinter Fair and
also to see his three sons, who are en-
gagged in business in this city. The family
of Mr.. Sheridan was a very large one,
there being no less than twenty grand
children. He was a man of the strictest
integrity, and an incident is related in his
career which shows the strong force of his
character and the honesty of his disposi-
ton. While In Missouri he went on a
large bond, which became forfeited. Every
other surety managed to repudiate his
obligation. but when it came to Mr.. Sher-
idan he insisted on paying up to the last
cent. He succeeded in liquidating the OBJ
legation, but the effort broke him finan-
cially and induced him to try his fortunes
In California.
The morning call., 1894-04-23

night clothes and We wrapped them all in
blankets so as to make them as comforta-
BILE as possible and put life-preservers on
them.
After this, having provided the women
and children with room in the lifab0ats.
we all had to rustic for ourselves, and
directed our energies toward saving all
that we could of our effects. The most any
of US saved were a few little rinkets, such
as combs. razors, etc.. and some of US lost
everything we had.
"Bv this time nearly all the passengers
were off the steamer. including the stew
ard and chief engineer. All the other Off
GERS and crew were still on deck except
the mate. who had gone In charge of one
of the boats.
"When returned from below, where
had gone 10 save what I could of nv
effects all the boats and the raft were
gone and three of us who were then
aboard had no earthly chance of escape,
seemingly.
''Then the second mate. who had proved
himself the hero of the occasion, called
out, All hands to the rigging and every
man for himself
mind you, at that time the stern Of the
boat was all under water and sinking
fast The water was just rushing forward.
81 ran forward and the cap ain, who had
hold Of two Of the stays, pulled himself up
on one and gave me the otner. We all
pulled ourselves as far up as we could. /