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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25
FIFTY LIVES WERE LOST
News Of the Wreck of the
Clara Nevada Confirmed.
CAUSED BY BOILER EXPLOSION
Name OF the Illfated Ship Found
Identity of Passengers Unknown.

Identity OF Passengers Unknown.
Nanaino, B. c., Feb. 21.-A special
from Juneau, Alaska, under date of
February IL, confirms the news of the
loss of the Clara Nevada, and says:
The cause of the disaster was doubt
less the explosion of her boilers. OF 80
people on board none is believed to
have been saved. The wreck was dis
covered by Customs Inspector Mar
guam, of Juneau, who ordered the
Rustler to Lynn canal, where the burn
ing vessel had been seen. Wreckage
bearing the name of the ill-fated vessel
was found, but there was nothing to
show the identity of the passengers.
1t is thought she carried about 20
passengers, OF whom two or three were
women. Several were bound for Ju.
neau and the balance for Seattle.
Frank Whitney, of Cripple Creek,
Colo, was known to he one of the un-
fortunates. Al Noyes, of Juneau, is
also supposed to have been on the Ne
vada. This is all that is known of the
victims.
The first report of the loss of the
Clara Nevada was brought here on
Monday evening, by the crew of the
steamer Islander, and was to the effect
that on February the inhabitants of
Seward City, town 80 miles south OF
Skagway, saw the steamer oft shore,
ablaze from stem to stern, and that
while the witnesses to the awful sight
still watched the burning vessel loud
report, as of an explosion of boilers,
was heard, and that afterwards nothing
more was seen of the vessel or the luck
less persons on board of her, but that
the following day the beach in that
vicinity was strewn with wreckage.
In the absence of details of the catas-
trophe there is now no way of learning
the indentity OF the passengers. The
crew, according to dispatch from Sc
attic, whence the steamer sailed on her
fatal voyage, was made up substantial
ly as follows:
Captain, @. H. Lewis, OF Portland.
Pilot, Ed Kelly.
First officer, - Smith.
Second officer, Harry Bowen, of San
Francisco.
Purser, George Forster Beck, of
Portland.
Freight clerk, George Rogers.
Chief Engineer, D. Reed, of San
Francisco.
First Assistant, Thomas Williams.
Second assistant, Moser, of Seattle.
Carpenter, W. A. Jacobs.
Assistant carpenter, l.. Boyle.
Steward, O'Donnell.
Mess boy, Frank Bowen.
Two cabin boys, Perkins and Butler,
also known as Tascot
There were also aboard, whose names
cannot be learned, four quartermasters,
two sailors, three firemen, three coal
passers, one nightwatchman, assistant
steward, four cabin boys, three cooks
(Chinese) and two helpers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25
Sealing Outlook Not Eneour,v,nr

San Francisco, Feb. 1.-THE sealing
fleet this season is very small, and the
outlook is not encouraging. Captain
o'Leary, of the schooner Geneva, re-
ports that seals are very scarce and
wild, and the weather very unsuitable
for sealing. Captain Nelson, OF the
schooner Mary Taylor, lost seven of
his men by death, and had to put into
port for repairs. He also says that few
seals are to be found, and predicts a
light catch,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25
SPAIN MUST DlSAVOW 1T.
Formal Reputation of the De LONE
Letter Requested at Madrid.

Letter Requested at Madrid.
New York, Feb l6.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
The De LONE incident is still unset
tied. The cipher dispatch received
from Minister Woodford was not salts
fsctory. 1t was taken to the president
by Assistant Secretary Day, and after
short conference between them Mr..
Day sent another telegram to Minister
Woodford. Officially nothing will be
said about these two communications,
further than that the incident is not
yet entirely closed.
1t is said that Minister Woodford's
cable was report of his interview
with the Spanish minister of foreign
affairs, which showed that no direct
disclaimer had been made by Spain
of that feature of the De LONE letter
which has been interpreted to indicate
the insincerity of the Spanish govern
ment in the matter of autonomy and in
the negotiations for a commercial
treaty. Absence of such disclaimer is
not entirely satisfactory to the presi-
dent. Accordingly Minister Woodford
has been given further instructions on
the subject.
Without making any express de-
mand for disavowal, Minister Wood
ford is requested by his new instruc-
tions to impress upon the Madrid au-
thorities the importance to all con-
cerned of some distinct reputation of
Senior de Lome's declarations, which
the president can believe correctly
represents the position of the Spanish
government.
Mr.. Mckinley believes that when
the Spanish minister of foreign affairs
fully appreciates the Interpretation
which has been put upon Senior de
Lome's letter in some quarters of the
United States, he will hasten to dis
avow it. Minister Woodford has been
told in a positive way that the presi-
dent would like to have done; in other
words, that he must use delicate di-
plomacy to secure the end desired, and
the president is sincere in the belief
that another interview between Minis
ter Woodford and the minister of for
eign affairs in Madrid will end the
whole trouble.
AS far as that feature of the case, the
De LONE letter criticising the presi-
dent is concerned, the incident is
closed. That was established when
the state department received Senior
Du Bose as charge d'affaires of the
Spanish legation to succeed Senor de
LONE. The other phase of the letter,
the president considers, should very
properly be made the subject for fur
ther negotiations. in order that Spain
should have an opportunity to show
that Senior de LONE falsely represented
her position when he made the state
ment he did
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25

Dallas, Tex, Feb. ia veritable
rush for the Klondike region started
here Monday. Nearly 40 tickets were
sold from Dallas for Seattle at $45.
The NJ, X. g.. 7. sold 20 tickets and
the rest went to the Santa Fe and the
Texas Pacific. Passenger Agent Cady
says that since January 16 at least 600
tickets have been sold for the Klon-
dixie.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25

New York, Feb. l6.-The Worlds
Madrid correspondent describing the
formal statement of regret at the CEN
sure of De Lome's conduct, which he
says is about to be made by Foreign
Minister Gullon, says the statement
will be in the form of a note in reply
to communication from the Ameri-
can government, and will set forth
the substance of what the foreign
minister paid in an interview
with United States Minister
Woodford, February 10, when the
latter submitted the note from the
government at Washington informing
the Madrid government of Senior dc
Lome's offense and requesting his re-
call.
The cabinet had supposed that the
prompt acceptance of Senor de Lone s
resignation would be sufficient satisfac.
tion for America, the writing of the
letter to Canalejas not being an official
but purely private offense. Conse-
quently the telegram from New York
representing that the United States
government expected further satisfac-
tion for the minister's conduct was a
surprise.
1t has been arranged that the new
Spanish minister shall arrive in Wash
ington before the arrival of the dele
gates form Spain, Cuba and Porto Rico,
appointed to participate in the drafting
OF commercial treaty, which Premier
Sagasta considers to be of the very
highest Importance.
All rumors about the sending of
Spanish ironclads and torpedo-boats to
CUBAN waters are premature.
spaniards Said to Have Opened Letters
New York, Feb. l6.-It is now
known on the highest authority that
the real reason for sending the torpedo
boat Gushing to Havana was that the
authorities have been tampering with
the mail sent to the battle-ship Maine
In Havana harbor, says the Washington
correspondent OF the Herald. This re-
suited in Captain Sigsbee, of the
Maine, sending protest to Washing
ton, with the suggestion that regular
service be established between Key
West and Havana by means of torpedo.
boats. On the strength Of this protest
the Gushing was sent to Havana.
Although it has been freely reported
tpat official mail has been tampered
With in the past, Secretary Long said
last night that he had received no re-
ports from Captain sigsbee saying that
the Spanish authorities had interfered
with his letters in any way.
The dispatch of the Cushing to
Havana" he said twas in line with
the departments action in sending the
Maine on friendly visit to that port
and the Montgomery to Santiago de
Cuba. expect she is now on her way
back to Key West"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25
Fatal Blizzard. in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 17.-During
the last four days terrible blizzard
has been raging along the coast from
the head of Lynn canal to Fort Wran-
gel. Accounts differ as to the number
of the blizzard's victims, varying from
II to 81. There is no means at present
of getting at the facts.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25
MISS WILLARD DEAD.
Founder of the w. c. t. U. Passed Away
in New York.

HI new 1Ork.
New York, Feb. 21.-Miss Frances
E. Willard, president of the Women g
Christian Temperance Union, died
shortly after midnight this (Fridav)
morning, at the Hotel Empire, this
city. At the bedside of Miss Willard
at the time of her death were her niece,
Mrs. w. w. Baldwin; Mrs. L. NJ.
Stevens, vice-president of the w. G. T..
u; Miss Anna NJ. Gordon, Miss Will
lard's secretary. and DR.. X. Hill.
Miss Willard had been i'll for three
weeks. There will be funeral services
in New York city, and later in Evans
ton, ILL.,, Miss Willard's home, where
the body will be taken.
Miss Frances E. Willard, founder
and for four years president of the
Worlds Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, and president of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
Union IL years, was born September
2S, 1889, at Churchville, N. Y. She
was graduate of the Northwestern
university, Chicago. She took the de.
gree of A. NJ. from Syracuse university
In 1862 she was professor of natural
science at the Northwestern female col
lege, Evanston, Ill. In lS66-lS67 she
was preceptress of the Genesee Wesley.
an seminary, Lima, N. Y, and in 1868
1870 she travelled abroad, studying
French, German, Italian and the his.
tory of fine arts, visited nearly every
European capital. and went to Greece.
Egypt and Palestine. In 1871 she was
president of the woman's college OF
Northwestern university, and professor
OF aesthetics; she was elected CORE.
spending secretary of the N. w. G. r.
U. in 1871, and in 1877 was associated
with d. l.. Moody in revival work in
Boston. She became president Of the
Illinois W. G. T. U. and editor of tbo
Chicago Daily Post in 1878, and in 1879
was chosen president of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
which position she has since beIJ
Miss Willard was an author of mnch
distinction, and wrote a number Of
books Vi
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25


Unless the Canadian government
peals it's regulation of last tall' reS'l,
ing the size of claims to 100 ieeI' VIZ
is not likely to be very much prospST
ing on British territory this year, ! !
miners regard double claim to Il'e :, y
coverer, and a 1OO.foot claim TO -
subsequent locator as inadequate " =,
pensation for the risks which they u
in the Klondike country. IL the -
sion of the committee recently sens ,;s
Ottawa with a petition for noun NOUN
tion of the regulations proves uhsuVH' y
full, there will be a big exodus Oh ln,I
to American territory. AS reSa. I.'
vast area westward from the Ai''
Northwest boundary to the BehrinS
northward to the Arctic ocean, .h
southwark to the Pacific. VIII oe v"
oughly prospected. IL, .o
The miners will be overlooking 81
rich British ground in the pasins d
tween the headwaters OF the hloIu ;Y,
and the Mackenzie, and in the VIZ"
of the Big Salmon, the stewaf', H.
Pelly, and the Hootalinqua' Du1 :" u
is Just as rich ground on the Aine.S .;
side, and the more liberal Amun, ,n
mining laws promise larger ''''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-19
Royalty in "A Thcater GALLERY

An amusing story is being told in
London of the duke and duchess of Con-
naught. A few nights ago they visited
London theater. They drove in royal
carriages from Buckingham palace, the
duke and duchess being in the first
and Col. Egerton, who was in attend
ance, in the second. The royal coach
man made the extraordinary blunder
of driving to the gallery entrance, and
the duke and duchess alighting, pro-
ceeded uD the stairway, not knowing
they were wrong. They had passed the
ticket Office, when the ticket seller
called them back. He did not know who
they were. All he saw was two per
sons about to enter the gallery without
tickets Meanwhile, Col. Egerton, who
had been set down at the proper en-
trance, and had been frantically rush
ing about in search of them, discovered
the duke and duchess at the timely mo-
ment when the ticket man was also
about to discover them. The duchess
laughed merri;y. when the mistake was
explained, and the duke also took the
blunder in good part.-Philadelphi
Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-19
PUNcENT PARAGRAPHS.

"He is accused Of initiating Booth
In his acting" HE acquits himself
well. Detroit Journal
A Point Scored.-''Men have more
sense than women" "In what re-
spect?" "You never hear grown man
call his father papa Detroit Free
Press
A Blessed Relief.-''How Is 1t that
your baby drops asleep at such q regu-
lar time? What do you give her?"
Nothing. Her father Just stops sing
ing to her."-Indianapolis Journal.
Met His Match.-Papa-"Well, did
the photographer succeed in making the
baby look pleasant" Mnmma-"No;
the baby succeeded in making the pho
tographer look npleasant."-Puck-
Glad News from Home.-"I wrote a
letter to my son which will bring him
back from the Klondike." what did
you writer" 81 told him that there
were mines in all our harbors. Chi
cago Record.
His Soliloquy.-Bennie (whose wee
baby sister has lately arrived, detected
ly)-"Mamrna always said. before baby
came, Use the apple of her eye, but now
s'pose I'm only just the core
Judge.
81 have heard him say" observed the
other girl, that his country is first in
his love-" "Oh, be is only flirting with
her." replied his fiancee, confidently.
After that they spoke of tine weather,
the destruction of the Maine, and what
would remove sunburn.-Detroit jour
nal.
81 am tired of these constant suspi-
cions," exclaimed the politician. "Pm
| going TO demand an investigation.
But" replied the confidential friend
ARE you sure an investigation would
really vindicate your" 81 don't know
about that; but it will show these peo-
| pie, once for all, that they can't prove
anything. Washington Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-19
ON THE TURN OF A CARD.
The Singular Manner tn Which q
Young Spanish Woman he
came Legal American.

Two of the boarders at fashionable
uptown hosiery are pretty Spanish
woman and prosperous young Phila-
delphia business man. Several months
ago, or before the destruction of the
Maine made the situation between this
country and Spain a serious one, the
two became engaged, and, to their cred
it be il said. the affair was a love match
pure and simple. Well, when the war
began the young business man was in
continual hot water He is patriotic to
the core, and yet he thinks there is no
girl in the world equal to his fiancee.
She, despite ner promise to become an
Americans wife, is as Spanish in her
sentiments as she could possibly be,
and she has not hesitated to speak right
out in meeting.
Finally things became so warm that
the young fellow could stand it no
longer, and he told his fiancee so. She
received the news gravely at first, and
then lsughed: "Ill tell you what let's
do she said. you love the United
States and love Spain. But we both
love each other better than either of us
loves our country. Have you got pack
of cards?" The young man, just lit
tie bit bewildered over the queer turn
affairs had taken, hunted up some
cards. "Now," continued the young
woman. I'm going to deal until I
turn up a jack. If you get it you give
up your American sentiments for my
sake. If get it, I'll give up my love of
Spain for your sake. win you agree 2"
The young man demurred at first, but
finally catching roguish CLEAN in his
fiancee's eye, consented. The cards
were dealt, and loi the first jack fell
to the young woman. "Henceforth !
am an American" she exclaimed
throwing herself into her lovers arms,
and those who know her say that since
that day she has been as good citi-
zen of the United States as any woman
can be.
The Spanish girls intended has con-
fided to friend that he doesn't know
exactly just how it all happened, but
he has good reasons for believing that
his fiancee dealt the jack to herself frors
the bottom of the pack or had it up her
sleeve.-Philadelph Inquirer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-19
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The life OF a tradesman is about two
thirds that of farmer.
Roentgen rays act on the skin, burn
ing it brown like sunlight. and even
blistering it if long applied.
A novel use has been found for the
cinematograph, which has recently
been employed at the Imperial institute
for the purpose of illustrating farm
ing operations in Canada.
Berlin pays a salary to professional
bird-catcher, who keeps scientific insti-
buttons supplied with birds. nests and
eggs. He is the only man in the en-
pire permitted to do so.
A new kind of cloth is being made in
Lyons from the down of hens. ducks
and geese. Seven hundred and fifty
grains of feathers make rather more
than square yard of light, waterproof
cloth.
The c. Arthur Pearson company OF
London, which publishes IL weekly
periodicals and one monthly, is said to
be an ideal establishment in its treat
ment of employees, who are given all
Saturday for holiday, and an annual
festivity.
A Swiss firm has brought out rib
bon saw worked by electricity which is
able to cut logs over yard thick. The
electric motor is of six horsepower
and the saw runs at speed of more
than 100 feet per second. The saw 1t
self can travel along a track and GU
the logs from end to end as it goes.
Important experiments with the use
of the electric light. for coast-defens,
purposes were recently carried out al
Portsmouth. 1t was found that bean
of light, sufficient to detect the presenc,
of torpedo craft, could be projected
from the forts for several miles ovel
the water. thus covering Spithead, tn,
Solent and Southampton.
The director of the agricultural schoo
atNeisse, Germany, reports that the bes
way of preserving eggs is to keep then
in soluble glass, and the next bes
method is to coat them with vaselin,
and keep them in lime water. He con
dennis unreservedly the practice t.
which many people pin their faith
of keeping the eggs in brine. They d.
not decay, but become unpalatabl,
from being saturated with salt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-19
GERONIMO STILL LIVELY.
At the Age of Ninety Years abe Fa-
mous Apache Chief II
Fall of vigor.

Old Geronimo, chief of the Apaches,
is the most noted Indian of the wild
tribes of North America. He is 80 years
of age. and as straight as an arrow.
His eyes are keen. piercing and cruel
His feet are very large.
When at the post at Fort Sill, 1. T.,
old Geronimo played monte, game
of cards liked very much by the In
dams, but when he can get permission
to leave the reservation his time is
spent in hunting, of which he is still
very fond.
Geronimo was with Victoria in the
Indian uprising in 1882, when GOO
Apaches were led by her against the
whites who had settled in Arizona and
bordering states.
They were pursued by Lewis Teras-
raz with a regiment of Mexican soldiers.
Victoria was captured and beheaded
and more than one-half of her band
were killed. Geronimo escaped, but,
after hearing that Victoria had been
beheaded, surrendered.
He was released and became the great
war chief of the Apaches- His band was
a terror to the early settlers of Arr
IONA, Mexico and New Mexico.
In 1884 Gen. George Crook was de-
tailed by the government to capture
this band. After two years of unsuc-
cessful pursuit Gen. Crook resigned and
Gen. Miles was given command of the
troops in pursuit.
March rs, 1866, Gen. Miles captured
Geronimo and his band. Terms were
made whereby they were to remain on
the reservation at Fort Bowie. Four
days later the chief and his band es-
capped and began further depredations
On the whites Capt Lawton was
sent in pursuit, and the band was again
captured
The territory of Arizona petitioned
the government to have the Apaches re-
moved to distant fields. After some
time it was decided to send the old chief
and his band to Florida They were
closely guarded and were not allowed
to leave the post on any pretext.
The warm climate of Florida and the
close confinement in the fort killed off
most of the band, and. to prevent ex-
termination, the remainder were re-
moved to Fort Sill, /. tn. Y. Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-19

The Montenegro army is wonderful
ly strong for so small nation, and con-
sists of $4,000 men, divided into two di-
visions of 10000 men each. Each of
these divisions includes two brigades.
Every Montenegro brigade is formed
of five battalions, splendidly armed
with MIME and Thomas Sedert rifles
The reigning prince is the commander
in chief OF the army; under him is a
chief of the staff. with two generals OF
division and four brigadier generals
The army consists almost entirely of
infantry, with small contingent of ar
tillery. To their great physical
strength, marvellous agility and keen
eyesight, the Montenegrin joins a re-
markable knowledge of everything
pertaining to the science of warfare.
But what in particular characterizes
the Montenegro as warrior and what
makes him superior to any European
soldier is his strong sense of individ-
uaIity, his pride of independence, which
enables him to perform the most won
derful acts of courage Though small,
the Montenegrin army, owing to the
special characteristics of its soldiers, is
a force that will play leading part in
the next confiagration in eastern Eu-
rope.-Wnshingto Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-19
A Sufferer Relieved.
\ Tale of Suffering and
Subsequent Relief.

One Of The many persons in Columbus,
Ohio, who have been benefited by the use Of
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People is
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known, especially in educational circles, as
she has been Tor number of years a faithful
ard progressive school teacher.
For some time she has been very i'll and the
suiferings and tortares endured by her for
months have been unusually severe.
The tale Of ser suherings and the subse-
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from the use of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
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A reporter was detailed to obtain a relia-
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