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, 1898-01-10

The most interesting portion Of Mr.. Me
KiuIey's Message to Congress il his illusions
+" Cuba. 1T is clear tt,at the American
President docs not intend TO follow the lead
of the Washington jiuSo~s. VINO have been
urging immediate annexation Of Cuba, or at
the very least a recognition Of LelIigersnt
rights ON behalf Of the rebels. Nor is there
any likelihood Of Il war with Spain. No
doubt Mr.. Mckinley has counted the cost,
and has com, to the Conclusion that on the
whole it will be best to let Ctba first get
all tie autonomy she can for herself aud
reserve further action for the future. Spain,
in the language of the Presidential Message,
L to be give a reasonable chance to realise
her expectations ana to prove the efficacy
of her new proposals. Tim will tell how
long the conflict will last. Unles. peace is
realised in a reasonable period, however,
Mr.. Mckinley reseFyes to the United States
the right to intervene in the interests of
humanity and of peace. This declaration,
of course, may cut both ways. While giving
TO Spain a breathing space and the Opportu-
nifty to bring the revolution to a peacsable
ending, Il is also an undoubted incitomeut
, 1898-01-10
The BLIND WEAVER.

A bind boy stood beside the loom
And wnve a fabric, 70 and fro
Beneath lis firm and steady touch
He made the busy shuttle 60.
And Oft thu teacher passed that way
Aud gave the colours. thread 10y thread
But BY the boy the pattern fair
w rs all unseen. Its hues were dad.
GLOW can You weave p We. plying. cried.
The blind by smiled. Il do my best
! make the fabric firm an,i strong,
Ahd one who sees does all the rest"
Oh, happy thought beside lies loom
We bIindly strive or best to do.
And He Who marked the pattern out,
And holds the threads, will make it tIde
, 1898-01-10

Warship. The writer gave a detailed feT-
cription of tie ship and could not resist he
temptation Of c'o1ing over all the world AT
the close. Great Bitain was mainly jumped
upon. "Nuw, why" the writer demonstrate
ed, "cau't Won advance Ike America in war
ship designing and bAilding? Just think Of
this young Country being far aheal Of you
It is a disgrace to Great Britain. We are
ahead in guns, in atmoul-in everything;
and only ten years ago we had nothing.
This, our latest ship, shows that we are
ahead Of the worll'. The article-or this
portion Of TIE att.clp-Ihther amused Sir
Willinm White, because he was the one who
had designed flr ship for he American
Government.-Bar5ado agricultural Re
porter
, 1898-01-10
A PRE- HISTORIC FIND.

a NV York corre~p 'ndent says :-Some
railway constitutions IN the Indian territory
have uncovered IN the silt underlying de.
posts Of the Qnatrr'afy penod countless
prehistoric skeletons. They seem to he those
of warriors wlh smashe skulls. or penetra,
ting arrow wounds. They were buried in
circles. the bodies radialing with the feet
towards the centre, aud food bowls had been
placed ut each elbow. Professor Walters
The ach@ologist, becom.ug interested in tile
find, dug pits over all area Of thirty acres
and disclosed a h-att,c-grou4d Of an extinct
race, whore one hundred thousand men hai
been buried.
, 1898-01-10

"THE OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD
Lawrence Mccarthy, who was probably
the oldest man in the world and the last
survivor of the combatants at Waterloo, has
just died IN the Workhouse Hospital, at
Nenagh ,Tipperar5 in his 10th year. Mccarthy
was born in Nenagh early in 1882, and was
accordingly some months old at the time Of
the establishment of drattan's Parliament
in the April Of that year. He had a vivid
recollection of the horrors Of the Rebellion in
1898 and had attained his lhirty-fourth year
when he fought in the Battle of Waterloo,
when he was severely wounded.
, 1898-01-10

We offer oul congratulations to Sir Henry on
his new appointment GIeaasr, 9th Dee.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-05

OF the Republican and DemO.POp al.
ministration, the greatest dlscrenap.
s !. seem TO be In the Legislative
soldiers Home and land departments
Inc falsity of the statements regard
ing the legislative expenses was fnllv
exposed in an analysis Of Auditor 4 !.
oerson's report recently published in
u many newspapers throughout the state
Inc absolute peryersity Of this circular
IN that part relating to the Soldiers
Home was fully shown BY letter over
the signature of Elk. Governor McCon-
nell, in which he politely invited Gov.
ernor Steunenberg to joint discussion
OF the figures given in his living state.
ment Governor Steunenberg declined
To meet Mcconnell, because he very
Wen knew he could not defend his alb.
surd circular before an Idaho audience
MI Ewing, Superintendent of the
Soldiers Home, did however, come ont
IN defense of Governor SteupenberU
10 prove the incorrectness of the flo.
nres given by the Ex-Governor. At
tention is called to the following:
On October 81, 1898, State Treasurer
Storer was asked for a statement show
ing the amount of money in the Sol.
dlefs Home, endowment fund on Jan
uary |, 1897, the amounts which bad
been received since. and the balance on
hand October l, 1888. This is his state.
meat:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-05

Notice Of Application to Locate Ferry
Notice is hereby given, that ON the 2t
day of November, 1898, at Caldwell
Canyon county, Idaho, before the Hon.
orable board of county commissioners
Of said Canyon county, the undersign.
ed, J. Mussell, of Owyhee county. Ida.
no, will make application to said board
OF county commissioners, for leave to
locate ferry across Snake River from
APPOINT in Canyon county, Idaho. to a
point in owyhee county, Idaho. more
particularly described as follows:
AT point on the right hand side of
Snake river, in lot Z of sec. 8 in Twp. 3
north of range west Of Boise Nerd,
ian, to point on the opposite side of
said Snake river at or near the line be-
tween sections and 10 in said Twp
and range, and at distance of about
100 rods east of thenorthwest corner
OF section 10 in Twp. and range afore-
said. JAooR M1ssrr
Dated Caldwell Ida, Oct. 10 1851.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-05
The Best Plaster.

A piece of flannel dampened with
CbomhrrIain's Pain Balm and bound
on TO the affected parts is superior TO
any plaster. When troubled "i, W., I"
main in the chest or side, or " lame
hack. give it trial. You are cer'alp
70 Tn he moro than pleased with the
prompt relief which it affords ram
holm il also certain cure for rheu-
natism For sale by all druggists
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-05
LAND, FINAL PROOF. -NorICE
FOR PUBLICATION.
q. s. Land Office st Boise CITY, Idaho !
October 10. ISaS

NOTICE is hereby given that Frank w,
y Hawkes., assignee Of Norris b. Townsend
q Bowman, Canyon county idaho, has fled
land claim No. 1881, fer the So nwk see 81,
heeA seq Sc II ne IA sec 2a Twp 5.N r CIV
NJ :, before the clerk Of the Probate ccurt, at
November, ISJS.
re names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation OF said land
James T. Lowell, Lewis NJ Neel, Leonard
idaho. JAhNs iE1Sr
Oet. l0-NoN ~ Register.
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Amount expended from funds $l3,673 10
The amounts above given are exactly
%hat Mr.. Mcconnell claimed was ex-
pended from that fund. By adding
$4,000 the amount of the state appro,
prialioD, and 5000 received. from David
Corney it will be seen that Governor
Steunenberg in his circular has over
looked accounting for Sl4,27319, The
actual expenses for the home for
twenty.one months from January l,
1897 are over $4,000. He knew it when
he scattered his circular broad cast.
Ga October 81, Mr. Joseph Perrault,
who was formerly a territorial control
Ter and is familiar with state affairs,
and Mr. A. II. CapwelI, formerly chief
clerk for Elk state Auditor Ramsey,
visited the state department to examine
the methods now in vogue by the pres,
ent model administration.
These gentlemen found in the land
department. a very original way of
misrepresenting the actual condition of
the accounts.
The books show that warrants have
been drawn on the 100000 appro.
priation amounting to $4,000 but
nothing is shown of the large amounts
due in contests and other land eXpen-
ses. When Mr.. Smith, the clerk was
asked why there was no record of these
accounts, he replied: "They were filed
in the auditors Office" Upon inquiry
there Mr.. Brose, the chief clerk, said
sit is a d-m lie, 10 such accounts were
filed in this office" Inquiry was then
made of Secretary of State Lewis. he
said: "rhe understanding was that
these bills were not to be presented
until near the time Of the meeting Ct
the legislature" The reason for with
holding these bills at present until after
election is plain even to blind man.
Another strange condition of affairs
was found in the land department. The
minutes of the Land board have not
been written up since July ID, 1898, and
none of the records have been approx,
ed since jury 7, 1897, when the clerk
! Mr.. Smith was asked why the records
were not written up he refused to say
but Attorney General Mcfarland, the
secretary of the board, who was pres
| ept said: "The land board, during my
absence, SO ordered" Mr.. Smith by
his silence acquiesced inthia statement
Tho records Of the meetings OF TIKI
land board give neither the nature o.
the claim presented, nor the amoun
allowed, but simply the barren state
ment "Bill of John jones was allow
ed" hence if warrant is drawn To-
larger or different amount thef
shown by the bill no record can eve
be found to face these disciples OF eco
pomy, who expect by lying circulars u
deceive the voters.
It was truly said recently, by Elk.
Governor Mcconnell "Figures won
lie, but liars can fignre."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-05
J. F. KENLY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court,
E,DoOu County Ida.

In the PROBATE Couiti
Canyon County Ida.
In tbe matter Of the estate of William Il. Brad
ley, deceased.
Notice to creditors.
= ITO Is hereby given by the undersigned
N Annie e. Bradley, ADMINISTRATIVE Of the
estate Of William II. Bradley, deceased, 70 tlle
creditors Of and all persons having fIat ts
ascnssrv vouchers within four months after the
sTSt nnbiication Of this notice to said admins
tratrx at her residence in Parma Sanyohg oc c' tbe
ttyys,rsscti0n Of the business OF said estate.
UdhsaC'iOii " '1-o ANNIE Il. BRADLEY,
49,, ,,ot II 1905 Administrative.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-13
How the Plucky Beor Escaped
From Ter PrisoD in tbe
Arctic.
Days Spent in uD Attempt to Pierce tbe
Crystal Wul Tbot EDcirced the
Vessel
BY JOHN G. BERRY, U. s. R. c. s.

ABOARD THE ARCTIC RELIEF
STEAMSHIP BEAR, off Cape Blossom,
Kotzebue Sound, Aug. 81. via Victoria,
B. c., Sept. IL. = When wrote
from Cape Smith the Bear was
imprisoned in the Arctic ice
with little or no prospect of getting out
On August IA. two days after 1 wrcte,
there were indications that the ice
might clear out. The current off
shore acted on by a moderate southwest
wind, began to run to the northward
at the rate of one or two knots an hour.
That means that between twenty-four
and forty-eight lies of ice would move
by in day. By the night of the 14th
the southern horizon looked as If there
were water instead of ice under it, and
on the morning of the 18th the open
water reached as far as we could see
from the south to the north, even past
Point Barrow; yet the Bear and the
Jeanette were packed in as immovably
as ever. Clear water lay within two
hundred yards Of us. but the drift ice
in the little harbor where we lay would
not bulge.
The wind hauled to the northeast and
we thought it might carry the ide out
into the current but it did not We
could see, however, that the ice might
be cleaned out If we could start the
outside pieces and then gradually work
In toward the ships, so the Fearless, at
Captain McKenna's own volition, and
the Newport, at Captain Tuttles re-
quest. found a passage around the
south of the shore foe and tried to
haul out some of the key pieces that
were wedging the ice in upon us. Heavy
ice soon began to break off from the
foe and they got out of the way. hav-
ing been able to do nothing. The next
morning the Newport came up to help
us.
Meanwhile the ice had cleared away
so that we had open water within fifty
yards outside of US. The ice had stack
ed UP so that we were able to haul the
ship forward about four feet. Then we
moved the propeller slowly and finally
got it clear with ice chisels. Then we
moved back and forth in the little hole
that we had made for ourselves, enlarg-
ing 1t little by little.
At 7 a. m. the Jeanette got clear and
steamed out She anchored with the
Fearless about Ave miles to the south
ward, inside the protection of the
ground ice
Meanwhile we had party out on the
ice blasting some Of the outer pieces.
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The Newport made fast to one of the
cakes tried to pull it out but parted
the line. Then we blew 1t out with
gunpowder, but it f1oated back again.
The Newport was just heading in to
ram it when the Bear made one final
effort and pushed her way out into
the open water, narrowly escaping be-
ing rammed by the Newport, which
sheered off ju-t in time. Picking up
the men on the ice, we steamed down
and anchored near the Fearless and
Jeanette. We got clear of. the Ice just
at noon.
That night we gave fifteen tons Of
coal to the Fearless, which hauled
alongside of us. The jeanette, in COM
mand of Captain Thomas Ellis,
steamed off to go to Herschell Island,
whaling and trading. Captain Newth.
who had commanded her thus far, hav-
ing become i'll, came aboard the Bear
to go home, He has since recovered
under the care of DR.. Call.
The Newport started southwark. but
anchored about seven miles away. On
the morning of the 18th the Fearless
went down inside the shore ice to join
the Newport. Soon the Bear started
down outside the foe. There was clear
water inside, but the ice began to get
thicker where we were so we tried to
get down inside ourselves. We soon
got aground, b ever. and had to back
out. We went out into fairly thick ice
which soon opened, leaving the way
practically clear for US as far as the
Sea Horse Islands. Reaching there at
night we found the whalers Newport,
Fearless, Karluk, Alexander, Bowhead,
William Baylies and the Belvedere,
which had been down to Port Clarence
after coal. The schooner Bonanza, with
supplies for Point Barrow, was lying
there, and the bark Alice Knowles
came in during the night. We had left
the Jeanette at Cape Smith.
On the 18th we left the Sea Horse
Islands and have seen no ice since Ar
irving at Point Hope on the morning
of the 10th we found that the Louise
]. Kenney had come up with supplies
for the missionaries at Cape Blossom
and other places. 1t had also brought
up some Laplanders with orders from
DR.. Shelton Jackson. agent of educa-
ton for Alaska. to take the deer at
Point Barrow and those at Point Hope.
join the two herds and keep them
through the winter at the Pitmagea
River. That does not look like re-
turning the deer to the people who
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of the Yukon, River steamers when
they reached St. Michael and two 9TH
ers shipped on the English ship Illala
one now aboard.
There have been no casualties on the
trip down, although several of the men
are sick, having developed different
diseases on the vessels they came from.
The Kenney referred to as having
been ashore at Point Hope was trad
ing schooner and had anchored off
Point Hope on the 18th of August. On
the 18th southwest gale sprang up
and the following day she dragged her
anchor until the cables parted and she
finally went ashore on the 10Th. When
we reached there she had been dragged
a wreck and sold and we took the off,
GERS and crew aboard.
Besides the loss of the Orca and Free
man last fall, an account Of which the
readers of The Call have already had,
the schooner Rosario was the only
other vessel that was crushed in the
ice. The other vessels-the Newport,
Jeanette, Fearless and Belvedere-are
all out and either on their way down
or have continued on their whaling
cruise. The Wanderer, which went
into Herschel Island last fall when she
found she could not get out, was known
to be safe but had not put in an ap-
pearance when we left Cape Smyth on
the 10th of August.
We have aboard Captain Newth Of
the jeanette, who was taken sick at
Cape Smyth and decided to come down.
turning his vessel over to Thomas Ellis,
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CUTTER BEAR BACK FROM THE
ARCTIC WITH RESCUED WF1ALERS


in
the in
Gall Immediately Washington
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RELIEF SHIP
CASTS ANCHOR
IN NEAH BAY


them are in destitute condition, hav-
ing little or no wages coming to them.
and being badly off for clothing. Some
Of them are still wearing skin clothes.
having nothing else, and nearly all are
wearing skin boots. The Bear took up
a supply of underclothes, but she had
no outer clothes on board and although
the officers of the vessel gave all
theirs they could spare, that supply
was inconsiderable. and did not begin
to go round.
When the men came aboard the Bear
after she reached Cape Smyth there
were 119 in all. Twelve of these ex-
changed places with a like number
from the Fearless and eighteen shipped
on other vessels of the whaling fleet
Two shipped on the Morning Light at
Kotzebue Sound. six shipped on some
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ABOARD THE ARCTIC RELIEF
STEAMSHIP BEAR, NEAH BAY,
Wash. Sept. IL, via Port Angeles.-The
Bear has just arrived here on her re-
turn from the expedition for the relief
of the whalinp vessels that were caught
in the ice last fall in the Arctic Ocean.
She has on board Lieutenants Jarvis
and Bertholf and DR.. Call. composing
the relief party, and ninety-one mem
bers of the crews of the vessels that
were wrecked, including the crew of
the schooner Louise j. Kenney, nine
in all. The Kenney was driven ashore
at Point Hope last spring
We are bound for Seattle instead of
San Francisco, as was the departments
intention last fall, when the Bear left
on her trip north, and the shipwrecked
men will be landed there. Most of
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the pack, on August 2, and are now
waiting as patiently as may be. ready
to steam out should occasion offer;
ready to go ashore and wait for the
customary Arctic relief expedition for
the relief of tie first Arctic relief expe-
dition If 1t should turn out that way.
We have a large supply of provisions
on deck, ready to dump them on the ice
If we are crushed. Our propeller is
jammed so that it cannot be moved and
the ship herself is immovably fixed in
the ice. We cannot bulge her an inch
with all the lines we have.
We left st. Michael on july I. Father
Barnum, a Jesuit missionary from the
Yukon River, came with US as guest
of Captain Tuttle. He is on his way to
the States, but before going down he
wished to see something of the north
ern part of Alaska. 1 never knew a
better shipmate than Father Barnum.
On the night of July 8 the icepack
swung In toward the point. The Rosa
rio was fast in the ice and apparently
with good chance of getting out. She
lay about q mile and half to the
southwark and about two miles to the
westward of the Hook off Point Bar
row. Nothing had disturbed her dur
ing the whole winter and spring. But
when the pack ice came in the light ice
outside of her began to pile up and
slide one piece over another. Nearer
and nearer 1t came, silently but ire
sistibly. Then the stern was slowly
raised, the Ice generally sliding under
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who had been first mate Of the Orca,
and Charles Brewer, manager Of Liebes
& Co.'S whaling station at Point Smyth.
We left ST. Michael on August 26,
but we have been delayed by an almost
continuous succession of storms and
head winds and we have had a rough
and rather a long passage down. We
will probably reach Seattle in about
eighteen hours from now.
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THE BEAR ALMOST
LOST IN THE ICE
Imprisoned For Days With
All of the Rescued
WhdIerS Aboard.
Was Caught In the Jam and
DAMAGED. and Preparations
Were Made TO Desert
the Ship.
By Lieutenant John @. Berry. u s. r. c. s

CAMP SMITH. Point Barrow, Aug.
IL. via Victoria, B. c., Sept. 12.-With
all the shipwrecked sailors on board
the Bear is lying jammed in the ice off
Point Barrow as solidly as any Of the
vessels here have been jammed during
the winter. We arrived here on the
26th Of July. got nipped between the
shore ice and the drift, backed up by
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CONTINUED en- Second Page
The sun., 1898-01-23

the great herd. so that they would not break
and scatter and get away from us. Daylight
certainly must have been inspiring as the $4,000
wild, believing cattle rushed down tho Concho
stuck up IKE frsAn so many curling and t%st
Ing caeti and clouds Of dust poured up from
into The & n
My horse was doing his noble best, and
finally, Just as We entered wider ,oe. OK.
cattle 9 and tuTSsd to ths
OF them. 1t meant death to me for my horse to
Being able % TO oatdistance the herd and pt then N
turn and cause the leaders to defect and carry
the back aBe
horse had caught the excitement. and was ex-
ertiIg every muscle in his body to carry me to
limpy % motion to to Els gait. knew ~ Instantly that
hs sna e shi
TO save myself from being trampled to death.
glanced sideways and saw that ] was several
70 get out before the herd reached me-
no slackened speed resolved to take the des
perate chance Of keeping ON until the herd was
% fa 70 sreey ny
alongside. had no more than settled my mind
on this resolve when above tho terrific roar
heard shout. and looking to my right saw
.Pronto,' and he Was ruling like the, wind, His
about all that could be seen Of him was his
high sombrero, which still sat firmly upon his
head despite the swiftness of his riding. In
another. instant. almost. Pronto' rode along;
r keep up with my crippled v,,S Snimsl on.
Of his strong arms he lifted me from my saddle
and placed me behind him on his own horse:
He dug the spurs into the sides of his animal
and turned the latter,s head toward the outer
safe position when the herd OF cattle sped by us.
We stopped and looked at the fleeing animals q
moment, and then Pronto' told me TO dis
mount, for he must stop the stampede. got
off his horse and was weak and limp that
could not say word as Pronto' rode of at full
speed TO get III front OF the stampede. He rode
many miles more. but accomplished his purpose,
and The herd was quickly placed under control:
THAT night around our camp fire told uf
my experience. and how Pronto' had saved
my life. and the Mex lean WAS considerably OF n
hero for tho remainder of the trip. The horse
which was riding was, of course. run down by
the cattle and trampled into a shapeless mass OF
bones and flesh. 'Pronto' has stuck to me ever
since that day; and | might Hdd that have
ranch for over thirty years; and would not
public was offered him.