my]: mm... G GM E a. m ;
scallop BESIGN?
Said That His Family and Friend:
’ Urge Him to Retire.
'THE SECRETARY IGNOREE
Said to Have Been Kept in the Dark in
Regard to Every Step of the De Lom:
Negotiations--Judge Day Likely to Sue
seed Him.
Washington, Feb. 15.—If the wishe:
and entreaties of his family‘ and
friends prevali, John Sherman will re-
sign his position of Secretary of State
at once. -‘\Vashington would not be sur-
prised if he gave up his portfolio with-
in a day or two, although his well-
Rnown perversity may induce him to
remain a few weeks longer.
. The [situation for a long time has
been an embarrassing one for all con-
cerned. It was accentuated by the De
Lorne affair, in which the Cabinet of-
ficer was not consulted at any time.
and was more in the dark as to the
SECRETARY JOHN SHERMAN.
action of the Department than two-
thirds of the people of Washington.
~ This was made painfully evident by in-
terviews and private statements of Mr.
Sherman.
Whatever there may have been in
the illness of the Secretary to justify
having the, affair taken out of his
hands by the President, it is the gen-
eral opinion that he should at least
have been consulted formally. His
friends and family have urged that he
resign as soon as possible after the in-
cident blows over, as comment is be-
coming too strong to be further ig-
nored.
It is common talk in Oflicial circles
that the resignation is expected, and
no pains is taken to deny that it would
relieve the President. Judge Day will
succeed to the position almost certain—
ly-
Gossip 011 the Sherman matter has
extended to the departments, and the
clerks in the State Department build—
ing talk freely of the situation. Local
papers already refer to Assistant Day
as‘.“Secertary Day.”
FALSE REPORT ABOUT SHERMAN.
Nothing to Indicate That the Secretary
Will Resign.
Washington, Feb. 15.—The statement
in a. New York paper that Secretary
John Sherman would resign in a few
days cannot be verified. There is noth-
ing to indicate that he has such an
intention or that any one is urging
him to resign.
The manner in which the Secretary
has been ignored in the De Lome inci—
dent has not worried him appreciably,
although there have been a few occa-
sions when he did not view the matter
with stoicism. At a recent Cabinet
meeting, when he became acquainted
with some important facts for the first
time, he is credited with having de-
clared with much emphasis that infor-
mation of that character should not
have been withheld from him.
In all ordinary matters Mr. Sherman
is satisfied to have the real work per-
formedvby younger men. He under-
stands that this is the President’s de-
sire and believes it is done for the pur-
pose of saving him from unnecessary
worry. He enjoys his duties as they
are and considers them more congenial
than any heretofore allotted to him in
his public career.
United States llIarines Drowned.
LOndon, Feb. 15.—Mail advices from
Colombo, Ceylon, say that Barnes and
King, marines belonging to the United
States cruiser Raleigh, on her way to
China, were drowned during the night
of. January 24. It is supposed they
were trying to swim ashore on a
“lark,” thinking they were able to
scale the breakwater. Finding this
impossible, they shouted for help, and
boats from the Raleigh went to their
assistance. As the boats approached
Barnes the latter sank. Neeley and
McCartney, of the Raleigh’s crew,
dived after Barnes, but failed to
grapple him. King had already dis-
appeared. Their two bodies were re-
covered on Jan. 26.
The Government is Pleased.
W'ashington, Feb. 15.—In administra-
tive circles there is a general feeling
of satisfaction over the outcome of the
contest with the capitalists who plan-
ned to capture the Union Pacific and
Kansas Pacific Railroads at bottom
prices. They had calculated that the
Government would sell out regardless
of» cost, but they were obliged to
“raise” their bid for the Union Pacific
about $8,000,000 and add nearly $4,000,000
to their original offer for the Kansas
Pacific. It is said that the fighting
qualities of former Attorney-General
McKenna had much to do with the
success of the contest.
Withholds $122,000 of City Funds.
Reading, Pa... Feb. 15.——Henry G.
Young, the defaulting City Treasurer,
I I who was removed from office recently,
has refused to transfer to his succes-
sor, John G. Hoffman, $122,000 of city
moneys, and the Council last night di-
rected that if he does not transfer the
cash within twenty-four hours crim-
inal proceedings against him be insti-
tuted. ‘
More Cruisers for Britain.
Clasgow, .Scotland. Feb. 15.—-The
British Government has invited ten-
lit.» l'or four first-class armored cruis-
- ”5.21.000 horse-power, and slightly
ire-s tonnage than the Powerful. The
' Powerful is of 14.200’ton/s displacement.
CLARA nulls FATE
about $15,000,000.
Late Report Ganfirms News of
Her Loss. '
SIXTY-EIGHT LIVES ' LOST
The Vessel Caught Fire in Berner Bay
and Was Blown to Pieces-«Her Seattle
Owners Still Cling to _the hope That
the Ship Is Safe. -
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 16.-—-Definite news
of the loss of the steamer Clara Ne-
vada arrived yesterday. There is rea-
son to believe that of her crew of twen-
ty—eight and her forty passengers not
one escaped. The vessel caught fire
off Seaward City and then blew up in
the presence of many people on the
beach.
The Clara Nevada left Dyea and
Skaguay Saturday, Feb. 5, for Juneau,
on her home trip. In Berner Bay,
about thirty miles south of Skaguay,
she was seen by the residents of Sea-
ward City to be on fire.
While the long wharf at Berner Bay
was crowded with spectators of the
awful scene, a loud report was heard,
which resembled the bursting of boil-
ers, and like a flash the vessel sank
out of sight. The sea was rough at
the time, and a furious gale was blow-
ing. '11: is thought the steamer was
trying to make Berner Bay for shel-
ter.
Signaled by the Rosalie.
Seattle, Wash” Feb. 16.——W. R. Daly,
one of the crew of the steamer Rosalie,
which arrived here Monday night from \
‘Alaska does not
think the steamer
Clara Nevada is lost. He said the
Rosalie passed the Clara Nevada last
Wednesday morning, Feb. 9, near Ju-
near, for which place she was headed.
The Clara Nevada answered the R0-
salie’s signal and passed on sccm‘ingl;
in no trouble.
Does Not Believe Report.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 16.—W. W. Mc-
Guire, one of the owners of the Clara
Nevada, says that in the absence of
further confirmatory news he believes
the report of the steamer’s loss untrue.
On Feb. 3 Purser Beck wrote from
Juneau as follows:
“Arrived here at 6 a. m., after a very
windy trip from Wrangel. W'ill arrive
at Skaguay Friday night and start
home Sunday morning, Feb. 6.” .
“It will be noticed,” said Mr. Mc-
Guire, “that the Clara Nevada is re-
ported to be due at Juneau on her re-
turn trip Feb. 26. Purser Beck, in his
letter, says they would not start from
Skaguay till Feb. 6.”
Capt. Lewis and Purser Beck.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 16.—-Capt. II. C.
Lewis, of the steamer Clara Nevada,
has been in the employ of the O. R.
and N. Co. and the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company for twenty years,
and, at different times, he has com—
manded the steamers George W'. Elder,
Williamette, the Idaho and the Michi-
gan. Last August he attempted to
take the stern wheel steamer Eugene
from this city to St. Michael’s, but met
disaster on Vancouver Island.
G. Foster Beck, purser, and one of
the owners of the Clara Nevada, is one
of the best known young men in this
city, having lived here the greater part
of his life. He was about 28 years of
age, and is the son-in—law of Mrs. R.
L. Hawtorne, the wealthiest woman in
Portland.
Courtesy to British Police.
Vancouver, B. C., Feb. Iii—There
has been some talk that the United
States authorities would refuse to al-
low Inspector Primrose, with twenty-
six men belonging to the Northwest
mounted police, to land at VVrangel,
en route to establish a post on the
Stickeen River. Hon. Edwin Dudley.
United States Consul, who telegraphed
to Washington to this effect, has re— ,
ceived a reply from Assistant Score--
tary Day, that President McKinley
had desired that the police might pass
through United States territory bear-
ing arms. -
Terrible Blizzard Raging.
Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 8 (Via. Seattle,
VVash., Feb. 16).—During the last four
days a terrible blizzard has been rag—
ing along the coast from the head of
Lynn Canal to Fort Wrangel. Ac-
counts differ as to the number of the
blizzard’s victims, varying from sev—
enteen to twenty-seven. There is no
means at present of getting at the
facts.
A Kuskanook lil order.
Nelson, B. C., Feb. Ill—The steamer
from Kuskanook, a new town'at the
head of Kootenai Lake, formerly Goat
River Landing, has brought down the
body of Dennis Connors, who was mur~
dered on Sunday night by a man
named Doyle. Without any provoca—
tion Doyle drew a revolver, and point-
ing it at Connors, said: “Dig up or
I’ll shoot you." Connors replied:
“Fire away.” Doyle immediately fired
and Connors fell dead. Doyle escaped.
Rich Strike in California.
Bedding. Cal, Feb. 16.—Another rich
strike is reported as having been made
in the Blue Jay Mine at Morrison
Gulch, a tributary of Coffee Creek,
Trinity County, by the Graver Broth-
ers. The new pocket is said to be
worth $60,000. It will be remembered
that a $40,000 strike by the Graver
Brothers caused a. rush to Coffee Creek
last summer.
Another Klondike Vessel Lost.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 16.—The bark
Coloma, Captain Mattson, with lumber
for Dutch Harbor, Alaska, is reported
to have been lost, with her entire crew.
Mrs. Winchester Dying.
New Haven, Feb. Iii—Mrs. Oliver F.
‘Winchester, widow of the founder of
the Winchester Repeating Arms Com-
pany, the largest factory for arms and
ammunition in America, is dying. Her
physical powers have been failing
gradually for several months, and the
physicians believe that she will never
regain consciousness. She is 91 years
old, and was formerly Miss Jane
Davies. She gave Winchester Hall,
valued at $200,000, to Yale in 1894, and
her property is estimated as worth
It is the largest es-
tate in Connecticut. . ' -.. _
THE oooAlNE. HABIT.
IS SUPERSEDING THE OPlllM HABIT—1‘
' ITS TERRIBLE EFFECTS.
Seemingly the “’orst Narcotic Habit a
Person Cam to—It
Kills Absolutely All Sense of Self. {o'-
Becoxne Addicted
spect and Decency.
An article in the New Orleans Times-
Democrat says: Opium smoking, “hit-
ting the pipe,” as it is called, is prac-
tically a thing of the past. It is a
question if there is within the boun-
daries of New Orleans a room where
a stranger can go for indulgence in
the oriental vice. Of course, as long
as there are “fiends” in the city, and
these fiends have money enough .to
rent a room and buy an outfit, there
will be opium smoking, but so vigilant
(are the police that “joints” are practi—
cally unknown. .
Never a vice was killed, though, that
another did not spring up in its place
Cocaine has superseded opium, and it
is a question if cocaine is not
doing more harm to-day than Opium
ever did. Indulgence in the cocaine
habit is cheap. There is no stove
need-ed, no needle, no long pipe. You
can take cocaine in whisky, you can in-
hale the white powder, or you can use
it hypodermically. Any one of the
three methods insures forgetfulness-
and recklessness. Cocaine is dreamily
maddening, it intoxicates, it deadens
heartaches and bodily pains. Ten
cents worth of cocaine will last.most
victims of the habit one to two days.
Its extreme cheapness puts it within
the reach of the most poverty-strick-
en.
The police realize what harm the co-
caine habit is doing, and. are making
every effort to stamp it out. They are
making slight headway, though. Not
a day passes but that from four to ten
shattered wrecks of humanity, devotees
of the drug, do not drag their tremb-
ling forms from the prisoners’ pen and
take their medicine from the recorders
in the shape of fines and imprisonment.
When they have worked out their sen-
tence they surrender themselves again
to the benumbingly .delightful vice
without the slightest delay.
“The cocaine habit,” said a police of-
ficer, who had just been‘dealing with
an ha‘bitue of the drug, “is responsible
for more crime, for more immorality,
and for more degradation than any of
the standard evils. Of course, it is
against the law to sell the stuff, and
any one caught in the act would be bit-
terly prosecuted, but there is no getting
at the facts. There are too many drug-
gists who are ready to violate the law
for the profit there is in it. No reputa-
ble druggist will furnish the drug, but,
as detection is impossible, and there is
big money in selling the stuff in spite
of its comparative cheapness, a cocaine
fiend neverhas any trouble in gratify-
ing his appetite. .
“You can take cocaine anywhere. A‘
pinch of the stuff on the back of the
thumb 'nail, a sniff and the drug is at
work. I suppose'cccaine is mostly ta.-
ken this way. Inveterate users of the
drug, I believe, get, sooner or later, to
using the ‘hypo.’ I remember not long
ago when we arrested a. hoodlum and
cocaine fiend and locked ‘him up for
creating a disturbance and using vile
language. We searched him at the sta-
tion and took away his syringe and
supply of cocaine. When the effect of
the drug already in his system wore
off he gave way to hysterical grief.
Tough as he was, he wept and begged
and prayed for his accustomed instru-
ment and its deadly load. We re—
i‘usedto give-him back his belongings.- 4
“He grew hysterical, and at last we
thought it safer to telephone to the
Charity Hospital for instructions. We
were told that it would ‘be dangerous.
to keep him without the drug.
“I carried the fellow the syringe and
some cocaine. He danced and shouted
for joy. Dissolving about a grain of
the drug in a teaspoonful of water, he
rolled up his sleeve. The marks left
by previous injections were so thick
that it was impossible for him to find
a spot big enough to allow the inser-
tion of the needle. The other sleeve
was mild up. Therewasthesameresult.
At last it was necessary to insert the
needle point in the man’s right thigh,
where there was an unpunctured spot
the size of a dime. The man’s skin
looked as if he was suffering from
smallpox. It was a horrible sight. I
believe he has sincedied. I never
knew until then how awful the use of
the drug was.
“In my opinion the worst result of
the cocaine habit, is that it absolutely
kills all sense of self-respect and de-
cency. Its users have no morals, no
consciences. There is no depth too low
for them to'dive into to procure the;
money for supplying themselves with
the drug.”
' press and subjected to a. strong pres-
Masses Still Sung for Napoleon.
In several of the parish churches of
France masses are still sung for the
repose of Napoleon’s soul. In the great
Cathedral of Notre' Dame, for example,
113 masses are sung for Napoleon. every j
year. One legacy from an old soldier
provides for 104 masses during the
year, and the services are observed
with the greatest fidelity.
“’ifelv Interpretations.
Husband——Well, dear, did you notice
that I came home early last night?
Wife—Yes; and I noticed in this
morning’s paper that the new apparat-g
us, for heating the club rooms would,
not be. in working order before to-
night—Chicago Post.
Homerun—Say, Mugsy, yer gotter
lal-ze (lat guy off first base. _
Managerf—Wot’s do matter wid him? .
l-lomerun—Why, he’s bow-legged, an’
dc runners slide right t'roug‘h lull-
New York Journal. ' - -
1'.
. Louis Republic.
.
Enthusiastic Report of a
Worcester Woman.
Mrs. L. J. Kirby, 280 Park avenue,
Vl’or'ceStei', who has suffered intensely
for several years with a terrible case
of nasal and pharyngeal, catarrh, and
chronic ulcerated sore throat says:—
“I have had the catarrh for only
about three years, it all coming on af-
ter a severe attack of the grip, but it
had progressed so rapidly that. it- had
becOme one of the worst cases I ever
knew about. Words cannot describe
what I have suffered from it A friend
who had tried and obtained great re-
lief from California Catarrh Cure rec-
ommended it to me and I sent. and got
a bottle and commenced using it. I am
now using my second bottle, which is
the dollar size, and I could shout its
praises all day long, that each and
every one suffering from catarrh in any
form might. obtain relief, for I have
had all the symptoms and know where-
of I speak. I had not been able to smell
a thing, or get anything through my
nostrils for over two years unt1l I
used California Catarrh Cure, and it
has stopped the dr0pping' into my
throat and onto the "stomach, which
had caused me so much trouble hawk-
ing, spitting, etc. I had a very bad ul—
cerated sore throat, which it has cured
entirely. One ulcerated sore ate my
right tonsil all out, n0w it has all filled
up again. I had been under specialists’
treatment at the Worcester Hospital
for three months, but my throat grew
worse instead of better. I can now
speak loud enough to be heard across
the street, While beforc using Califor-
nia. Catarrh Cure my voice had grown
very husky and my throat pained me
all the time. I could enumerate many
more ways in which 0. C. C. has helped,
me, but the above must prove to any
one that this is truly the most wonder-
ful remedy of the nineteenth century,
and no one can say too much in its
praise.”
All druggists, 50 cents; three times
as much for one dollar.
WHAT WOMEN'C'AN DO. "
They Evidently Carry Much Influence in
the Political Circle.
Presidents have not been fortunate
in nominating members of their Cab-
inets to the United States Supréme
bench. Twice since the war the San-
ate has refused to confirm the nomi-
nation of an Attorney-General to be a.
Justice. One nomination of a Cabinet
officer to the bench led to a. grievous
scandal, which is part of the history of
Washington official life. The nomina-
tion was no sooner made than there
began to circulate anonymous letters
intended to effect the rejection. These
letters were sent to Senators and to
members of the Supreme Court. They
did not impugn the character of the
Cabinet officer who had been nomina-
ted. They assailed his wife. They
contained charges such as if true must
array the other Justices and their fam-
ilies against the proposed member.
The Supreme Court circle is as much
a. part of Washington society as the
Supreme Court is of Washington ofil-
cial life. A nominee for the bench
fares badly at the hands of the Senate
if he or his wife is persona non grata.
to the court or the court circle. Sena-
tors listen to the judgment of the Jus-
tices upon the qualifications of the man
who is about to join them if confirmed.
These anonymous letters were as vilo
and vengeful as only a. woman could
make them. They were traced by a.
third woman, who prided herself on
her detective powers, to the, socially
jealous wife of another member of the
Cabinet. To this day no one can tell
how far those letters exercised influ-
ence in the rejection which followed.—
St.‘ Louis Globe-Democrat.
PAPER HORSESHOES. -.._._-.
Said to be Stronger and Better Than
Thole Made from Iron.
Paper horseshoes are now being used
by some blacksmiths. The horse-shoe-
ers themselves are not responsible
for the innovation, but it is due to
some of the owners of fine horsefiesh,
who supply the paper shoes to the far-
riers, who fasten them to the horses’
boots with nails in the usual manner.
The horseshoes are made of paper im-
pregnated with oil or turpentine to
make them waterproof. The shoes are
the invention of a German. They are
now being made, however, by an East-
ern firm, which is finding a ready sale
for them among owners of fine horse<
fiesh. After being saturated with oil
or turpentine ,the paper is glued to- '
gether in thin layers with a. cement
which does not become brittle when
drying, being a mixture of Venetian
turpentine, powdered chalk, linseed oil
and lacquer. The holes through which
the nails are driven to fasten the
shoes .to the hoof are stamped
through the paper when moist. Then
the shoe is placed under a. hydraulic
sure.
When fitting the shoe to the hoof it
can be filed or planed to fit as snugly
asmay be necessary. The shoes made
of paper are said to be stronger and
better than those of iron, just as car
. wheels of paper are superior to those
of iron. Another advantage claimed
is that a horse wearing paper shoes is
not likely to slip when traveling on
slippery roads.
The Old—est Lock in Existence.
“The oldest lock in existence is the
one which formerly secured one of
the doors of Nineveh,” says the St.
“It is a gigantic af-
fair, and the key to it, which is as
large as one man can conveniently
carry, reminds one of the Scriptural
reference to such instruments being
carried on the. shoulder. The exact
words are, ‘And the key to the house
of David I will lay upon his shoulder.-
The key to the lock from Nineveh is
nearly. three and a. half feet in length.
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ICE BREAKING UP IN‘THE YUKON: . ' I ' »
Wealth of the Klondike-
Shrcwd Investors Arc Sure Winners.
Thejosepb Ladue Gold Minin and evelo ment Com an
of Yukon, finding opportunity for thegextrenlgly profllable use ofladd'l:
tional working capital in connection with its transportation business, the
Company now oifer for investment a limited amount of its new six per
cent. preferred stock.
PRO RATA‘ DIVISION OF ALL SURPLUS EARNINGS.
Joseph Ladue was the pioneer of the Klondike.
“ “ was_the founder of Dawson City.
obtained a monopoly of the adjacent timber lands.
purchased the original quartz discovery in the Klondike .
thought to be the “Mother Lode." ‘
established the only saw-mill in the Klondike district.
controls the Canadian patent ’on Dawson City.
Mr. Ladue came east with this basic wealth and interested the most conservative
andhlghest classiof financiers, forming one of the strongest and most ower-ful com-
panies yet organized. HIS Klondike placer claims of 500 feet each, “ other Lode”
Quartz, property on Gold Bottom Creek, saw-mill plant, timber rights, and some of
the best lots in Dawson City have been turned over to the above company.
The above company has since purchased the
Fine Passenger S.S. “ MORGAN CITY,"
300 feet long, 2,500‘ tons burden, and carrying capacity for 750 passengers,which will
operate between San Francrsco _or Seattle and Skaguay up to about the rst of June,
when she will. be put in commissmn to St. Michaels in connection with four river boats
and four,or more freight scows on the Yukon River.
11 the valuable assets of the company are behind this stock and investors are
assured of ample protection. ,
Price of preferred stock $10.00 per share, payable 50 per cent on application and
balance on allotment of shares. (Right reserved to withdraw stock Without notice.)
' Subscriptions for the stock should be sent to
W. H. SPOONER, Agent for R. I. and Conn., 146 Westminster St., Providence, R. I.
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Freight received from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. Upon application to the agents, the
City of Norwalk, Eagle and Vulcan will be sent for special lots of freight any
where in New York or its vicinity. ' ' » .
All persons are forbid trusting any of the employees of the boats of this line
“on account of the owners thereof.
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