Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-05-15


rotary of War, gives an opinion that the en-
rOllment before the proclamation and orders
mentioned in the act of April %, 1872, does
not preclude a claim for bounty where COM
pany or regiment was mustered into the mill
tary prior to July 90. 1861, under said proc
lamation and orders
Terrible Ship-wrcck.
LONDON, May s-The Eagle line steamer
Sc.6ller, Capt. Thomas. which sailed from
New York April 2Sth, for Hamburg. by the
way of Plymouth, and Chcrbourg, has been
wrecked off Scilly Isles.
New YORK, May GA Herald cable spec
ial from London, May 9th, says: All day long
details of the Schiller disaster have been
coming to the London Office from the HeUld's
correspondents at PenZancc, the courteous
American consular agent at Scilly Islands,
Mr.. Muxton, and ordinary London sources.
Unfortunately no more persons are reported
to be saved. Bodies are constantly being
picked up. The total number of lives lost is
81. The HemlU correspondents succeeded
in interviewing Mr.. Polcman second officer
of the Schiller, and Henry Stern and Mr..
Frham, frst-class passengers. From their
narrative they gather that the voyage was
moderately good until May 4th. The last
three days 1t was impossible to take observa.
tions. The ship was out of her course half
a mile at the time of the catastrophe. Captain
Thomas was on deck night and day four en-
tire days. At o'clock on the evening of the
9TH there was dense fog the sails were taken
in, the engine put on half speed, and fog
bells used. Bishops light was unseen,
though only half mile distant. The dark
ness was intense at the time. Most of the
male passengers had not retired, and the
| usual rush for the boats was made, but nearly
all the boats were STAYED. One boat, with a
few sailors, left the ship, cowardly refusing
aid. Two boats were saved The captain
endeavored to compel obedience by firing his
revolver over their heads. During the two
hours six cannon shots were fired, when the
powder dampened. Distress signals, rockets
and blue lights were unanswered. At mid
4 night the fog lifted in minute, revealing the
| lighthouse. Waves were sweeping the decks,
and carrying away victims. AT 2 o'clock the
deck house, with women and children, was
swept away. Cries and shrieks of victims
were heartrending Then followed CHASTITY
silence. Aft the smoke.stack fell, crushing
some of the boats, and two others were
carried away The remainder followed the
captain to the forward bridge. Each sue
cceding wave took fresh victims. Some
sought refuge in the mainmast and some else
where. AT 3 o'clock the captain and two
other officers were on the bridge The
captain descended for moment to render
aid and was swept away Thus persisted q
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about ten persons were clinging to the rig
ging of the manmast and 30 that of the fore
mast The ship had careencd, her yards
touching the water, and the tide was rising.
At o'clock the fog again lifted. The sur
vivors shouted, but their cries were unavail-
ing. At Z o'clock the mainmast. and at Is
minutes to 8, the foremost both iron, fell.
Then two of the st. Agnes boats came and
rescued a few who managed to keep aft. 1t
was reported yesterday there were 1O3 women
on board. The survivors were taken to-day
| from PcnZance to Plymouth, whence they
will be sent forward to Hamburg, where the
greatest excitement prevails. 1t is asserted
that life.saving belts were issued to the
women. 1t is certain most of the passengers
found none. An order was given that the
| first boat take the women and children. This
boat capsized. POLICEMAN says seven boats
were launched, and only two lived. The
others STAYED and swamped at once. Cries
for help lasted until 3 o'clock. The last
voice heard was that of little child in the
cabin 1t is not probable boats could have
lived ever if successfully filled. The whole
number saved is A, and 30 bodies recovered.
Miners go to Work Armed.
WnKsBARRE, Pa, May 11.-About thirty
men went to work in Hutchinson's mine this
morning. They marched from their houses
| in a body and were armed with rifles and re-
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followed them with threats and imprccations,
and were only deferred from violence by the
| weapons of the wOrkmen. The women
! were particularly bitter with invcctivcS and
at one point in the march nearly precipitsted
u conflict. Threats were made to have II
crowd this evening, when the men come out
of the mine, large enough to mob. them.
Through fear the authorities were called up.
on this morning by Hutchinson for protec-
| ton, and O posse is now being raised to 30 to
! Kingston this afternoon.
Fatal Result of Newspaper Quarrel.
} HUNTINaToN, Pa, May 11.-At Leaven-
worth, Kansas, last night, William Embry,
editor of the appeal, shot and fatally wound.
ed Colonel ID. b. Anthony, editor of the
Times. There was newspaper quarrel be-
tween them over matters connected with the
! Typographical Union, Last night they met
| in the entrance of the opera house, and be-
gan quarrel. which eliminated in Anthony
striking Embry in the face, and the latter
| firing three shots from a revolver at Anthony,
two of which took effect. The affair pro-
duccd intense excitement, the opera house
being crowded with people witnessing JAN
anscheck's rendition of Deborah. Embry
was arrested and committed to Jail. Colonel
Anthony was postmaster of Leavenworth,
and Is brother of Susan b Anthony.
| VIM. 8. King Indicted for Perjury.
| other Indictments.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE grand jury
came into court to-day to present true bills
against VIM. g. King for perjury, in having,
on the 22d February, 1874, sworn before the
committee of Congress that he had never re-
ceived dollar to assist in procuring an ap.
preparation for the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company: Jerome j. Hines four cases, for
Offering brides to government officers to'in-
fuence their actions in mail contracts: II, b.
Gill, g. A. Thompsou, B. T. Luckett and t.
j. Lagcnby, for obtaining warrants by false
pretences and conspiracy to defraud, and G.
IL. Thompson, for forgery. Harrington,
counsel for King, was preseat, and said King
would appear when called on, and asked
that no bench warrant be issued in his case.
| The court assented
| The Hayden Insurrcctlon Ended.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May G.--Letter advices
from Portrau'Prince are to the effect that the
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