Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-15
The Maggie ROss---A Religious
Crank.
THE RAILWAY TELEGRiPHERS STRIKE
Query Withdraws, From Canada,
China and the Worlds Fair, Com
mitted Suicide, Lynch Law.For-
eign and State News Etc.
IN TaE SENATE.

nouuced the appointment Of Sena
tor Morrill, rs regent Of the Smiths
nan Institute to All vacancy.
Among the bills introduced and re
erred were the following: For the
purchase of a site for building for
,upreme court United States. For
bronze statue TO Christopher
Columbus In Washington. To pro
mote and encourage the display OF
he flag Of the United States.
THE GILLIAN lMBROGLIo.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. l5.-Consui
MeCreery has special means OF
showing what is transpiring in
chill government circles, because he
probably the only American in
she country who can go where he
pleases and when lie pleases. He
mas lived so long in Chill as to- he
Utmost considered a Chilian, and his
domestic relations with the people
where he lives, as every one knows,
are extremely close. All will b,
activity again at the navy yards
and many dispatches have beei
cent to Mare Island. In answer to
one of these urgent telegrams came
the response, it ls said, that the
Monterey could be prepared for sea
in sixty days providing her armor
was put OH at once. This shows
that 1t Is proposed to waste no time
In preparing for action, and naval
men say great anxiety Is expressed
to have the Pncific coast protected
as so N as possible. The construc
ton of the eight, ten and twelve
inch guns ordered by the govern
ment some time ago is also being
watched with impatlence, and the
first ten will be sent to San Fran
cisco when finished, it being the
intention to construct the carriages
on the coast, If that can be done.
These guns will be planted at the
entrance to San Francisco harbor,
and an effort will be made to pro
vide for the protection of San Diego
bay at the same time, these two
points being most exposed.
THE MAGGIE ROSS.
MARsHFIELD, Or, Dec. 15.-The
schooner Annie Gee, which has
been lying outside Coos bay for
the past five days, arrived In this
city in tow at noon today. The
following account of the brave battle
for life of Captain George Marshall
and his crew of the steamer Maggie
Ross by II. Bokland, one of the
three seamen rescued from the Ross
by the Annie Gee,
As we showed around Cape Arago
light on Sunday night, the storm
struck us with great fury, blowing
away the sails. From that time we
were at the mercy of the gale, and
every wave dashed over the vessel.
The next day at IL o'clock we cut
away a deck load Of lumber which
carried houses and everything with
1t. Steward Annesen was killed
Tuesday, being crushed by the lower
house. Both of the ships boats
were stove in and unseaworthy.
The Annie Gee came up with lie
Tuesday morning and sent out her
boat, which five of us including the
captain aud engineer, managed to
reach, not, however, until the
second mate was lost overheard,
Two of us had both legs broken and
the Others of the boat had been lost.
The captain and engineer at their
request were for the third time re-
turned to the Ross, prefering to
chance their lives on board the
disabled vessel than In the frail
ships boat. ~ will take my chances
aboard the ship, ,"were the last words
Of Captain Marshall, and 80 we left
them, with one man dead on the
deck, one overheard, and several
others seriously wounded. With
pieces of fenoeboards we managed
10 pick up we struggled for hours
with our boat filling and almost
sinking, until we were finally
picked up by the Annie Gee.
Captain Marshall seemed TO be
more anxious for the safety Of the
crew than for himself. II Is possi-
bic that they constructed raft, as
that was talked Of as a last resort, /
although lack of material aud |
their crippled condition may have
prevented this. There Is yet a
chance for them, but there is little
hope. Henry Berntsen and Hans
Andersen, the two injured seamen,
are now lying In the marine hospital
here, each having both legs broken,
but they will probable recover.
A RELIGIOUS cRANK.
PiqTsBUR0, Dee. l5,-1nquiry at
ii ,mestoad, a suburb Of Plttsburg,
shows that Charles William Hogg,
who was arrested at Washington
lat Friday for annoying President
Harrison, N crank OF very large
ideas. He came TO Homestead last
spring and remained until Septem.
Der. He did not seek employment,
and seemed 10 have enough the
society Of the clergymen OF the
lowo and unfolded 20 them the
.ahaine which WAS nnnermOat In hla