Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-06
A Steamship has a Hard
Time.
The DESIGN FOR new COINS.
Double Lynching, A Bad Mar,
From Nebraska, Railroad Train
Robbed, They May Strike,
Caught in Time, Largest U. S.
Suit, State and Foreign News,
etc., etc.
PECULIAR FRAUD.

PECULIAR FRAUD.
NEW YORK, Nov. g. John
King, respectable citizen Of BiooI
lyn, was arrested Wednesday nigl
at the request of the Boston polio
The charge against King is a pecu
lar one, involving him, as ALLEGED
in a fraudulent transaction, froi
which so far as known he neitht
has received nor expected persons
eain. Some months ago, a friend ,
King dying with consumption, bciu
at that time in the last stages of th
disease, applied to the Boslo
branch of the New York Life IL
surance company for a policy o
$1,000 on his life. Knowing that il
his condition it would be impOssibl
for him to pass the examination o
get the policy, he arranged with hi
friend to impersonate him and issu'
the certificate in his name. Thii
was successfully accomplished, a,
,lleged by King, and the polio,
ecured without the company's sus
pecting that any fraud had beel
nerpetrated upon them. In du,
course of time the sick man died
and demand was made on th,
company for the payment of tho
policy, which, as everything ap
peared right, was paid, the amoun
being turned over to the dead man,
widow. Recently the Boston man.
ager discovered that all was not a.
t should be, and the matter wa
investigated, with the result tha
the fraud was discovered and war
cant issued for Kings arrest.
HAD A HARD TINE,
SEATTLE, Nov. 6.-The steamer
which sailed from
Portland on Oct. 81, arrived her,
asst night after terrible experience
If five days in the raging sea. Hel
Iulwarks are forne away and sb'
vas badly battered. She made tw,
attempts to get back to Astoria, but |
vas unsuccessful. Her engines
'roke down, and she rolled for
ime in the trough of the sea, ship
ing large amount of water. The
waves smashed in her bulwarks il
he port side, aud the water swep'
yer her deck and flowed down int,
he steerage, carrying some of tn,
oal which was piled forward on hel
Ieck along with it.
The steamer started from Port
and on Saturday evening carrying
fifty tons of coal forward on hel
eek. lust rs she passed out of the
Mouth of the Columbia river, Sun
ay evening, she encountered a
errilic southeast gale but she held
er course until about sixty miles of
ne bar. About o'clock in the
forming the packing blew out of the
ngines, but it took only about ten
linutes to fix 1t. The vessel got IN
ne trough of the sea, and she rolled
terribly that every moment seem
to be the last. The water, which
as sweeping over her deck, was
owing down in her steerage carry [
e portion of the coal along with q
Captain Moody called on the 8
eerage passengers to come up aud [
ovel off coal or all would be lost 2
ley obeyed. The coal was shovel. I
off into the bunkers; the engines
ere placed in order again, and she
as turned head on, until finally I
Ie began to leak. 1t was then fear.
she would not have coal enough
r the trip, and she was headed
Ick for Astoria again. !
On reaching the mouth Of the :
Dlumbia river the sea was rolling !
that Captain Moody would not
'nture in, but put to sea again.
his was Monday evening, aud ON ,
lesday evening he made another
tempt to cross the bar, but it was
o foggy, so he started for the sound
get coal. She kept her course
ltll last Tuesday night, when she
lcountered another heavy gale and
nd to lie head on until Wednesday
ornlng. Her engines broke down
lesday night, and II took TIVE
ours to fix them. "Wednesday
orning she headed for Destruction
land, and missed 1t about II mile.
ne passed the cape "Wednesday
'ening in very heavy seas.
Capt. Moody said that had she
zen an hour later he believes she I
sver would have been heard from I
,ain. The passengers say that the
'ssel went to sea wholly unpre-
'red. Her matches were not fastened
'wn, and she had no sails To carry
case OF emergency. All the ]
Issengers are talking ofleavlng her /
I'd taking another steamer to San |
'ancisco. As soon as she takes /
al she will put to sea again. I
THE NEW COIN.
WASHINGTON, Nov. e. Under a
Q authority Il the act of congress, a
proved September 2s, 1890, the
rector OF the mint has prepared |
w design for silver coin, which
8 been approved ~ the secretary
the treasury. The design Is in. n
lded for half do'lsrs, qua,ters aud !
mes. On the obv, rse facs Of the Il
n is female head representative a
liberty lOokinU 10 fha riahl ..,ffl,