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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-13
IN A FEARFUL GALE.
Awful Voyage of the Ship Scot
tiSh DaIes.
Her Masts Were Torn Away, the
Crew Mutinied and the Bal.
last Shifted.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. Dec. 12.-The
steamer Bertha. from Unalaska, brought
the British ship Scot Dales of Liver
pool. Captain Timothy Mccarthy. into
port Tonight partly dismantled. The ship
was bound from San francisco TO Port
land 10 load wheat for Europe.
She left the former port December 2.
and three days later, ahead of moderate
gales, reached the Columbia River.
Thursday and Friday the gale increased to
a hurricane. which created a heavy sea.
Saturday the gale was composed of a sue
cession of bursting squalls, which tore her
sails into tatters and brought down the
foretopmast and all the tore yards and
main upper yards.
The crew became frightened and wanted
to abandon the vessel and take to the
boats. Saturday night the gale continued
with unabated fury and the ship, Iaboring
heavily. strained her hull. Sunday morn
ing the gale subsidized and calm ensued.
leaving the ship rolling in fearful seas.
Suddenly her ballast shifted to the star
board side, badly injuring three men. The
port anchor and thirty fathoms of chain
were dropped overheard as drag to keep
the vessels head TO the sea. Later the
anchor and chain were lost and she went
over on her beam ends. mountainous seas
sweeping her decks, and the only way the
crew could handle the vessel was to lash
themselves to stationary objects. By
trimming the ballast she righted some
what, and then the storm came on again.
carrying away more of the rigging.
The officers and crew mutinied. They
refused to obey their captains commands
and attempted to leave the ship in the
boats. Captain Mccarthy armed himself
and. single-handed. prevented them from
leaving the ship. On several occasions
the vessel was close ashore and In immi-
nent danger of drifting on the rocks,
Twice she got inside the ightship at the
Columbia River bar, when snow began
falling and the increasing gale drove her
out to sea.
Yesterday morning she headed toward
the Straits of Juan de Fuca, but was un-
able to make the cape. In trying to launch
boat one man was dashed against the
side of the ship and killed. Drifting past
Flattery. the ship was slowly going toward
the Vancouver shore, when the steamer
Bertha hove in sight and took her in tow
at o'clock last night.
The Scottish Dales presents dilapidated
appearance. The damage. excepting a
claim for salvage by the Bertha, amounts
to $4,000.
Captain Mccarthy, who has been to sea
over thirty years. says the storm was the
severest he ever experienced.
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HANGED BY A MOB.
Lynching Party at Fort
Jones.
AN INDIAN THE VICTIM.
For a Murder Committed Last
Thursday.
SUSPENDED FROM A DERRICK.
The Perpetrators Then Dispersed
and Left No Clew Behind
Them.

FORT JONES, Dec. 12-William Dean,
the Indian who murdered William Bare
mare at Happy Camp last Thursday, was
brought here yesterday by Consta Bile
Dixon of Happy Camp, on the way to
Yreka. where Dean had been committed
to the County jail to await trial before
the Superior Court on the charge of mur-
der.
At about o'clock this morning dozen
masked men went to the Fort Jones Hotel,
where the constable and Dean were stay
inc, and broke open the door of the room
where the men were and demanded the
murderer. The constable made an st-
tempt to resist, but he was soon overcome
by the mob. which disarmed him and took
Dean out of bed.
They tied the prisoner hand and foot,
and telling the constable if be made any
disturbance they would kill him, they
carried Dean about 200 yards down the
main street TO where there was a derrick.
used for carrying material upon newly
constructed building, fastened a rope
around his neck and swung him up.
The mob waited for a short while to
make sure ne was dead, then they quickly
disappeared, and this morning when the
OltILSAo VI Eu1l OOUco ROL t06Y
saw sight they will not soon forget-the
dead body of Dean swinging in the air,
where it remained until about o'clock,
when it was cut down by the Coroner Of
this county.
There is no slew to the mob, as the work
was done in quiet and determined man.
ner, and as soon as it was over they dis
appeared. leaving no trace behind them.
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had bad reputation, and while the crime
be suffered for was not done here the ac-
tion of the mob has the approval of many
law-abiding citizens.
The verdict of the Coroner's jury this
afternoon was that Dean came TO his death
at the hands of parties unknown.
This was the first lynehing in this part
OF the county, but many crimes have been
committed lately. and it seems that the
citizens have determined to put stop to
suGIl acts.
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A GANG OF THUGS
Killed Miss uing for Insurance
Money!


MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 1.-THE Jourpal
says there are pro baby more arrests to
come in the Cling murder case. From the
first 1t has been regarded as well nigh in
credible that Harry Hayward, used he
was to playing for high stakes, man who
had often placed $1,000 on the turn of a
card. should enter into a conspiracy
against this girls life for share of oplv
$4,000 insurance. 1t has been considered
of paramount importance that the man
who sent note to Miss Cling on the morn.
ing of the murder from the West
Hotel should be identified. The view ha,
been taken that this man was acommercial
traveller who had nothing to do with the
tragedy whatever, but in such an event it
would cost the AN nothing to set at rest
the doubt on the subject of his identity and
purpose of sending that note. The fact
hat he has not come forward has inspired
the authorities with belief that he had an
important connection with the case. II
has leaked out that the sender of that note
has been iden titled 10 the satisfaction of
detectives and that his arrest is Iikely to
occur ct any moment.
Hayward had a greater incentive than
has hithe rto been supposed in desiring the
death of Catherine Cling. The young
woman is said. On very good authority, TO
have had five insurance policies instead of
two. and each of them was for $1,000
Three other persons besides Hayward were
in the plan for bringing about her cath,
and these men have not yet been taken in
TO custody. One of them is the man of
dark complexion who sent Miss Cling
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CLOSE TO PEKING.
Unchecked Advance of the
Japs.
ONE MORE VICTORY WON.
Chinese Fled the Field in Wild
Disorder.
ONE CONDITION OF A PEACE.
Officials Who Offered Money Re-
wards for Japanese Heads Must
Be Given Up.
MORE VICTORY WON.
ONE CONDITION OF A PEACE.

TIENTsIN, Dec. 12.-The Japanese have
landed in force fifty miles north of Shan
hai-kwan. All is reported quiet at
Wu-Hr.
LONDON, Dec IA dispatch to the
Central News from Antong says that the
Japanese division on Monday. December
10, defeated the Chinese near Kin-Kwa-
Hu. The Chinese lost 100 killed. and a
large number were wounded. The Japa-
nese, whose loss was ouly forty killed and
wounded, captured two banners. ten pris-
Oners and large number of rifles. Four
thousand Chinese were engaged. The
Chinese fed toward Tso-Hun-Kou.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 12.-Bsfore consider
ing any peace proposals from China, Japan
will insist upon the surrender for execu-
tion of all the Chinese officials who have
offered money rewards for Japanese
heads,
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THE GARCIA WRECKED
All on Board Thought to Be
Lost.
Piles of Wreckage Are Strewn Along
the Beach for Several
Miles.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 12.-An Oregon
ian special from Tillamook, Or, says:
News reached here yesterday that sail
ing vessel went to pieces on the rocks at
Netarts, about mile south of Cape Mears
lighthouse, on Sunday night. The par
ticulars obtained are very meager, though
pieces of the wrecked vessel are strewn
along the beach for several miles. A piece
of the stern was marked "Garcia, San
Francisco"
The lifebnats came ashore, but were
crushed to pieces. The masts and keel
and also sailors hat were found on the
beach. No bodies have come ashore yet,
and nothing that would show what her
cargo was.
Sunday night was very stormy and the
breakers were rolling high. No one saw
the boat or knew just when she was
wrecked. and no signal lights or guns were
noticed by the Inhabitants near the beach,
but from the enormous amount of wreck
age it is certain that boat went to pieces
there Sunday night.
1t is thought from appearances that the
vessel struck on one of the Sea Lion rocks
about mile from shore.
The schooner Garcia sailed from San
Francisco December 2, and in some mex
Dlicable manner managed to get out
through the Golden Gate without being
seen by the Merchants Exchange reporter,
so she was still thought TO be il the har-
Dor. She left here In command Of Captain
Larsen, bound for Coos Bay to load for
Dean & Co. According to calculation she
should have reached Coos Bay several
days ago. and must have encountered aw-
full weather to be carried so much off ber
course.
The Garcia was owned by S. B. Peterson
Of this city aud was used in the lum Der
carrying trade. She was schooner of 116
tons. and was built in this city in 1882
Captain Larsen was known as a first-cass
seaman, and he had good crew OF men
with him.
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RAILROADS ON TOP.
Rather a Bad Outlook for the Pa
cific Coast.


cific Coast.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-The strength of
the railway managers lobby as felt in the
passage by The House yesterday of the
railroad pooling bill is causing a great
deal of comment at the Capital to-day.
The Californlans are fearful that the rail-
roads friendly TO HuntipgtoIfs interests
will now turn their attention tu the fund
ing bill. Nothing will be done by the
House or Senate, however, until after the
holidays.
Now that the pooling bill has passed the
House the fifty OF more prominent corpora
lion attorneys in Washington will turn
their attention to the Senate. This body,
however. is believed to be quite compla-
cent. Railroad men and atternevs have
no fear since their success in the House of
any blockade in the Senate.
With the passage of the railway pooling
bill the principal redeeming feature of the
interstate commerce law will have been
swept away. The Interstate Commerce
Commission is insisting on being endowed
with supreme authority over pooling ar
rangements, to which the railroads are en-
tering but feeble protest. They really
have 10 serious objection to il, for the
commission, on many occasions in the past,
has displayed tender solicitude for the
welfare of the transportation companies,
and has never been offensive to them.
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GoFF AT WORK AGAIN.
The Lexow investigation Is by No
MeanS Concluded.

The Lexow Investigation Is by No
Means Concluded.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-John w. Golf
opeuCd the session of the Lexow commit
tee to-day by calling for Charles A. Grant,
who for long time was ex-Police Com
missioner McClave's secretary. "Of course
l know" said Mr.. G IF, that he will not
appear, because he is in Asbury Park, be-
yond the reach of the committee. but
would like TO take the opportunity of stat :.
ing that while in his Office he became DOS
sessed OF $4,000 worth of real estate. and
now we are prepared to prove that he sc-
cepted of innumerable bribes, which ac-
counts for his wealth"
Police Commissioner Martin at this
point was told that he was excused for the
day and went away smiling. Etienne
Boyer, an ex-deiective and wardman under
Captain Murphy. and who had been re-
tired after being disabled while on duty.
was called.
Il believe you brought suit against Cap
tain MurIhy after you left the force for
$3.50. did you not?"
YES"
''Did you ever say you would ruin Muir
ply if he did not pay this money!"
Il might have said So"
"How is it that you. a poor wardman,
had $3.50 in cash to loan? Had you made
your collection from disorderly housesw
mo. but | play poker and the races
sometimes" Witness never accepted
presents from disorderly houses.
Mr.. Geff then took up for a second time
the subject of police pensions. Ex-Cap-
tain John Gunner said he was retired on
$500 year to make room for Strauss,
who wanted the appointment. Ex-IBspec-
tor Steers, ex-Captain Yules and ex-Cap-
tain Tracey al! testified that they had been
retired on pensions to make room for other
men. Mr.. Golf cited the case of ex-Ser-
geant Mulvey, who was retired on $1,000 a
year, and is now earning $1,000 on the
Brooklyn police force.
Captain Alexander Wissart, the SUPER
intendent eff the Society for the Preven-
ton of Crime. was called. BE is one of
the Parkhurst agents attacked by a mob
near the Essex Market Police Court He
told The story of the assault and said that
the Judge in the Essex Market Court re-
fused to sustain the charge and the case
against the assailants was dismissed.
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BANco ROMA SCANDALS.
There Is Likely to Be a Great Ex.
pioSion I'm Italy.

ROME. Dec. 12.-Much excitement pre-
walls here as the result of the action of
ex-Premier Giolti in placing In the hands
of the President of the Cham Der of Depu-
ties important documents relating to the
Banco Roma scandals. with which the
formers name has been connected. The
committee appointed yesterday to examine
the documents sat until O'Clock this
morning and met at noon again. The
lobbes of the House were Gro wded with
excited Deputies and others eagerly dis
cussing the action of Signor Gioliti. The
purport OF the papers is as yet kept secret.
but the opponents of the Government saw
If the contents should be published 1t will
cause the fall of the Ministry. A minis
terial crisis. in any event, is regarded as
certain, and It is reported that Admiral
Brin, formerly Minister of Foreign At
fairs, will form the next Cabinet.
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THE DEATH PENALTY
To Be Inflicted for Robbjng Train
in Arizona.

.TUCsoN, Ariz.. Dec. ia special to
the Star from Florence says that Judge
Rouse last night sentenced Oscar Rogers.
convicted of train-robbing, to be hanged
on the Sth of February. The jury was out
only thirty-hve minutes.
The crime for which he has been sem
fenced to suffer the death penalty was per-
petrated on the 3Oth of last September.
when three men-Oscar Rogers, Frank
Arner and John Donavan-held up the
eastbound overland at Maricopa station.
They secured about $50 from Wells. Fargo
d Co.'s box and the messengers gold
watch.
ArDer was captured the following day
near Ph9nix after desperate fight with
the Sheriff and posse. He was wounded,
but has fully recovered.
Rogers was captured near Yuma and
was brought to Tucson. he had been con-
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account !elegraphed from Yokohama that
there was an unrestrained reign of mur-
der al Port Arthur for three days after its
capture, and that practically all the in
habiJants were butchered in cold blood.
The reputation OF Marshal Oyama,
whose orders to his troops against ex-
cesses OF any kind were of the strictest
nature. and the discipline maintained in
the japanese army, in the Minis
ter's opinion, render such state
of things impossible. He believes,
therefore, that these reports are
greatly exaggerated, and thinks that the
fficial report of what has really happen ed
Will certainly be made public and will
prove them to be so. The legation has as
vet no definite advices upon the subject
beyond report that a number of Japa-
nese laborers, who had been armed with
swords for their own protection, entered
the town during the battle and were guilty
of some excesses
After the fights at Kin Chow and Talien
Quan the Japanese dead were found de-
capitated and otherwise horribly mutt
lated. 1t is possible that the Japanese
la aborers, inf1amed by these atrocities and
intoxicated with liquor found in the town,
may have done the things alleged while
the fight was going on. bu. officials at the
legation report their disbelief and are cer-
tain that the culpIits will be summariIy
and quickly dealt with.
The circum stances attending the capture
of Port Arthur show that something of
this kind might easily have happened. 1t
was not until late on the afternoon of the
21st of November that the right wing OF
The Japanese army entered the town.
Some of the forts forming the coast de.
fense still held out. and the battle prac-
tically continued all night and until 10
o'clock the next morning. II may have
been that during this interval excesses
were committed by camp followers. but it
is not believed by the Japanese Minister
that they could have possibly been of the
nature or of the extent describeu.
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MIXED HIS DATES.
A Court Sensation That VIII Prob
ably Come to Nothing.

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 12.-William D..
Donaldson, the strongest witness for the
defense in The Fraker insurance case,
created a sensation to-day when he test-
fed that he had seen the doctor on q rail-
road train in Iowa six days after the
supposed drowning. Donaldson, who said
he was a painter. declared that DIR. Fraker,
accompanied by John G. Edmonds, his
protege. were travelling toward Oska-
loosa, Iowa, and during conversation
with the boy the latter admitted that they
were bound for Los Angeles.
During his testimony Donaldson men,
toned the fact thar the car was crowded.
On cross-examinatiOn he stated that the
crowds were going to Oskoloosa to attend
court that day. When the cross-examiner
asked whether it was customary for Iowans
to hold court on Sunday Donaldson
showed much confusion and answered in
the negative. 1t developed that the date
in question. July 16. was Sunday.
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nhed in Jail only a short time before he
made a desperate attempt to secure his
freedom by digging through the wall. He
was discovered at work. however. justl as
ne was removing the last layer of brick.
John Donavan is still st large, and officers
nave about given up hope of ever effecting
his capture.
Last week Arner pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to thirty years at Yuma
penitentiary.
Rogers declared himself innocent, and
the tiial resulted as already stated. An
appeal will be taken. The general opinion
OF the lywyers of the territory is that the
law making train robbing capital offense
is uncons titutional, and that the Supreme
Court of the territory will order new
trial in the case on a simple charge of rob-
bery
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note from the West Hotel on the morning
of the assassination.

nOIe from IQb W0Sb 1AOtSl Ou tuo tuOIUlUp
of the assassination.
That no report has been made of the
existence of other policies on Miss Ging's
fe is not surprising for the reason that
presumably the consprators are afraid to
demand settlement of their claims. A
diligent search is going on to discover in
what companies the remaining insurance
was placed. but no trace of it has been dis.
covered. Evidence is now pretty we'll in
hand that Hayward was the local mem Der
of an insurance gang. The plan to mur-
der Catherine Cling was developed by four
members of the gang. of whom Hayward
was one. These four men were in Miss
Ging's room holding conference with
her on Sunday afternoon, the day before
the murder.
The Grand Jury has finished its inyesti-
cations of the case, but no indictments
have been found.
A bundle of clothes. which may belong
to the murderers of Catherine Glno, was
found to-day near the spot where she was
murdered. The clothes were found under
a brush heap where they had evidently
been placed recently. The shirts pre-
sented the appearance of having had
stains resembling blood which had been
washed.
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knockout in the litigation here over the
new water works bonds. Judge Ham OF
Napas before whom the case is being tried
here, decided that representatives of the
association cannot be made parties to the
suit on an agreed statement of facts
brought to test the validity of the bonds.
After disposing of that question the Judge
ordered the trial of an agreed case. which
will determine the validity of the bonds,
the right of the Council to levy the tax
and the right of The Marshal TO sell prop
erty for taxes due on the special water
tax. The case will go to the Supreme
Court no matter how the Judge decides.
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SENATOR SQUiRE'S DENIAL.
Does Not Want His Suit Tried In
the Newspapers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Senator Squire
of Washington says he does not intend to
try his suit, now before the courts at Utica,
n. Y. in the newspapers, but thinks a
report sent out from that city needs cor
rection. as Ii places him in the position of
converting to his own use property of the
late Phil o. Remington as administrator.
Senator Squires was in possession Gf the
property DOW sued for seven years before
Remington died, and further, he is not the
administrator of Mr.. Remington, as has
been stated
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INTO A DITCH.
Accident to a Train Near New Eng
land Mills.

AUBURN. Dec. 12.-Overland train No.
4. going west, was ditched this side of New
England Mills this morning at 8 80 o'clock.
The train was moving at rapid rate down
an incline when the engine jumped the
track from no apparent cause. The track
was torn up for fifty yards and the engine
and four coaches were thrown off into the
embankmeni. Although the coaches were
full no one was hurt. The engineer and
brakeman escaped by jumping.
1t was 4:30 p. NJ. before the wreck was
cleared so that trains could pass. The
wrecked engine is still In the ditch. The
press excursionists to Reno were COM
PEELED to wait six hours at Apologize
station.
No cause can be given for the accident
aside from the extremely low temperature
this morning.
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JUDGE CLARK'S OPINION.
Reason Why the Pratt Case Was
Decided for Contestants.

Los ANGELES. Dec. 12.-Jndge Clark
to-day rendered an opinion in the cele-
brated Psatt will case as follows:
The will of 1881 was revoked by the will
of 1884, The will of 1881 was not revived
or republished By he codoc!l of 1885. be-
cause the deceased at that time did not
have testamentaIy capacity. The ques-
ton of soundness of mind in 1884 was not
raised. That was a question for pro-
ponents to raise but they did not. The
presumption is that she was of sound
mind.
1t is not necessary to consider whether
the changes in the will of 1881 made by
deceased nullfied it, Judgment upon
verdict is ordered for the contestants.
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STILL SHAKING.
The Earthquake in Messina Not
Over Yet.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The Depart
ment of State is in receipt of dispatch,
dated November IL, from Charles NJ.
Caughy, Consul at Messina, giving an ac
count of the earthquake in that city on
the evening OF November 16. At Messina
only two people were killed, but in the
neighborhood. 1t is estimated. about 200
lost their lives. The King has sent 10000
lire and Minister Crispi 5000 lire for the
relief of the distressed.
A postscrip' to Caughy's dispatch, dated
November %, says the panic continues,
slight shocks being felt each day. On the
22d there were two severe shocks.
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DENIES The STORY.
The Japanese Minister Has Doubts
About Those Atrocities.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12-The following
statement was issued from the Japanese
legation to-day:
The japanese Minister expresses the
strongest disbelie in the reports of afro
cities alleged TO have been committed by
the Japanese troops at Port Arthur. He
does not hesitate 10 denounce as unquali-
iedly false the statement contained in one