The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 9, 1897, Page 2

SAN FR CISCO JALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER ! s o 0 wrmeds (iEEEE GEEge e e 0 - itart a courier on ahead to notify the sail- prs that relief was on the way, and for them to work down along the coast as far 18 possible unul the relief expedition was wet. *The reindeer would serve a triple pur- pose. Beside being a fooa supply they could be used as pack snimals and their tkins would make tue best of clothing for the rescued men.”” “How would you feed the reindeer,” isked the admiral. “There would undoubtedly bave to be some feed for them taken along,’ replied the lieutenant, *‘but along the coast there re many places where they could obtain moss, on which they do exceed:ngly well. Wherever snch a supply of mcss was found, where the snow was not t0o deep the nerd woula be sllowed to rest and browse for a briei spell.” fow at a distance is the overland ney ? m Port Clarence to Point Barrow I 5000 miles, or little ¥ timate the distance « more Do 154 **And how ¢ take to make the journey It Port Clarence is reached by the ship the overland expedition ought to reach the satlors within forty days.” ‘How many men would be necessary for edging party?” Two men for each sled, a petty officer an, Itbink four si would be d possibly tnree would do, be- one that went on in advance curier. I found during my ex- in the nerih that in loading the is 100 pounds to each dog was all they could uraw without wearing themselves out, but with that load they can get along 2 do you calculate it would eno b th utenant, do you regard this trip as “Ido, or I wo d not have volunteered for tbhe expedition. Ido no. say the trip will be successful, but I believe 1t can be sccomplished, and [ am willing to under- it. indertaking, b Itis a difficult, even a desperate « I feel that bumanivy de- 1ds the Gov ment do what it can to ave these men.” tenant Stoney then detailed at esult of his investigations The bulk of the supplies ard, but tores, such as con sed goods, not 1o be ob- the the be ob length ed at the yard, bat all of which THE CaLs had promised to supply. These siores were necess. for if the whale- men were found in a starving state, it d L cuit to build them upon alar rations. As for clothi he had ascertained that a complete Arctic ¢ ch better in every respect than members of the last ex- had, could be o for $140 a man. As onlv eight, or at most, ten men would 20 on the overiand journey, the expense for clothing would be very little. Thelieu- tenant said that if the ship succeeded in reaching Norion Sound, his idea would be 10 land the stores, and Lave her start back immediately and not winter in the Arctic. He thought the snip ought to get back within six weeks. A general discussion followed of the plan mapped out by Mr. Stoney. Con- stant reference was made to the chart, the currents, prevailing winds, topography of the coast of Alaska and everything was rertaining to,the proposed expedition can- vassed in all its bearings. During the evening adispatch was received from Cap- tain Barker of the pattle-ship Oregon, who .en instructed during the day by ral Kirkland to make an independent iry into the feasibiliiy of the exped tion, in which he stated that he regarded it as entirely practicable and well worth making in the interest of humanity. Ali those participating in the proceedings were agreed that Lieutenant Stoney’- plan entirely feasible and as a result Ad- Kirklind wrote a long dispatch to the Sec v of the Navy, outlining Sto- ney’s plan, the resuit of his and Captain Barker's inquiries, and Lieutenant Sto- ney's volunteer offer to lead the expedi. tion, coneluding with the statement tnat the plan was r rded as entirely pracii- pur- in was miral cable. In view of the President’s order to have the revenue cutter Bear made readv for sea. 10 recommendation was made re- garding a ship. nant Stoney was strongly in- the command of the expedi- n of his familiarity with tne nd his 1 experience 1n the on. Tte officers also discussed the selection of the sledging party and it was the con- sensus of opinion that 1t would b2 neces- sary to call for volunteers among the en- listed men Admiral Kirkland’s dispatch was sent to the Secretary of the vy late to-nigh in order that it would reach Washingion in time to be presented at the Cabinet meeting at 11 o’ciock to-morrow. RESCUE IS POSSIBLE BYSTARTING NOW. Lieutenant Stoney, who volunteered to command the relief expedition, said to-1ay that if he and his party, with supplies, were Ianded at Port Clarence or at a point from where Port Clurence could be reached, he thought there could be little doubt of their ability to reach Point Barrow. At Port Clarence the Government has a herd of about 400 reindeer, and with them he would start northward along the coast. The greatest difficulty he ttought would be to get to Port Clarence. Captain McGrezor, the master of the steam whaler Kar uk, which recently re- turned from a cruise in the Arctic, said yesterday, if a start were made within a week, there would be little difficulty in reaching Port Clarence. The ice hardly ever shut in on Yort Clarence so as to make it impossible for a stout steamer to reach that harbor before January. Relief should be sent to the crews of the cebound vessels. There wiil, no doubt, be much suffering and starvation amon the men, and even if the relief party does not reach Point Barrow before June or July nest it will probably save many lives. It will no: be before August next thata vessel can reach the spot where the frozen- in whalers are. The crews of the four vessels at Point Barrow would not suffer to any great ex- tent fram hunger if they were left to them- selves and the food they could collect from ti:eir vessels and from the traders and natives there. There were ahout 200 men on those four vessels, and with the supplies known to be there they cou'd sus- tain lifc until help could reach them by steamer next August, but they would have to resoit to one spare meal a day. Their danger lies in the crews of the other four vessels joining them. Those four vessels were known o be very short of provisions. They were bound for home cirzet #nd they barely had enough food on boerd to last their crews unul San Francitco was reached. On those four vessels were about 200 men, and they will, when they leave their ships, make for Point Barrow, hoping to get provisions there and unaware that the crews of four other Tessels are at the point fighting nst starvation. Captiin McGregor considered the jour- ney as outlined by Lieutenant Stoney as a practical one. ‘The trip from Port Clar- ence to Cape Prince of Wales is not a difficull one, and during the winter waonthy the natives frequently make the dorsed f tion by rea: Ty journey. Last winter W. T. Lopy, a mis- sionary at Cape Prince oi Wales,went irom | his ion siation to Point Hope, a dis tance of 180 miles in a diregt line, by rein- deer and he returned to his station within twenty-two day~, 1t is aboat 200 mites from Point Hope to Point Barrow by er along the steamer route and it would be probably 100 miles 1arthe: the coast and the route tue reliel would have to make. Forabout ninety miles of the distance the route would be over a rouzh mountainous country, but tbe rest of the way would be over low | level land. ¢ ‘The greatest dfficulty might be in find- ing moss for food for the reindeer after | leaving Point Hope. There may be plenty | of it and there may be none. — - THE MERCHANTS URGE | McKINLEY TO ACT.| The Chamber o Commerce yesterday | wired President McKinley, urging that immediate effort be made to rescue the American seamen now imprisoned by the ce in the Arctic. Tie message lele-‘ gravhed to the President was repeated in the following letter sent by mail: | To the Pr Washington, D. C.: The | Chamber of ierce of san Franeisco 1o- day sentyou a telegram as follows ident, a, | i patriodism an_ Francisco re: vou the prompe dispaich of Liedr 10 the Arcuc. nnder com- liealey with discretionary or- I and provisiourd, Lo resoue over risoned by ice hority to use, it n ! it st acilitats | HUGH . RAIG, President. ¥y to explain that we have a question the necessity of propagating them in Alask Whatever action is taken, to be effectual, must be taken im- mediately, or we must abandon the men to their fate.” In speaking of the condition of the men he said: I left Herschel I:land in the Alexander on August 20, leaving the steamer Jeanie wi h 200 1ons of coal to discharge when she wouid be ready to proceed west. The steamer Newport had her new shaft in, and, like the bark Wan- derer, was nearly fitt'd to proceed. The sieamer Fearless was also ready to leave on the first east wind., Ivisited the store- houses of the Pacific Steam Whaling Com- pany on the islanc the day before leaving and was shown throuzh them all by Cap- tain Murray, the agent of the company there. They bad a sufficient amount of flour, bread” and salt meat for the cruise home of the imprisoned vessels, but of course the salt meat will be worse than | none if they have no vegetables to coun- 1 the salt, as o salt-meat diet in the Arctic is conducive to scurvy. “The country around the Mackenzie abounds in game, such as deer, grouss ad fish. There are also a great many natives who have been employed by tue ships to hunt for game. Tney also have some game stored in their various ice- houses, but the question is, Are the four ships at the island orcaught in the ice be- teract the effects | tween Herschel Island and Point Barrow? Of course their way to liberty lay to the west, and they would fight their way west- ward through the ice as long as possible. If ihey succecded in reachine over half the ditance to the point they would abandou their shirs and 1iry to reach Point Barrow, as they are in perfect ignorance of any of the other ships being in the sume predicament. “The supplies of these four ships are only enough to bring them to San Fran- We beg respe:t suggested the vessel and the commander for this hazardous seivice, for the reason that | both are imm vailable and speeially aiffied fo aptain ) ur whaling ding the B ous services to y's prev ear are well known to the de ment. His years ol experience in Arct navigation and his indomitabie courage s ergy specially qualify him for this service | aud promise a successiul resultifattainable | by human effort. Eight American vessels and abo 0 seamen appeal to our Government | foraid. Their rescue will add an honorable page to American history, patriotism and & love for the A at the same time honoring the exaited posi- tion to which you have been cailed by our countrymen. ! hassurances of our high esteem, we sub- | W ser vr ohedient servants, HUGH CRAIG, President. ours WiLLTAM L. MERRY, Secretary. ! Captain Merry, in speaking of the recommendation that jtain Healey | tead the relief expedition, remarked: It seem a litile recommend mpitzous on our r whose term 1 of part of suspension for one year has not yet ex- as pired, but as it will sooa expire and Captain Healey has had v 1d succe ful experience in ice navigation, deemed 1t vest to suggest him we “The ordinary navizator, who familiar with the 1cefields of the A | Ocean, wcould become siarmed at prospect of contending with the obst of navi caley knows | dangers and how b void them. 1 talked with Senator FPerkins and many captains who bLave seen service in the Arctic, ard their judgment| agreed with ours that Cap Healey | was the best man available. He is| resolute, courageous and able. Hel would succeed where others might fail. | He would be paruicularly anxious to| achieve success in order 1o reinstate him- | s2lf in the serv.c He fizures that ve! reach St. Micuael without *de- and, if conduions were favorable, | at point he conid send forward cou s to meet the seamen who may becoming southward from Point 3, and stopping at the Indian camps along the coast. The r1deer at the Go ernment stations could be used to send | forward supplies 1o me:t the destitute | men coming southwara. The Bear, now at Seattle, was recommended becauss the | steamer can be made ready for the voyage H within a week. We understand that the | Bear is now better fitted for the cruise | than any ship in the navy. Coal and supplies can be put aboard at once and the ship be ready for sailing on short time."” THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO ITS DUTY | December. Captain B. T. Tilton, the master of the | whali teamer Alexander, the last ves- | ht the icebound vessels at Point and who brought the news from the Arctic of the dangers of starvation for the crews of the eight whaling ships that | are known to be imprisoned by the ice, said, in speaking of the proposed relief expedition: “The United States Government should | seud a relief party as soon as possible, as | each day’s delzy means so much more ice | to contend with in the Bering Sea. It| wus an Americai: whaler that rescued the crew of the Government vessel John | Rogers, and our Government should | make an attempt to rescue 300 seamen im- | prisoned in the icy north, some of whom are as brave a class of men as ever .trod a | ship’s plenk, and in case of war once | more they would be found ss willing 10 serve their country as they are 1o brave the dangers of the Arctic icefloes 10 pro- | comfort for tueir fami ies. f any one can sugg-st any feasible | method of carrying food to tliem, let it | be doue, and that quickly. For myself I ! see no hope in that line, and I have had two years’ experience at Point Hope and know how much winter travel tiere i One winter the mi sionary, Tnomas Lopp, | now at Cape Prince of Wales, came with bis wife 01 a dogsled from the cape, a dis- | tance of 200 miles in January, and di¢ not | suifer any inconvenience. 1 would sue- gest sending a Government vessal im- mediately irom Puget Sound, probably the Bear—as she ix adaptad 1o that busi- ness—to Golovin Bay, us I think in fitteen days she could be driven to that place, where L.ey bave reindeer traines 1o har- ness. Take every available reindeer and start for the Teller Reindeer Station at | Port Clarence. There gaiher ail the | deer that could be driven without bindrance to Cape Prince of Wales, where | they have been trained to harness—aiso competent native drivers. Take Irom here all that can be driven north quickly and proceed to Point Hope and aaihorize the station musters at thut place to hold all their supplies uniil they receive some of tne men frora the north; then proceed to Pownt Barrow. And the road, after leaving Point Hope, w 1! be for the lus: 200 miles comparatively easy for reiwdeer | sledging, as it will be chiefly on the Lagoon on a smooth surface. *On reaching Point Barrow take one- hali of the men (and I think Point Bar- Tow could be reachel by Christmus, after which is the hardest part of the winter, In fact the months of Fevruary and March are the most severe on the natives uf that coast on account of n» water to nunt for seals, that being their main subsistence) and bring them to Point Hope. “After the wreck of th: Government re- lief steamer Johin Rogers they divided the crew among the various native villages of the Siberian coast, and not a man was lost by starvation. Of course, the conditions are quite different, asthere were many na- tive villages on the Siberian coas., while now (he natves on the north coast of Alaska center around the stations of H. Liebes & Co. 2 “‘As for a man to command such an ex- pedition it will require som-body of long Arciic experience. I consider Captain Tuttle, present commander of the Bear, an able commander, one who studies the interests of the whalers in the north, be- sides performing his duties 10 the service Iaithtully, but he has just returned from fichune ice through one of the worst sea- sons foryears, and no doubt is now ready to take his well-earned rest. *No doubt there are other men in the revenue marine who would be willing to undertake the relief of those men, and if it is undertaken Ly the navy nc¢ doubt some whaling master might volunteer to act as pilot. “If the reindeer should be of any ad- vantage in the rescue or relief of these im- prisoned men it will establish beyond | confronts u | ing ! trips made sco, as they leave the balance at the nd for the benefit of the ships that are still furtber east, and might bave to aban- don their ships at the Copper Mine River | and fall back upon the island for suppiies. Ihese ships have been pressing inlo the eastward now for the pastseven years, eachl year penetrating further and further nto the icy barrier around this continent, | uniil they have reached the point where the exploring ships of McClure and Jol- linson were abandoned years ago. The Pac Steam Whaling Company has al- ways kept a reserve of food at the island to meet just such cases as at this time , but since the Government station abandoned at Point Bairow there is no provision made for an accident at (hat place. “When I left Cape Smythe the 13th of September I leit the steamer Orca, Belve- re, Jessie H. Freeman aud schooner rio imprisoned on the northeast side of Pomnt Barrow, about one-eighth of a mile from .he land and about two miles outside of the Sundspit, whers the old exploring ship Piover wintered, and with my long telescope giass I could see the men in the crows’ nests of the ship anx- | lously scanning the hLorizon to the west- ward. Some of nol fitted for an Arctic winter. these ships I know are The Jessie H. Freeman I was told ubouta week pre- vious had 2700 pounds of flour, 180 pounds of bea and a few dozen cans of meats and vegetables and a few other small gro- certes—just enough to take the vessel to San Francisco. Sne had 108 tons of coal on board. She lost one anchor and chain, and if enabled to get south would no | doubt come direct to Ssn Francisco. “‘The schooner Ro-ario also bad but very few supplies. The other ships, [ was told, had more but not sufficient rfor the rs of an Arctic winter. Now the re- sources of Point Barrow are absolutely othing. Tuere are no deer, grouse or fish for 100 miles or more, and the natives are very poorly off for ciothing for winter travel. Thefact is the whaling and trad- posts of H. Liebes & Co. are carrying the most of the natives at Cape Smythe, Point Barrow is virtually abandoned by the natives, only s halt dozen huts being left, as they can get work at Cape Smythe, and there they are assured of pleniy of fooa and ciothing, all the r quiremen:s ot a native. Mr. Liebes’ station is very well titted for the comfort of these natives. He keeps twn years’ supplies on tand so that there will be no famine if the supply ipislost or fails to connect with the station. But let me state here that the supplies that would carry 200 natives through ua Arctic wicter in comfort would be insufficient for on:-third that number of white men not accastomed :0 alow uiet. **Mr. Liebe: at his station a1 Point Bar- | row, I know forafact has 400 barrels of floar, 12,000 pounds of vread, 1600 pounds of beans, 1000 pounds of coffee, 6000 | pounds of sugar, besides other stores in abundance for his station-keepers. But the question will be the meat supply. Tue natives have next to mnothing in their caches, as the whales caucht last spring were too far south 1o save either meat or blubber. In consequ:nce the na- tives themselves are short of food, and Mr. Liebes’ natives were off on the ice bunting seal around my ship overy day while I was waiting for the ice-pack to move off. Of course all th« ammunition was supplied them by the station,,and they were trying to get their winter sup- plies and be self-supporting., Liebes & Co. have a s milar post 250 miles further south at Point Hope, where they have 200 barrels oi flour, 10,000 pounds of bread, and other smaller stores in proportion. There are also a few whaling stations that could furnish some supplies. il HE TRIED TO TOW THE ROSARIO OUT. The whaling steamer William Baylies arrived in the harbor yesterday from the Arctic. She passed Point Barrow home ward bound, several dags before the ice closed in aud caught four of the im- prisoned fleet there. Her master said the Orca attempted (o tow the schooner Rosario around the point to clear water 10 the westward, but the ice closed in too fast and caught them botn. Tne Orca, had she not attempted to haul the Rosario to a place of safety, could have escaped the ice jam. The Rosario, -ay the crew of the Willinm Baylies, was short of pro- visions. Before the vessels started to leave the Arctic_the Rosario got a cask of beef trom the W lliam Bavlies and her master thought it would last his crew until 8an Francisco w.s reached. PLENTY OF REINDEER TO CARRY SUPPLIES. The E<kimo Bulletin, published at Cape Prince of Wales once a year, in its issue for 1807 gives several accounts of winter by reindeer. Superintendent jellmaun of the Teiler reindeer station, wiih twe Lapps, left Cape Prince of Wales on December 5, 1896, and traveied to the Yukm and Kuskokwim valleys. He re- i turned on April 25. At Cape Prince of Walas there were 360 deer. Many o them are broken to har- ness and the E-kimo herders in charge of them think nothing of making 500-mile trips with the deer during the winter months. AN OLD SAILOR GROWS DESPONDENT. I. K. Johansen, who wus a sailor on the Rogers, the relief ship which went into Arctic waters in 1883 after the survivors of the ill-fated Jeannette, said in an inter- view yesterday thet the chances of the whalers who are locked in the ice some- where about Point Barrow are very slim unless relief reaches them soon. The possibitities of any one reaching tte imperiled mariners are, in his opinion, very meager, for he says that the vessels witl in all probability be crushed by the ice long before the reliel party can make the journey along t..e coast on the ice. “If there is any man who is qualified to make the journey, freizhted as it is with many difficuities which none but those who have wintered in the Arctic realize the enormity of, that wan is Capiain Healey, former'y master of the Bear. He knows the Arct.c better than any man alive. Not only that, but he knows all the naitives anl is known and well liked by them. He can converse with them 1n their native tongue and woul! get assist- ance from them in making such a journey which no other man could hope 0 g for he has relieves their necessities man times when they were in danger of starva- tion. “So great is the esteem in which he is held,”” continued Mr. Johansen, “that it isa common thing to find many natives named after him out of respeei tohim. They would help him on a tripof thut kind, and with their assistance he could probably make the journey all right. But whether he would be able to zet ther«1n time or take enoupl provisions with him to relieve the whalers isanother ques- tion.” When asked if he thought it would be possible to get a ship as far as Bering Straits, Mr. Johansen replied: “No, I am certain that no ship couid get 0 Bering Straits at this season of the year. Point Barrow is is at least 400 miles above the straits. Idon't believe that it will Le 0-sible for a ship to get to Port Carence. hoever undertook the overiand journey from there would have to wai: until the ice nlong the coast was frozen solid before he could hope to travel and baul pro- vis ons. “It was April when Captain Healey reached us wuen we were in the iceon the Rogers, and we were then at St. Lawrence Bay, just where the whalers are now. I think “that the men whose ships are be- tween Point Barrow and Herschel I-land will in all likelihood stay with their ves- sels until the ice crushes the ships. They will have a yood chance to reach Lena Delta, which is ol 400 miles off, if they take to their boats.” By putting skids on their ship’s boats they can haul them over the ice, and shou!d they come to open water they can get into the water and make the ‘journey all right. Shoulid they reach any point in Siberia they will be ali right, for the Russian Government has provisioned the Indians there and looked after them much better than our Govern- ment locks aiter the Indians in Alaska. 1f they fali in with uny of the Rus-ian In- dians they will be well taken care of, for the natives are very friendly.” s b e LOS ANGELES APPROVES THE RESCUE WORK. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8.—Tne proffer of the San Francisco CALL to provision the Bear ‘ora rescue trip to the Arctic to re- lieve the imyprisoned whalers was nunier- .ously commented upon by the citizens of Los Angeles this aiternvon. The intelli- gence of tie offer to do this great work of hamani'y was posted in front of THe CaLL oftice on Spring strees and in a short time aftracied a large crowd. The people were notat all slow about expressing their ap- proval of the proposition, and half an hour | after the bulletin was posted, at ihe sug- restion of one of the throng, three rousing chieers were given for the paper for it ex- ertions to save American sailors from a horrible fate. Bear for i1ts rescue work must necessarily command the admiration and respect of the people of the entire country,” said Henry Gage in talking about the matter. sincerely hope everything can be so arranged that the effort THE CALL is meking to save human beings irom the awful 1ate that seems to await them can be put into practical effect. Ppr etor great credit.’’ Senator Steohen M. White to-day sent the following telegram to Secretary of the Navy Long: It is ccrinin that American whalers in the Arctic sea are in extreme pe 1f you can furnish vessel, provisions will be conttibuted in San Francisco without cost to the Govern- ment. The s!tuation is one of great urgency, and I feel that action should ve immediately taken. The Senator expressed the utmost con- cern at the dire condition of the American sailors who are impriscncd in the ice. He said it had been a great mustake to aban- don the relief station at Point Barrow, and it should be re-established as soon as possible. Senator White expressed him- seli in strong terms of commendation of Tue CALL'S course in so generously offer- ing to provision the relief ship. He said that until Congress met no putlic ofiicer wonid have power to expend money for such a jurpose, and oniy by individual generosity could relief be afforded the imyprisoned whalers. “This is an age,’’ he sai newspapers like THE CALL do incaicu:able good in all works of charity and public spirit, and too much praise cannot be ac- corded them.”” Charles Pracer, ex-Supervisorand mem- ber of the Grand Jurv, said: *This is a generous deed of GHE CALL and shows (hat it means to take a front rank, not ouly in publishing the news but in doing novie dreds in the cause of humanity.”” Nathan Cole Jr. said: “THE CALL has| made a proposition whicn can always be | referred to with pride by the many friends of that paper. I only hops the Guvernment isin a position to svail i self of the offer. It certainly isa great emergency and THe CALLis equal toit.” Mayor M. P. Snyder was most enthusi- asiicin <peuking wbout the mutter. He suid: “THE CALL has made an offer which will always place it in a position of honor and credit. 1t has proposed to the United States Government to assst it in saving some of our sailors from a rightful death. It will be an oufrage if anv red tape inter- feres with the scceptance of this pronosi- tion. I say, *All hnail to the San Fran- cisco CaLr.” ”’ Counciiman F. M. Nickell said: *TrE Cary's offer makes me feei proud to think that Lam an American. The fact that we have newspapers that will step into a breach and make such an offer as Tug CaLL has to assist in saving human lives is a credit to American journalism.” Captain F. B. Colver, cditor of the La- bor World, said: “Tue CALL is the peovle’s paper, and the latest and best evidence o the factis this offer to expend thousands to save the lives of the unfortunate Amer- can saiiors ice-bound in the Arctic, Too much praise cannot be given the paper and iis proprietor for this act of genuine humanity.” Sheriff John Barr said: “I certainly nepe that THE Cany’s most Lib2ral offer can be accejt:1 by the Governmen!. it is, und but one human life 18 saved, the paper is entitled to all the praise that can be given.” Ex-Msyor Thomas E. Rowan said: “The offcr of THE CALL is the greatest ef- fort that has been put forth by any new:- paver in the worla for a quarter of a cen- tury 1o sate human life. It must cer- tainly command the admiration of the peupie wherever the inteltigence of iis humane proposition is known.” Supervizor James Hanley said: *“THE CALL has ceriainiy come to the front in tiis great emergency, and the fact bas been demounstrated that the heart of its proprietor 1s full of the milk of human kirdness. humanity in thus offering to bear the ex- pense of a rescue expedition.”’ Charles L. Springer of the Capital said: “This enterprise of THE CALL is true journalism. 1t creates the right sortof a sensation and while helping suffering hu- manity cannot fail to redound largely to tne cred:t of the newspaper and its pro- prietor. it looks much as if we were to bave a new era in journalism on tae Pa- cific Coust with THE CALL at the head of the procession, and 1 think the change will be hatied with delight.’” Among the members of the Coast Sea- men’s Union at Sar Pedro the news of THE CALL's offer wa- enthusiastically re- ceiv d. At the ncxt meeting of that body action will probably be taken in re- gard to the matter by expression of the feeling of its members. Army arnd Nacy Orders. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—The following navy orders have been issued: Comman- aer C. M. Book, from the Marion to Mare Island; Lieutenant h. M. Dombaugh, ‘outenant T. Porter and Paymaster J. E Cain, from the Marion to the Independ- ence; Surgeon J. R. Waggenen, from the Marion to Mare Island. Private Thomas Coppage, Company G, First Infantry, now at the Presidio, San Francisco, 18 transferred to the hospitat corps as a private. This offer of Tg CALL to provision the | | Hall The ofler:, certainly does the paper and its ypro-| , “when great ! Ir HALL HELD EOR ATTENPT 10 MURDER Alleged Victims Back to Accuse Him in Court. ARRAIGNED AT SAN DIEGO. Story of the Luckless Cruise of the Schooner Gracs Retold. SUFFERINGS OF POISONED MINERS. Endured Awfu! Torture After Par- taking f the Doc'ored Breakfast. Special Dispatch to THE CALL. SAN DIEGO, ) 8 —The luckless cruise of the schooner Grace is to be in- vestigated by the United States authori- | ties. The four men who claim to have been poisoned by Captain A. W. Hall of the :cuooner arrived to-day from Santa Rosalia on the schooner Anita, ana with- in a few hours the papers in the case of the People against Hall were prepared ana he was taken before United States Commissioner Knoles for arraignment on the charge of attempted murder on the high seas. He was held in $1000 bonds to appear for examination to-morrow. The foor victims of Hall’s schemes are: Lewis Hunt, Barney Wilson, John Oelsen | and J. Weiss. They are the men who | sailed from San Francisco on September 5 with Captain Hall on the schooner Grace, bound for Santa Rosalia to open mines alleged to have been discovered by Hunt went as representalive of H. M. A. Miller, who backed the expedi- tion. Huni toid the followiag story to- night: “On the morning of September 25 the schooner was five miles off Santa Rosalia. Captain Hall pretended to be a little sick at the stomach and s1id he would not eat anything. He prepared a breakfast of flapjicks and coffee, and we four ate heeri- ity. In ten minutes we were all rolling about the deck groaning, vomiting, sweat- ing and griping. “The men immediately accused Hall of poisoning them, and he denied 1t, saying that we must have been poisoned by eat- ing fish four days before. Weiss, O.esen and Wilson were very angry and wanted to tie Captain Hall in the eabin. i was half unconscious, but I overheard them nd ordered them to leave Hall alone. Ve were on the high seas, besond ques- iion, when this poisoning ccurred. “That evening, we being belt=r through copious vomiting, though we threw up much blood, a landing was made at Santa Rusalia. The breakers looked rough, and I demurred, but Captain Hall said he hau often landed there and it wus safe. The ~kiff was swamped, and Hall wouid Lave drowned if I had not puided bim ashore. ] left Captain Hall and the two men at Santa Rosalia while I went after the ani- muls. Captain Hall was to take the two | men to ibe fabulously rich mines he had located. As soon as my back was turned Hali told the miners to await his return and he siruck out alone. I was sus- picious, and after Hall left I iollowed his trail and found that it led to the little settlement of Rosario, where Hall siept all night, returming w0 camp. The rich mine story was all & myh. “Hall returned to the vessel, ard with t'e sailor, Barney Wilson, sailed for San Francisco. They were hardly under way before he turnea the schooner southward toward Cedros Island. He said they must repleni<h their water supply. Then with one excuse after another ne kept going southward, meantime tryving to induce | Wilson to join in a plun 1o steal the schooner and sail south and sell her. Wilsor refused, and when they had reached San Roque Island he became alarmed and peremptorily demanded (hat they turn north. “Captain Hall sprang at him with an oath, choking and hurling him back | into the cabin. Then the ciptain got a | rope and tied it across the cabin door, snd with his rifle covering Wilson, shoutea to him not to leave tne cabi Hall then turned the vessel nortbwa:d, and on tie night ot O:tober 15, white Wilson was asleep, he ran the Grace ashore. He claimed the storm wou.d have tinished her if e bad not beached her. Then he took most of the provisions and water and bid | | with Wilson struck oui, taking the rifle, provisions and water. Wilson stayed with the schooner, get- | ting her afloat, and, with the help ot the men of the junk Acme, rigging up a jury rudder. Then he sailed 10 Santa Rosilia, | where he founu us. We sailed to Lagoon Heads, where we left the schooner in charge of a Mexican and took the schooner Anita for this port. “We have evidence to prove Hall tried | to murder us with poison. What his ob- ject was in trying to do away with us is mgore than I can fathom. He must have had a notion of getting away with the | way.” - WITH A PISTOL-BALL Rev. W. T. Veale Commits Sui- cide in a Los Angeles Hotel. spondent Bscause He Had No Permanent Charge. Special Dispatch to TRE CALL. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8.—The bedy of Rev. W. T. Veale lies at the morgue, coid in death. Avan early hour this morning he piaced a revoiver against bis head and fired. He died instantly. The ra-h act was committed in his room in the Hollen- beck Hotel, but the body was not discov- ered untit about 11 o’ciock ro-da The suicite was a P.esbyter: n divine them in a cave, and after another ficht ! | schooner better if we were out of the ! PREAGHER ENDS LIFE | All honor to Lim and to his | city only a few weeks ago from San Fran- cisco and was arranging for a series c! lectures shortly to te given at the Simp +on Tabernac!e. the bonton courch of the city, on “The Holy Lana.” As nesr as can be learned Rev. Mr. Veale was an Engishman by birth. He came to San Francisco from Australia, and was engaged in the former city 10 act as private secretary 1o Mme, Mountiord, the public lecturer. Since mis arrival in ihis city the reverend gentleman has not apparently been depressed, and the local Presbyterian divines expressed surprise when they learned that he had taken his own life. The letters he teft indicated that he was in finuncial s raits, and he was d:ssatisfied over the fact that he had no permanent charge. There 18 nothing in the efiects of the dead man to indicate where his relatives are, tnd the authorities are at a loss to know what disposition to make of the body. e VISiTORS TG THZ COLUMBIA. Great Curiosity Regarding the Steamer 7hat Will Sail Round the Horn to the Klondike. NEW YORK, Nov. 8—The steamship City of Columbia, which will leave this city for the Klondike gold region via Cape Horn on D:cember 1, was visited tc-day at her dock, foot of East Ninth street, by over 5000 people, half of whom were women and children. Nearly all of the 300 men and women slready booked for the passage visited the steamer during the hours it was open for inspectior, besides a large number of invited guest-. Among the latter were H. A. Herbert, former Secretary of the Navy; General H. V. Boynton, E. V. Camack of Philadel- phia; the venerable ex-Secretary, Nicho- las Biddle; C. P. Huntington and D. O. Mills, ana a dele:ation of seventy-five business men and bankers of Philadel- phia, who are interested in the project of sending out the Columbia. Sixiy of the passangers already booked are females, the majority of whomare married women. There are a few widows among them. | Thirty-five of the women are chaperoned by Mrs. H. S. Gould. The youngest passenger will be a boy of seven years, who will accompany his mother to the far north. Three hospital nurses and five physicians are among the passengers. The men in the party inciude six lawyers, one banker and twelve Yale students who have abandoned their studies for the perils of the Klondike. The passengers come from zli over the country and Canada. The City of Colum- bia will be in charge of Captain E.C. Baker. It will reach Seattle in April, ana on the way to the Horn will stop at sev- eral of the South American ports. SLOONCT IR TS TSR TIRUX I U T U U IR UK IR U TS UX 'EBANKS' DEATH MAY AGAIN B DELAYED Acting Warden Edgar of San Quentin Faces Another Con emp: Casa. Supreme Court May Not Dispose cf th2 App2al Before the Third of December. Special Dispatch to THE CALL. SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8 —The controversy as to whether Ebanks sball be hanged or not, promises to last aslong as Ebanks does, and his chanzes for dying of old age are considered excellent. He is on his way now to San Quentin under sentence to hang on December 3. Acting Warden Edgar, who was fined $200 for not exs- | cuting tbe mutderer on October 8, will re- ceive another order to lead him to the gal- lows. If the United States Supreme | Court coes not dispose of the Ebanks ap- | peai before December 3, Acting Warden | Edgar will have to face the unpleasant a | ternative of hanging Ebanks or facing an- other fine for contempt. I is well understood here that Judge Torrance is on the warpath and is deter- mined to compel the execution of the double murderer or punish the man who disobeys the order of the court. It is reported that Edgar is very tired of being responsible for the wardensiip and that there is too much legal knowledge re- quired to keep out of jail. Unless he pays his fine of $200 by Wednesday night, the 10inh, the Sheriff of this county 1s directed to arrest him, wherever ne may be found in the State, and bring him to the County Jail and im- vrison him au the rate of one day for each $2 of the fine. Thiswould mean 100 days, unless the warden pad up. It is not likely that Edgar will be jailed, but even he may become weary of having contempl fines piled against him, which e must meet out ot his own nocket or en- gage an attorney to fight the judgments. Lo g i BO.D THUGS AT SFPOKANE. Hold Up and Rob a Guest in a Hotel and a Citizen in His Residence. / SPOKANE, Nov. 8.—George Weeard, a guest at the Railroaders’ Hotel, was | awakened this morning by three masked men standing beside his bed. They commarded him at the point of a revoiver to remain auiet. He did so. They rifled bis room, got $78 ana left. He gave the alarm, but they had disap- peared. Late this evening A. R. 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