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Show CAPTAIN KILLED 1 n SEAS BY COOK: SA.V FRANCISCO. April 10. Captain Benson, of the American schooner Americana, which reached port hero today to-day "S days from Australia, was killed January V.l by the vessel's Japanese cook. Word of the killing was received here when the vessel entered quarantine and deputy United Slates marshals went aboard tho ship to arrest the cook, who was held In irons. Captain Carl Benson and the cook. S, Okulm, a Japanese. 3R rears old. had quarreled repeatedly. The captain entered en-tered the galley on the morning of January Jan-uary 27, and the quarrel was renewed Okuba without warning drew a revolver revol-ver and fired five shots at the captain, each of which took effect. Tho raptalu staggered onto thr dock mid dlfd In 20 minutes. Tho shooting was not witnessed wit-nessed by Hny members of the rrcw. The Japcnese was overpowered and put In Irons where he was kept throughout through-out the voyego. Captain Henson was buried at ten on the foivmoon of the same day. I3onon was from San Francisco Fran-cisco and leaves a wife and children horr. The Americana left Newcastle Dccom-ber Dccom-ber with a cargo of .coal for Snn Francisco. Captain Benson had dismissed dis-missed the first mate for Insubordination Insubordina-tion and tlio ship was brought to port by Second Mate Francis Ftnbinson. |