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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-10

The churches were fairly attended
Sunday.
The rector of st. Johns Church is
delivering Sunday nights . series Of
discourses on the reasons why Christians
celebrate the hrst day Of the week, in
stead Of the seventh, AZ their Sabbath.
There 10 . stagnation Of news. No
body seems willing to get into trouble
for the public benefit. In the mean
time the Broom Drill goes bravely on.
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Obituary.

Mr.. II. F. Robinson, Of ldilot 4 Rob
inson, who died in this city Sunday
morning, Of pneumonia, was we'll
known to many Montanians, having
been q resident of the Territory for a
number Of years. At one time he was
owner Of ranch in the Bitter Root
Valley, which he left to 70 into the
butchering business in Philipsburg.
Since last fall he has been associated
with Henry Milot in the management
of their billiard hall in this city. He
died Of sudden pneumonia. having
been on the street only "a hours
before his death. He was buried yes
terday afternoon with Masonic honors.
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The reeeat hrge audieneD 6 thta
popular place q amusement evidence
It. high Standing in the public estima-
tim. It b said that Il bee been rendered
rent ffeo for the elstess' ball, to take
place Thursday evening, and that many
are in favor Of its use on that occasion.
The audience last Saturday evening
were we'll pleased with the result OF
Nessn. Gordon 4 Ritchie's enterprise
and laborious expenditure q time and
money. Some Of the people who ~
peared were second to none on the W.
riety stage in their peculiar speeialtiss.
The Gaylols, the Barrys and the Z udoss
were the stars Of the evening, although
the latter are said to have cut short
some interesting features Of their spe-
cialties, owing to the music. ~ It va,
however, the performance was too long.
A theatrical entertainment which BE-
gins 1T eight and ends 1t ten, or half
past ten, promptly, b, other things be-
ing equal, always the most sAtisfactory.
Messrs. Gordon 4 Richie may we'll
keen one Of their handsome satin SOU
venir programmes - . memento Of the
occasion. They will have the same
people ut the Comique during the week,
and propose that their regular Friday
exhibitions at Renshaw Hall shall be
worthy Of large and select audiences.
Mr.. Bosworth's benefit will take place
at this hall tomorrow evening. Many
people who have never seen RIP Van
Winkle," made famous BY joe JelIer-
son, and which also made him famous,
will not lose this opportunity II seeing
. play which h almost an American
classic.
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Park Street.

The vacuum south of the brl''se ""
West Park street has been bridge" ''>'
and is now covered with toil'''"''
wooden sidewalk.
Mr.. John HI. Curtis states that ''' ~
dinance requiring the laying OF WV" ~.
en- sidewalk all along Park >'ree' u.s."
been passed, and that property OWL"
would do well to comply with Us r.
visions.
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A COMMISSION
To Assess Harry Gassert's Dam...

A telegram was received in this A..
yesterday announcing the appointns,,
by Judge Galbraith, sitting in chamI.~
ct Deer Lodge, of u commission Of th,s.
property owners to assess the dam.,..
for right Of way of the Utah l. Norh
ern railway com pany across the farm =.
Mr.. Harry Gassert, the other side Of Ill
yer Bow.
Messrs. f. S. Stacklolc, H. &. V.litn
and J. A. Hyde were appointed BY thu
court to act as the commission. The o,,,
er right Of way cases were settled hs,
tall by arbitration or agreement. but an
action in the nature of condemnatioO
suit was brought in the case Of ",
Gassert, resulting in the ap,0intmeu,
above mentioned.
These gentlemen will 80 down tbi.
morning by private conveyance, a Mr.
Stackpole states, and will probably fin.
ish their labors to-day.
PERSONAL.
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Outlying town lots are being sold for
two hundred town lots which 10 . fair
price. Just here It may be remarked
that many property owners in Butte Are
holding real estate ct from twenty to
forty per cent more than It Il worth.
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Oroquet.

Now approached the season when
the gentle swain and maiden fair most
do congregate on the green sward and
croak away the happy hours. Now
also Muldoon has a picnic, and whel,
Mike. missing the ball, cracks him
over the pepper, and cries, "Oh, Mul.,
let me explain" lluldoon exclaims in
ire, "d-your explanation; does my
eye look like croquet ball ?"
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Flint.
Thie claim y four and . half miles
nerthvest Of the city Of Butte, and -
the extreme northwest corner lead Of the
Summit Valley and Independence min
inr districts. IL II claim Of the usual
sire, on which to date, three shafts have
been sunk, one hundred feet apart, on
the line Of the lead, to the depth Of sew
enty-eight, forty and thirty-five feet ~
spectively. Each ofthese shafts has de-
veloped . clear three foot body ofore av-
eraeing from 60 to IS ounces In silver
and from four to twelve dollars In gold.
The simple operation Of sinking these
three shafts has produced over four hum
dred tons Of ore. and there 10 now In
siRht. by the usual calculation enough
free orc to run . five stamp mill two
years.
Levels have been run east and west
from the bottom Of the 70 foot shaft, the
east Drift being in forty feet. tho west
lust begun. The ore body shows up
we'll in both levels.
A two stamp mill has just been put In
operation by water power, on the Gold
flint ore. but az furnaces have not yet
been arranged for tests, it 10 not yet A.
certained what percentage Of silver has
been saved. The ore may be said to be
tolerably free, containing some sulphur.
Out Of two and . half tons Of second
class ore, fifty pounds Of fine amalgam
were obtained. A five stamp mill will
probably be erected at IN early date =
little higher up than the present mill, to
secure more water power. The Gold
flint ore can be worked to sufficiently
high percentage with twenty-five pounds
of salt and one and half of blue stone,
in eight hours. The Gold6int belongs
to Mr.. Robert McMinn.
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There was an informal and private
consultation meeting held yesterday If:
ternoon by the Mayor and Councilmen
elect and those Of toe latter body who
hold over. No definite conclusion was
arrived at in regard to appointments,
oil reports to the contrary notwitl,.
standing.
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The School House.

The task Of repairing the stone foun-
dation Of the school building will be
pushed forward, and done in a. work.
manlike manner as possible by Messrs
Berry Il McSherry. who have now
charge Of it, aud whose brick and stone
work is highly spoken of.
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PReoNAL uG11E.Ll01gO1.
NJ. r. c. Chamhess LETT town yester
day morning for Ogden.
Scott, the Supposed murderer Of Bri'
ney Osborne, b in the hospital 1t Fort
Nacleod.
Little Dill Whitford was little bet
ter last night, though net yet out Of
danger.
NJ. Fred Kennett, Cashier Of the
Flint National Bank Of Missouls, was in
the city Sunday.
Mr.. H. w. Lightcap representing A.
HI. Devore 4 Son, Of Chicago, left Sun
day morning for Ogden and salt Lake.
Mr.. N. H. Dickinson, Of Chicago, IN
experienced Matchmaker and jeweler,
arrived last night and will take posi-
ton with the firm Of Leyson 4 Turck.
Nm. G. b. Halvorson and son returned
to Butte Saturday night after an extend
ed visit to the home Of her parents il
Massachusetts,.
Cassius C. Cullen, author Of the long
poem in . Helena paper recently, 1t
tempted suicide by poison, at Jefferson
last "wednesday.
sally Raunheim, of the Mon:ana Cop
per Company, has been examining some
Of the Limestone mountains Of Beaver
head lying close to the railway during
the past week.
Sunday night MI studely Whitford,
Of Kendallville, Ind, arrived via the
U. 4 N. rosd, and will remain the sum-
mer guest Of his nephew, DR.. O. b.
Whitford, OF the Niners' Hospital.
L. d. Carson, Of Big Indian Gulch,
became suddenly crased last Tuesday af-
ternoon, and took to the mountains. 1t
is supposed that this IL the result Of long
perusal Of the Helena papers.
Mr.. and Mn. John Rigby have left
Helena for Lee Mountain, where they
intend to reside for the summer. Mr..
Rigby 10 superintendent Of the Lee
Mountain mines and has many friends
In this city.
Capt. H. s. Howell, Of the Gilmer l.
Salisbury company, has returned to Vir-
GINA City afteran extended trip over bis
company's various lines in the Terrific
~, during which he regulated Affairs
generally. Pinkeye and heavy roads
have occupied Lis time fully during this
spring.
Mr.. Geo. w. Irwin has returned from
his visit to Helena and Deer Lodge,
During his absence he transacted some
railroad business. In Helena they were
pretty quiet till Sam Hauser's return,
which afforded material for numberless
newspaper items, and created quite q
boom in the capital city.
Claude Ruy, the thirteen year old son
Of Mrs. Joel w. Ransome, died Of dipth-
eria on the 10Th ult., in Atchison, Kan
sas, where he was at school. Mrs. Ran
some was with him at the time of his
death, and the friends of the family will
sympathyze with her in this great ahiic-
ton. The boy was an unusually bright
lad. He was taken sick the 23rd and
died On the 10Th ult.
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The Montana Street Main.

The Water Company have . force Of
mon actively at work on Montana
street, cutting . trench for the large
main to run north and south along that
street. The completion Of this task
may be expected during the current
month, and the West siders will then
have the first opportunity Of getting the
Yellow Jacket water into their houses.
The Caplice building is fast becoming a
popular lodging house, the rooms being
sought after by good class of tenants.
Water will be put into the building
next month.
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NUo0BI9.

NUo03T9.
A larre mart Of the population OF
Butte win sympatbise with . Georgia
uaper which says: Geld In thirty-ehree
counties IN this State; copper In th'r-
teen; vhisky in Ill Of them, and the lat
eets away with oil the rest.
The flr,t eight Of the following beaoti'
full lines are from the pen Of the horny
6sted poet OF the Eureka Sentinel, and
We hope he will accept gracefully the
addition Of the two last for which 10
cal patent IL claimed:
She Kissed me-, my Beautiful darling.
Idsank the delight q her lips;
The univssse meltsd together,
Mortality stood In eclipse.
A Spirit Of Light stood before me.
Iheasd . soft rustic Of wings;
The kings Of earth we've - beggan,
And the beGgau ol earth were % kings;
Ny soul seemed % rest In . sanctined nest
VI hornets with gloei6eo stings!
In speaking of Montana beet, the
Minneapolis Tribune says that the
building of the Northern Pacific rail-
road has brought its city into such close
connection with the rich pastures OF
Montana that there IL now = tair pros
pect for the solution Of the problem OF
cheap beef with the grass-fed wild stock
Of the Rocky Mountain regions. 1t ia
understood that well-kn0wn Mime
apolis firm Is preparing to build angle
slaughter houses along the line, and
that they will be butchering Montana
cattle before the summer is over.
An exchange wants Information rs to
the whereabouts Of Thomas McGrath,
Frank Bowen and q man named "Jim-
N.Y." surname unknown. The last
heard of them they were forty miles
from Eagle Rock, on Snake Rive. Any
information concerning them will be
thankfully received by John McGrath,
Jefferson City, or Edward McGrath,
Gregory mine.
If Thomas and Frank have gone off
with Jimmy we hope they may escape
being arrested a. burglars.
The Chicago Mining Revie,o speaks
from correct knowledge Of the situa-
ton when it says 1t il more than proba-
able that those who would unwisely
cripple the silver interest by making it
practically worthless at home, do not
consider that large proportion Of the
gold produced is the result Of silver
mining, and comes from the develop
ment of silver mines. Thus blow
that would paralyze the silver interest
of this country would practically de-
stroy the home production Of gold.
Some people ignorant of what good
editing is, imagine the getting up of &C.
lect matter to be the easiest thing in the
worle to do. whereas it it is the incest
work to do on any paper. If they see
the editor with scissors in his hand they
are sure to say: "Eh, that's the way
you get original matter, ELI ~ accompa-
nying their new and original question
with an idiotic wink or smile. The
facts are that the interest, the variety
and usefulness of paper depend in no
small degree upon the selected matter,
and few men are capable of the position
who would not themselves be able to
write many of the articles they select.
A sensible editor desires considerable
select matter, because he knows that
one mind cannot make SO good q paper
~ five or six.
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1t is discovered that the package of
the Daily MINER supposed to have been
stolen from the box in front Of the post
office was by mistake put in the express
Office, through which it was returned
yesterday to this office.
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Mr.. David Marks h compelled to an
nounce his inability to appear ut the
benefit Of Mr.. Frank Bosworth, which
will take place tomorrow evening ct
RenehaW Hall
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Rod and Gun.

At the weekly meet Of the Rod and
Gun Club, Saturday afternoon, the fol-
lowing score was made:
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-10

Mis- Addie Bruno, vocal eomedienne,
TbundAy stshing at the Coanique.
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the fighting Seventh.
There were four or five cases before
Judge Wilcox in the Police Court Sat-
urday. One man was arraigned for
raising . disturbance at the Tivola beer
hall, and two others for being drunk
and disorderly and provoking . breach
Of the peace. They all met their deserts.
Yesterday after examination Of wit
nesses for the prosecution . charge OF
assault, against valley farmer, was
dismissed. Police circles are stagnant.
About halEpast six o'clock last even
ing there was q commotion and . sud-
den rush in front Of the Police Court.
A vagrant haai been arrested aud was
about to be taken to the city Jail. He
had been arrested as one Of . gang
whom the police believe to be making
organized attacks on the pockets Of he
nevolent citizens, watching the hotels,
soliciting strangers for aims. and Great
in. the impression that they are starv-
ing for bread and meat when they are
simply thiryting for whisky. So he was
about to be hauled of by Officer Cody
and Under Sheriff Chet Small, when it
suddenly occurred to him he would 80
in some other direction, and thereby
created the commotion which dIew the
crowd. The nippers were applied,
thouxh. and the Bastile claimed him for
The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
AN EXCITING SCENE.

Murderer Overcome When Shown the
Weapon he Used in Killing his Victim
and Afterwards Attempts Hanging.
tAssOcIated Press Dispatch to the Gazctte.l
New YORK, May e.--James Ivers who was
arrested yesterday for numbering Owen
Donnellan, an aged street sweeper, was in
terviewed by the chief Of police in private
to-day. He adhered to his story that Dom
nellan had fallen from chair aud broken
his neck. A dramatic scene ensued when the
ehiefofpolice suddenly produced the hammer
with which the victim was killed and holdingit
up before Ivers inquired, "Did youever see
this beforef" The prisoner at once broke
down, and holding up his hands as If to
ward off blow, cried "Take It away; oh,
take 1t awayV He was then locked up and
shortly afterwards he hanged himself with
his leather belt. He was, however, dis
covered in time and restored to conscious
ness. He was then committed to await ac-
tion Of the grand jury, and his sbn George
was held as an accessory.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
FOURTH Edition
kEPRLNTEo FROM YEarEn.-
AFIGHT ON A uns..
A Man Killed in An Alleged p,,.,
Knives. With

A Man Killed in an Ana.
Knives. With
tAssocia'ed Press dispatch to that.
NEw YORK, May "A disnotoh '''''el
eeiyed at the New street police tt ,t., was m
morning, asking that the policc s' hai station this
to the ship orealla, at Bedloe,." "Ial "a, be sent
There was mutiny on board tbe Island Island that
tnat several persons were renor,eS 1s sesSel and
Killed. The police boat was disna,ot dia.ep to Be
The Oreallo reached this nnrt patched Id
and anchored in the lower bay " oOna ias' night
encountered severe weather ",Ier d', having
voyage. This morning while Tho euuriag arg the
at breakfast dispute arose shon. o,eW We've
triiling matter and ended in fst GJ. a"I, some
A few hours later the ouarra1 nsnt
newed, during which James Keogb was re.
years, an English seaman, was s"I s,a,g Sged 2
Michael Murphy, the boatswadIpnO a,dpOea By By
wounded man died in ten minutes ''' The
Murphy was badly cut in ,be v.,.
thigh. He said that he and Keogh Tiisl rr,s, and
duel with dirk knives and that t6e 'Uuglt srl
were received and given in fair S doh, wounds nG
Marine Medical Department took ksJ., r%a. lne
keogh's body. Both the men war; ."ags w, o.
of the Orcallo. The police boat as wns 'a,. sailors
arrest Murphy. "a' sent to
The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
PhiIa.lelnh,n Mnr,,ets

Associated Press Dispatch to the Gazette
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-Flour. dull but
steady. super 1918 T. 90; extra, S4T5a55 50; Ohio
and Indiana family, $8.5 q 7.25; Pennsylvania
do, s6.25 $50; rye -four. $4.S7 u 500
Wheat firm but quiet Del and Penna. red,
81 45al Al do. amber, s1.47a5O.
Corn, firm for local use steamer, s4as4115 vel.
low, S5asS mixed, s414aS5. No. 3 mixed, S.
Oats, firm but quiet No. l white, 81 No. Z
do, 69% No. do, 5S1aa69; No. 2 mixed
67ab.
Rice, scarce. 81.
Provisions firm, fair, good jobblng demand
lard fair
Butter. steady with fair demand creamery
extra Penna., 33a34; western, 3la32; do. good tC
choice, 2Sl30.
Eggs, steady, but quiet; Penna., I7al7h
western l614al7.
Cheese quiet but steady.
Petroleum, dull; refined, N.
Whiskey, Sl.2l.
Seeds, clover, dull, old, 6a81$; new, Tas: tlmO-
thy steady. 81. 70n2. 10; fax, easier. ST. .45.
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Now Public nuIldIngs CONSIDERED.

[Associated Press Dispatch to the iaieIel
WAsHINGToN, May 2.-ln the House NJ
Scranton of Pennsylvania, called up The s4
for public buildings at Scranton, OuI Nj
Randall demanded the regular order f'sl
Cal, asked Randall TO yield in order %
allow him TO call up the Chinese bill oieoF
currence in the Senate amendments hl,
dali yielded for that purpose but Brgg. !. y
New Hampshire renewed the demand ,VI ~.
regular order, which was the bill for papA
buildings at Hannibal, Missouri, and lis GVn, ~,
sideration was then proceeded WIN ~.
bill was passed, and aC l.25 the House ssa, y,
into committee of the whole on the lam
commission bill.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
THIRD EDITION
REPRlNTED FROM YESTERDAY
THE MALLEY TRIAL.
rofessOF Chittenden Cross Examined
The Court Room Crowded.

Professor Chittenden Cross Examined
The Court Room Crowded.
tAssociated Press Dispatch TO the Gazette.l
New HAVEN, Conn, May 2.-There was
great rush for admittance TO the Superior
Court House when the Malley trial was re-
sumed this forenoon. Half dozen ladies
sat in the witness box. Egfi
Mr.. Case proceeded with his cross-cxam-
nation Of Professor Chittenden who said he
had examined several bodies In search OF
arsenic, viz: Mrs. Riddle of Norwich, the
body Of Cheshire woman, the bodies OF
three children and the body of Jennie
Cramer, and since that one other body was
examined h
Mr.. Riddles body, at the first disinter-
ment, weighed 55l< pounds. The muscular
tissue examined weighed 81 pounds 2 ounces
and 29-l0O grains. In this was found one
grain and 9-65 of grain. of arsenic. He
was led 70 the opinion Indirectly that the
arsenic in Jennie Cramer's body was taken
IN soluble form.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
E1RsT CALL
FROM 3O4.

We say to all wishing to
purchase Boots, Shoes and
Rubbers that we have kept
very quiet during the month
that we have been fitting up
our new store No. 304 Market
ST., that we might have room to
display our stock Of goods that
our increasing trade demanded,
and that we are now prepared
to supply your wants, and we
have no doubt it will pay you
well. Our stock is complete,
every department is filled; every
kind, size and width. Our stock
of ladies, misses and children's
Shoes (direct from the manu-
facturer to our salesroom) was
never as large as now. The
same can be said Of our gents,
boys and youths department.
We solicit a continuance ofyour
liberal patronage.
BOSTON ONE-PRICE
BOOT AND SHOE HOUSE,
No. 304 Market st.
apr2s-imd&w HENRY PIKE, Prop'r.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
POSSIBLY FATALLY HURT
A Drunken Man Falls or the F,,.m..
Special Train This Aua.,,..-

MS Afternoon
Winfield Coyle, a young man who vo,..
IN the Mccullough rolling mill and rr.d.' Ji.'
AZ sixth ana Church streets, fell from a.
top of the caboose on the fremen,s sn s"a.l, s
tran, near Hare's Corner, about oio,It 1
this afternoon and was very badly hnrt IVA
The train was running quite slow AT IA,
time or the man would have been killed on, %
right. He fell ON his head and was nieEaI Ju.
up unconscious and placed aboard The e't1JD tr,S
again. van
Coyle was drunk at the time and had hss,
very disorderly at Middletown He wa 4
a row at Peacock's hotel, and an old m,r
named Fcnnimore shot his (Coyle'sl cam
panion fellow named Campbell in tbe leo
The wound was very slight.
The injured man was removed from tn,
car at the depot and conveyed to Ms bom,
when medical aid was summoned.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
Soldiers Reunion.

ASSOCIATED Press dlspatclrto the Gale''''l
WnLIAMsPoRT, Pa, May 2,-T6e SUI, sI,
vivors of the Eighth Pennsylvania Ias'I S.'
held reunion here to-day. An address !"
welcome was delivered by Mayor raIsoui Isous
which was responded to by J. Is. DenSOt, 1o,.,
of this city and Major j. Edward Carlsn~ a',,
of Philadelphia. About 100 veterans ). 'S, 4,
present and banquet was held AZ "
Crawford House this afternoon.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
AN EXPLANATION.
The Associated Press Make an Explana
ton and Denial.

The Associated Press Make an Explaua.
ton and a Denial.
ASSOCIATED Press dispatch to the Galette.I
NEW YORK, May ITO EDITORS The
impeachment Of the honesty Of the AssO.
ciaGed Press reports of the Shipherd inyes.
tigation in this mornings Herald is unfair
and misleading. The two reports printed
by the Herald, one under the heading q
"By Associated Press" and hs
other under the heading al
verbatim Report" were both fur.
nished by the Associated Press, one Of
them being sketch" report telegraphed in
the afternoon while Blaine was still on The
stand and 1t could not, therefore, have been
submitted to the eX-secretary to be 'dO.
tored." The other was our full report.
[Signedl Respectfully,
j. c. HUEsToN, General Agent.
The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
BOUND AND GAGGED.
Three Women Badly Treated in Their
House and Robbed of Money.

[Assoclatcd Press dispatch to the Ga1ette
PITTsBURG, Pa, May "A special db-
patch from Greensburg, Pa, to th
Chronicle says: Last night about Il O'Clock
the house of Mrs. jonathan Stump thrs
miles in the country, was broken into By
three masked men. The women were bound
and gagged and one Of them va
strung up to the raiters in order to gi7eh'
formation in regard to the place wherein
money was secreted. Mary, the yOuln
daughter, was brutally beaten, but u r.
fused to give the information desired lh
burglars got about $500 and escaped