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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
ROBBED THE POST0FF|cE;
Ten Thousand Dollars. Worth
of Stamps and Silver
ware Gone.
Springfield Qllinois) Postmaster's
Heavy Loss While Taking
Dinner.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, April 8. = The
postoffice here was robbed of about $40 900
worth of stamps and silverware to-day.
The robbery was committed about noon
while Postmaster Ridgely was at dinner
and was not discovered until o'clock.
Access was gained to the vault by the
use of duplicate keys. The vault is located
in the postmaster's private Office and the
combination is never turned. In order to
secure entrance to the vault two keys had
to be used, one to open the spring lock on
the door of the office and the other to the
inner door of the vault. Both of these
doors were locked when Mr. Ridgely re-
turned after lunch.
Besides the stamps Mr.. Ridgely had
stored in the vault were his daughter s
wedding presents, valued at $1,000. The
stamps and silverware would make an
enormous package, and it is hard to con-
'ceive Of method to take them from the
building in broad daylight without OBJ
servation.
1t was O. clock when Assistant Murphy
had occasion to 60 to the vault for stamps.
He found the interior of the vault in wild
disorder and everything of value removed.
This was the FIRST intimation that the
place had been looted. There is no clew.
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THE MONrBREF RETURNS.
Conflicting Reports as to the Reason TO.
q Change IN Hen. Plans

a Change in Her Plans.
VALLEJO, CAL, April 3.-The Mon
terey arrived at the island this morning
and is alongside the quaywan. She will
take on coal and provisions. The general
belief is that her orders to proceed to Callao
have been revoked. 1t appears from the
orders of the Naval Department that the
vessel can do better service on the home
station. The rumor that she will be
stationed at San Francisco cannot be
traced to a reliable source.
The Olympia's departure is merely for
practice and she viii return in a month.
Her destination is Santa Barbara, where
she will remain until after La Fiesta week
at Los Angeles and the flower fete at Santa
Barbara.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3.-The
United States steamer Monterey, which
was under orders to proceed from Mare
Island to Callao, Peru, has put back to
Mare Island from San Pablo Bay. 1t is
supposed that her steering gear has deyel-
oped some imperfections and that it was
deemed wise to correct these before leaving
home waters
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OF Interest to the Coast.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3.-Henry
E. Daniels was to-day appointed Post
master at Sterling, CAL; R. F.. Forsythe
commissioned Postmaster at Gradesville,
CAL; N. s. Calkins at Ragsdale, Or.
Among the Pacific Coast arrivals to-day
are: Thomas Montgomery, San Francisco
S. D. Bowen, Sacramento; D. A. Lamont,
Los Angeles.
Observation-Disclosures Original-Henry
Goodhart, San Diego County. Increased
Nathan Schofield, Shasta County Re
issue = John Mason, Petaluma, Sonoma
County; William Steilberg, San Diego.
Original widows = Louisa Watson, Cali
stoga, Napa County.
Washington: Original Alexander M.
Brady, Everett, Snohomish County.
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WAITING VERIFICATION.
If the Report Is True Satisfac-
ton Will Be Demanded at
Once by Britain.
SIMILAR TO THE ALLIANCE.
The Claims of Right of Search In
Cuban Waters May Be
Denied to Spain.

WASHINGTON. D. c., April 3.-lt IS
stated by officials that the reported firing
by Spanish gunboat on the British ship
Ethelred; bound from Boston to Jamaica,
if confirmed, will give the United States
and Great Britain common cause in de-
manding explanations and indemnities
from Spain.
Official confirmation of the indignlty on
the Ethelred has not been received here
either at the State Department or the Brit
ish embassy. 1t is said that the usual
course would be for the commander of the
steamer to report the facts to the London
Foreign Office. AS he was. bound for
Jamaica he may first report to the Cover
nor-General of that British colony, who In
turn would present the case to the Foreign
Office.
Great Britain is quick to take cognizance
of any interference with her merchant
marine, and it is not doubted that if the
facts are as reported the Foreign Office will
speedily ask of Spain first an explanation
and second compensation.
The circumstances appear to be almost
identical with the firing on the Alliance.
1t is not yet clear, however, whether the
Ethelred was on the high seas or was
within six miles of Cape Maysi, which is
the iudisdictional limits claimed by Spain.
In Mr.. Gresham demand on Spain he
took the advanced position that American
vessels on their routes could not be mo-
Tested even when within the jurisdiction
of Spanish waters. If Great Britain takes
similar position as to her merchant yes
sells on their regular routes to Jamaica it
will go far toward the termination of
SPANS claims of the right of search and
seizure within Cuban waters.
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4 VALLEJO LADY'S DEATH.
Mrs" De Frisbie, One of the
s.. Daughters of General Val
lejo, Expires Suddenly.
She Was a Native of Sonoma County
- and Was Well Known in
California.

i: VALLEJO, CAL, April 3.-Mrs. Adela
: Vallejo de .Frisbie widow of DIR. L. G. de
Frisbie, died suddenly at: her residence on
Sutter. street, in this city, yesterday. The
news of her death was a surprise to every
person in town.
On Monday Mrs de Frisbie walked
around the garden at the Cornell. She re-
tired at an early hour ON Monday night,
and. while about: to take her breakfast,
which had been brought to her room, she
suffered an apoplectic shock and expired
suddenly.
Mrs: de Frisbie was one of Valleio's
oldest residents, and known by all. She
was the daughter of General NJ. G. and
Mrs. Francisco Benicia GARLIC Vallejo, a
sister Of Professor a. A. Vallejo of this
city. OF Mrs. General J. B. Frisbie, Dr. w.
P. Vallejo Mrs. Natalie Haraszthy, Mrs.
Emparan of Sonoma, n. P. Vallejo, Mrs.
Harry Cutter Of San Francisco, Captain q.
Z. Vallejo of Mexico, and was the grand
mother of Dennis Mccarthy Jr. of SYRIA
cuse,. n. Y.
/. Mrs. de Frisbie was native of Califor-
mia: and. was born in Sonoma ffty-eight
years ago.
Shortly after her marriage she came to
Vallejo, and from that time on has always
been resident. After the death of her
husband Mrs. Frisbie passed into the pos
session of valuable property in Vallejo,
situated in various parts of the town.
Some months ago she purchased the prop
erty known as the Cornell, and has been
conducting it as a private boarding and
lodging house.
Mrs. de Frisbie's father was famous in
California history.
The funeral occurs tomorrow, and the
remains win be inferred in the family plat
at Sonoma.
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BIG REPUBLICAN GAINS.
Race Prejudioes Ignored by
Voters During the Ballot.
ing at.the Polls. i: s.:
MANY SURPRISED CANDIDATES.
.Ex- Congressman: Frank Lawlor
Managed to Squeeze in as Alder
man by a Slight Margin.

:. CHICAGO, lie, April 3.-Complete re-
turns give George B. Swift for Mayor a
plurality of Al, no., the largest ever known
here in a similar contest. The civil service
law was carried by majority of 45, So.
The other candidates on the Republican
city ticket were all elected. although
Trude, the Democratic candidate for City
Attorney, ran nearly 10000 ahead of his
ticket.
The Republicans also made a clean
sweep of the town offices-south, north and
west-and in the annexed districts, Hyde
Park and Lakeview, and in the town of
Lake, the stockyards district. one of the
supposed Democratic strongholds, the Re-
publican landslide was remarkable.
The election gives the Republicans CON-
plete control of the City Council, which.
will contain fifty Republicans and only
eighteen Democrats. DR.. Holmes, the
Peoples party candidate for Mayor, re-
ceived IA 900 votes, less than half as m any
as polled by the third party last fall.
The plan of the campaign of the Demo-
cratic candidate for Mayor, Frank Wenter,
was to cut into the German Republican
vote, and on this theory he. expected to be
elected. An examination of the returns
shows he did get some German Republican
votes, but of the Irish Democratic votes
he lost more than enough to offset the
gains among the Germans. The b.
hemians, Poles and Italians apparently
deserted him.
Chairman Peabody of the Democratic
campaign committee said, INSTEAD of
coming to- Wenter's support I think the
foreigh-born citizens want it understood
that they are Americans, and for that rea-
son they rather resented the claims set up
as to their prejudices."
Mayor-elect Swift said, ..'It is source of
great satisfaction to know that the people
of Chicago have outgrown the campaign
of utilization and appeals to race preju-
dice"
Martin Madden (R.), ce-president of
the Western Stone Company, defeated At
torney Frank Walker CD for Alderman in
the Silk-stocking Fourth Ward. Noble B.
Judah (R.) is another notable winner for a
seat in the City Council. sHinkey Dink'.'.
Kenna went down with the other Demo
Gratis, his successful opponent being Pat
rick Gleason (R.). BUCK Mccarthy (R.J
won in the stockyards district
1t was the greatest surprise of the elec-
ton. About the only non-Republican
who squeezed in was ex-Congressman
Frank LAWYER ID, who, owing to quarrel
between the Republican factions, captured
a seat as Alderman by an exceedingly mar
row margin.
Mayor-elect.Sw has decided to appoint
G.. D. Wetherill City Controller. Mr.. Weth-
Grill held this position under the admins
tration of Mayor Harrison.
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NEW TO-DAY.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
Are Now Most Favorable for
the Treatment and
Cure of. All Chronic Diseases-The
:. Copeland Medical Institute Treats
Them.and Furnishes All M edicine
:. for So a Month.

The time to take treatment for diseases of a
catarrhal nature is now The climatic condi'
the year, the liability to taking cold being the
lowest, and one months treatment now will
do more good than two months. in cold and
rainy weather..
Time and again Drs. Copeland and Neal have
advised persons in desperate stages of catarrhal
trouble to want until summer before taking
treatment. Time and again have they urged
the necessity of taking treatment while the
weather is favorable to a cure.
Now Is that time. Those who suffer from
catarrh should take advantage of all the influ-
snces that: operate now in favor of cure.
They should not put off treatment until next
winters stormy days, but should prudently
mend their roof while the sun shines, Now
is the time, and the opportunities just what is
desired for the worsteases. Do not let it go by
but place yourself under treatment at once
and have done for you in the next few months
what might not be possible the next summer
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AB0ARD THE ALLIANCA.
Macee, the. Insurgem Leader; Was Pas
senger on the Steamer.


senger on the Steamer.
HAVANA, CUBA, April 3.-Much specu-
lation is INDUCED in here as to the move
ments of Antonio Maceo, the mulatto in
surgent leader. who was recently reported
as having sailed from Central American
port for the purpose of taking the field in
Cuba against the Government.
1t is the general belief that he took pas
sage on board an American steamer to
land at Cape May. 1t is surmised that he
landed at Fortune Island, where he wrote
to his colleagues notifying them of his fail
ure to land in Cuba. His movements sub
sequent to landing on Fortune Island can
only be guessed at.
There are not lacking in Government
supporters who charge that Maceo was on
board the American steamer Alliance
when she was fired at by the Condo Ven
ditto off the east end of Cuba, and that he
would have been landed at Cape Maysi if
the warship had not been there to pre-
vent it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
Menican Rairroad Concessions.

CITY OF MEXICO, MEX, April 3.-The
Government has granted valuable con-
cession with subsidy to the Tampico and
Rio Grande Railroad to be built by Chi
cago and Boston capitalists The road
will run from Barroteran, Coahuila, to
Neuvo Laredo, thence down the Rio
Grande, thence to Tampico, forming a
part of the Packet line and Pan-American
system along the COAST to Tampico and
finally to this city, traversing rich agri-
cultural and mining regions.
Surveys will commence Immediately.
Concessionaires McCracken and Attorney
Figueros left to-day for Chicago.
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WILL RETURN TO Work.

Probable Settlement of "a Strike of the
Boite4'mdkers.
CLEVELAND, ONO, April Sit is
probable that the boilermakers' strike,
which has been ON several weeks in this
city, will be amicabiy settled within few
days. A conference has been held between
a committee of the strikers and General
Manager Wallace of the Cleveland Ship
building Company and settlement
arrived at. 1t is understood the strikers at
the yard will return to work tomorrow.
This action will likely result in settlement
of the strike at the Globe shipyards and
other plants where the men are out.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
stole Erpress Packages.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., April 3.-Herbert
G. Harding, clerk in the United States
Express Company and Clarence Warbeck,
porter in the same Office, are under arrest
charged with the theft of packages in the
company's care. Thefts have been going
on for several months. The largest loss
was that of package containing $1,000
worth of diamonds, which disappeared at
the holiday season. Recently several
bicycles consigned to the express company
have disappeared. Both Harding and
Warbeck made confession. The dealers
who bought the bicycles will be prose
cuted.
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street, says:

"About three years ago !. took Severe cold.
a common thing in this climate, but q serious
thing for me, for nothing I.copld do would
chronic catarrh..: My eyes, ears, nose, throat
and, in short, my whole system was affected by "
the trouble Ny appetite failed. me; what lit
tie managed to eat caused trouble in my.
stomach, i could not sleep at night, and was
generally in a bad condition. Tt Continued To-
grow worse, until I became alarmed that my
lungs would become. affected. I doetored nay
self and tried all the old remedies, but nothing
seemed to help me, at all. T. read of the success
of Drs. Copeland and Neal: in cases similar to
L did so, and now, after short course OF treat
ment / am comparatively. q well man again. I
feel better than i have for years, and cannot
say enough In praise of the skillful treatment
of .Drs. Copeland and Neal. My advice to suf-
ferers from chronic nialadies is to give them
trial" -. - :: -. =. -
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Another yraiI Steauer.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 3.-The Pa
ci6c Mail Company, has purchased another
steamer of 5000 tons. 1t was bought in
England and is newly built. It's name was
the Canterbury, but it has been changed by
the Pacific Mail to the Aztec, and is now
on the way to the Pacific Coast to be put
in service there at once. 1t has been great
ly needed for long time, but the company
waited before buying it until it had accu-
mulated surplus of earnings to apply
toward the purchase.
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---------------
WANTS Il REHE4RING.
A Member of the Seventh Cavalry Goe.
to Wdshington on Business.

to Washington on Business.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 3.-CorporaI
Lanier Cravens of the Seventh Cavalry,
Troop A, to-day left for Washington to
seek the reversal of an opinion rendered at
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, against him. The case
is doubly interesting because of the pc
culiar point it involves and because of the
standing of Cravens. His father, Judge j.
E. Cravens, before his death two years ago,
was one of the oldest and ablest lawyers
in the Southwest. Young Cravens enlisted
at Fort Riley, Kans.
He is a graduate of Chester Military
Academy in Pennsylvania and was well
known here as a society man. He was
rapidly promoted and finally went before
the Board Of Examination of enlisted men
at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, to try for
another promotion. Because of slight
physical injury, received while on duty,
the board rejected him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
EFFECT ON RAISIN PRICES
Seedless Varieties of Grapes
May Have to. Be Fed to
the Hogs.
OPINIONS OF "A PACKER
He Thinks That the Chief Difficulty
Lies in Competition Among.
Producers.

. FRESNO, CAL, April 3.-The. news that
the duty on Zante currants is abolished
created great. dismay among raisin- growers
here.
. Before, the law was passed prices had
fallen until the growers and packers were
heartily discouraged. 1t was. found that in
very many cases the returns from consign-
ments were not sufficient to pay for the
picking and curing such of the raisins as
come into competition with the imported
currants. The raiSins chiefly effected were
the seedless Sultanas, Thompson,s seedless
and seedless Muscatels. While none OF
these three Kinds are in reality currants,
yet they supplied the same demand, and
for a while they were the most profitable
grape to raise
After the price dropped there was little
encouragement to cultivate the vineyards,
but when tariff was put on Zante cur
rants the raisin-growers were greatly
elated. 1t was thought that the law would
be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars
to the valley. As the price of Muscat
raisins was still low many acres of seedless
raisins were planted.
The seedless Muscatels are in reality the
small Muscats and are sorted from the
Muscats and sold separately. They must
still, therefore, be grown, even though
there is. no profit in their production.
They form large part of the total Muscat
crop, and growers express the opinion that
the price will be SO low under the present
Interpretation of the law that they will be
worthless for anything but feed for hogs.
Large raisin-producers have said that they
will not attempt to dispose of their seedless
stock in the Eastern market this year, but
will convert it into pork.
A different opinion from that generally
expressed was given this afternoon by one
of the largest packers in the county. He
considered that the real difficulty lay in
competition between the growers. them
selves, and that the market would not be
affected so greatly IS is generally feared.
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The One Hundred Thousand Cl,ib.

FRESNO, CAL, April 3.-At largely
attended meeting of the One Hundred
Thousand Club this evening exhaustive re-
ports on the best means of developing the
resources of the county were presented by
committees that have been making care
full investigation of the matter. 1t is be-
ieved that several important enterprises
will be started soon.
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editor Joseph Bender Dead.

TOLEDO, ONO, April 3.-Jos. Bender,
formerly proprietor of the Toledo German
Express and the Toledo Commercial, died
to-day of pneumonia in his sixty-ninth
year. Bender was the associate editor of
the Stats Zeitung. He also held posi-
ton on the Illinois Stats Zeitung and on
Louisville and Milwaukee German papers.
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Editor LeGke to Get a Place.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, April Sit is I'M
Woodland Democrat, will this. week, or
early next week, receive from Governor
Budd the appointment as Commissioner of
Public Works in place of A. H. Rose Of
CoIusa County, who will be removed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
RHODE ISLAND REPUBIICAN.
The Little State Holds to Her Past
Record in Politics.

The Little State Holds to Her fGSt
Record IN Politics.
PROVIDENCE, R. L., April g. The
election in Rhode Island for State officers
to-day was very quiet. Voting almost
everywhere favored the Republicans.
East Providence was an exception to the
general rule. There the license question
was live issue, and created considerable
interest.
Twenty -one voting districts in Rhode
Island gave Tippett (R.) 1904, Littlefield
CD 1898, showing a Republican gain OF
2S7 over last years vote.
Charles Warren Lippett (R.) was elected
Governor by 10000 plurality. The re-
mainder of the Republican State ticket
was elected by the same pluralities. The
next Assembly will include thirty-two Re-
publican Senators, sixty-nine Republican
Representatives, three Democratic Sen
ators and three Democratic Represent
atives. This is gain of one Senator for
the Democrats.
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Short I'm His Accounts

NEW YORK, N. Y, April Sit was
learned to-day that w. I. Nolan, conf
Dental bookkeeper of the Park-avenue
Hotel, has been missing since Saturday,
and that his accounts are short about
$4,000. Beyond stating the amount the
hotel people decline to discuss the matter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
Line of D,1tu Considered.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 3.-Assist-
ant Secretary Reynolds of the Interior De-
partment has overruled the decision of the
late administration as to the line of duty
of soldiers, holding that soldier being en-
gagged in private business and not in the
performance of those things which the
law required of him as a military duty,
cannot be considered in the line eff duty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
LenisIntnrs Fiahf.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, April 3.-At the
close of the sitting of the Chamber of
Deputies to-day a quarrel occurred be-
tween NJ. de Fuisseau, Socialist Deputy,
and M. Helleputte member of the House.
The two men came to blows and several of
their supporters engaged in fistic encoun-
ters
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
Mujor Hamitton Murdered.

AIORGANTOWN, KY, April 3.-Major
A. J. Hamilton, who won such fame for
his engineering scheme in digging out of
Libby prison in 1864, was found murdered
this morning. Sam Spencer has been ar
rested on the evidence of Alfred Belcher,
who says Spencer fired the fatal shot.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
chinese Ffshern.em Leare Porttand.

PORTLAND, Or, April 3.-The steamer
State of California, which sailed tonight,
carried 155 fishermen, mostly Chinese,
who will take passage for Alaska at San
Francisco.
The o. r. and n. Company will dispatch
the steamship Elder for San Francisco
next Saturday. She will be kept on the
line for several weeks as freight-carrier.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
Death of an Aoed Edstor.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 3.-David NJ.
Stone, who was for forty-four years editor
of the New York Journal of Commerce,
died tonight in Brooklyn. His death re-
suited from complication of heart troubles
after an illness of about month.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
Watsonrit,e,s Executive oficer Dies.

WATSONVILLE, CAL, April 3.-James
Ingham; president of the Board of Trustees
of Watsonville, died at his home Tuesday
evening from dropsy, aged Is years. He
was native of England, and member of
the jacksonville Commandery of Knights
Templar.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, April 3.-F. Wells,
in jail for attempting to pass a Confeder-
ate bill, had a charge of burglary preferred
against him this morning. He is accused
Of burglarizing a house near jacksonville.
II is ascertained that he took Confeder-