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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
FIRE As AN AID
To SNEAK THIEVES
Fire Marshals Theory of
Two Incendiary
Fires.
While People Rush Out of Their
Houses Thieves Get in
Their Work.
1t Is an Old Eastern Trick and Wa.
Precticed Here Two Years Ago
in Big Lodging-H0uses.

The police have been making every eff
fort TO capture the tirebug who has taken
fancy to set fire to vacant flats, but so
far without success.
Tuesday afternoon he got the key to a
vacant fat at 1227 Harrison street, and a
few minutes after he returned the place
was discovered to be on fire. The same
thing occurred in vacant fiat at 1929 Clay
street, Wednesday afternoon.
In both cases it was found that pieces of
wood and paper had been piled up in a
closet and set on fire. The flames were
damage was done.
The firebug is described as young man
about feet or inches tall, with slight
mustache, of slender build. He wears a
summer suit and has pleasant way of
talking. In applying for the keys he said
! he wanted to look at the fat, as he might
rent it.
The police have been puzzled to imagine
| what could be his motive for setting fire
to the fats. 1t was thought that he might
| be crazy on fires and did it Just to watch
the house being consumed, and other
theories were advanced.
Fire Marshal Towe has theory which
has precedents to back 1t up. He thinks
that the young man is sneakthief and
sets fire to the flats with plunder in view.
''It is an old Eastern trick, said the
Fire Marshal yesterday, land has been
played here before. The frebug is accom-
panied by some of his confederates, who
hover around waiting for DEVELOPMENTS.
| When the fire alarm is sounded-very
often by himself or one of his confeder-
| ates-women in the neigh borhood rush
out of their houses, leaving their front
doors open. Then the frebug and his
| fod int ha nd
steal anything of value they can find.
81 have not heard whether the residents
| on Harrison street or Clay street had any,
thing stolen from their houses, but am
satisfied that was the scheme of the young
man in setting fire to the flats.
1.-TWO years ago. there we're several fires
in big lodging-houses in the early hours
of the morning. Paper and pieces of wood
were piled up in a closet in each instance
and set on fire. When the alarm was
given the lodgers rushed out of their
rooms, and the irebug and his confed-
crates, during the excitement, entered the
| rooms and stole gold watches, jewelry and
anything else they could conveniently
carry away without being. discovered.
''These fires puzzled US for time, but
when people reported having lost their
! ieweiry 1 came to the conclusion that
some Fastener was playing the trick
here, and 1 think / was correct, because
after my suspicious on that point were
given publicity the fires in lodging g-houses
stopped.
"Last winter we were free from such
fires, but now / am afraid the same gang
has started in again, and this time they
have selected vacant fats and the after
noon as the time for setting them on fire,
because the male occupants are at their
business downtown and only the wives
and children, who as rule like to see a
| fire, are at home"
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
FIFTH PIANO RECITAL.
Mrs. Fannie BIoomfi eld- Zeisler's Pro-
gramme Largely Cleaned From
Chopin's Works

Mrs. Fannie Bloomfield -Zeisler gave her
fifth recital last evening. Not much can
be added TO what has previously been said
concerning her playing in general way.
1t is true, however, that each succeeding
recital develops something new which is
worth of consideration, ard the perform
ance last evening was no exception to this
rule. The programme was largely of
Chopin. The successes of the evening
were a pastorale by Scarlatti, Chopin's
Mazurka, op. 6, No. 1, and especially his
Scherzo, op 20. Perhaps the final sta
rantesIe, by Liszt, may be included in the
fortunate list. AT all events it exhibited
about every variety of touch possessed by
Mrs. Bloomfield-Zeisler,a and demonstrated
afresh the perfection of her technique
The canta bile playing in the Chopin
ScherZo was something worth RENE m ber-
ing. The audience was demonstrative,
insisting upon frequent recalls. The next
recital will be given Saturday at PM
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
WILD SCENES AT A HOTEL.
Jim Neal and Honas Kicker ght, and
Jere Mahoney Loses His Gold
Repeater

An exciting fight which attracted a
large crowd occurred last night at about
$50 o'clock at the Baldwin Hotel. The
principals were Honas Kicker, a bellboy,
and Jim Neal, horseman. According to
Clerk Lake OF the hotel, Neal has long
been coarse and insolent in his language,
in the presence of ladies as well as men,
and for this reason he was put out of the
hotel about a month ago.
Neal conceived that Kicker. the bellboy,
was chief cause of his being put out. Last
night Neal, as Mr.. Lake states, came into
the hotel and put his feet upon one
of the handsome chairs. The watchman
invited him outside. When he got out
side he began to abuse Kicker, whom he
saw there. Kicker was plucky and began
to rain in blows on the horseman.
There was great excitement, and in the
midst of it Statesman jerry Mahoney ap-
peared. He had not more than got in
till some one plucked from his pocket his
handsome gold repeater. While inter
ested friends separated the combatants
the statesman ran helplessly to Chief OF
Detectives Lees, who was at hand, and dis
played the end of his chain. The veteran
detective detached Detective John Sey-
mour to try and find the watch and pick
pocket.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20

tried to get at her books in her absence,
consequently she kept duplicate accoun IS.
She consulted her attorneys for fear she
would be accused of taking the missing
articles.
Sophia Stromberg, one of the chamber
maids was sworn and gave pretty much
the same testimony.
Edward Tomalty, the cook, testified re-
garding the quality of the meat furnished
the hospital, and during his testimony
stated that the Market Inspector had not
been at the hospital for three weeks,
though he should visit the institution
three times week.
He also said that chickens received at
the hospital as dellcacy for the superin-
tendent's table were charged for as meat
for the hospital. a fat, fine broiler being
equivalent to thirty-four pounds of beef.
The steward had often carried cooked ten
derloins to favorite patients, but that was
no concern of his.
DR.. Stable was sworn and denied everv
item of the accusations made against him
by Mrs. Black. Neither he nor his wife
had drawn a yard of stuff from the
matron's stores. The ten sheets had got
into his laundry by mistake and he had
sent them to the institution himse
Immediately upon taking charge of the
hospital he had given orders that no de-
ceased patient should be buried in nude
condition. A shroud IS provided Tor each
body. This shroud is worth about 25
cents. DR.. Hart here ordered that shrouds
should be provided for all dead bodies and
a partition be made in the hospital
morgue for the female bodies and that
only women be permitted to handle those
bodies.
DIR. Stable stated that Mrs. Black was
vindictive and angry because she was not
permitted to eat at the superintendents'
table.
The Board of Health took the matter
under advisement.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
CHRISTMAS PASTRY.
Bakers Will Not Distribute the HoIi.
day Cake, but Drivers May Do
as They Please.

Bakers Will Not Distribute the HoIi-
day Cake, but Drivers May Do
as They Please.
The master bakers met in Turn Verein
Hall on Turk street yesterday afternoon.
Press representatives were excluded.
a resolution prohibiting the presenta-
tion of Christmas cakes to patrons was
passed. One baker said. however:
There is nothing to prevent my drivers
from making present to their customers
on Christmas day if they so desire. So
long as L do not give it or order it 1 am
free and can say that l have lived up to
the pledge"
From the expressions dropped after the
meeting it is apparent that on many
routes Christmas bakery presents will be
gwen as usual.
The question of raising the price of
bread was debated. One member said he
was losing $40 day by the increase in the
price of -four. This argument was met by
another member who said he was decidedly
opposed to forming trust in bread. 1t
might do to form trust in coal oil and
steel, but it would be poor policy to form
a bread trust because, If that were at
tempted, some big syndicate from Chicago
would come out here and make bread for
the people al such price that every baker
in San Francisco would have to go to the
poorhouse.
proposition to reduce the weight of a
loaf of bread did not meet with favar.
1t was the general impression that the
action on the s'no cake" for Christmas de-
cision was sort of feeler to see what the
public would think about it. Practically
the same action was taken in regard to
branch bakeries and the return of stale
bread
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20

terlans have been particularly unfortunate
in their missionary Work among the
islands. The first vessel they lost was the
John Knox ana this makes the third Day
spring that has gone on the rocks and
become total loss These missionary ves-
sells are built, equipped and maintained
by the Sunday-school children of Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
The tug Sea Witch reports that eight
miles east-southeast of the Farallones she
spoke the schooner Orient, hence Novem-
ber II for Coos Bay, with her foremast
head main topmast and foregaf gone.
She lost them In a gale few days ago and
was returning to port for repairs.
The barkentine Catherine Sudden re-
ports that she lost her deckload of lumber
off the Colum bia River. She also carried
away her foresail and foretopgallan: sail
and was compelled to put back for repairs.
The schooner Coquelle reports that on
November is, in latitude SO deg. 80 min.
north, longitude l24 deg. 80 min. west.
during southeast gale she had her fore
topmast head, iibboom and hying-jib car
ried away.
The tug Rescue delivered orders to the
British ship .Lyderhorn to proceed to
Royal Roads last night at o'clock about
thirty miles southwest of the whistling
buoy.
The steamer Alice Blanchard arrived
last night. On Tuesday. Noyem ber IL, at
2:30 P. NJ, when about ten miles off Cape
Blanco, the captain found her to be fast
filling with water from a hole ten inches
in diameter on the port bow, apparently
caused by striking some floating object.
She was taken in tow by the steamer
Farallon to Port Oxford, whence. after
making temporary repairs, she proceeded
on her voyage, still in tow of the Farallon.
Her bow was stove in and her machinery
disabled.
On Novem Der l3 and IA, in latitude AZ 25
north, longitude 126 09 west, the schooner
Maid of Orleans encountered very heavy
gales, which carried away the entire deck
load of stave bolts, did considerable other
damage on deck; also split the foresail
and mainjib and broke the jaws of the
main boom.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
MYSTERY OF THE MORGUE.
An Unknown Man Ends His Life With
Poison in the Park.

An Unknown Man Ends His Life with
Poison in the Park.
The body of a well-dressed unknown
man lies in the Morgue, and the Coroner
is very desirous OF learning who he was.
The man took morphine in Golden Gate
Park and died in the Receiving Hospital.
10 which he was removed in an uncon-
scious condition by the park police. He
was found on the ground near the band
stand and nearby was an empty NOR
phine bottle. at the hospital the doctors
stated that he must have taken all the
vial con tanned.
The man at some time must have been
in good circumstances, for he was neat in
his general appearance and dress. He
was about 40 years of age, feet inches
in height, of dark complexion, and
weighed about 165 pounds. He had dark
hair, slightly gray, and dark mustache.
He wore dark, soft hat, cutaway coat
with very fine blue check, pants and
vest of like material, gaiter shoes. white
shirt and collar, and white-ribbed under
wear.
There was nothing found in his pockets
that would lead TO mis- Identification. A
25-cent piece, 1-cent piece, knife. kew
and blank red memorandum-book we re
all that could be found in his clothes,
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
Microbes
Cause
1t

No matter what your disease, it is caused
by those invisible and insidious foes,
whose existence in such countless forms
and myriad numbers has been proven by
M. Pasteur and other eminent scientists.
They are taken into the system in the
food we eat. the water we drink. and the
air we breathe, and wherever they find a
weak spot they attack it, and there begins
the disease
This discovery of the ''Germ Theory of
Disease" important and extraordinary as
it is prepared the way for another great
discovery-a cure for ALL DISEASES by
destroying the Microbes. 1t is now amply
proven that no matter in what form OF
disease microbes have attacked the system
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
Weak Men and W omen

CHoULD USE DABIIANA BITTERS, THE:
- great Mexican Remedy: gives Health and
Strength to the Sexual Organs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
NOT A HEH PREPARATION, But OHE
THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF OVER
4 QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
Thousands of persons all
over the United States
gratefully praise DIR. Mar
tins Pain Curer and are
never without it.
Which is an external and internal
remedy without an equal.

The Curer is free from all injurious
and poisonous properties, and is en-
tirely vegetable in its composition. 1t
tones up and strengthens the system,
purifies the blood, expels bad matter
from the organs of the body generally,
promotes digestion, regulates the appe-
tite and secures healthy state of the
system and its various functions. Taken
occasionally as preventive of disease,
it keeps the mind cheerful and happy
by promoting healthful action of the
skin, heart, lungs, stomach, pancress.
bowels, li~er, kidneys, bladder, spleen,
spinal coSamn, ana the whole nervous
system. 1t is also especially always
WoMAN'S FRIEND, and is unequaled
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
Ready for the RolI-can Up Yonder.

when the roll is called up Wonder. I'll
be there" Daniel Carter announced that
as the hymn to be sung at the holiness
meeting in Madson-street Methodist
Church, Chester, Pa, Sunday afternoon.
He had just given his experience and had
taken his seat, when the summons came
to him to answer the "roll-call." He fell
in the arms of his fellow-memb ber, Mr..
Mayben and expired. Death was due to
heart disease. Mr.. Carter had been NJ en-
ber of the church for forty years and was
IS years of age.-Philadeiphia Record.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20

Riley Grammar, the celebrated pIunger,
whose winnings on the different tracks for
the past few years have been the talk of the
country. arrived here from the East last night
and is at the Baldwin. He has come ont 10
attend the winter races in California.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20

1t is noted that the women Of the royal
families of Europe are, on the average,
much stronger, mentally and physically,
than The men.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money if il fails to cure. 25c.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
A BANK ROBBED.
The Waterman silenced at the Muzzle of
Revolver6.

The Waterman siienced at the Muzzie OF
Revolvers.
WooNsoCKET, r. l., April "A spe-
cial to the CSll from Whitinsville, Mass,
says: Five burglars. clad in dress
suits, entered the Whitinsville Savings
Bank at about 1:30 o'clock this morning,
blew open one safe and attempted to
force another. but secured only about
SlOO.
Before entering the bank the men, at
the mu2zle of revolvers, overpowered
Joseph Beuregsrd, a watchman at the
Whitinsville mills and at the bank,
which is near the mills, bound and
gagged and left him in an outside room,
where he was discovered about $3.50
o'clock.
After robbing the bank the burglars
stole horse and carriage from the mill
barn and started to escape, but the
horse ran away and the wagon was de-.
molished by striking telegraph pole.
The burglars evidently escaped I'M
injured, and walking to the barn of q
Mr.. Sprsgue. in Douglass, they broke
into that, took his horse and carriage
and drove away. No further trace of
them can be found.
The directors Of the bank held q
meeting this morning and offered ZEE
ward Of IS, 600 for the apprehension of
the burglars,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
Held with q Death Grin.

New YORK, April 4.--Peter Barrett
and Thomas Cooper. negroes. auarrelled
in saloon to day about the ownership
of puppy. They came to blows and
Cooper drew knife and struck Barrett
in the neck. severing his jugulsr vein.
The dying man seized his antagonists
saying he knew he would die, but would
hold Cooper until policeman came. He
kept HIS word for when the police ar
rived Barrett, stark dead. was still hold.
ing his murderer in an embrace from
which the latter could not escape un-
aided.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
BARGAINS!

If you are thinking of buying piano
or organ any time in the near future
you cannot afford to overlook the spe-
cial bargains and inducements now be-
ing offered in one hundred different
makes and styles at Hobbie Piano &c.
They have on hand nearly all standard
and celebrated makes which they are
Offering at half value. Even if you do
not want to buy right now il would in
terest you TO see what they are offering;
you will be surprised when you inves-
tigate. Call at once, it will cost you
nothing to see what they have. If fine
Instruments, big bargains and easy pay
menls go for anything they will not be
on hanc long.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
THE PEoPLE's PARTY.
Meeting OF the State Central Committee
Last Thursday.

Agreeable to q call OF State Chairman
Hobson the State central committee of
the Peoples party Of Virginia met ct
headquarters in Richmond Thursday
evening ut 8 O'Clock. The meeting was
one OF the largest ever held by the COM
mittee. every districs being repre-
sented. Several visiting members of
the party were present from different
sections Of the State.
After the committee WAS organized
for business Chairman Hobson equested
that reports be made for the several dis
tricts Of the State. These reports.
Ing and influential men from various
parts OF the State and heretofore iden-
tilted with other political organizations,
gave positive evidences of the healthy
growth and condition of the party
throughout the State.
These reports and letters showed that
the people Hll over the State look upon
the demonetizstion of silver and the
distinction of values by abe Sherman
and Cleveland gold bugs as the real
cause OF business sJagnation snd gloom
all over the land, and manifested clear
conviction that the only means of relief
could and would come by cooperation
OF the true advocates of free coinage Of
49, eN~ oAA'Oh Nv ~ W L QuQ6f bU0 COu-
shtution, outside Of the two old gold
bug parties.
Forty regular delegates and thirteen
at large were elected to the S.. Louis
convention July 92, 1895.
A resolution offered by Gen. I. G.
Field Encouraging the cooperation of
all who favored free coinage as an in
Observation-Disclosures uestion, was unan.
imously adopted by the committee.
The meeting was harmonious and the
most Encouraging feeling prevailed.
The following are the delegates
elected to the ST. Louis convention at
large: Jas. G. Field. Albem arle; Mann
Page, Primo George; e. R. Cooke, Gum
berland; Robert Beverley. Fauquier; j.
III. Hobson, Powhatan; g. w. B. Hale,
Franklin; j. w. McGavock, Wyshe; J..
81. Q. Beverley. Essex; j. B. Watkine,
Chesterfield, w. II. Gravely, Henry; w.
81. Tinsley, Roanoke; w. e Grant,
Henrico; w. T. Griffin, Southampton.
The following delegates were elected
for the Sixth district: D. T. W. Evans,
Campbell; G. w. Orumpecker, Roanoke;
j. T. Howe, Montgomery; S. b. Keesee,
Halifax.
The committee decided to call State
convention rs soon after the adjourn.
ment of the st. Louis convention az
practicable, time and place to be named
hereafter.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
Piano Company Inoornoratad.

HoBBIE PIANO Co. was incorporated
February 26, 1895. according to the laws
OF Virginia, with ample capital to do
large business. The officers for the
frat year are as followe: J.D Hobbie.
president; d. W. Meadows, vice presi.
dent; Warren Wexford, secretary and
treasurer; with the above named gon-
tlemen and ]. 2. Woods and w. B.
Buddo as directors.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
The Norfolks Captured.

NORFOLK, Va, April 4.-The league
champions took the locals inso cam.
without any difficulty to-day. Score
Baltimore 90; Norfolk I.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
The Salvation Army Trouble.

New YORK, April 4.-Comm issi oner
Carleton Of the Salvation Army said
to-day that he had about completed
his labors in the financial affairs Of
the army In this country and would
sail for England on next Wednesday.
He said 1t would be some time before
the transfer Of the properly from Bal
llngton Booth to Commissioner Booth
Tucker would be completed.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
workmen on a Strike.

ST. LOUIS, April 4.-There will be a
strike of workmen on the auditorium
which is being erected for the Repub-
lican National Convention. The con-
tract for roofing, which had been let to
firm employing non-uniou men, has
been cancelled, and will be re.awarded
with conditions that will ayers con-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
The CHRISTIANS CRY
Who Shall Deliver Me From the
Body of This Death?

Discipline and Growth Shall Do 1t Par
TALLY and Death Shall Consummate the
Deiiverance-The Wonderful Conform
ity ofth higher Christian Lifo with
sciipture-Text After Text and Prom
Use After Promise Como Out aTsrvol-
0nsly Clear
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

THERE is NOTHING MORE SUIT
ABLE FOR AN EASTER OFFERING
THAN A BOX OF HUYLKR'S FINE
MINED BON BONS AND CHOCO-
LATRS. LATEST UNIQUE NOVEL
TIES AT MASsIE'5 PHARMACY.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

GO to Donaldson's for Wall paper;
fell line OF new goods.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

Do you not know that your bakip,
powders cost you as much as your fiou
does when you pay SO cents per pount
for It?
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

THE United States Government re-
ports show Royal Baking Powder su-
perior to all others,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

Go to Donaldson's for Parlor and Bed
room Suites cheap.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
IT CONES With GLAD TIDIHGS
The Churches Will Generally Gel.
citrate Easter.

The Great Festival OF the Christian
World-The Celebration In Ancient
Times-St. John and the Second Pres
byterian Churches VIII BIO Centres of
Attraction Owing to tho Fine Music
Services at st. Andrews Begins as 10
O'clock.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

HoUsEKEEPEBs should try Hoe Cake
baking powders. one-pound csn for 10
cents.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
The Georgia debates Postpouea

ATLANTA. Ca, April 4.-The series Of
joint debates between Secretary Hoke
Smith and Hon. Charles Crisp is of for
the present at least, Crisp having re-
quested their postponemens on account
OF his physical condition.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAaE.)