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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-27
BURGLARY AT FALLBROOK.
Crdcksmen Enter the Town Posfefce and
acquire the Contents of is
Snfe

FALLBROOK, CAL, May 26.-The post
Office here was robbed early this morning.
Burglars effected an entrance by prying
open a window.
The safe was opened by using a by
draulic jack to pull the handle. 1t was a
common tre-proof affair, ana by this
method the tumblers were released.
About $500 in stamps and money and the
registered mail were taken.
After opening the door the burglars I'M
screwed the omblnation plate and exam
ined the working parts, placing the
screws and works in the pigeon-holes-
Professor Adams OF the High School
noticed dim light in the rear at
1880 o'clock on going to mail a
letter, but thought it might be re lection
from the hotei. where Foresters' supper
was in progress. The Office was locked as
usual at p M. by the pos masters son,
e. w. Rice. Two suspected tramps are
being look ed for.
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of it passed through the Custom house.
He shows that the i'm portat,ons at $6 per
pound we're considerably larger than
under the highe~ rates of $40 and So per
pound. From 1880 to 1888 at Sc per pound
there was imported $4,000 pounds; from
1884 TO 1890, at $40 per pound. only go, 600
pounds; rom 1890 to 1894, at S12, only
10000 pounds; from 1894 to 1896, at Sc,
$50, 900 pounds.
He estimates that for this fiscal year the
amount will reach IA 900 pounds, yield
ing a revenue OF about 1854, 900. He says
the Monaghan race, are declining in num-
Der in California, and the increase in
opium importations is due to the Sc duty,
which has reduced smuggling to point
where 1t does not pay 10 smuegle.
The following Postmasters were APP
pointed to-day for Washington State
Colville. Stevens County, T. A. Winter,
vice Thomas Magic, removed: Granite
FANS, Snohomish County, G. d. Ross. vice
+: 7. Anderson. resi- ned; La Center,
Clarke County. ]. K. Gather, vice T. J..
Carroll. resigned; LINDEN, Whatcom
county, w. Ii. Dob' vice Barnes Loring,
removed; Chelan Falls. Okanoean County,
w. +. COBB, vice D. l.. Gillespie, resigned ;
South Prairie, Pierce County, c. 2. Kim
ball, vice Clara Wallace, removed; Union
town. Whitman County, w. A. Struppler,
vice }. A. Schulz, removed.
Cottonwood, Lake County, Or, and Rial
L. Stripping appointed postmaster
Private Herman Meadows, Troop f.,
Fourth Cavalry, now at Vancouver Bar
racks, Wash, will be discharged from
the service of the United States on receipt
OF this order by the com handing ofhcer OF
his station.
Patents to Pacific coast inventors have
been issued as follows:
Martin Ross Snn Francisco. lette r.
copying press; Frederic l.. DleiZ Port
land, Or, negotiable paper ana means for
preventing counterfeiting thereof; Louis
Duque and F. NJ. Cosgrove, Saa Francisco,
telephone receiver support; William ID.
Fargo, San Francisco, electric gas
lighting attachment; August W..
Hagstrom and G. Anderson, of
Chino, CAL. rolling harrow; Matthias
Jense, Astoria, Or. (assignor to C. Nurn-
berger & Co.. Chicago, Ill.,. machine for
making nets; Gideon La Sage, Los An
Mccormick, San Francisco, folding gate
Edwin B. Metchor. Los Angeles, non
Reliable bottle; Frederic A. edmon, San
Francisco, wheel for bicycles; Bainbridge
l.. Ryder, San Jose, carbureter; Barton
w. Scott, San Jose speed indicator.
Pensions = California: Original : ia
cob Hausman, San Francisco; Horace E.
Fenlason, Stockton. Renewals - James
W. Murray Jr., Veterans Home, Ma pa
Los Angeles. Original widows-Hester J.
Sykes, San Jose.
Oregon: Restoration and increased
Carlton F. Hall, Turner. Original widows
Esther Sinclair, Eagle Point; Judith P.
Hall. Turner.
Washington: Original - Thomas c.
Dillon, Seattle.
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PEARY To
RENEW HIS
POLAR HUNT
Five Years Leave of Alb
sence Granted the
Explorer.
TELLS OF HIS PLANS TO
SUCCEED.
Himself and the Surgeon the
Only Civilized Members of
the Party.
WILL LEAVE EVEN HIS WIFE
BEHIND.
His Great Faith In the Eskimos,
Dogs and Plenty of Land
Supply Depots.
TELLS OF HIS PLANS TO
SUCCEED.
Himself and the Surgeon the
Only Civilized Members of
the Party.
WILL LEAVE EVEN HIS WIFE
BEHIND.
His Great Faith In the Eskimos,
Dogs and Plenty of Land
Supply Depots.

NEW YORK, n. Y, May 26.-The ap-
plication of Explorer Peary for five years
leave of absence to continue his Arctic ex-
plorations was granted to-day by Secre-
taTy Long. Mr.. Peary said he hoped TO
accomplish the conquest OF the north
pole, the com plete delineation of the
Greenland archipelago-the last of the
circumpolar island groups-and the elm
ination from the maps of the unknown
area between the eighty-fourth parallel
and the pole.
Preliminary to his polar expedition
Peary viii make trip to Whale Sound on
the northwest coast of Greenla He will
start on his preliminary voyage July 10,
and several scientific parties will accom-
pany him. He says:
"A year from the coming July I propose
TO start on the main expedition. How
much time this will consume it is impos-
sible to S Y. Possibly, under certain con-
ditions, might 90 it in two years; per-
haps not n tour.
This expedition will differ from most
Arctic expeditions in that the only civil
lied mem bers will be myself and the sur
geon. Ny wife, who will accompany me
on the preliminary expedition, will not
so further north. More white people in
the party 1 believe would only lesson the
chances of success, as they consume more
food, and that has to be of more dainty
variety than the Eskimos needs. l can
depend upon the Eskimos whom | shall
select.
Leaving the ship at Whale Sound with
about six families of Eskimos who will
meet me there, l shall push up the coast
till 1 reach Sherard Osborne Ford. in
about latitude 81. Here shall establish
a colony and base of supplies. Betwee
this colony and Whale Sound l shall keep
up constant line of communication BY
means of dogs and sledges. The site OF
this colony l expect to reach IN the latter
part of August or early in September.
Several months will be consumed il COL
lecting supplies.
"In the dash for the pole I shall start
about March. We shall push on until we
find the termination of Greenland and
from there our track will be across the
ice. We shall take all our supplies with
US on sledges. How far land extends to
the north 10 one knows, and this l hope
to find out.
When there is land for a basis then
there is some fixed point to return to. and
depots can also be esta blished as one ad-
vances. hansen has proved how unreli-
able a ship is as a basis owing TO the
tendency of drifting ice to carry her
hundreds Of miles from where she was
left. Eskimos can also be relied upon on
this route, and they are far the best fitted
for what l propose to do. Nansen's
farthest point north was So deg. Ia min. I
hope to advance beyond this, and if posi-
BILE reach the pole. II 1 fail shall try
again"
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BREAK FROM FRESN0'S JAIL.
Wilson and Hall, Two Desperate Thugs,
Saw Their Way Through the Grating
of Their Cell

FRESNO, CAL, May 26.-Two desperate
criminals broke out of the county Jail
about 1 o'clock this morning, and though
the officers have searched the county in
all directions, the fugitives are still at
large.
They are James Wilson and Frank
Hall, The thugs who "held up" half
dozen of Fresno's citizens within a few
hours one night last January.
They were captured OH a steamboat ply
ing between Stockton and San Francisco,
and when near the wharf at the latter
place made futile effort to escape by
jumping into the bay. They had been con-
fined in Jail here awaiting trial.
Their escape was accom- plished with the
neatness and dispatch of experienced
criminals. They sawed an opening in the
grating across the top OF their cells. They
then climbed TO the skylight and broke
through it.
Sliding down the roof to the caves, they
fastened the corner of a blanket to q ven
tiIator. and by means of this lowered
themselves to the ground. The jailer as
asleep. They ran down NJ street IN q
southerly direction.
Policeman Clifton saw them and gave
pursuit. but the escapes were too feet Of
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and had expended upon it a large sum of
money, which had been supplied by two
unnamed gam biers OF Santa Monica.
Mccarthy claims that his companions
in the crime were Jones, who turned
States evidence and escaped and is now
in Washington State; man named Hen
derson, who Is now in Nicaragua, and
another man who has since died and is
nameIess.
The quartet of conspirators employed
two men at 81 day to labor in the tunnel,
under the impression that they were in
search of hidden treasure that had been
buried by Don Pho Pico.
When it became necessary to tell these
two men of the real character of the work
they were engaged in, for fear they would
disclose the scheme, the laborers both
skipped out in fear, leaving only the arch
conspirators to carry on the work.
The work of digging the tunnel WAS
prosecuted between IL 80 o'clock at n light
to 4:30 o'clock in the morning. The air
in the tunnel was so foul that candles
would not burn in it unless a constant
stream OF fresh air was pun ped into it.
The details of the daily operations, as
related by the prisoner, would read like a
romance, but there are circumstances to
verify all the statements of the man who
claims that he never yet has seen safe
he could not open in twenty minutes. and
yet this is the first time he was ever con-
victed of crime.
Suspecting that outside help was ready
to assist in the escape OF Mccarthy, Sher-
III Burr this afternoon bundled the bad
man off for San Quentin in charge of two
deputies.
AS Mccarthy had claimed he would es.
cape before he could be landed in prison
an additional precautionary measure was
taken in the form of an Oregon boot.
When he had been dispatched for the
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TO OREGON VA SACRAMENTO.
RGittcdy Change That Means Much to
the Capital City.


the Capital City.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 26 II. H.
Goodman, general passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific Com pany, passed through
Sacramento yesterday afternoon on his
return from brief business trip to Chi
cago. Mr.. Goodman, while at Chicago
perfected an arrangement regarding the
routing of the Oregon travel coming by
the way of the Union Pacific, which will
be of particular interest to Sacramento.
Heretofore such travel has not come
through California at all, but diverged
from the Union Pacific at Granger some
distance east of Ogden, and went over the
Oregon Short Line. Under the arrange
ment made by Good man, on behalf of the
Southern Pacific, with the Union Pacific
people, such travel will hereafter be di-
verified over the Central Pacific, coming on
to Sacramento and going thence to Port
land and points in the Northwest. The
same route will be followed by east bound
travel. In each instance stop-over OF
about eight hours will be made at Sacra-
mento, enabling the passengers to see
something of the city and suburbs.
The arrangement goes into effect in
few DAYS.
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SPANISH TROOPS
BADLY WHIPPED
CaStellanOS Meets With
a Series of Dis
aSterS.
Compelled to Retreat After
Eight Days Continuous
Fighting.
Loses Five Hundred Men-The Sur
ViVorS Nearly Dead From
Exhaustion.

PUERTO PRINCIPE, CUBA, May o.
General Jim inez Castellanos has returned
after eight days military operations
against the insurgents along the river San
Pedro. He started from Puerto Principe
with 1898 infantry, $40 cavalry and two
cannon, according to the official report.
During his eight days march he was
constantly lighting with the Cubans, and
was obliged to return here on account of
his great losses and the exhaustion of his
troops. He could not force the insurgents
to engage in a pitched battle and did not
dare to divide his forces into small bands
and follow the Cuban tactics.
The result was that he made use of his
artillery, and also fired an average of
10000 rifle shots an hour without dom G
any damage to the enemy, who scattered
all around his column, and kept swiftly
approaching and retiring from his front
line. The Cuban forces, composed wholly
of cavalry, numbered more than 1000.
Near OJo de Aqua the Cubans stood
against the Spanish column for six hours
and compelled CastelIanos to array his
center. In this engagement the Cubans
lOSt on ueH anu tuc . pdhtdIOS LOU.
Three Cuban girls were found on the
road by the Spaniards and brought before
Jiminez Castellanos. Asked about the in.
surgenis they gave false information, re-
sulting in surprise by the Cuban cav
airy, who made a fierce attack on the
Spaniard's left flank.
The insurgents, with constant volleys
from ali sides, obliged Castellanos to keep
his column in battle order all right. Next
morning he retired to the estate Ell Calm
| ito, which he bombarded with artillery
and The Cubans abandoned it.
Castellanos then began his retreat to
Puerto Principe. He had lost 400 men
and his soldiers were tired to death. 1t
took him three days to get back to the
city, during which time the Cubans gave
him no rest and killed and wounded 10C
more of his men.
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stoekton A.yium. shortage.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 26-Some
time ago an action was brought by State
Controller Colgan and the directors OF the
Stockton Insane Asylum against N. M Orr,
treasurer of that institution, and his bonds
men, it being charged that Orr received
$787, S37 belonging to the State and failed
to account for $4,000 of that amount.
An answer to the original com plant was
filed this morning in the Superior Court
OF this county on behalf of Orr and his
bondsmen.
The answer denies that the official bond
of Orr was approved by the board OF di-
rectors, and denes that the approval of
the bond was placed upon the bond.
1t asserts that Orr had been given not
more than $775.37 for all of which he
accounted, ana that he owes the State
nothing.
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foot for him. He fired three shots at
them, but they paid no heed to the
bullets.
How the prisoners procured the saw
with which they cut their way to freedom
is puzzle. They used soap and rags to
deaden the sound OF the sa wing and had
or three weeks.
The fugitives had about three hours in
which to travel in the darkness, and it is
believed that at daylight they went into
hiding for the day. About thirty men are
out guarding every possible avenue of
escape.
This is the first escape from the Jail
since Chris Evans and Ed MorreIl at the
points of pistols compelled Jailer Ben
Scott to unlock the doors for them three
wears ago.
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RACING At SACRAMENTO.
Managers Hint Thot They Intend 10
Conduct Two Months Meet

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 26-The
trotters and PAGERS had an inning in the
third days racing under the auspices of
the Capital City Driving Association. and
drew large attendance, but there was not
as much money in evidence as during the
running events of yesterday. The meet
ing has been so successful that it will be
extended another week, as there is every
indication that good racing will be Hber-
ally patronized by Sacramentans. Should
the extra weeks racing come up to ex-
pectations, two months race meeting
will be given here, commencing on June
TO-
The day opened with pace for two-year
olds, with Diawood the favorite at $40 to
IS for tho field. He carried away the
honors despite his unsteadlness. His
frequent breaks cost him the second heat,
for although he came under the wire ten
lengths to the good, the judges disquali-
fed him, giving the heat to Esther G,
which had cut out pace that kept the
iavorite in the air more than half the
time.
In the second race trotting and pacing,
Faro Bank, selected for favoritiSm, won
the first, fourth and fifth heats, taking
first money, Jessie p second ana Palatina
third.
Tie third race WAS running event,
with seven entries. Dick Ledgett, who
engineered the start, sent the bunch off
perfectly Heartsease made the running
to the eighth pole, leading by two lengths.
with La Flecha close up and the rest
punched. Adam Andrew, who sold hot
favorite, was in the rear. At this point
Clawson began working the favorite
through the bunch, and in the stretch he
came up with the leaders, winning by a
head from La FIecha, with Heartsease
third. At the pole La Flecha and the
fayorite closed in on Heartsease, pinching
her to third place. A foul was claimed,
but not allowed.
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Strange Stories Told by
Reputable Men of
Tombstone.
White Robed Figure Which
Has Proved lmperViouS
to Bullets.
May Be Device to Scare the In
quiSitive Away From a
Rich Find.

TOMBSTONE, ARIz., May &c. "A weird
ghost story comes from the old Bronco
mine, three miles southeast OF here. Many
citizens. supposedly truthful and reliable,
relate wonderful tales of the strange sights
and sounds nightly in the old mine. and
these nave been repeated with such insist
ence and with such circumspection of
detail that at last people have cea> ed to
scott and sneer and an investigating party
is being made up of volunteers to go down
into the mine and pass night at the
bottom of the shaft.
According to the stories told by eye
witnesses, two hours after sunset, with
clocK-like reg ula-1ty, TALL, white or lumi-
nous, wraith-like form stalks bout among
the diggings and passes through the old
adobe shanty near the mouth of the main
shaft. Many of the mountaineers and
plainsmen of the neig h porhood are with
out superstition and these have tried to
catch the specter. They have shot at him
time and again, and often from very close
range. They have tried 10 corner him
and sense his substance by ma terial touch,
but always he has vanishsd at the critical
moment, only to reappear at little dis
lance.
At midnight he ceases his wanderings
on the upper levels and goes below and to
work. For hours he has been heard at
work in the deserted drifts. now pound
ing drills, now saving timbers, now olast-
ing. He works along as industriousiv as
though silver had never de preciated, and
his labors are so unceasing that half The
population have heard them and really
believe that the weird sounds and sights
are genuine.
The Bronco mine has bloody history,
that we'll entities It to its ghostly tenant.
In the early days it was one of the richest
mines of the Tombstone district. Dissen-
sions over the division OF the profits arose
among its owners. and occasionally, as
these quarrels ripened, man or two dis
appeared. Shooting affairs were numer-
Gus at the mine. At one time in the early
SOS five men were found at the Bronco
with their toes pointing skyward. Later
on the mine became an ideal rendezvous
for the free hooters and stage-robbers, and
once q gang of these who had robbed 4
WelIs-Targo bullion wagon fought over
division of the spoils and killed each other
Ito the last man.
One reasonable explanation is offered
to account for the appearance of the sup
posed wrath in the mine. IL Is that some
one who is acquainted with the Bronco
has found pocket OF rich ore, which be
is working at night, while, in order that
he may main unmolested, he dons
gbostly raiment, calculated to keep the in
qLisitive at their distance.
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EASTERN cling GOSSIP.
Prince Lief Comes Out of Retirement
bit Eana Unplaced.

Prince Lief Comes Out of Retirement,
but huns Unpiaced.
Byron McClelland's great colt Prince Lief
was starter il the first race at Latonia yes
terday, and after running very fatteringly
during the early stages OF the game, stopped
at the end and was unplaced
1t was his irst appearance since his enforced
retirement and he ought to do better next
time out. He was second choice in the
betting.
Ursula, which won a purse for Barney
Schneider at ST. Louis yesterday, started as
two-year-od al the Bay District track, but
went wrong ana was turned out to pasturage.
The balance Of Louis Ezells horsesa-among
the lot Kamsin and Pepper-left for st. Louis
on Tuesday. Semper Lex, owned by Nc
Naughton d Muir, went along on the ame
train.
at st. Louis yesterday, was piloted by little
Johnny Woods, who seems TO get quite num-
Der of good mounts since signing with Barney
Sims landed three winners at Morris Park
yesterday. Tod Sloan was next with two
brackets. "Skeets" Martin apparently Iecov-
Demagogue sopte days ago, when that horse
ran into q fence and severely bruised the
California rider, got home second astride
Kaiser Ludwis in the opening event and
showed the way past the finishing post on
Leedsville in TIE fifth race.
Snapper Garrison was carded to pilot Ben
Brown in the Latonia derby, but the colt was
q non-starter.
Kansas City Is to have quite race meeting,
beginning on June 10 and lasting until June
%. c. e. Pettus will preside in the stand
The trotting stock owned by James Gordon
Bennett was disposed OF at public auction at
TAFT ersalPs, in Paris, on April o. realizing
$4,000. Antrain, 1:16H. brought $500;
Quiz. 2:1934. $1,000, and Helen Leyburn.
2 :1414, $500.
The wise con tingent on the English turf
now has Galtee Moore's name pinned In its
hat as q certainty for the DARBY"
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VALLEJO SAFE ROBBED.
Craftsmen Enter Grocery Store and
Make Rich Haul in God
and S:/vsr

and Silver
VALLEJO, CAL, Nav 26.-The grocery
store of James Brownie, one OF the lead
ing merchants OF this city, was entered by
cracksmen early this morning anu the
safe robbed of nearly $500 in gold and sill
yer coin. The exact amount taken is not
known, as several persons had deposi ted
money in the strongbox for safe keeping.
Brownie himself had upward OF $1,000 in
the safe. His son John had $120 ON de-
post and Justice of the Peace James La.
mont loses a sack containing $780, The
cracksmen also took couple of handfulls
of foreign coins of different denomina-
tons. Several watches in the safe were
undisturbed. A nun Der of checks, notes,
Government bonds and Vallejo Water
bonds were examined and thrown on the
floor.
Brownie was the first to discover the
loss. The front store doors were found
open and those of the safe within were
ajar. Papers Uttered the floor. From a
skylieht over the Office pane of glass was
missing, and dangling through the OPEN
ing was piece of cotton rope about an
mems nets. The safe-robbers had evil
IDENTIFY entered through the skylight and
departed by the door.
As the safe, which was considered burg
lar proof, was found intact, the robbers
were evidently expert craftsmen and had
worked the com binations without trouble.
Brownie notified the officers and
close inspection of the premises was made.
A ladder standing at the rear OF the
building had been used to gain access to
the roof of the store. A large pocket-knife
was used TO cut out the wood part of the
skylight-sash. A ply was then placed
under the pane TO keep II from falling to
the floor below, but portion of the glass
had broken and dropped down.
After the glass had been removed, one
end of the rope which the burglars
brought with them was fastened around
an adjacent brick chimney and the other
end passed down through the opening to
the floor below, distance of twelve feet.
Down this rope the burglars had slid and
gained an entrance to the office.
Two safes were standing side by side
The one in which the books were kept was
left undisturbed.
Persons living in the vicinity of the
store say that about o'clock this morn
ing they heard the barking of dogs and
the sound of breaking glass.
Some years ago this store was robbed
and then Brownie purchased the safe he
owns at present. The makers offered a
reward of $1,000 to any one who could
break into it within twenty-four hours.