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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
LOWER POSTAL RATES.
Efforts to Have International Postag
Reduced to Two Cents.

Efforts to Have International Postage
Reduced to Two Cents.
Washington, Oct. 19.-Third Assist.
ant Postmaster-Gene Garrett, in his
annual report, recommends immediate
negotiations with the postal admins
trations of England, Germany and
France to reduce the international
postal rates to 2 cents half ounce OF
faction thereof. The report says:
1.-THE department now realizes moth
ing in the way of revenue from ocean
letters, practically all the postage paid
on them going to the steamship COM
panies carrying the mails. If the rate
should be reduced, the same state of
things would exist; the steamship COM
panies would suffer no hardship and
the stimulus given to correspondence
by the reduction OF rates would no
doubt eventually give them as much
compensation in the way of postage as
they now get."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Must Be Restored q.

London, Oct. ia dispatch to
London news agency from Shanghai
says:
''Reports from Japanese sources are
in circulation here to the effect that Sir
Claude Macdonald, British minister at
Peking, has informed the Chinese gov
ernment that sovereignty appertains
solely to the emperor, who has been
forcibl, abducted and deposed. and
that be must be restored to his posi-
tion, while Kang Yu Wei and the 9th
er reformers must be pardoned. Fail
ing in compliance, Great Britain will
enforce these demands.
ga rebellion in Human province is
certain. Foreigners are preparing for
a hurried departure.D
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
The Irish Excited.

Dublin, Oct. 19.-There was great
excitement all night long at Ballin-
robe, county Mayo. due to serious col.
lissions between the people there and
the police, growing out of an Irish
league meeting announsced for yester-
dag evening. About 10000 people
assembled. and Messrs. Michael Davitt
and William O'Brien, who were to be
the speakers, we're met outside the
town by detachment Of 200 police
and were prevented from entering the
place. The police were focred to charge
hte crowd frequently.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Rushing Work on Gunhoats.

Boston, Oct. 17.-The gunboat Will
mington has received sailing orders for
next Tuesday, and simultaneously the
navy-yard officials got word to rush
work on her and have her ready by that
date without fail even if it was neces-
sary to work overtime in all depart
ments to do 80. Her sister ship, the
Helena, is under orders already to sail
for China the following Tuesday and
work has been pushed on her rather
than on the Wilmington.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
WANTS OUR PROTECTION.
Liberia Seeks the Shadow Of the Stars
and Stripes.

Liberia Seeks the Shadow OF the Stars
and Stripes.
Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 19.-Bishop
5oseph G. Hartzell, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, whose bishopric is
in Africa and who is attending the
meeting in this city of the Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity, stated tonight that he
had been commissioned by the negro
republic of Liberia to go to Washing
ton and ask that the republic be taken
under the sheltering wing of the United
States. Threatened in1Oads upon its
territory by the Germans, French and
English prompted the government to
seek the shadow of the Stars and Stripes.
81 am on my way to see Secretary
Hay" he said. "as the special repre-
sentative of the republic Of Liberia, to
secure a protectorate, either quasi or
actual. What they want America to
do is to say to the European powers in
Africa: we have an interest in Lii
IBERIA; this country belongs to u.s.
whether the actual protectorate
can be established or not will depend
upon how far the Liberian government
is willing to go, assuming that the
United States answers favorably."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
WRECK OF THE MOHEGAN
Foundered Off the Lizard
With Great Loss of Life.
OVER 100 PERSONS DROWNED
On the Way From London to New
York, She Struck the Rocks in a
Terrible Gale.

London, Oct. II. - The Atlantic
Transportation Company's steamer
Mohegan. formerly the Cleopatra. of
the Wilson-Furness-Leyland line,
which left London for New York yes.
terday with 90 passengers and crew Of
$50, is ashore off the Lizard, between
the Manacles and the lowlands.
1t is rumored that there has been a
great loss of life.
A coast guard message reports that
the passengers are drowning like
rats"
Another account says: Bodies are
washing ashore, one being that Of a
lady lashed to plank, with both legs
severed"
Particulars of the disaster are diff
cult to obtain. 1t appears that when
the Mohegan struck a gale was blowing
and the sea was running high.
Lifeboats put off from the Lizard and
from Falmouth, one returning filed
with passengers. Several were drowned,
however, it is reported, on the passage
of the lifeboat to the shore. Another
lifeboat saved six persons.
The coast at that point is extremely
dangerous, and has been the scene of
numerous wrecks. Some years ago
there was movement set on foot to get
lightship placed there, but it failed.
A dispatch from Falmouth says the
Mohegan foundered and was probably
blown ashore by the heavy east wind
after her machinery was disabled.
All the Falmouth tugs went out but
were unable to approach the vessel.
A lifeboat has landed 80 of the Mohe-
gan's passengers and returned for more.
One lady died after she was brought
ashore. 1t Is rumored that the position
of the Mohegan is serious and assistance
is urgently needed.
According to dispatch just received
from Falmouth, out of 200 passengers
constituting the passengers and crew OF
the Mohegan, only 81 have been saved.
This intelligence was forwarded from
the coast guard by telephone to Fall
mouth. The coast guards are watch
ing for bodies and wreckage. The life
boats have gone into Port Houstock.
The steamer Mohegan, then the Cleo
patra, arrived at New York on August
10 last, on her maiden trip from Lon
don. She is single-screw steel vessel
of 4,51O tons register, 4sO feet long by
50 feet beam, and about 36 feet in
depth of hold. She had accommoda-
tion for 125 passengers and a capacity
for between 1000 and 5000 tons Of
freight and 500 cattle. Her COM
mander is Captain Grifiths, commodore
of the Atlantic Transportation Com
pany's feet. She is one of the five
vessels recently purchased from the
Wilson .Furness-Leyland line by the
Atlantic Transportation Company to
replace the Mohawk. Mobile, Mars,
Michigan and Mississippi, which were
sold to the United States government to
be used as transports.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Murder and Suicide.

Flint, Mich, Oct. 19.-W. P. Muir
ray, of Clinton, Ia, today shot and
killed his wife, Harriet, an incurable
inmate of Oak Grove asylum, located
here. A letter was found in Murray's
pocket, saying that the only way to re-
l1eve his wife from her suffering was to
kill her. and that, as it was against
the law to do so, the only thing he
could do was to shoot himself also.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Preparing for War.

Paris, Oct. 19.-Confrmation is
given at the ministry of marine to the
report that Admiral Fourar, now al
.Tunis. has been ordered to return to inn
mediate active service. and orders have
been issued that the largest possible
number of gunners 60 to Brest to man
the forts. These preparations are
thought to be the result of the Fasho.
da affair with Great Britain.
Papers here say three British iron
clads are engaged in gun practice of
DizeIt, a French naval station in the
Mediterranean.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Near Boiling Point,

Bayonne. France. Oct. 1y.-Advices
received here from Madrid point to eff.
fervescence in military circles there.
Members of the Military Club openly
and severely criticise the government
for concluding what they term as a
"humiliating peace, and some of them
even suggest the establishment of a
military dictatorship under the present
dynasty.
The officials at Madrid deny the re-
port current on the Continent that Cap.
tain General Blaco has resigned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
FIRST AT SAN JUAN.
New York Regiment Enters the Capt.
of Porto Rico.

New York Regiment Enters the Capital
of Porto Rico.
Washington, Oct. 18.-The follow
ing dispatch was received at the war
department. this evening:
''San Juan. Oct. 18.-The Forty
seventh New York arrived at San Juan
at P. NJ. EDDY, Colonel"
1t is presumed by the war depart
ment officials, inasmuch as nothing is
said to the contrary, that the regiment
was permitted to land at San Juan. It
was feared objection might be raised by
the Spanish officials to the landing of
the regiment at San Juan before formal
possession was yielded to the American
forces on the 18th inst. The Forty
seventh New York has the honor of
being the first American organization
to enter the capital of Porto Rico.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
SPAIN QUIT TOO SOON.
Took AIger Seriously and Now Has
Cause for Regret.

Washington, Oct. 19.-lnformation
has reached the war department that a
high officer of the Spanish army, very
recently made the statement that had
the Spaniards been aware of the condi-
tion of the American army, its inability
to withstand the hardship 8 OF cam
paign, its lack of medical and other
supplies and general inefficiency, as
told in the American papers, the Span
iards would not have given up, but
would have continued the fighting for
a long time to come, fully believing
that they would have been able to pre-
vent the capture of Cuba by American
arms. This statement is known to
have been made to the American Of
GERS now in Cuba, and causes some un-
easiness in official circles, as it may
mean that the Spaniards are not yet
ready to yield the island, under the
terms of the protocol.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
ANARCHIST PLOT.
King Humbert, as Well as the EN-
peror, Was to Be Assassinated.

King Humbert, Well as the EN-
peror, Was to Be Assassinated.
London, Oct. 1S.-The Alexandria
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing regarding the anarchist plot
against Emperor William, which was
discovered Friday, says:
The plot against the kaiser is hourly
proving more important, each arrest
disclosing new ramifications. The doc
uments found disclose plot to kill
King Humbert already we'll matured.
Fifteen persons, all Italians, have been
arrested. The original plan was to
throw a bomb of guncotton and full
inmate of mercury on Emperor Will
liam's carriage in a narrow street of
Cairo. When the Egyptian trip was
abandoned, elaborate arrangements were
made by the conspirators to send con-
federates to Jerusalem to carry out the
plot during the dedication of the Ger
man Church of Our Redeemer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
-Four Were Killed.

Reading, Pa, Oct. 19.-Four men
were killed by the explosion of a Will
mington & Northern freight engine at
Joanna station this afternoon. The
dead are:
William Herflicker, engineer. aged
80; George Mills, fireman, aged So;
Willis Woodward, brakeman; Harry
Huydam, conductor.
All lived at Birdsboro, this county,
and all were married and leave famil.
les, except Huydap.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Flour for Japan.

Washington, Oct. 19.-Aocording to
figures transmitted to the state depart
ment by Consul Convey, at Yokohama,
there has been astonishing increase in
the exports of American -four at Japan.
In 1892 the total import of that -four
was 100000 pounds, but in 1896,
the business had swelled to total of
$4,000, 600, pounds, with a marked in
creasing tendency. During 1897 the
quality of imports fell off slightly, but
the value increased $50, as COM
pared with the preceding year.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Settlers wan. Rides.

Washington. Oct. IA dispatch
was received at the war department
from Minnesota today, asking for 500
rifles and 30, 900 rounds Of
ammunition, for the use of the people
of that state in protecting themselves
against hostile Indians. No action has
vet been taken on the application.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Death Before Disgrace.

Berlin, Oct. 19.-Gruenenthal, su
perintendent of the imperial printing
Office, has committed suicide. He was
charged with the theft of bank notes
to the amount of over 4. 600 marks.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Portland Market.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 6Oc; VAL
ley and Bluestem, 62@6sc per bushel.
Flour-Best grades. $685.; graham,
s2.S5; superfne, $2.25 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, So 3sc; choice
gray, "a @35c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $21 @22; brew
ing, $23 per ton.
Millstuffs--Bran $15. so per ton; mid
dlings, $2l; shorts, $3.50; chop, $15
per ton.
Hay-Timothy. $1o@11; clover. SO
@1o; Oregon wild hay. $9@1o per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 50@ 55c;
seconds, 40@45c; dairy, 40@45o store,
25@35c.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 11@12c;
Young America, 1870; new cheese,
10c per pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 50. 50@3
per dozen; hens. $3.00@3.5O; springs,
$1.25@3; geese, $5.00@6.O0 for old.
s4.50@5 for young; ducks, $4,000
500 per dozen; turkeys. live, 121S
12Rc per pound.
Potatoes-55 q 60c per sack; sweets,
2@2Ic per pounn.
Vegetables--Beets, 90c; turnips, 75c
per sack; garlic, 70 per pound; cab
bage, $l@1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli-
flower, 75c per dozen; parsnips, zoe
per sack; beans, Sc per pound; celery,
70@75c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c per
box; peas, S@34c per pound.
Onions-Oregon, 75c@$1 per sack.
Hops-10@l5c; 1897 crop, 6@7c.
Wool-Valley, 10@12c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 8@12c; mohair,
25c per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $40; dressed mutton. &c;
spring lambs. INC per lb.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $4.75;
light and feeders. $3.0O@4.00; dressed,
$5.50@6.60 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross. top steers, $50 @$S.75;
cows, $2.50@3.00; dressed beef,
5@61ac per pound.
veal-Large, $4,000; small, 61a@
71Sc per pound.
San Francisco Market. 4
Wool-Spring-Nevada, l1@14c per
dound; Oregon, Eastern, 1O@12 VAL
ley, 15@17c: Northern, 9@11c.
Millstuffs- Middlings, $17@21.00;
bran, $14.50@15.50p per ton.
Cnions-Yellow. $50 soc per sack.
Butter - Fancy creamery, 2Sc;
do seconds, 25@27c: fancy dairy, 21@
22c; do seconds. 20@24c per pound.
Eggs - Store, 18@22c; fancy ranch,
S0@34c.
Citrus Fruit Oranges. Valencia, 50
@2.50; Mexican limes. $6@6.5o; CALI
fornia lemons. a. GOA .HC0. do chnioa
Is. 60@4.6O; Per box.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Commands of the Districts.

Ponce, P. R., Oct. 1S.-The Stars
and Stripes will be formally raised at
San Juan Thursday. Brigadier-Ge
eral Fred Grant will be given command
of the district of San Juan, comprising
the jurisdictions of Arecibo, Bayamo
and Humacoa. with the adjacent
islands. Brigadier-General Guy V.
Henry will be given command of the
other portions of Porto Rico.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Many Lives Lost.

Margat. England, Oct. 19.-The
British ship Blengfelt from New York,
burned off this place early this morn
ing. Eleven of the crew. besides the
captains wife and children. perished.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
THE cRIsToBAL COLON.
Hobson Is Confident of Raising the
Spanish Cruiser.

Hobson Is Confident of Raising the
Spanish Cruiser.
Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 18.-Naval
Constructor Hobson, who has arrived
here from the wreck of the Spanish
cruiser Cristobal Colon, will leave to-
morrow for Guantanamo on business
connected with the Infarta Maria
Teresa, which he expects to get off to
the United States before the end of the
month. For the last few days he has
been engaged in preparing to raise the
Cristobal Colon, work which is prao-
tically impossible from the sea because
of the dangerously heavy swell. The
operations will, therefore, be conducted
from the shore. Mr.. Hobson has built
a trolley line out to the ship, distance
of $50 feet, with a suspension bridge;
and the compressed air pump is now in
position. On his return from Guam
tanamo he will push his operations vig-
orously, as he feels absolutely certain
of raising the hull uninjured.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21

Tomatoes, 50@75c per box.
Cucumbers, l0@15c pei doz.
Onions. $4,000 per 100 pounds.
Potatoes. $1O@14.
Beets, per sack, 81.
Turnips. per sack. 5O@65c.
Carrots, per sack, 65c.
Parsnips, per sack, 81.
Beans, green, 2@3c.
Green corn. 81 @1.25 per sack.
Caulifiower, 75c per doz.
Hubbard squash, 114c per pound.
Celery, 40@50c.
Cabbage, native and California
s1.25@1.50 per 100 pounds.
Apples. SOC $4,000 per box.
Pears, 75c@$1 per box. ..
Prunes, 40@5Oc per box.
Peaches, 50c@$1.
Plums, SOC.
Cantaloupes, $1.25 per box
Butter-CreameTy, e6c peg pound;
dairy and ranch, ao@2oc pefV a.
Eggs, 26c.
Cheese-Native, 12@12kc.
Poultry-Old hens, 13@14c per
pound; spring chickens, 1904.
Fresh meats-Choice dressed beef
steers, prime, 61s @7c; COWS, prime,
6 nc; mutton. INC; pork, 1880; veal,
5000.
Wheat-Feed wheat, $19.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $22@
Corn-Whole. $3.50; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $23.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
s24 GAS; whole, $22.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, $3. SO;
1926: California brands,
1926; buckwheat flour, S.. rs; graham,
per barrel, So. 70; whole wheat -four.
$3. IS; rye -four, 81.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $14;
shorts, per ton, $16.
Feed-Chopped feed, $17@21 PEI
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake
meal, per ton, $35.
Hay-Puget Sound mixed, $9.50@
10; choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, $13.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
RUSSIA MASS|NG TROOPS |
Warlike Preparations at Port
Arthur.
FORTY THOUSAND MEN READY
Report That Great Britain Has De-
manded the Restoration of the En-
peror of China.

London, Oct. 19.-The Odessa corre-
spondent of the Standard says Chat Rus
sia has hastily concentrated 40, 900 men
at Port Arthur, to be in readiness for
any emergency at Peking.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Electric Shock killed Him.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. '17.-Louis Kay
ser, aged 3S, an engineer, was killed
this morning in the Seattle steam
laundry, as result of shock received
while putting in an incandescent lamp.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
wholesaiS massacre Planned.

London, Oct. 1.-THE Peking cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
There is rumor in circul alton that q
plot is on foot foy massacre Of the
Europeans.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Ore Rarpa Sank.

Chicago. Oct. 1.-THE barge Church.
i'll. loaded with ore from Duluth, sank
in the rough water off Waukegan to-
day. Captain Kane. of Detroit, and .
deck-hand, John Hansen, were drowned.
The barge was valued at $4,000.
Woman Suspected of q Terrible Crime.
- Winnipeg, Manitoba. Oct. 18.-A
Dominion City dispatch says cold
blooded butchery took place in the Ga.
1ician settlement. east Of there, some
time within the last "a hours. A Ga
lIcian man and his four children were
found dead in the house. The wife 10
missing, and is suspected to be guilty
of the crime. The weapon used was
an ak. The mans head was nearly
severed from the body. and the chill
dren's bodies were more or less multi
lated. 1t is understood the couple had
frequent quarrels The name of the
family could not be learned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
DEATH IN THE STORM.
Pitiful Fate of Young Boy Nea
Florence, Colo.

Pitiful Fate of Young Boy Neal
Florence, Colo.
Denver, Oct. ia special to the
Rocky Mountain News from Florence,
Colo, says: On Saturday William Lei.
lin and his 10.year-old boy came tc
Florence, from their home, six miles
from Florence, to do some trading.
After spending the day about town, al
P. M. they started home in their
wagon. 1t was raining when they left
town, but when out about five miles
the rain turned to binding snow
storm. The father lost his way, and
wandered about among scrub pines and
in the hills all night. The wagon and
team was abandoned, and an effort was
made to reach home on foot.
AS the night wore on the little fel.
low became cold and numb and froze tG
death in his fathers arms. The father
managed to keep alive by walking, un-
til he could walk no more from numb
ness of limb. Daylight broke. and Lei.
lin knew he was not far from home,
but was unable to walk. At O'Clock
his cries were heard by his wife. who
went to his rescue. Neighbors were
summoned and :he old gentleman was
assisted to his home, but he was SO near
dead that he could not give an intelli-
gent account of the nights wander.
ings. but the dead body of the boy told
pitiful story of lack of sufficient
clothing to keep him warm. He wore
knee pants and small coat, but no un-
derwear nor outer coat. His shoes and
stockings were almost completely worn
out.
"Booty" Tobacco Admitted Free.
Washington, Oct. II. - Assistant.
Secretary Howell, of the treasury de-
partment, has consented to the admis.
sion, free of duty, into Santiago, of
100, 900 pounds of Cuban tobacco in the
possession of General Franco Sanchez,
having charge Of the insurgent army at
Mayari. This is a lot of "booty"
tobacco, and the proceeds of the sale
will be expended for the benefit of the
Cuban army, which needs supplies oi
clothing and subsistence. The ques-
tion was referred to the war depart
ment by General Lawton, and in turn
sent to the treasury department for lts
ecOmmendation
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
France Joins Abyssinfs

Rome, Oct. 17.-The ltalo says:
France has concluded treaty with
Abyssinia against England in the Fa-
shoda affair."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Insureents Overdo It.

Manila, Oct. 18.-The insurgents at
Lagaspi have prevented the American
steamer Hermanos from loading or un
loading, on the ground that there are
Spaniards on board. They also refused
to allow any of the men of the United
States cruiser Raleigh to land without
permission from General AguinaIdo.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21

San Francisco, Oct. 19.-The steam
er Doric, which arrived today from the
Orient, brought opium valued at $270,-
600 on which duty of 100000 will
have to be paid. Among the Dorie's
passengers were 10 Spanish priests
who are bound for Venezuela.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21

The naval board appointed by the
president to Investigate disputed points
in the conflict which resulted in the
destruction of Cervera's feet, find that
although the American fleet in the
battle off Santiago on July obeyed
the general orders of Rear-Admiral
Sampson, given in advance to meet
just such an emergency, it was essen
TALLY captains fight Much
credit is given the battle-ship Oregon
for its good work.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-21
Duchess Was Careless.

Paris, Oct. 19.-The Duchess OF
Sutherland, while on board a train
bound for Calais, lost a satchel contain
ing jewelry worth s150,000 She left
the train at Amiens, and returned here
to report the loss to the police. It is
believed the satchel was stolen.