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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
$4,000 ROBBERY.
General Alarm Out for Jewelry. Orna-
ments, statues and Wearing Apparel


Jewels and other things valued at $40 900
were stolen yesterday from the home OF
Mrs George b. Munford. at So Fast Eighty
first street
Mrs. Munford discovered the loss and
reported it to the police OF the East Eighty
eighth street station. The list Of jewels
she furnished to the police is
Seven diamond rings. 4 sapphire ring sur
rounded with diamonds, diamond crescent
and gold neck chain.
In addition, two pair Of opera glasses,
two china ornaments, two statues and
wearing apparel were carried away. Mrs.
Munford discovered her loss curly yes
terday afternoon.
She kept her jewels in a bureau drawer
In her room. This drawer was kept locked.
1t was locked when she went to it yesterday
afternoon and didn't show any marks OF
being tempered with, After missing her
jewelry she discovered that she had lost
other things.
Detectives from the East Eighty-eighth
street station were put TO work on the rob
berry, but they have not been able TO get
any trace of the stolen property. A gem
eral alarm was sent out last night enumer-
ating the stolen articles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
CHANCE FOK SAL4RY INCREASE
Gros,enor says the senate Could Make
the Amendment

WASHINGTON. March Repre- sentative
Grosvenor. after a call at the White House
to-day. said that the point of order made
In the House yesterday by Representative
Baker against the amendment TO increase
the Presidents salary would not apply TO
an amendment coming to the House from
the Senate
Il do not know what IL the intention in
the Senate in this matter. said Mr.. Gros-
venor but II that body W hich has not
yet acted on the Sundry Civil bill, sees At
to put on an amendment providing for the
increase in salary, no point OF order in the
House will apply. | know good many
Representatives who hope this will be done
80 that the House may have an oppor-
tunity Of voting the increase
After Mr. Grosvener made this remark
the Senate passed the Sundry Civil bill
without such an amendment. Il might be
added, however. to some bill which the
Senate hasn't yet disposed OF.
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near Palo Alto, declared that her suspicious
anu those OF her daughter were directed
at certain individual at the time Of the
| alleged attempt at poisoning in this city
Mrs Berner further declares that she be-
heves. and her daughter must believe
that the person suspected by them in Janu-
AIRY is the one who has now carried the
fell purpose to ts deadly execution. Mrs
Berner refused absolutely TO name this
suspected individual. but she was so positive
In her statement that she will doubtless
loo called upon TO explain hor suspicious
az soon as an investigation Is under way.
Mrs, Berner further said that she had
received a letter from her daughter yester-
day. II was written on the trip to Honolulu
on the third day out and mailed Immediately
on the arrival Of the Korea at Honolulu.
In the letter Mies Berner said the nrst two
days OF the voyage were calm and unus 1ally
pleasant, but that on the third day a terriho
hurricane sprang up. and n optic Of the
rough water Mrs, Stanford's health vas
not at all affected and she was able to eat
at every meal.
The letter went on to say that from the
beginning Of the voyage Mrs Stanford
was in state Of unusual sadness and
melancholia and that the lines upon her
face were growing deeper and deeper
due 10 the attempt upon her life in San
Francisco. Miss Berner has always had
a certain amount of influence over Mrs.
Stanford and said in her letter to her mother
that she intended. on reaching Honolulu,
to attempt to dissuade her from continu-
ing her journey to japan and induce her
to return home.
Elizabeth Richmond, the former maid OF
Mrs Stanford talked freely to-day. She
said that Mrs. Stanford long ed to live to
complete the great work at the university
upon which she was engaged and that she
had horror Of poisons. On one occasion
Miss Richmond was taking pallet pre-
scribed by her physician. when Mrs. Stan
ford asked what it was. She was told it
contained a small quantity of strychnine.
Throw it away cried Mrs. Stanford
-Oh. throw It away
She would never allow poison OF any kind
TO come into her house. hompupathist
Mrs. Stanford would use medicine pre-
pared by physicians of no other school.
She was fond OF a certain mineral water
and kept large quantities Of it in the house,
She also used bicarbouate Of soda aud both
the mineral water and the bicarbonate
Of soda were kept in places where they were
easily accessil e to any person in the house.
Her room was not guarded. but could be
entered readily during her absence
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
RECEss INQUIRY INTO RATES.
senate Passes Kean Resolution After
Turning Down Joint Investigation.

WASHINGTON. March 2.-The Kean reso-
luton providing for an investigation by
tho Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce Of the railroad rate question was
agreed to by the Senate tonight after a
brisk half hours debate.
Messrs, Allison, Cullom and Teller spoke
in favor OF the resolution. Mr. Newlands
said no hoped the President would call an
extra session Of Congress this spring TO
take mp the question.
Mr. Martin OF Virginia offered an amend
ment to include an investigation into the
liability Of railroads for accidents to EN-
ployees. He strenuousy fought for the adop-
ton of his amendment. Mr.. Kean cut the
discussion short by accepting the amerd-
ment, and IA thus amended the resolution
was agreed 10.
Earlier in tho session Mr.. Deliver called
up his resolution providing for a Joint
commission Of Senators and Representa-
tives 20 investigate railroad rates violations
Of the Interstate Commerce law. private
car line business. &c Mr. Kean moved TO
refer the resolution to the Committee on
Interstate Commerce. and after some dis
clasion this was done
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
JEFFRIEs LAUDs ROOSEVELT.
Says He Has SPARED With Him and That
the President Is n Good Hitter.

RICHMOND, Va, March flames Jefrries.
the champion pugilist held levee at the
Richmond Hotel last night after his theat-
rical performance. He said he knew the
President well and had spared with him
several times. He declared Mr.. Roosevelt
was the best pugilst outside Of the ring
and that he knows how TO give blow and
get out Of the way.
Jeffries said the President was a man after
his own heart. He declared that the Presi-
dent was gentleman and never kicked
when pummelled by his opponent. He
said he invited the best scientific work OF
his trainer and took his punishment like a
man.
Asked II the President ever got in any
ticks on him, Jetfries replied that he did. and
that they came good and strong Jeffres
says Roosevelt would have made repu-
tation in the ring and is evidently per-
suaded that good puglist has been spoiled
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
H0LDs KING TO LOciL Law.
Spanish Mayor Rules That Alfonso's Auto
fNceeds Speed Limit.

MADRID. March King Alfonso's auto
mobile was damaged by an electric car
recently and suit was instituted against
the aiwny company for damages. The
case was heard 10y tho local Mayor OF the
district who turned the tables on the plain
tiff, holding that the automobile was to
blame
Acting upon various nforrnations the
Mayor formulated an indictment declaring
that the Kings automobiles habitually
violated the speed regulations, do not
carry the distinguishing tablet required
by law, and never paid the automobile tax.
The indictment was sent 10 the Mayor
OF Madrid, whose action is awaited with
curiosity. II ia stated that the Govern
ment is indignant because OF the local
Mayors action. and has limited that no had
better resign, This he refuses to do, on the
ground that it is his duty 70 enforce the
law, to which the King is as amenabe as
anybody.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
VINO HAS MRS. BELMONT'S PINq
Thinks she Lost II in Garrick Theatre
Finder Said SO, TOO-P0lice Searching.

Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont has asked the
police to look for diamond and turquoise
stickpin valued at 81 900, which she lost
on Wednesday night. With party OF
friends she occupied a box at the Garriok
Theatre, and she thinks she lost the pin
there. She sent to the theatre yesterday
to ask II the pin had been found and at the
same time notified the management that
she had asked the police.
William Connors OF Lchler a Co. man
agcrs Of Arnold DAILY, was standing in tho
lobby while the audience was leaving the
theatre after the Wednesday night per-
formanoe and he heard woman Ray TO her
escort.
Did you hear that man say he had found
a valuable stickpinl"
Mr.. Connors paid no further attention.
but he remembered this question yester-
day when Mrs. Belmont reported her loss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
JEROME MEN AT HAMMERSTEIN'S
At Least. They said They were-Not Let In
There or at New Fields Theatre.

According to Oscar Hammerstein, half
a dozen men visited the Victoria Theatre
yesterday morning and insisted on going
through it. They said that they represented
District Attorney Jerome.
THU theatre hao been inspected by sew
erul city departments said Mr.. Hammer
stein. They have all passed 1t. You get out
OF here.
Then the men said that Mr.. Jerome in
sisted IN an investigation
-Yon can tell Mr.. Jerome TO go to he'll
said Oscar Tell him said So
The men departed, but made for the new
Fields Theatre, which MIR Hammerstein
built Mr. Jerome recently said that 1t
was unsafe.
When Mr.. Hammersten saw that the
men were bound for the new theatre he
sent his son Willie after them Young
MIR Hammerstein kert them out. There
the matter rests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
ri SSIAN MINERS RIOT.
Pennsyl,ania sheriff Hears or Rloodshcd
and Leaves for the Scene With Deputies.

WAsHISGToS. Pa, March 2-shoruy
before midnight word reached sheriff
pentecost here that there was serious riotng
among u g miners at Ellsworth, about ten
miles TO the south, and that several men had
been hurt seriously.
The mine superintendent said that there
had been some hard fighting against Rus
sian miners and that the Russians this morn
ing had taken the matter in their own hands
and blood had been shed.
Sheriff Pentecost decided to take en- ough
me 10 squelch the Russians and swore in
twelve deputies. He armed them with
rifles and left for Ellsworth in autos with
his SQUAD.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
bryan DREAMED or A FIRE
II Came. and IL Caused His Ohio Host
Serious Loss.

EAST LIVERPOOL, March 2.-In connection
with the $500. 900 fire in this city on Tues
day night a peculiar coincidence is re-
lated by the members of the family Of
ex-Congreasman George p. Ikirt. who
owned one OF the finest Of the many build
ings burned. Early in the week w. J, Bryan,
who lectured here, was the guest OF DR..
Ikrt, who served with him in Congress-
Mr.. Bryan did not leave town until Tuesday
morning. but then he told the family Of a
dream which had greatly impressed him.
In his slunbers he had visions Of a great
conhagration, in which the Ikirts seemed to
be great losers. He saw every one OF the
family in his dream, he said. and now it is
recalled as being strangely like a prophecy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
ARIZONA FINGERS the HIRES.
Makes TcleErsphinE 10 the West Troubled
Industry.


The aurora borealis caused the telegraph
companies a little trouble yesterday with
their Western wires. The disturbance
began 10 reflect Itself on the wires before
noon and continued most OF the afternoon.
but by night conditions were normal again.
The auroral disturbance. telegraphers
say. is the most tantalizing that nature
brews for them.
when the aurora ia on. said one mana
ger last night, 1T ia either feast or famine
on the wires BY that mean that the wires
are either overcharged or discharged
II is just like the breaking of a wave on the
beach You can detect it coming in the
instrument. Gradually the wave swells
until the wire is charged to such a degree
that all you can get from the instrument is a
spark. Then Il as quickly recedes, the cur
rent sometimes leaving the wire altogether
and again rendering the operator helpless.
This change comes sometimes almost in
stantly and again gradually Sometimea
when the aurora Is on. messa ges this man
said. are sent with the batteries entirely
disconnected. the electricity from natures
the wires
The greatest trouble. yesterday was on
the Chicago wires west Of Buffalo and on
the wires running south and southwest from
Pittsburg The disturbance comes every
Indian summer. and then, the telegraphers
say IL Ia much worse than II was yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
cor CHARGED WITH THEFT.
Builder Says Policeman Stole Doors and
Windows and Has Him Arrest cd.

Monroe Rosenfelt. a policeman in the
Far Rockaway precinct, was arrested yes
terday by Capt. Kreusher and Detective
Clarke charged with grand larceny while
on duty. Rosenfelt was at once suspended,
arraisned before City Magistrate Healy
and paroled until this morning on his own
recognizance.
Rosenfeit Is charged by Jacob Meyers
with stealing doors and windows from
buildings being erected In Merriok ave-
nue.. Meyers has been missing doors and
windows. and a watch was set Yesterday
Capt. Kreusher and Clarke went 20 Rosen-
felrs home, In Grove avenue, Hammels,
and found carpenters altering Rosenfelt's
house. Meyers identified a door and win
dow frame not yet put in as having been
stolen from him. Roscnfelt was at once
arrested. Detective Clarke carried the
Identified property on his back 10 the sta
ton house 10 be used a. evidence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
BRUTUS CLAY TO M MINISTER.
Roosevelt Decides 10 send Him TO Swijzer-
land and Crafty LIES Ambition.

LOUISVILLE. Ky March Word was
received here tonight in telegram from
Washington that President Rooso welt s 90
appoint Brutus j. Clay of Richmond United
States Minister TO Switzerland. Ten days
ago the President said he would send Mr.
Clay TO Denmark or to Switzerland, and
this morning he announced that he had
decided to give the switzerland post to Mr.
Clay This has been the ambition of Mr.
ClAys life.
Mr. Clay Is SO wears old, son Of the late
Gen Cassius " CAy, United States Minister
to Russia under Lincoln. He is man OF
abundant wealth, clean and able. He is
now in Europe accompanied by his wife.
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car l.nlerlaIns Con. stoc.. !,

spsc'0l cable Detp3ioh 10 THE Sun
ST PETERSBURG, March The Car
gave a reception to-day to Gen. Stoessel.
who arrived from Moscow yesterday
After the reception the Gar entertained
the General at luncheon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
.Inns nccnnN Saxhnllen.

spscgi cable DcsDlich 10 The Sun.
LoNDoN March "A despatch 20 the
Telegraph from Toxic says that it is reported
that the japanese have occupied the Island
OF Sha gulicn.
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And mis- I'm Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA. March IA burglar was
arrested here to-day, indicted, tried. con-
Wcted and sentenced TO ten years in less
than ten hours.
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yIa pcnnsyi Ania Railroad. Leave New YORK IN
special Pullman train al IS \. NJ. Monday, July B.
arrive Denver r. ~ Noon, Wednesday. July B, In
time FOR opening ~ International Convention.
Rate covering round trp transportation. and Pull
man berth aud meals going. tGs IN Consult C.
Studls. T.. T. A., So. .ed7 finh ave, New YORK,
phuGdeIphlA.-Adg.
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on Pennsylvania Railroad three day tour March
o. chief points Of Interest ~ the National Capital
Rate covering necessary etpenseS. ti2 10 or sit 10
assoTdlRg W hetel SeIegied.-AdF.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03

EPNonTH LEAGUE TOUR TO DENVER

A delicious sparkling nut brown ale. Found whel
ever friends meet and everywhere meets friend
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03

rs ueIt morning. Cincinnati - T.. NJ lndan-
hpolis 500 y. ~, 81. Louis 20 =. NJ. By Sew YORK
Central Fine Service No excess tGre.-Adr
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SPECIAL TEAMS RETynNING FROM

r...--Ns March 5. the Pennsylvania Railroad
~ N.r W., q H special trains from wsshlngiun
and I-.,t ~ ltallng Washington al 1000 4. N.
eetlaes.-aLt '"''S' N''' u'N"s 'e'' 1'u
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
Latest Marine Intelligence,
Arrived IS BRUSH Empire, antwerp. Feb. Is.
rr.oRIpA. soIIHERN,s PALM LIMIrED.

Nv New YORK via =. r. Il. and southern rs.
Il s. y " 4 magnificent UP 20 date rain. y. {.
Onlees III and U.s. BWsy.-AAT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03

CleAr the scalp OF dAndrur, alays itchlng aud
heals humors when eli else fblls.-Adt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03

Are you reading MS Whauon's sioD TIN
HOUSE OF MlRTH-lN SCRlDNEK S.-Adr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
CmCAGo IIMrTEp To CLEyELANp

via Pennsylvania Railroad Through sleeper.
30 extra fare. Leaves Sew YORK ~ T. 81. ar
nysz Cleveland lis a A.-AdE
Evening journal., 1905-07-29

granted reprieve until August IS
through the appeal OF a woman and OBJ
tanning a sum of money to insure his
ability to appeal his case to the Illinois
Supreme Court.
President Morton. of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, dismissed General
Agent A. c. Haynes, of New York, be-
cause he talked too much about the So
ciety's affairs. and made public list OF
the revised pensions and a financial state
ment showing a decrease Of S15,O00.O0O in
new business in the past six months.
Mellon Brothers and other capitalists
will finance a 65O-mile oil pipe line from
the Kansas fields to the Gulf coast.
A cablegrsm to New York said that the
Chinese were anxious to end the boycott
against America If they could do so with
out loss of dignity.
Governor Folks crusade against race
'track betting. backed by action of the
Missouri court, resulted in closing the
Delmar race track.
Frederick r. Carlton, under Indictment
for larceny and suspected of wife MUIR
der by the New York police. said that he
will wed Eleanor Van Dtventer as soon
as he is released from prison.
Evening journal., 1905-07-29
SATURDAY, July 20 1905.


THE League Of Building and Loan
a Associations is now meeting I'm
New York, and from the addresses we
learn much that is useful. In the first
place it Is estimated that there are
about ssoo,OOO.0OO in this country now
held by building and loan associations
which shows the popularity OF this in
stitution.
President Gatheil in discussing these
organizations explained the building
and loan iden as follows
The beauty Of the system OF the lol
cal building and loan associations lies
~ the fact that they are operated iu
the immediate vicinity wherein dwell
the shareholders and officers. Nine
tsnths OF the officers Of such institu-
lions serve without pay. The share
holders and officers are AN personally
known TO each other. and each share
holder can know from month TO month.
exactly how his money is invested.
Now. do not misunderstood me when
say the building and loan associa-
lions Of our country that I mean all
Of them, for we stili have robbers In
H.. country who are living off of our
good name, and doing much harm. The
moral is. stick to your home institu-
items and give a wide berth whatever
their promises. to any concern from
abroad. for, in nine eases out of ten it
lie sure to prove swindle.
From time TO time we have advised
our readers to night shy of many forms
Of speculative investments and trust
their savings to the local building and
leans. ana President Gutheil gives the
reaeons. Every investor i'm these local
Institutions knows Of the investments
and Of the general financial standing
Of the concern. Most of the money
comes from home. Is invested at home
and the earnings stay at home While
there have been failures among build
ing and loan assoclations and some
swindles, there has rarely been any
loss 10 stockholders of the local con-
Germs. These -iuytiuutfons pay menu
bers about what their money is worth
and Encourage Thrift. They. otter in
ducements which beat bucket shop
>ambling every time
Evening journal., 1905-07-29
THAT LIBEL Law.

THE Pittsburg Times calls attention
\ at this time to the salus- Grady
libel law which was passed by the
Pennsylvania Legislature two years
ago and wonders if everybody has for
gotten its existence.
II one scans the leading Phnadel-
phia papers for evidences of timidity
he will be disappointed. From their
appearance ceom day to day one might
fore 4 that sucn darsuc law was
passed
We remember "A paragraph intended
20 prohibit the cartoon-that is. the
cartoon which means anything. And
we recall that Immediately after it's
passage the chief characters in, tha
Pennsylvania machine were not only
cartocned but lampooned as they had
never been before.
why -asn't the law been enforced?
We fancy that we know the reason.
those who have made themselves ri
diculous did not care to start fresh
merriment by bringing prosecutions.
Then. too, it was felt that the courts
in order to preserve their dignity
might kick the whole business into the
street.
Evening journal., 1905-07-29
SOME BIOGRAPHY.

EOLONEL William d. Mann. pro-
- prietor OF 'Fads and Fancies."
has returned from Europe amazed and
indignant that the merit and motive OF
the work should be questioned. He
tells us that it is to be the biography
OF 100 Of the greatest men who by
their achievements are destined to
mark the twentieth century.
And these great men have not been
satisfied to achieve greatness. they
spend their money generously TO pro-
duce work which will tell rs how
great they really are. Each Of thes
100 was to have little write-up at
$500; if he wanted extra pages. as in
Mr.. schwab's case, he paid $1,000 pei
page
And it is worth 1t, since future gen.
erations are entitled to know all about
ycharlle" schwab and how he ran the
ship trust Il was a pure act of benev-
oience on hos part to take
those extra pages. for without thil
book ths real beauties and the heroisn
OF. charlie schwab would never hay,
been understood.