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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22

William O'Connell frightened them or
The door of the vault in the cashier 5
office is concealed by wooden plate, TO
which Is attached the burglar alarm
This plate has the appearance OF a door
leading into another room and the crinl-
mails, cropping about in a very faint light
must have mistaken 1t for such.
The safe crackers undoubtedly entered
through the window on the Battery-street
side and the question arises as to how
they accomplished this. The window was
not forced and Stamp Clerk w. F. Stowell
says it was supposed to be always Sc
cured from the inside by several nails
These nails were removed and in this
circumstance is founded the theory or
an inside aecomplice. who took out the
nails.
The stamps that were stolen, accord
ing to the explanation of the stamp clerk,
were left out cf the safe for the purpose
of supplying outside stations on early
morning calls. This, Stowel explains.
has been the custom on Saturday nights,
as the office does not open until noon on
Sundays.
There has been some criticism because
of the fact that the police at the Hall OF
Justice were not notified until over two
hours after the cracksman was seen at
work, although the station is but two
blocks away and telephones could be had
at any hand The burglar alarm system
with which the Office is equipped VIII
probably receive a knockout blow at the.
hands of Postmaster Fisk when he makes
his report to the Government on the
matter When the alarm was set on on
the vault in the cashiers room by the
postmaster as soon as he arrived at the
office the signal was received at the
alarm station. No effort, however. was
made to hasten men to the scene. The
excuse of the night manager is to the
effect that it was believed that the signal
was the result of a break and that on
the occasion of an earthquake many
alarms come in. but all are disregarded
When the alarm people were informed
that the place had been robbed they
seemed to awaken from their condition OF
tranquility and about 2 O'Clock In the
morning two of their agents hastened
to the Dostoffice-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
RAILROAD FOLK
ARE TO PARLEY

Local railroad officers are interested in
a fight now in progress between the traffic
forces of the Southern Pacific Company
and the San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt
Lake Railroad Although E. H. Harri-
man is the head of the former road and
holds a large interest in the new route
from Los Angeles, this fact, so far, has
not interfered with the row between the
officials of the two lines.
1t has been charged by the representa-
tives of the Salt Lake road that the
Southern Pacific has not been promptly
delivering cars to points reached by the
new line. The fact Is that the Salt Lake
officers strongly suspect that he South
ern Pacific has had some hidden motive
In this much h-complained-of delay.
Recently the Salt Lake folk complained
to Freight Traffic Manager William
Sprorle and General Freight Agent G. W.
Luce. citing an agreement previously en-
tered into between the two roads relative
to the handling of cars. But instead of
getting a satisfactory reply IT Is said that
the delay in the delivering of cars at
junction points became more noticeable
Then the Salt Lake people got mad and
decided to come to this city and settle
the matter, once and for all. with the
representatives of the rival road.
This explains the arrival here yesterday
of General Manager r. E. Wells and
General Freight and Passenger Agent E.
W. Gillett of the Salt Lake road. They
came north in a private car. and viii go
into conference with the Southern Pa
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
THINKS THAT CHINESE
SOUGHT LUNGS LIFE
Detective Believes Wash
house Explosion Result
Of Tong Troubles.

Detective Matherson. who was de-
tailed by Captain of Detectives Burnett
to Investigate the explosion in Lee
Lungs laundry, on Central avenue, near
Grove street, 10 convinced that an at
tempt was made. to destroy the life OF
the proprietor and that tong troubles
were responsible. The detective says
that giant powder and not dynamite
was used and that it was exploded from
the interior of the structure.
The fact that Lee Lung was alone
at the time supports this theory. He
has several Chinese working for him
and the explosion did not occur until
all of them had left the premises and
the proprietor remained alone in the
place. Lung is very reticent about his
fraternal affairs and does not seem to
care whether the police find the guilty
parties or not. He refuses to state
what tongs he belongs to and there is
every indication that he is attempting
to conceal something
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
HIDES PRISONER
IN OCCIDENTAL
Honolulu Officer Awaiting
Steamer With Embezzler
He Chased Around World
ARRESTED IN LONDON
Henry K. Kapea, Faithless
Clerk, Must Now Answer
for Thefts From Company

An apartment In the Occidental HO-
tel has been converted into a temporary
prison and In custody there, awaiting
the departure of the next Hawaiian
steamer, Is Henry X. Kapea, who Is un-
der Indictment In Honolulu for the theft
of several thousand dollars worth of
territorial bonds. The prisoner, who is
about 26 years of age and of gentle
manly appearance, WAS brought to San
Francisco yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
Henry c. Vida Of Honolulu, who regis
tered himself and then quietly smug-
gled Kapea upstairs, where they will
be quartered until they can leave for
the islands. By his drastic methods,
the deputy hopes to avert complications
that might arise from habeas corpus
proceedings.
On arriving in Honolulu Vida will have
completely encircled the globe in pursuit
or the fugitive, whom he finally captured
III London. Seven months ago Kapea,
who was a clerk in the employ of the
Hawaiian Trust and Investment Com
pany of Honolulu, was suspected of steal
ing, and while an investigation of his
accounts was in progress he secreted
himself aboard a Pacific Mail steamer
and escaped TO the Orient. Thither he
was traced, but by the time Deputy Vida
reached there Kapea had hurried off to
another country and so the chase con-
tinued until the capture in London In
Toxic 1t was found that Kapea had been
spending money in a lavish manner and
then he went TO Canton and later to
Bombay.
From Bombay the fugitive slowly made
his way to Naples, by way of the Suez
Canal, and from there he drifted to Paris,
where after several weeks enjoyment
on the money he had stolen he went to
London. All this time Deputy Sheriff
Vida, confident that he would eventually
land his man. was rapidly creeping up
on Kapeas trail But IN London the
officer lost the trail and finally started
back to this country. Immediately on
his arrival in New York the Scotland
Yard men of London notified the authori-
ties in Honolulu that Kapea had been
apprehended. Securing requfsition papers
in Washington, Vida returned to Lon
don and took his quarry in charge
While awaiting the arrival in London
of Vida, Kapea, who had been detained
in the Brixton Prison, expressed a de-
sire to return to Honolulu and gladly well
coined the coming of the Deputy Sheriff.
The latter stated last night that he had
had no trouble with Kapea during their
that his prisoner would make no attempt
to escape before the trip over the Pacific
Ocean is completed. Kapea refuses to
talk of his troubles, but his captor said
that the Honolulu Trust Company reckons
that it Is out nearly $4,000 by peculations
and carelessness of the unfaithful clerk.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
ELECTRIC TRAIN
TAKES A LIFE
Roma K. Ritchie Is Killed
While Crossing the North
Shore Road in a Buggy
SEES DANGER TOO LATE
Fails to Heed Soundings of
Whistle and Ringing of
Bell by the Engineer

Roma x. Ritchie, manager of Madison
q Burkes renting department was killed
yesterday by North Shore electric train
at the road-crossing half a mile north
OF Alto The accident occurred at 5o'clock
In the afternoon. while he was driving
along the road in a buggy
Inc road where the fatality occurred
is the beginning of steep grade, and
Tor distance of fifty or sixty feet the
track is obscured by clurlp of willows
1t is strange, however, that Ritchie's at
tention was not called by the noise of
the rapidly approa ching train, which was
footing its whistle and changing the bell.
The horse was about to cross the track
when Ritchie first realized his danger.
He tried to urge the animal to clear the
tracks, but 1t was too late. The buggy
was on the track when motor car sos,
driven by Ritchie's schoolmate, Joseph
Whaley, crashed into the vehicle, demol-
ishing the buggy to splinters and hurting
the occupant to the side of the track.
His skull and right arm were fractured.
The horse escaped unhurt.
Motorman Whaley did not see Ritckie
until the train was within $50 feet of the
crossing. He threw on the emergency
brake, sounded the whistle and the bell,
but 1t was too late to avert the fatality.
Although the train was composed Of sew
en- heavily laden coaches going about
forty miles an hour on down grade, he
stopped the train within its own length.
Ritchie in the early COS. was private
secretary to J. A. Fillmore, the general
manager of the Southern Pacific Com
pany. The deceased .leaves widow. The
family home is in Sausalito. Ritchie's
brother, who is an engineer, ran the next
south-bound train after the accident.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
YOUTHFUL RIVALS BATTLE
HOTLY OVER GIRLS SMILES
Young Danny shay and Fritz Hermann
Engage In Fierce Fight for
Lillian KIM.

Because Lillian King. 10 years of age.
divided her smiles equally between
them, Danny Shay. an 8-year-old lad,
and Fritz Hermann, a year older. en-
gagged in set-to on Larkin street, near
the City Hall, yesterday. Both young
sters were badly bruised when Police
man Barry interrupted them and took
them to- the City Hall Station.
While Sergeant Harter was hesitat-
ing whether to book them for violating
the duelhg ordinance sor to send them
home with the recommendation that
they be spanked. Fritz whispered:
We'll, she amt your girl, anyhow"
Instantly Danny Shay's fist shot out
and Young Hermann went to the floor.
This last blow seemed to throw a dam
per on Fritz ardor, for when he was
dismissed he made record time for his
home. The lassie in question waited
till the victor was released. When he
came out he was given the privilege
of escorting her home, which he seemed
to think cheap at the price-a discolor-
ed eye and a bloody nose.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
HELD UP BY MAN AT WHOSE
HOUSE HE WAS VISITING
John Tyrrell Arrested for Robbing
George Hanson of His Eyeglasses
and Police Whistle.

John Tyrreil, a sailor, living at 4
Moulton avenue, was arrested early
yesterday morning by Policemen limbs
and Wright on charge of robbery.
He is accused of holding up George
Hanson of 3103 Buchanan street at
the crossing of that street and Moul-
ton. avenue and taking from him a pair
of gold trimmed eyeglasses and a police
whistle
Hanson informed the two policemen
that he and Paul Warner, a friend, had
been spending the night at Tyrrells
residence and it was after he left,
about o'clock in the morning, that
he was held up. The police went to
Tyrrells residence and after being
questioned Tyrrell admitted he had
taken the eyeglasses and police whistle
from Hanson. The eyeglasses were
found in his pocket. He says it was
done for joke.
William Coffey, cook, living at 1854
Howard street. while walking along
Mission street early yesterday morn
ing was approached by Joseph Kelly.
alias Liddy, who asked him for 10
cents. Coffey refused and Kelly
grabbed hold Of him and attempted to go
through his pockets. Kelly ran away
and was later arrested by Policeman
Hobi and booked at the City Prison
on charge of assault to commit rob-
berry.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
BaptIst.' New sunday-schoor.

The Baptist denomination organized
a Sunday-sch at Haight and Shra-
der streets yesterday morning in the
presence of large assemblage of
worshipers Owing to the demand of
the denomination in the Panhandle
district, 1t is also contemplated in the
near future to organize a church in
the vicinity of the school The service
was under the direction of the Rev.
Frank L. Norton, Miss Pearl Weisbrod
presiding at the piano. The service
opened with the singing of the ma
tional anthem. My Country, IT'S Of
Thee" G. w. Fraser, superinten dent
of the First Baptist Church Sunday
school, delivered an address, In which
he told OF the growth of the work and
the demand that the Baptist interests
be pushed to the front
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
SAYS GOVERNMENT SHOULD
WIPE OUT DISTILLERIEs
DIR. Oliver S. Stewart Asserts Uncle
Sam Should Protect Citizens
From Evils os Intoxicants.

DR.. Oliver w. Stewart of Chicago,
who has been in this State for the last
month lecturing under the auspices of
the California Prohibition Committee,
addressed enthusiastic meeting last
night at the Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church on What Is the Right Atti-
tude for the Government to Take
Toward Saloons?" DR.. Stewart de-
livered lectures before three audiences
yesterday After. arriving in Berkeley
in the morning from Ukiah, he gave an
address there and in the afternoon he
addressed an audience in Alameda,
finally concluding at Grace Church.
Mr.. Stewart took up the question of
abolishing the saloons He believed the
Government should no more tolerate
them than it would tolerate a thief or
any other offender He declared that
the Government could not remedy the
evil by the1evying of heavy licenses This,
he said was nothing more than receiv-
ing a bribe to allow the people to do
what is wrong because they pay for it,
The only way to abolish the saloons he
said, is for the Government to wipe out
distilleries and prohibit the manufac-
ture of liquors and intoxicants
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
SAT- {. CRACKERS
STILL At LARGE
Sensation May Develop From
Attempt to Loot Strong
Box in the Postofice
DETECTIVES AT WORK
Money in Vault in Cashiers
Room Is Thought to Have
Been Object Of the Crime

The police declare that thus far they
have discovered no clew to the identity
of the safe crackers who attempted to
loot the postof1ice safe and who stole
s14Oo in postage stamps late Saturday
night. The case, however, may develop
into the sensational and suspicious arc
entertained that some persons connected
with the postal service were accomplices
In the crime. Detective CoGy of the local
department and the secret service oper-
ators arc delving into the mystery, but
as yet no definite report has been made
1t is almost certain that the thieves
visited the place with the intention Of
stealing over half million dollars that
was stored in a vault in the cashiers
office, Immediately adjoining the stamp
department. In some manner they be-
came confused and set their drill on the
wrong strong box, at which they were at
work when the appearance of Watchman
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
Hold Memorial Services.

Memorial services were held yester-
day for Mrs B. F. Brown and child,
wife and daughter of Rev. E. F. Brown,
pastor OF the First Methodist Episco-
pal Church, this city. The Rev. DR..
Larkin offered the prayer Rev. c. NJ.
Warner read the Scripture lesson, and
Rev. ]. II. n. Williams delivered the
address, which was a review of the
life of the good woman, who was
greatly beloved by the churches
served by her husband. The circum-
stances attending the death of Mrs.
Brown and her daughter were such
that suitable services could not be
held at the time, the child dying of diph-
iberia an April 80 and the mother Of the
same disease on May 2.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22

cihc officials to-day at the railroad build
ing.
1t was reported last night that the firm
stand taken by the Salt Lake road in the
present quarrel has stirred up much III
feeling, and the fact being conveyed to
4. H. Hartman he wired General Man
ager Bancroft Of the Oregon Short Line,
who is also vice president of the Salt
Lake road, to Immediately proceed to this
city and use his best efforts toward bring
about a peaceful settlement of the exist
ing differences. Bancroft is expected here
tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22

Samuel Turnet was kicked by a vic
ious horse yesterday in Kelly's stable,
1929 Pine street. Turnet was trying to
harness the animal when il kicked him
with great force, knocking him down.
The horse then tried to jump on the
fallen man. but the stablemen rushed
TO the rescue.
Turnet was taken to the Emergency
Hospital, where DR.. Hill found his in
Juries to be superficial. He was later
removed TO his residence, 7o2 Vallejo
street
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
sneak Thieves at Work.

Mrs. Mary Bessem. 81 Minna street,
reported TO the police yesterday that
some one had entered her house by
the basement door and had stolen
clothing and other articles of the
value OF $l7. Fred Fedderson, Forty
fourth avenue and K street, reported
that his house had been entered. but
the only thing stolen was a blanket.
Manuel Stsnsaich. SS9 Fifth street,
reported that a woman he had met
IN the Francisco House on Turk street
had stolen hss gold watch at Sixth and
Shipley streets.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
Attempts Suicide by Gas.

To wind up a long debauch, Fred
erick Hoffman, baker. turned on the
gas in his room at 124sh Lombard
street yesterday. His mother. fearing
that something was wrong, opened the
door. She quickly summoned an am
bulance and the man was taken to the
Central Emergency Hospital where he
quickly recovered. Hoffman said he In
tended to try again to end his life.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22

Take away from this city the homes in
which this newspaper is read and there
would remain a curious fragment and
ruin Of a city-with a population poorer
per capita than that of any community
in the world.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
Millinery SaIe.

Miss 1. Z. Connor will offer to the la
dies of San Francisco her entire stock
of trimmed Hats, Toques, Bonnets, both
French and domestic, at half their reg
ular value. Sale beginning Monday. 8
a. M, 1873 Geary street
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22

CARELESS CHINAMAN RUNS DOWN Pc
DEsTR1AN.-Ah Chau, who owns a laundry at
his wagon down Ninth street yesterday and
when the horse took fright did not make any
attempt to stop 1t. H. c. Schultz was knocked
over by the wagon. but his injuries were only
trivial.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22

LEG BROKEN IN FALLA-A j. Floyd, $50
EDDY street was thrown from buggy yester-
day when his horse SHE'D at a passing auto
mobile. The fall broke his leg. He was treat
ed at the Emergency Hospital
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22
Kicked by a vicious Horse.

. Irapper's OIL cures rheumatism and neuralgia.
Druggists, sec flask RICHARDS & Co. .4oe Clay
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22

MANILA, May 21.-The Federal party.
which met here to-day in annual convention.
adjourned without having taken any definite
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22

The Purity of Burnett's Vanilla is
never questioned by any pure food commission :
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-22

Try the United States Laundry. 1904
Market street. Telephone South 420.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-03

The rivers and harbors act of the
-ast Congress provides for a survey
an IN estimate of cost of such a
waterway in four sections, namely,
from the Rio Grande to Arkansas
Pass, about $50 miles; from Arkansas
Pass to the Brazos River, about us
miles; from the Brazos to Sabine
Pass, about ITO miles, and from
Sabine Pass to the Mississippi Riv-
er at Donaldsonville, La, about
$50 miles. The cost of such a work
was estimated some years ago at
SIS, 900, 900, but it is urged that it
could now be constructed for a
much smaller sum.-Railway Age.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-03
The Slick Coin.

Many tales have been told of at
tempts to refuse slick" money,
money that has been so worn that,
except for its size, it would be i'm
possible to tell its denomination,
but here is one which may prop
erly be called THE limit" 1t was
told lately by girl who was one
of small party at an informal
gathering in North Portland, says
the Portland, Oregon, Telegram.
An Italian entered a restaurant,
and after ordering a small meal
searched through his pockets for a
piece of money which in his judg-
ment might be used in payment.
When he walked up to the cashier 5
desk he deposited a slick" quarter,
so slick, in fact, that it was with
difficulty the outlines of the eagle
on the coin could be made out.
That quarter is no good" de-
clared the cashier, after a swift,
searching glance, passing it back
at the same time. The Italian
looked insulted and grew excited
You maka me seeka; can't you
see da cheekenl" he demanded,
pointing to the outlines of the
eagle.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-03
IntercoastaI Canal.

A convention of citizens inter
ested in the construction of a canal
along the coast of the Gulf of Mex
leo. from Brownsville, Tex, to
Donaldsonville. La. has been call
ed 10 meet IN Victoria, Tex, on
Aug. 8. 1905. Much OF the Texas
and Louisiana Gulf coast is claim
cd to Doe singularly adapted TO this
enterprise, beginning near the
mouth of the Rio Grande and eX-
tending easterly for something like
500 miles along islands and PENN
sulas, which separate the Gulf from
narrow bays. II is urged that by
connecting these bays by canals
water transportation can be furnish
ed for a highly productive country.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-03
Short Items.

France spent $4,000 on the
Paul Jones ceremony and SIPS, 900
on King Alfonso of Spain.
There is a story of an American
murderer who left $3.50 by his will
to his eXecutioner. This tale is
now matched by one from Paris.
A wine merchant of that city face
to face with financial ruin planned
suicide, but first set aside a dozen
bottles of wine for the under
taker.
Part of the catacombs of Paris
beyond the Luxembourg have been
invaded by burglars. who were on
the lookout not for loot but for
skulls, says the London Telegraph.
The thieves, four in number, did
not venture far into the subter-
Tanean place of the dead, as they
were evidently afraid of the laby-
rinths of the catacombS.
Our ambassadors of the first
rank are those at London, Paris,
Berlin and St. Petersburg. They
get Sl7, 500 year. The ambas-
sailors of the second rank are those
at Vienna and Rome, who get
$500 The English dc far bet
ter by their diplomats, as they not
only are furnished with houses,
but their salaries are much larger.
The British representative at
Washington gets $50, 500, the one
at Paris 5000, and those at
Berlin and Vienna 5000
The tea used in the immediate
household of the emperor of China
is treated with the utmost care.
II is raised i'll a garden surrounded
By a wall, so that neither man nor
beast can get anywhere near the
plants. At the times of the harvest
those collecting these leaves must
abstain from eating fish, that their
breath may not spoil the aroma of
the tea, they must bathe three
times a day, and, in addition,
must wear gloves while picking
the tea for the Chinese court.