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The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
GOLD COMING BY SEA
Nearly S3.000.00O Aboard a
Liner From BuenOS AyreS.
CLOSE GUARD ON A FORTUNE

It Took Half an Hour Ia Break Open
the Hatch Covering the Steamers
Stron. Box-Hovv six Tons of Gold
Were Transported to the Federal
subtressury ut Boston
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LUCK FOR AN AUTHORIZES.
Mrs Alice Rice, Of Cabbage Patch
Fame, Enriched by Mine.

Louisville. Ky, Nov. S-From the in
corporation Of a mining company il has
developed that Mrs Alice Hogan Rice.
the Louisville woman who has won fame
and money with her books, Mrs. Wigs
Of the Cabbage Patch Lovey Mary. -
and other stories. IS just as successful a
business woman as she IS a writer
: small part OF the returns from her
books, invested in a fiuor spar and lead
mine in southern Illinois has just Tgaped
fortune for her. While she WAS trav-
cling IN Europe with her husband the
deal was being made. and she was only
apprised Of the good news upon her re-
turn 4 few days ago. She is elated over
her new success.
For years several members OF the
Hogan family have been the owners Of
a tract OF land In Hardin County. III.
which is directly across the Ohio River
from Crittcnden County. ~. At various
times offers OF from s. TO S12 an acre
were made for the land, but DR.. W. H.
Netherland. who was IN charge of Il.
declined TO let It go. 1t had been an
old story that lead had been found en-
the surface Of the ground, and II was
aTgued that there was certainly more
Of Il beneath. and an investigation re-
vealod the fact thas the tract vas in
the center Of q mineral reservation origi-
naliE outlined BY the Federal govern
meat
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
PRESIDENTS SON PLANS TRIP
Kermit Will Go Hunting IN Maine
Woods with Cousin.
"BilI' SesvaH, His Fathers Friend, j.
to Guide Them TO Hsunts Of
Trout and Deer.

! Great preparations are under way Tor
the hunting trip which Kermit Roosevelt
1 the Presidents son. Is to take In tn
/ neighborhoOd Of 1IaJtawaE5e2E Lake. III
Aristo0k County, Ne. this month
where the Presidents former gg.i6e, "Biu
Sewall, has recently erected three new
camps, making six in all which he now
owns IN that locality. Kermit. il is ur-
oerstood, will be accompanied by a cousin
j boy about bis own age.
( The SewaH camps are situated on wha-
I Is locally called a Horseback" on thu
/ lake shore. distant nine miles from Island
/ Falls. reached from the latter point by
/ drive Of two miles. a canoe trip Of i've
miles. and then a glide across the placid
/ bosom of TIE lake two miles farther il q
/ gasoline launch From the bluff over
| looking the water, one may tramp twenty
/ five miles In one direction without cominl
across any settlement other than clear
ing low and then. The reEion, in fact
j. sportsman paradise.
Six persons may DC accommodated at
each OF the camps; there is also d ceatral
| building used rs q common dining hall
AIv. Sewall, as collector Of customs for the
ATistOON district, is generally a busy man:
but In his absence his son Fred. q born
woodsman. takes charge CT parties. whIls
Mrs Sewan, whose cooking is famed
throughout the entire country, helps en-
terrain the guests. AmOnE. recent visitors
were United states Deputy MaTsnals c
D. Haskell ana Burton Smith. OF Portland.
and Special Deputy Collector " Z. jerks.
or HoultOn, ali OF whom were accom-
panied by their wives, and all Of whom
are loud In praise OF their hostess.
They report plenty OF game in the
woods, and sighted several deer. but on &C
count OF the arg autumn they found II diff
ficuit to approach the wild creatures. On
an island the hunters rounded uo a COW
moose and q spike horn" which they
might not shoot. 4 passing hunter
showed them a white deer which he had
slain, and said that he had sighted two
more.
Mattawamkeag Lake Is six miles long
and half as wide; i affords splendid sal
mon, trout, and pickerel fishing. with
no bothersone black bass 10 drive away
the other hsh. Mr SewalI, who per-
sonally guided the party referred 20. car
ried with him the sngle-shot Sharpe's
rife that Mr.. Roosevelt gave MIN twelve
years ago. II is a heavy weapon, and
must be reloaded after each shot. bur
he will not exchange it for any other. and
treasures II highly.
'Bill'' Sewall. whose full name is vii
liam W. SewaI. Is sixty-three years Of
age, straight as the barrel OF his beloved
rifle. and strong and active as most men
IL their prime. Recently he padded
canoe twe1ty-fOur miles in one sitter
noon; and when il comes to shooting he
can wipe the eye OF many a younger
man. As collector, be has staff Of If
teen men under his command, and they
all swear By the old man.
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called on 10 pass upon the value Of the
painting ut the time that insurance
against its destruction by ere vas being
taken out, all recommended the risk as
q good one,
one would think that with this mass OF
evidence in support Of the authenticity
OF the painting. the count would have had
no difficulty whatever in disposing OF il
10 any OF the little coterie Of Western
miilonaires, who have recently gone
IN" for art To show his entire good
faith the count had placed a value Of $50.
go on the painting and was prepared 90
pay SIn.0cj duty on it in case he succeeded
In getting an American purchaser. Here,
however. g. where the dlscernment or stu
pidiJy o. the governments expert on art
upset the plans ami calculations Of both
0WncT and prospective purchaser.
millionaire Started Doubling.
'L'Abondauce q Ia Charlie" had come
IN bond. consigned 90 an express COM
pany, and while the connoisseur At the
appraisers stores had absolutely 10 Oh
lection to any one paying $l0.co9 duty on
It, he himself entered the Raphael as
worth exactly S210. The millionaire who
had already measured on d wall space for
the painting in the gallery of hts Fifth
avenue home read the testimony o. the
foreign experts over again, looked at the
painting closer. but that entry OF S2f0 in
ne books OF the United States appraiser
bothered him.
Suppose the American expert proved 70
be better Judge % Raphaels than his
brothers across the water. The prospect
was not aIluring Between 500 and
81. o90 there is much room for reflection.
and the rich man reflected. He figured
out that q few hundred dollars spent in
getting expert opinion on the paintings
might save him a little matter OF s5060o.
to say nothing OF the humiliation Of be-
ing "stunC."
He went TO the best known OF all the
experts. a man OF International reputa-
tons. and laid the matter before him.
Was the Raphael worth S50-0oo. or was ii
only worth 500? The expert jumped into
a cab and was driven 10 the bonded
warehouse where "LAbondance et Ia
Charite" was awaiting a purchaser. The
painting was unsWathed and stood re-
vealed, a square Of about four feet. show
ing two allegorical figures. L'Abondance
barring her bearst. and La Charlie hold
ing out a vessel filled with milk
The expert smiled The painting was
On OLD friend 4 think, said he, that
The government expert is little too
modest IN his valuation. Two hundred
dollars Is no price for the painting
How about S50.0l9?' asked the West
eTn millionaire.
That's equally preposterous. said the
expert. THE thing, is undoubtedly an
original. but not by Raphael"
And as the millionaire wanted q Ra-
phael. and nothing else, Count PERI was
informed by cable that he might send for
'L'Abondancc Ct Ia ChaTiteg He did
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The committee and officers Of the vari-
Gus commercial. civic, and educational or
CARNATIONS have formed an association
the purpose Of which IS 70 promote the
public safety. The rank and file OF the
organizations whose officers have Joined
the public safety society declare them
selves ready 20 help In the work II is
believed that II the situation continues
to be as bad as IN the last few days. and
II the police continue 10 remain as in
active as they have been fo- some time.
the members Of the public safety organ
ization viii begin TO act as patrolmen.
These citizens have no faith in the DO
lice and they will try 10 force them to DO
their duty by watching the suspected men
OF their beats. The few nen who have
remained Unc0rrupt. II is said. are afraid
90 DO their duty lest Il should cost them
their positions and lives
Certain judges who expressed the de-
termination that they world give the limit
Of the law Ia criminals are reported as
receiving threatening letters which intin-
dated them into imposing light sentences.
Mayor Schs0itZ himself comes in Tor
some harsh criticism The fact that he
has gone abroad for q prolonged vacation
in time when he Is needed every minute
in his Office has given his enemies an o.
portuuity. tie IS being roundIy denounced
Tor his part in granting an overhead
trolley franchise 20 the United Railways.
This measure became particularly OBJ
noN!ous TO the people because Of charges
openly made that an enormous amount
OF money was used to put il through.
In addition to these charges. Abe Ruef.
the political adviser OF Mayor Schnitz
and others are said 10 have reaped for
tunes by compelling the city to pay high
prices for buildings leased or bought for
city Offices Immediately after the fire.
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DARK DAYS In FRISCO
City Is Suffering from Crime
and Corruption.
RECALLS DAY OF vIGILANTES
Murders and RObberfes Said to BE
Common and the Streets Unsafe at
EncOuraEement of LawIessnesS.
Citizens Fighting the CRITTERS.

San Francisco. Nov. 2.-Despite ali the
talk OF rebuilding. the Golden Gate city
reminds one at present Of q wild West
town. Frisco, once beautiful. peaceful. and
prosperous. resembles now san Francis
co az the early '5Ts-
Crime runs rampant again and vici-
lance committees are active. Lsw-abidiug
citizens, property owners. fathers Of fam
HES, husbands and brothers feel that they
must do something TO restore order Il
Is openly charged that the police force Is
the most corrupt San francisco has ever
had. II IS publicly branded as unwilling
and, to some extent. Incapable of dealing
with the immense amount OF crime which
Is reported every day.
Ten rObbeTies q day and few murders
with robbery as their motives have be
come merely the usual thing. Many Of
the robbers do rot even wait for the
mantle of night to hide their crimes.
They operate in broad daylight. In some
instances reported in the local papers. 20
hcemen were recognized as robbers. It
is charged that some former robbers now
wear the pOliceman'S gaTb and aid and
protect their pals Of oldcn days.
This condition is very injurious to bust
ness. Women arc afraid to go out shop
ping. The theateTs are almost empty. as
very few persons care to expose them
selves to being robbed or killed on their
return from the show. The clubs are
poorly attended. and those who do attend
sps nd much of their time discussing the
situation and examining their companions
rr--ls y,.,,.e-
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4 Powerful Toad.

From Army aud Navy Life
SIPS Of the tongue often frame peculiar
sentences when the transposition OF the
first letters Of words occurs. The training
ship st. Marys had left on one OF her
cruises and a sister of one OF the boys had
been down 10 wish the young sailor bon
voyage" In describing tire departure OF
the good ship later she intended 20 say
The ship was toWed out BY a ting and
George kept waving in the bow, bat her
words were these: The snip was tugged
out by a toad and George wept cavinE in
the bow
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irving 10 Wake Amends.

fTOm the Chicago Tribune
Being unable to find seat in the crowd
I'd car. the portly dame had gone into the
smoking car and sat down near the door.
The man sitting next 70 her. absorbed
in his newspaper. kept on smoking.
Il was foolish enough to suppose she
said, Slowering at him, that some OF the
men 10 here, at least, were gen ieRen.
Pardon me, madam, be answered, Pc
litely Offering her his cigar casa
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anC q half inches thick; then bolts were
put on in about six different places. 10
remove which required the combined Ell
fo.ts OF three men. a great sledgehammer,
and big cold chiseL Nearly half an hour
. was consumed in getting of the hatch,
+ and the captain only smiled when asked
/ 81 the strong room was guarded during
/ The voyage
/ lr this strong room we're il9 boxes, each
Ia root long and nine inches wide, con
+ tanning 900 eagles, OF $4,000 TO the box.
( The weight of the contents Of each box
was about 10 pounds or grand total
/ weight of nearly six tons for the gold
/ alone, not To mention the boxes. which
were Of solid wood. The entire cOusign-
ment contained 1850 eagles. money sent
South Ia times past in payment Tor COM
mc0ities shipped here. such Is wool.
4 hides, guebraeho wood. extracts. sc.
1 II was 10 mean task to lift one after
/ another OF these boxes from the strong
{ room to the saloon deck. thence 10 the up
/ per deck and back along the main deck
To the shoot, leading To the wharf shed.
30 fewer than twelve men being used in
this service alone. About ten other men
engaged in checking the numbers OF the
boxes as they came Dut and were placed
on the waiting teams. 80 that altogether
more than 4 score OF people were kept
busy looking after that money. This was
in decided contrast To the scene at BUeuos
AyTes. according To one of the passengers
on board. There. size said, just three
men were engaged in watching the trans
ference OF the specie. aside from the
Iongshoremcn.
transported in Wagons.
Quarter after Il o'clocR was the hour
when the ships hands began battering
away at the bolts and cement on the
hatch leading into the strong room. and
it was an hour and fifteen minutes more
before the last box was safely on one Of
the waiting wagons and the cavalcade
started for the Subtreasury. At first 1t
was proposed 70 have three wagons for
The transportation, but this later was
changed. so that one dray took one-third
Of the consignment. and large. covered
van drawn By four horses. took the re-
nainder. \ sign on the body of the dTay
bore these words. among Others, I'VE
move everything"
All the old planks in the ferrybOat Cen |
eral Hancock must have trembled at their
responsibility had they known, shortly /
before ] O'Clock. that they were convey
ing S27Z5.0e1 across the channel, for both /
wagons went on the same boat. In one
Were two inspectors and three OF the /
banks mon. in the other two inspectors, !
the remainder of the bank clerks, and /
one o. tN0 more II was amusing to see /
the big van held VI. midway down The /
run 10 the ferrybost, while the gate ten I
der could collect the 9 cents from the I
passengers who were sitting or standing |
on q couple of million Of dollars.
More sold is coming from Bueuos Ayres /
IN about another week. this time the /
steamer HOn0rius being tic carrying 4
steamer. She has $g0o.000 slowed in her 1
strong noon.
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OF wear gold watches. There Is not a
vacant safe deposit vault either n San
Francisco or Oakland. IS all Of them have
been rented by persons who do not wish
to take chances il keeping their valuables
at homo.
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The street cars run up and down the
streets almost empty during the day and
actually empty after dark. Even owners
OF automobiles are AFRAID 20 venture out
Il night. as several Of these vehicles have
been stopped and their occupants robbed
OF their possessions
The residents of the suburbs stay away
from both San Francisco and Oakland
on account Of the reign Of terror. Those
who venture out Of their homes to at
tend 70 business which cannot DC neg
lected return as quickly as possible
without lingering Al stores OF show win
dOws to see or examine wares.
The wholesale hardware men and deal
ers IN firearms say that. within ten days.
SEQ reviewers were sold within the Dor
derS OF San Francisco alone. This shows.
perhaps, better than anything else. how
alarmed the residents Of this city are on
account OF the activity Of the gas pipe
brigade, as the robbers and rurderers
are called in the local papers
Women fear to wear jewelry, men do
not carry either money in large amounts
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Boston. Nov. -G-Capt. Kidd and ais
hand OF pirates lived I'm the wrcng age.
They should have waited a century or
SO, fitted out ste2m-pTopelled piraticsl
cruisers, and fingered in the ocean high
way for tine coming of some steamer.
such as the Arabistan, which bertned al
lie National Docks. East Boston. this
week. ard discharged g. 5000 Ia gold.
consigned 10 the Second National Bank,
or Boston. and delivered into the vaults
q the subtreasury. in the Federal build
ing
Some anxiety had baeu felt for the safe
~ of the steamer. with her Caruegie-!.ke
cargo. because she was headed north
from Buenos Ayres about the time that
rne terrific hurricane swept over The Car
fbbean Sea, and when size touched at st
Lucia On October = the fact was not
cabIed. through some oversight. This kept
the consignees OF the gold, al least, on
the anxious seat, though Capt. A Le-
Sauter. commander of the steamer, said
that the officials OF she Norton Line
owners o? the vessel, knew better than
n fear for the safety 81 the stanch liner
In any event however there was no
cause for apprehension at any time, for
the ATabiStan had a frst-class voyage
50 far as the weather was concerned.
Though the steamer locked 8t O'Clock
It was three hours or more later before
the first move was made toward getting
out the money Frank u. Wright. as
Sistant cashier of the Second National
Bank accompanied by six clerks. was on
the steamer at 1890 ready To conduct
the banks part Of the transference. In
spectors Harris. Gaddis. McCauslaud. and
Robinson were on hand 70 accompany
The gold TO the Federal building. pre-
rared to meet Jesse James OF any other
al the help yourself gentry, but Caps.
LeSauter was over al the office OF the
ships consignees. \. c. Lombard's sons.
SO nothing could be done until be rc-
turned.
strong Room Well Guarded.
He vas back on board shortly after II
o'clock. and for the first time the bank
men, the inspectors. the 1ongshoremen.
and the reporters were allowed 10 look
Al the spot where the eagles were eaged.
j was in a strong room. astcrn. just
aft of the dining-saloon. under the laza-
rette. with q hatchBay leading down
from the saloon deck To say that this
natchway was well battened down is 70
nut 1t mildly First 1t was cemeated
into place, with the cement about two
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
SAY IT IS A RAPHAEL
Italian Values Painting at
$4,000: Appraiser at 5000.
CONNOIsSEURs SAY GENUINE
New York millionaire, Who Sought
30 Buy Old Masterpiece, Started to
Doubling by CuStomhOuse VaIua-
tIOn-Fesrs Being DuFed and Lets
Picture 60 Back 10 Paris.

New HoIk. Nov. Owing 70 a JTi1ing
1 difference OF poinion as TO the value Il
an old-master recently sent 20 this coun-
try by 4 weI-known italian nobleman re-
siding in Paris, the gallery Of one Of New
FORKS most recent miilionaires has been
deprived Of q work OF art. which. If no;
everything which the owner claims FOR IT,
still Is remarkable enough to have proved.
if acquired. q valuable addition to an al
ready notable collection
The painting in question is the property
OF Count Pomp!o Pieri. whose ancestor,
Count PaOlo Francesca Pteri. received it
as a present from the queen Of Naples.
CaroliDc-MaTie Annonciade. The count is
firmly Of tie belief that the painting.
which is known a. "L'Abondance ct la
Charlie is an original by Raphael
According 70 records preserved in the
Bibliotheque Rationale OF Paris, the paint
ing. which Is on wood. was destined.
with three others. to decorate the four
corner panels or the King OF Naples
audience room. Owing TO the premature
death OF the great master, the present
panel was the only one painted the three
others remaining unexecuted. preliminary
drawings only being made. These draw
ings figured at one time in the collection
o? Prince Altieri.
Declare IL Genuine.
As evidence of the genuineness OF the
painting Count Pieri cites among some
Of its warmest admirers sucn connois-
seUrs as Ansiglioni, Rossi. and De Sane
It's. N. Kaempfcu, director Of the Louvre.
is also said by the count to have greatly
admired the painting. as did Messrs. Mo
liner and BeRoit, who advised that il be
restored by Mr.. Bernhard. specialist IN
thar branch OF art. and an attache Of the
French National Art Museum.
L Abundance et Ia Charlie" like the
nude figure OF Ia Fornavira" Of the
Barberini Gallery in Rome and the
Three Graces" of the Chantilly Museum.
marks that period in Raphaers life when
he abandoned his mystical style and stop
ped painting holy families 90 take IN
protane subjects Amateurs OF Raphael
are said 10 have found some resemblance
between the manner of trea tment of
L Abundance ct Ia Charlie" and the com
position or the Visitation in the Pra-
40 Museum or Madrid OTHER lines Of
similarity pointed out bring the Pieri heir
loom in line OF comparison with the For
marina masterpiece and the Virgin of
the Sistine Chapel
As q further guarantee OF its authentic
ity, the count points out that the experts
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Porto Rico.

American citizenship should De con-
Ierrrd on the citizens ~ Porto Rico. IN"
harbor % San Juan In Porto Rico should
bc drcdgeL and Improved. The expense
Of the lcJc. al court OF Porto R!'" shot,.
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Child.Won,an Labor.

congress a. Us last f'rsinu wisely pro-
Nidci FOR ,rIaut court for the District
of columbia marked step la advance
on al" path "f properly caring for the
children. l"t me- again urge that III"
congress pToNid" Tor "a thorough inNczti-
CATION ~ the conditions OF child labor
aud ~ the labor OF women la the United
States
The horrors incident 20 an" employment
Of young chlldrrn la factories or ~ woI X
anywhere ar a tlot on our civiliza zion.
10 T. true that each state must ultimate
Is settle tho question ia It, own way.
hut a thorough official INVESTIGATION of
the matter. with the results published
broadcast. would greatly help toward
arousing the public conscience. and secur-
ing unity - STATE action In the matter.
Among the excellent laws which the
congress passed al the last session Wa.
an employers liability law. IL was "A
mar kcd step Ia advance 10 get the rccor-
milton OF employers liability ON the stat
ute books: but the law dill not 40 far
enough. In spite Of all precautions ex-
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Marriage. Divorce.

| am well aware ~ how difficult g. = to
pass a cOnSl tutioual amendment New
crthcl"ss Ia my Judgment the whole ia, -
r~lrsutcd "a the authority 81 the national
congress. AZ present the MID" differences
lu the laws 81 th" different states ga this
subject result iu scandals aud abuses. and
surely there u nothing 80 Ni.ally essen
.gal "a the wvifar" OF the nation. nntrlug
around which the nation should so bend
itself 10 throw every safeguard. a. the
home life OF the average Ci;lzcn. The
change would D. good from every stand
point In particular IL would D" good he
cause Z would confer 81 the congress tn"
power az oncc 60 deal radically and cf-
Recently with pOlygamy. and tbs should
be- done whcthcr or not marriage and Ill.
yoTcr are dealt with IL Is neither safe nor
proper tu .Isayc the question of poiyRamy
n be cealt with D. thu Nysral states
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Moreover. where any crime committed
10y a member of one race against mem
Der OF another race - avenged Ga such
fashion that u seems a. VI not the indi-
Nidual criminal. but the whole race, u at
tackled. the result u Co cNasp.ratp 10 the
highest degree race feeling There h. but
one safe rule Ia dealing with black men a.
With white men. u u IN. same rule that
must be applied In dealing with rich men
aud poor men. that Is. To treat each man.
whatever his color. his creed or hts social
position. with evcn-handed Justice on his
al worth Ms man. White people owe