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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1896, CUBANS FORCE THE FIGHTING Their Aggressiveness Is Not Checked by Frequent 7 Repulses. USING THE FIREBRAND. Villages Burned and Women and Children Slaughtered in the Attacks. SEVERAL BATTLES RECENTLY. Spanish Troops Hold Their Ground Only Throuzh Superior Numbers, HAVANA, Cusa, April 4.—The rebels still maintain their offensive attitude, and, despite the announcement of Government victories, they are the ones who make the attacks, though they are sometimes re- pulsed when they attack a superior force. They attacked the town of St. Nicolas, province of Havana, but were driven off by the garrison there, which largely out- numbered them. They then marched to Melena del Sur, in the same province, which place they attempted to enter. Again they were repulsed, but not before they had set fire to a number of houses. They then proceeded to Guanabo, twelve miles east of Havana, and burned the vil- lage, aiter which they went to- Hoyo Colorado. During the attacks it is women, two children and were killed. Thirty-five afterward found wounded. is unknown. Altogether huts were burned. Various reports locate Gomez near the border line between Santa Claraand Cama- guey. In an engagement between Colonel V- quez’s column and 500 rebels, the insur- gents lost nineteen killed and three wounded. The fight lasted four hours. An insurgent bend led by Zayas at- tacked the town of San Juan de las Yuras. The garrison made an heroic defense and repulsed the rebels who burnea several houses. General Casco of the Spanish forces re- ports an engagement with Jesus Rabi, the rebel leaaer, near Bayoma, in the rrovince of Santiago de Cuba, in which seventeen of the rebels were killed. The Spaniards had fifteen wounded. General Gaso also reports that Rabi attacked a Government convoy escorted by a force of 600 soldiers under Colonel Ruiz, going in the direction ot Jiguanli province of Santiago de Cuba, said that five three negroes persons The rebel loss 2 houses and and the rebels were repulsed with a loss of | six killed. The Spaniards took one of Rabi’s followers as a prisoner. The Spanish troops sustained no loss. J. FraNK CLARK. Pty PRAISED BY THE QUEEN. General Melguizo’s Cowardly Atrocities Meet With Koyal Favor. HAVANA, Cuna, April 4 (via Key West, Fla., April 4).—Here is a detailed account of the latest feat of arms of General Mel- guizo, for which the Queen cabl-d compli- ments. Ouve hundred and twenty-five men reconnoitering the farm El Desquito, owned by Fernandez de Castro, near Baino, Havana Province, last Saturaay met two scouts of Aguirre’s band. They captured one named Pedro Potrillo, 60 years and colored. Though shot, he de- fended himself, and severely wounded with a machete Capiain Feijos, and ope. lieutenant and two soldiers shghtly, before being killed. Aguirre’s column of insurgents arrived and the soldiers retreated and joined the battalion at Baino, remaining intrenched during the night. The next day General Melguizo ad- vanced, 1500 strong, crossed the Rico Hojo farm and killed nine unarmed employes with swords. They went to the Garrido estate, owned by Gertrudis Pedroso, and killed eight employes, all unarmed, among | whom was one child 6 years old, and one 13years of age, and an American citizen, Crecencio Gobele and his mulatto wife, Rita. The head of the six-year-old child was entirely severed from the body. The troops fired the cune-fields for the purpose of driving out any Cubans in hiding, They atso burned a-fine stone dweiling worth $25,000. Melguizo’'s official report stated that eighteen insurgents were killed, the Span- ish losta captain, seriously wounded, and a lieutenant and two soldiers sligntly wounded. Melguizo is the same officer who commanded the troops that com- mitted the Delgado affair. The Minister of War at Madrid cabled on March 31: Knowing with satisfaction the feat of arms realized by General Melguizo of the Gallicia squadron, her Majesty and the Government compliment him, regretting the serious wound of Captain Feijos, to whom her Majesty concedes & mejority according to your Excellency’s sug- gestions. Generals Pando, Lachambre and Munoz have arrived here from the field. Pando's return to Spain has been postponed. The reason is now said to be ill health. There has been but little warnews lately, owing to church holidays. % e BWIFT CRAFT FOR CUBANS. Remarkable Steel Steamer That May Fly the Single Star. - CHICAGO, IrL., Aprild.—A Washington special says: In the shipyard at Alex- andria, just across the river from Wash- ington, is a singular looking boat, on which the agents of the Cuban revolution- ists have nad their eyes for a considerable length of time, and now that there is a prospect of their securing recognition as belligerents there seems to be a good chance that the curious-looking craft may yet fly the single star of Cuba libre. The vessel is the steel steamship How- ard Cassard, which has been laid up at Alexandria for the last two years, and which has been a constant source of specu- lation to all the travelers on the Potomae, and especially to the visitors to Mount Vernon. The ship lies at the present time out of water, and as seen from the river looks like nothing else 5o much as & gigan- tic knifeblade, for it is high and long and thin, and if one can judge by its lines ought to move ihrough the water with the ease and rapidity of a swordfish. Some little time ago rumors were afloat $bat the Cubans had seen in_this curious ship the beginning of their navy, but they ‘were | promptly denied the stories, and it is only within the last few days, on the eve of the passage of the Cuban resolutions by Con- gress, that the fact has been definitely established that active negotiations are on foot, and that an option has actually been secured on the ship in the interest of the Cubans. The Howard Cassard is an exceedingly curious bit of marine architecture. It is the result of a theory of a Baltimore man, who believed he could construct a ship which would be particularly well adapted to the carrying of ocean mails, and which would reach a rate of speed not equaled by anything of its size and engine ca- pacity. The vessel is 225 feet from stem to stern and has a depth of hold of 18 feet, drawing 10 feet in the mean. The singular featufe with this unusual length—equal to that of the old type of lake propeller—the steamer has a breadth of beam of only sixteen feet, and for this reason when out of the water, as at pres- ent, it looks like a tremendous knife blade. At first sight one would say that when in the water the ship would certainly tip over if one of the sailors stepped to its side; but further examination shows that it has seventy-five tons of lead built into the knifeblade keel, which renders it thor- oughly safe. The deck is of steel, curved over some- what after the style of the whalebacks, and there are no upper works at all, so that when a sea is taken aboard it runs off like water from a duck’s back. Every sixteen feet there is a complete water-tight bulk- head, so that the ship is divided into a number of compartments, asa result of which it could stand considerable shelling from a man-of-war before it would actually | B0 to the bottom. 7The boat can be had | for $50,000. The negotiations have been | carried on by Congressman Woodham of Chicago. PARONED 61 THE A ;Gregor Kransnow, the Russian | Nihilist, Now on the Way | to Russia. | Although Implicated in the Assas- sination of Alexander II He Receives Clemency. ! PHILADELPHIA, P. | Kransnow, a Russian nihilist who is al- | | leged to have been implicated in the plot that resulted in the assassiration of Alex- | { ander 11, Czar of Russia, sailed for Liver- | pool this afternoon on the Belgenland. | | He came here from Chicago, where he was | known as H. M. Schyke. At the time of the assassination he was only 18 years old, and through powerful influence was released on bail and after- | ward fled. A brother, sister and three cousins of Kransnow were also implicated | in the crime, and they were executed. It is said he has a pardon from the new Czar, granted in consideration of giving | information as to others who were coun- 1 cerned in his granafather's death. He was believed to have been dead, and | thus succeeded in evading the vigilance of | | the Russian police until recently, when he | | became desirous of securing part of a for- | tune of six million rubles left by his fa- ther, and applied for a pardon, which was | given him with a position in the Russian | secret service. HELD FAST A MURDERED, A Dying Negro Detains His| Slayer Until the Police Arrive. April 4.—Gregor Thrilling Termination of a Quarrel Over Dogs in a New York Saloon. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 4.—Two ne. gro crooks fought in a Seventh-avenue saloon this evening over their dogs. One | killed the other, and the victim, with a knife in his throat, laid hold of hjs slaver and dragged him down with him, hissing into his ear with his dying breath: “If I | die T'll hold you till the cop comes.” He kept his word, The policeman who was called in by theshouts of the saloon loungers found the living negro almost | frightened out of his wits, in "the grasp of his victim and drenched with his blood. | So strong was the grip that they had to be dracged apart by main strength. The murdered man was Peter Barrett of | 215 West Twenty-ninth street; his slayer, Thomas Cooper, a porter of West, Six- | ty-third street. ' The prisouer was held for the Coroner’s inquest in the Jefferson Market Police Court. P A ST GENERAL FIELDING RESIGNS. With His Staff He Will Join Ballington Hooth’s Forces. CHICAGO, [rr., April 4. —Edward Field- ing, brigadier-general in command of the Northwestern- Salvation Army, and, with | the exception of Commander Booth- Tucker, the most prominent officer in the | forces in America, has resigned nis com- mission and wiil join the forces of Bal- | lington Booth’s Volunteers. The majority |-of his staff officers go with him, and the | blow is conceded to be the most severe which has been suffered by the Salvation Army since the recall of Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth. . Btigadier Field- ing’s wide personal influence will now be exerted in behalf of the new organization, and. it is confidently predicted that the news of his resignation will cause a tre- mendous defection in the ranks of the army, not alone in his own division, but all over the country. Among the officers who have resigned are: Brigadier-General Edward Fielding, Brigadier-Generat Emma Fielding, Ad- Z}nunt ‘Washington Blackhurst, Adjutant hristopher C. Herron, Adjutant Bertha Herron, Ensign Duncan and Lieutenant Galloway. Brigadier - General Fielding forwarded his resignatién to Commissioner Booth- Tucker Thursday afternoon, and at the same time cabled his decision to the Lon- don headquarters. It had not been in- tended that the fact of his resignation should be made public until this ‘after- noon, and the brigadier has remained away from home ever since sending it in 8o as to avoid answering inquiries, ey Langdon’s Struggle for Liberty. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 4.—Judge Bregy this afternoon granted a writ' of habeas corpus oh the Philadelphia au- thorities to show tause why Samuel P. Langdon should not be discharged from custody. The ‘writ is réturnable April 10. Langdon is held to await the action of the Grand Jury on a charge of being impli- cated in the death of Annie K. McGrath. The petition sets out that Langdon is il- legally restrained of his liberty. P e oyt Robbers With Dress Suita. WHITINSVILLE, Mass., April 4.—Five men made an unsugcessful attempt to rob the Whitinsville National and Bavings Bank early this morning. The robbers wore dress suits. ALARM AMONG THE DIPLOMATS, Germany’s Peculiar Policy Is Causing Considerable Uneasiness. VACILLATION DEPLORED Absolute Friendliness Toward England the Latest Attitude of the Emperor. TANGLED TRANSVAAL AFFAIRS Duels Declared to Be Nails in the Coffin of the Existing Social System. BERLIN, GErMANY, April 4.—A recent development of the Government’s policy has created a feeling of serious alarm within the German diplomatic circle, where the tendency of the policy of the Government is best known, while Mar- schall von Bieberstein, Minister of For- eign Affairs, is inspiring the Cologne Ga- zette and the Hamburg Corresponaenz to declare that the Government policy re- mains strictly the same as it was recently proclaimed in the Reichstag. Well-in- formed opinion outside of Government cir- cles can only discern a deplorable vacilla- tion instead of the firmness and decision which the Government authorities affect. The Emperor’s telegram of congratula- tion to President Kruger of the Transvaal Republic, which was supposed to be a dec- laration of an anti-English policy on the part of Germany in South Africa, received the spontaneous assent of all Germany. Now the Government has adopted a line of absolute friendiiness toward England and is supporting the Egyptian expedition up the valley of the Nile, and also seems to be doubtful in regard to affording pro- tection to the Transvaal republic against British encroachments. The Hamburg Correspondenz, as quoted in the North German Gazette, says that Germany does not desire any protectorate over the Transvaal, and adds that if Presi- dent Kruger makes an appeal to the powers against Great Britain's coercion Dr. Leyds, the Transvaal Secretary of State, is in & position to say whether or not that appeal would be in vain. Every- body who reads would accept it as an- nouncing the fact that Dr. Leyds has re- | ceived no assurance that Germany woula actively intervene in bebalf of the Trans- vaal should Great Britain attempt coercive measures, The North German Gazette gives equal prominence to an article reproduced from the Hamburg Nachrichten, Prince Bis- marck’s organ, saying that the notion of | war between Germany and England on ac- count of the Transvaal republic is a mere bugbear to be set up before the general world, the situation offering ample oppor- tunity for German diplomacy to thwart the English attempts to obtain a monopoly of South Africa without resort to fighting. These uncertain pronouncements, how- ever, do not meet the approval of the press generally. The Vossische Zeitung holds that an English policy of adventure in the Transvaal would unchain the tempest and would certainly result in the intervention of the powers. The National Zeitung says: “‘Great Brit- ain must accept the German view of South African affairs or face imminent danger.” The Lokal Anzeiger predicts that a coali- tion of the South African States will be formed against England which will result in the interference of the powers, The un- ceasing feud between Freiherr Marschall von Bieberstein, Minister of Foreign Af- fairs, and Dr. Mibuel, Prussian Minister of Finance, receives further accentuation in the renewed attacks of the Foreign Minis- ter’s organ upon Dr. Miguel, denouncing his recent speech in the Herrehaus in crit- icism of the resolution passed by the Reich- stag alverse to his financial policy. Dr. Miquel’s opponents accuse him of inciting Prussian antagonism aegainst the imperial measure Prussian interests are affianced thereby while the adherents of Miquel charge that Count Posadowski-Weinar, Minister of the Imperial Treasury, and Freitierr Marschall von Bieberstein are endangering the re- lations of the federated States by meas- ures restricting their financial liberty. The inner side of the conflict is the ques- tion which of the two Ministers will re- tain power through the Fmperor's confi- dence. Dr. Miquel, with a scheme for pro- viding the money which the Kaiser wants for the purpose of increasing the strength of the navy, has the pull. Lieutenant von Kettleshodt, who killed Lawyer Zenker in a duel near Potsdam on March 26 and was thereafter arrested by order of the Emperor, has been released as the result of an official inquiry inta the circumstances of the meeting. The lieu- tenant has not been permitted to return to his post as second officer of the imperial yacht Hohenzollern, but the Emperor will permit him to join the corps of marine in- spectors. Public discutsion of the death of Herr Zenker at the hands of Lieutenant von Kettleshodt has not yet abatea. At Bantzen a few days ago Colonel von Bchwanewade challenged a doctor named Rohr for writing articles against the new Saxon electoral law. General Schulz and Colonel Steindorff waited upon Dr. Rohr and preseated the challenge, but Rohr de- clined to receive it, saying that he could not recognize Colonel von Schwanewade’s right to shoot him because h e (Rohr) hap- pened to differ with him in their opinion of a public measure, In the same town this week Lieutenant Lindermann had his leg amputated as the result of receiving therein a ball from Dr. Schredel’s pistol in a duel growing out of the von Kotze court scandal. The affair is made more notable from the fact that while Lieutenant Lindermann is lying in the hospital with his leg cut off as the re- sult of a duel fought in 1895, Lie wanted to fight Master of Ceremonies von Schrader, but his friends prevailed upon him o post- pone his shooting of von Schrader until after Easter. The Vorwaerts, the socialistic organ, in commenting on the society duel, say ““These affairs are grist for our mill, and each one is a nail in the coffin of the exist- ing social system. Let these gentlemen continue to shoot each other, although none of them is worth wasting powder = The North Gérman Gazette reaches the conclusion, from a study of the situation by describing how seriously in Cuba, that Captain-General Weyler will eventually find himself quite unable to fulfill his promise to suppress the rebel- lion. 1f he practices severity, the Gazette says, the Americans will find a pretext to interfere in the interests of humanity, and without resorting to severity he will fail to succeed. Prince yon Hohenloe, the Imperial Chancellor, will shortly pay a visit to Paris to see and condole with his wife's stepmother, the Princess oi Sayn-Witten- genstein upon the death of her grandson, Izrince Chigi, who was killed by ‘the Abys- sinians in the battle of Adowa. The Pope to-day gave audience to Prince Henry of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse, according to them sov- ereign honors and conversing cordially with them for some time. H. G. Squiers, Becond Secretary of the United States Embassy, gave a dinner this evening to Hon. Edwin F. Uhl, the new United States Embassador, m order to introduce him to the staff of the em- bassy. Generat A. MeD. McCook, who will be one of the representatives of the United Statesat the coronation of the Czar, has left this city on the way to Moscow. PICKED FOUR WINNERS. The Talent Had an Easy Time at the Little Rock Races. LITTLE ROCK, Arxk., April 4—The races were well attended this afternoon. The talent had an easy time, picking four winners. Four furlongs, Albfon won, Goose Liver sec- ond, Olean third. Time, :50%%. g Six furlongs, Zephyr won, Little Fisher sec- ond, Tacoma third. ~Time, 1:1734. Little Rock Jockey Club Stakes, four furlongs, Treopia won, Albert Vale second, Chappie third. Time, :493;. _Six furlongs, Nat P won, Bingbinger second, Kirk third. " Time, 1:16. One mile, selling, - Whisper won, Toots sec- 1441, ond, Crevasse third. Time,1 SCHMEFER DEFENTS IES Brilliant Exhibitions of Difficult Shots Given by Both Contestants. The Game Ends With the Score 600 to 534 in Favor of the Wizard. NEW YORK, N.Y., April 4—The sec- ond meeting between the ‘‘Wizard’’ and his former pupil was, if anything, fraught with more interest tlan their first game on Wednesday night. In addition to the keen rivalry that always exists be- tween Schaefer and Ives, the doubt which Schaefer has expressed of Lves’ ability as an all-round champion, and the fact that the “Wizard” had Wednesday’s defeat to counterbalance, all tended to intensify the fervor of to-night’s battle. The tournament will be continued in Boston, commencing on April 14. The cushion-carom game will be piayed in that city and Maurice Daly will join the trio, making it a four-handed game. The game to-night commenced at 8:30 o’clock. Alfred de Oro, the champion pool-player, was the referee. Ives won the bank and gathered in a neatly executed bunch of 48 before he broke dowa on an easy cushion shot. Schaefer contributed 1 and then missed, failing on a draw shot. In his fourth inning Ives gave an ex- ample of his skill as a billiardist. Gather- ing the balls along the top rail, he gath- ered up the points with startling rapidity. His easy touch and the accuracy with which he drove the balls down the table only to bring them back at his will brought forth several rounds of applause from the audience. A loud cheer greeted the scorer’s call, and then the failure of a simple draw shot sent the youthfal cham- pion to his seat. He had passed his first wire, and when Schaefer missed with 4 to his credit the score read: Ives, 188; Schaefer, 15. Ives passed his second wire in the next inning with a pretty break of 34. The “Wizard” registered zero. Four ciphers from the ninth to the twelfth inning caused a murmur of sur- prise among Ives’ friends. With the aid of 22 in the ninth and 2 in the eleventh inning Schaefer passed- his first wire and the score read: Ives 234, Schaefer 102. Ives added 33 in the thirteenth and then Schaefer gave an exhibition of fine play- ing. With position play of wonderful quality he rolled up a very high score. “Nurses,” ‘“drives,” ‘‘masse shots” and *‘draws” followed each 'other with unerr- ing certainty. A loud cheer greeted him when he reached the century. Continuing, he forced 76 more before he tripped and re- tired with the second higbest run of the tournament—176—to his credit. The score now showed Schaefer in the lead for the first time for the game, the cards reading: Schaefer 278, Ives 267, The youngster started off in the fifteenth inning with a deep-set determination to swamp his rival’s lead. He kept the balls together by fine position tactics, and showed that the Wizara’s wonderful break and consequent lead did not unnerve him any. He corralled eighty-three before a long draw shot beat him; he had passed his third wire and passed Schaefer again, the score reading: Ives 350, Schaefer 278. Once more it was ‘Schaefer's shot, and notwithstanding the balls broke against him at first, he continued to score until he had made 159, when he tripped, leaving himself in the lead with the score: Ives 850, Schaefer 437. Ives retired with four to his credit in the seventeenth, while Schaefer made seventy- four caroms and passed his fifth wire. The score was, seventeenth inning: Ives 354, Schaefer 519. Everybody in the hall closely watched Ives’ eighteenth inning. He soon yot down togbusiness, and before many min- utes had elapsed made67, when be tripped. Schaefer unexpectedly broke down on his ffteenth shot, and the score was: Ives 421, Schaefer 533. Ives had a hard game to win, and play a3 he could he was unable to overcome the ‘Wizard’s lead. The final score: Ives 534, Schaefer 600. High runs: Ives 129, Schaefer 176. Averages: Ives 26 7-10, Schaefer 30. Result of series: Ives won 3, lost 1; Schaefer won 3, lost 1; Garnier lost 4, ———— Way wn Buclset-Shops. ; CHICAGO, Irt., Aptil 4.—The Chicago Publio Stock - Exchange, otherwise known as John Condon’s bucket-shop, was raided to-day. The proprietor and clerks, to- gether with 132~ ‘*‘specnlators,” - were marched to the police station, where Con- don signed bonds for their appearance next Monday morning in court. It is claimed the Civic Federation is behind the rglioo attacks on bucket-shops and -that e war will continue. ety L For the Chess Championehip, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 4.—The fourteenth game of the match for the chess championship of the United States was played to-day at the Franklin Chess Club. The score now stands: BShowalter, won 6; Kemeny, won 4; drawn, 4. The Lilteenth game will be played on Monday. HOMICIDE AT SAN ANDREAS George S. Washburn Shot to Death by Benito Lopez. KILLED FOR A TRIFLE. Murder Follows a Petty Quar- rel Over the Digging of a Ditch. CALLED HIS NEIGHBOR A THIEF The Accusation Answered With a Pistol Bullet—His Slayer a Des- perate Character. SAN ANDREAS, Car., April 4—George 8. Washburn, an old-time and highly re- spected citizen of San Andreas, was shot and instantly killed here at 4 o’clock this afternoon by Benito Lopez, a Central American. The two men owned property fronting ona lane in the outskirts of the town, where both lived. Lopez has a well in his lot, which overflows and sends a stream across the lane onto the Washburn place. ‘Washburn took a hoe this moruing and commenced digging a ditch toturn the water away from his land. Lopez came out of his cabin and asked Washburn what he was doing. Washburn replied that he wanted nothing to do with Lopez, that be knew what he was. “What am I?” asked Lopez. “You're a thief, sir, a thief,”” was the re- ply. This led to bitter words, which finally provoked Washburn, who has become ner- vous and excitable from long sickness, to raising his hoe and striking at Lopez, al- though the latter was several feet away and he could not have struck him even though he had desired to. Lopez turned and rushed into his house, when Wash- burn resumed his work. Soon Lovez came out again, carrying a 45-caliber Colt's re- volver. When Washburn saw him com- ing he turned and walked away, not wish- L ing to bave any trouble. “‘Oh, you go away now,” Lopez shouted at him. “Yes,” replied Washburn, “I want nothing to do with you.” Lopez raised his pistol and fired. The shot evidentiy struck, for Washburn stag- gered. A second shot was fired and Wash- burn fell to the ground. Several persons were watching the iwo men, but had no idea that their quarrel would terminate as it did. They ran to Washburn’s side and tenderly carried him into his house. A doctor wassent for and when he arrived he pronounced the old man dead. Later an examination was held and one bullet was found to have struck the back of the head, just above the neck, inflicting a ragged wound. The other struck high up on the arm, passing into the body and striking the shoulder blade; thence it glanced downward and evidently pierced the heart. After the shooting Lopez quietly walked into his house, placed his révolver under the mattress of a bed, emerged again and locked the door and then started for town. On the way he met Constable Masterson, who came to arrest him. “Well, Lopez, what have you done?” the constable asked. *Oh, I shot old Washburn,” he replied coolly and unconcernedly. *Did you kill him ?” “Well, I guess so; I shot to kill.” ““What did you shoot him with?’ “A pistol, and a big one—I meant to kill."” Lopez is . hard character, alwaysin trouble of some kind. A year ago he cut a tnan very badly with a knife duringa fight and be is under bonds at the present time to keep the peace. Although he isa Central American he was living here when the first white man came to the county in early days, following mining and later becoming a woodchopper. Of late ha has lived off the rent of a small house he owns here. ‘Washburn came to this county in 1854, For many yvears he conducted a meat mar- ket. Owing to sickness some years ago he had to retire from active business and has resided at his home ever since. He was a bluff, straightforward man and well liked. His long sickness made him nervous and irritable, which would occasionally cause him to lose his temper, but he never meant harm to any one. He leaves a widow and two children, a daugh- ter living here and a son in San Fran- cisco, who conducts the Davy Crockett saloon on Market street. His wife is almost frantic with grief. 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