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Show DISAPPEARANCE OF I GOLD 'Mi A I STEAMER VANCOUVER. B. C, Feb. 2S. The H disappearance of a largo sum of mon- H ey nnd gold from tho registered mail M on board tho steamer Pr Incogs Beat- H rlco, was reported today upon tho ar- M rival of that vcssol'from Alaska. M Tho Princobs Beatrice, left Skagway. H Alaska, last Thureday night and dur- jH ing tho tiino intervening between then M and tho arrival of tho boat at Vancou- H vor, the registered mail was plunder- jH cd and the contents stolen. It was ' H onry when the mall -was received nt J 1 Vancouver that tho theft was revealed. ,H Loss May Exceod $25,000. iH Postmaster MacPherson Bald that M until tho registered mall has been H checked it will be impossible to state ( H the amount of tho loot. It is believed H the loss will be in excess of ?2 r,000. JH |