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Show TRY TO BURN HOTEL IN SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco. Jan. 17. A gasoline explosion caused by an attempt to Bel fire to an Kddy street hotel par-tially par-tially wrecked two floors of the building build-ing early today Twenty-five guests fled inio the streot in their night-clothes. night-clothes. Raymond C ervantes and Francisco Cobacha, who had a room on the third floor were arrested and charged with arson after they had been saved bv the police from being mobbed by the infuriated guests They made a con lesslon, the police say, and later Mrs Louise Wolfe, the proprietress, was -arrested and held, pending further investigation in-vestigation The gasoline wa- sprinkled in th -holls and rooms of the Ihird floor and partially filled bottles were scattered .; about Ibe explosion blew out doom .ind windows ,ind knocked most of the plaster from the walls of both floori |