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OREGON MIST. VOL.: XXI II. ' i " ? 1 ; ' , ST. HELENS, OKEfjQN, FKIDAV,- MAY 11, 1906. NO. 22. iinifo nc tuc wcrvi ' uwi 0Pt or mzr . . new ui iiil lam lnto gM Mau 1 1 1 ii iM r Apim y rfriiii misin in it fnnriflnscd Form for Onr Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS Malum of lh La Important but ' Nut Last InUraitlnf Event of tha Pet Week. W.llvu h organlxad strike against lh.wia in .luit. 'I'ln' anlhraelta miner and operator have Anally Bgroc.i, Iiritmn and Turkey each utand firm and prvp art la fight. linaaian democrat propose to glv 1,11 luli.l to Ilia pcsMUt. ! rcatauraiit am prnod to feed 1 1.. i destitute uf tuiii rranclaee. The president will 0Oprte with (i,,. ...wiul uliitin in Klandard Oil pro culiuM. leading architect ealimata that th rebuilding uf Hun Francisco will lak but one )nr. Heavy frost In Wisconsin, Iowa and Nvtrnak have greatly damaged gar 0"t and early fruit. A Newport tip, Va., man killed i(c brrauaa It we her with. Hh bad I . i ii released from an insane asylum I nt a abort lniio and waa again losing Fran i' Crofficld, chief of tb Holjf K.dhra, Ima Uo ahut and killed at tf,nitle by tlaurge Mitahnll, brother of m. i of the women tha alf tyld ".imiiua ' mm astray two yvara ago, In n rx-iinmrnl ovrr Ida itw roligtua U nU at Curvallia. , . Tr't'T and h tlawagnr emjireaa n .w tui 111 war. - ; :. : i : turki-r ia rttatiing Iroojit to Hiaai to f.'.t l.r.ut liritaia. (il.i.i l itr.nng to euat tba BtanJ ai l mi from that atata. A lvtH-atr of intraatiaaal arLitra 1 1 n iiiiom a largvr navy. ,M lor net !imrt Moxly la at work mi H'.nn.lunl (III inilictmanta. Anihrarilo ront miner will avoid ntnk l.y avcrj.tiug tha old wago alo, Nmnltixi baa irokn out la Zloa ' iiv, mi. I th lowi0 party call It Dl iin ii:hihmrnl, 'I nrntr one alu.lnnt at as Indiana have l.rou uj9tidd for ha iiid oiio uf the .rofrra. I. ,v th Han I'ranciaco lira l.avn raut the bankruptcy of th ') .. In' Inauranr Comj-any of t hi -'(;". 'I'hit iirnaldent baa woa bi 0gbt a lUc rmlrr..i rntn bill and an amend' i'. .'ui ha been inaxrled carrying out hi iit. The hnttli-ahlp Rhod laland wnt n-;r..un.l in 1ie.eli bay. No dam hna I i-t-u dune, and it ia i:led :. mil I e llitalod aoon. A bill line been introduced i con gress niithortrlng tba reappointment of n iniitild-r of West I'.W student who were recently enpelled for basing. Hinntnr Heylurn' II! ns has b conm inoro aarious. - The Citnr I In a panla over what pmliament may do. The Hoiithern l'acifie baa hauled 1,056 r.irt of supplies to Man Francisco. lieiierat (ireely any there is sure to l.e iiiuru suffering in Han 1'raneisco. The hiuian conimillce baa killed tbe I ill nboliahing land office receiver. Nun I'runi-I.cn ha plenty of food en l'in. for ton day, with mora on tbe w a v. Tim management of Nan Francisco I'-''" I n restored to th municipal olli.-lala. The new Russian cabinet claim 'to I " l.iliernl, and denounce Witt a an oppressor. , . limit Ilritain kn aent an ultimatum and a fleet to Turkey. Hh I aupport cl by tho other power. (leoloKist Investigating th catiae of tlm Hun l-'ranciaco narthquaka bave found nn Immense crevice la tha moun tain rnnge near Kedwood City. 'i'heiew Kusalan cabinet il enmpoaed of reuetlonnrle. ,,' Han I'rnneiiico'a water upply i now Wife, but short. Idle men In 8a n Franolaco are refuaoil food nmi mnde ly go to work, Han Frnni'iseo bank have reopened i'd urn tilling a good , liusineas, A nctv copvrlglit Inw baa boon eom pleled, but it pnsngaly congress I doubtful. Military force are after another lan lit bund In the provluuo of C'aVlte, I'll il l'dnn Inland. " Allortipy-deneritl Moody I preparing to prosocutn the Htaudard Oil and rail roads for rolmtlng. Two piisNonger train of tlia Ponnsvl viinlii rond culljilad near Altoona, t'a Twenty flvo poojde. ar dead or Injured. People, of .lon City fight shv of meet I "km held by Do win, at which ho at tu'npt tu oplulu rucout evojita. Tho l!nlld Htiite hn been accused "t buying the plana of tha llrltlsh bat tlealilp Uroadnniiglit from a navnl of "cer who stole them. ' . " iTiimc r. 1'he.lnn nv tho condition of thousands in California 1 pitiful, 'I'd It may be iioeossnry to issuo an oilier nppe'al for public aid. Pnwlo' In filially III with dropsy. lleruinnn' trlnl lin been let for tbe first. wok In Jutih I'd Inn opposes the Immediate opening t MaiH'liiiriiin port. .('e""r' t"rto,y'' h recommended u inquire into ma subject of Ma- man innller, with a view to etrtuliili,g what iimiliurmtioti of the ireonl a.H.,i,l vHaa luwa are nareiwarv to ronder it rrnxirt to congrea but lat er thitu Uvveinber lu. JlHiO. in ordur that all Inlorpata ahall be rotiroamited, ha line renoiniuudd that the commiaalon coiiaiat of ava per eon and be made up a follow: One aenulor, Mtt-d by the proaident of tha nnuutni one retirnaealutivn. by the wnkr of the houao; uu offlcw of the Htofllce di'iartiuuut, mlnotud 7 i"" iwaimaeier grnernl; on roiire rntativ of the publiaher of daily unwapaimra; one reiireaentaliv of th weokly, tniniwenlkly and triweekly uewaiiapnra, and one rniirvanntativ. f tha iuhlibra of jHirlodical and maga- iuo, iue iai iuri'0 to uo aioluted by tha riit of the United Ntate front among thoae riiroinniendiid to him by rortrtulativ publiabitr of audi nawa iiaiiere mh.I - . ... t. , --, .... mh m wvvuiu member to be . loclJ by tha ail, wboa man nor of aeiiwlion la o apeciQcally provldml. Aa appropriation of S,UUU ta rwuMiinpn.lnil i0 defray tba coat of tit inveaugalion. Tbe poattimatvr gnral in hi recent auniml report rerommeud to cunirreai a tburnugb rnview of tbe whole mbject vf eouud clna mail matter and the enarlmcnt of a atatute to take tbe pir oi iniiea piuug, wmcu wouia rnilr unnocitaanry the conaldnration of ucb iUatii)na a tboae upon which lecond- claaw malti now dex?itd. In bow rue omiiinndiug thi cornmlaaion, the poat maair genrral in bia communication to the committee on poatoflicea and )vet road of the wnate, ayt; "The enating alntuU' rpgulatinir the encond claaa of mail unttlnr are out of laic j they do not meet modern rcouire- mnnt of the publiehlng induatry, and tbe adminiatration of thorn unnerr aarllv and uornnaonably bnixira tbe publUhnra of bona tide newapapera and pitriodirala. A aa iniliratlanofwhatiintoinoi "A an indication of what la in volved In Bilmlruat ration, It may be tale. I that tba iartlon of what I a owner of building to have defective luiaa Ada aewapaner or iriodical i onejwiriug made riuht. while others diare- about which there may bo and often ta'gitrded the notice. Now come tlio in inucn dinerence of opinion. I he aame true of what constitute a known ofllee of publication, of what constitutes a publication originated and publiahed , leg. The average increase ia 50 cent for the dissemination of information of .per (IUO. Tho announcement hna crest a public character, what 1 devoted to'ed a stir among property holders, and literature, the sciences, arts, or some tircinl industry, what is a legitimate nt of subscribers. All of these qties- ion must, however, be determined in each case before second class entry can e Krnnl.'il; but a publication baving met all requirements is positively pro hibited admission if it be 'designed pri marily for advertising purposes or for ree circulation, r for circulation at nominal rstes.' That such questions, specially the latter, are subtle and supervisor at Koseburg, from whom ap ..iinidoi and rendcl administration ex- jplication blanks may be secured. The ceedint;! dlfiicult surely need not be stated.'' 1'ost master flenerat Corlelyou ex presses the belief that such commis- slon. If appointed, will bo able to make recommendation that will be equable to publishers, relieve them from present, noiiovsn.o and restrictions, and at the same tlm prute?t the intercut of tbe government. SLIDE DAMS CREEK. Mas of Soft Earth Holds Back Im meus Quantity of WaMr. Hncrnmento, Cel., Mav 8 A special from Woodbind to the Bueramcnto I'nion say: 1'he threat of flood in lit in pay vai tv raniiin.r from the slldo of earth that has fallen from the mountain ide!mllp nlwve La tlrnnde. The salmon, and dammed the wnterjf Cache creek, is growing Increasingly serious. It may be aasume.l that the slide In queation waa in some way the result of the re cent earthquake, and It i now found to te I,tiMI feet wide an.i 10 ciose com pletely the water course. K.ver since tho occurrence the wsters have been steadily piling up behind it, and was found by measurements tnken this morning that a depth of one hundred feet had been reached. If it had brs'n taken at nn earlier stage the dam might have been blown up with dvnnmito and tho wutor re leased without danger to any locality, but il Is now too late to do this, as it would but precipitate tho Hood that Is feared. The dam Is of aoft earth and debris, anil there is omo hope that it mav nbsorb the water or cut out grad ually and the water pn in harmles quantities. Should it give way to the pressure the results will bo very seriou .nil a Inrirs area or counwr mu ..v flooded. Oreely Qiven Beady Money. Washington, May 8 Following rep resentation made to th war depart ment by (leneral (Ireely, Secretary Taft baa placed lit the disposal of that om cor an amount approximating .IOO,000 of tha relief fuud of 200,000 appro printed bv congross for tho relief of the Han Frnneisoo sufferers. With thi money (leneral (Ireely will pny for lup plies 'already purchased. Hupplle hero toforo Issued, including the tent from tho - quartermaster stores, etc., nnd which had been charged against this appropriation of :100,000, will he re turned to tho army and are avnilable for future use. Export to Braxll Tall Off. !, hurl, in. Mav 8 A bulletin la- mind by tho department of commerce , I lm to., 1m tt tllS and liuior says i'iki. . n..ltn,l Htntes with ltriir.ll aggregates in round number 1 10 .000,000, a larger sum than any year with any country in Hmith America. Imports from rar.il for tho fiscal year Ji'"' BKKr'K""'" 1,483,004, and exports woro 10,985,. ,i.i im... l.nii.iiin anv the total ex norts to Itraxll show a falling off from ties, 1,000 Ganos and 1,000 York Im ilrt 105 0711 in 180, to 10,985,000 in perialn. The balance of the tract, about Hl0a ' sixty ncros, was planted in potatoes. Una Cut to Maiatlan. Mexico Cltv May 8 Engineers of Mexico t'liy, u.... lo- .s'tsn urssi 7 Maautlan on the Paciflo coast, SmKi work has been going on KWfffl "b! in- ternceaXra lwV will build an cxten- siou to the oil fluid from Toxiutlan. vaiajuuil UlillU 11L.111U Ul I111L.11L.U1 ASSESSMENT TO BE COLLECTED. I Klamath WaUr-Uaew' Aaaocialloa Will Aaaert It Corporate power. KIwimlH Fttlla. Diroctor of tlie Klanmth Water-Uarra' Aaaoclation at a rnci'iit niontliiir iuatructod their at- tortipy to proceed to euforce the coIIkc- min or tun aaaoaament from tho dclln- iiituil nininbera, aftfr ifivinir roaaouiiLI.- uotlca that uek aetion would ba leknn ir uaymtoita were not mail at mu About 120 of the CL'O member are do- llnrpient, averaging about 7 for Mfb auM Kiioldur thua dorclict, and tha aaao ciatloa will now aaaert it corporate iowora. Ilook of the aaaoclation cloaed aiuco January 1 hnve Ijoen reopened for ub acription. but lanijownur will hr-re- nftr bo oblignd to pay an enrollment fee or penally of 0( cent an acre in oritur w bocuin itockhuldera, Land Offlc CollectloDJ, Balein-Xecretarv Urown. of tha atata liiml board, ha turned over to the (tute treaaury caah received in bi offlc for the month of April a follow: Com mon arhool fund principal, payment on certiBcate and caah aaie. 13.407.01: common i'hool fund principal, payment on aaie or Hum a i)ulted by deed or lorwioaure, wu7; couimon x-liool fund intereat, payment on ccrtifli-ato. ;t,U3.H7; common achool fund intereat, rent and payment on aalc of laud acquired by deed or forocloaure, (484.55; agricultural college fund principal, pay- mem on ciTliuralee and caab aaJi-a, 11,379.2.; agricultural collciie fund in tereat, payment on cortiflcati-a, I3M.70: total, 30,164.04. Fir Biak Increaa at Eugene. Kugenci. Heverul month auo a rcpre- aintative of the board of fire underwrit er of the l'acifie viaitnd Kugene and announced that nearly all tbe bnaineaa bouaea of the city wore improperly wired, and were not up to tbe atandard eel by the code. Kffort waa made by rurmallon to nre Insurance agents of thi eitr that inaurance rate have been advanced on account of defective wir- eis win be taaen to secure better wiring. Examination for Forest Bcrvlce. lioseburg Kmmiuation will be held at Itoseburg, Ore., May 14, for the posi tion of forest ranger. Aspirants for position who have not filed applica tions for e-xamliuition with the rnited Htate eommiesion at Washington should file at onco with a C. Bartrum, forest positions are under civil service. F.x aminatinn will be along practical lines relnting to forest patrol. Men between "I and 40, of sound bodily condition, are eligible. Civil eervic examinations for the position of forest aupcrviaor will bo held in Portland, Astoria, linker City and tugene, Aluy JS, Salmon In Orand Hondo. l,a (Irande Hiiperintendent Allen, of the Wallowa .salmon bntehcry, wna in lot (Irniiilo recently, and stated that the hatchery released a few day Rgo l.PxiO.otH) fry and iibout the same amount will bo ready to lo released within a short time. Operations at the Wallowa hatchery sxi far nro considered satisfac tory. Halmon bavo commenced jumping in the (irnnd Hondo river at Oro l'ell, a iin the ( which in tho early history of the valley came up the river in abundance, have for the past number of year almost entirely disappeared. Tt is now hoped that tlio hatchery will be tho mean of restocking the river. Improve Orchard Tract La Grande Tho Red Apple Orchard Company, which owns a large tract about three miles north of town in the foothills, is planning extensive improve ments.. About soveiity-fivo acre will be cleared and the ground put in con dition for tho planting of apples. There is already a large area of growing trees, including fifteen acre of 12-year-old ap ple trees and forty-flvei ncros of 2-yenr-ol, trees. There, are five or six stiriugs located on thi tract, and it is tlio in tention of the company to enlarge some of them, forming a hike, which will be stocked with fish. Hoboea Indolent and Numerous. Albany Iloboc in the Willamette valley have increased In number since tho Ban Francisco disaster. Notwith landing notice in almost all valley town offering work at good wage In logging camp and sawmills, tho unem ployed continue their migration. "Wo are all coal miners, not loggors," or "We are all fishermen," nro tho an swer when officer tell them there Is plenty of demand for labor in the log ging camp. Scouring Mills Resume. rcndleton. After being ahut down since Inst October tho Pendleton scour ing mills will resume operations May 14. Tho mill are now btdny given a thor ough overhauling and will be placed in flrst-clnss condition by that time. W. j, McDonald, of Hoston, ha arrived to 1. ....... ..n.tnt.m,lAitt iiiso mminu j..j-v.....v...v.... Plant Big Orchard. T.a Grande W. Lyman and L, Old- onburg have finished planting an apple, orchard of ninety five acres near Im- bier. There are 4,600 trees of throe varieties, including 8,000 Home itoau Expect Heavy Fruit Crop. La Grande Grande Honrte growers i.. tr, t nrnanneta tlattnrinir for n will Do tw ee as large a. any proy.o year, and that there wiU be at least 500 Jarloads shipped from this Taller. The apple and cherry ylold. will be very large. SHEEPMEN PROTEST. Oregon Men Not Satlaflod With Allot- nient of Wcuaba Reserve. l'cndbton Hlieepiiioti of Umatilla county, have iiimlo vigorous protest ngniust tho act inn of forest reserve offi cials at Walla Walla in standing by the allotment recently innilo of the range in weniuia reserve. A remonstrance from Cmntilln county has been filed with u, it, nnoiier, forest reserve sujrarm- leiiileut ut vvullu Wuiln, Sup. ock- port of tho contention of Oroiron sto men. Th in substance are aa fel lows: Of tlio total land in the reserva, 700,(100 ucres, more than half lies in Oregon. Only 35,357 Oregon sheep wcra admitted to tho reserve, whereas 123,000 Washington sheep were allowed. To add insult to injury, 5N.I0U of the Washing. ton sheep weru allotted to range in this statu, iso uregon sheep were allotted raiiKO in Washington, in trilling the number to be allowed in tho reserve the Oregon men were cut down 50 per cent, wnne uie vtnsiiiiigton men were allowed practically all they asked. it is held by tho Oregon stockmen that forest reserve rule wore violated by the manlier In which the reserve was allotted. Tho rules specifically provide int in niiorinent or range in reserve, stockmen of the state in which tho re serve is located shall be given prefer ence. Accompanying tho general remon strance were uflidnvits from twenty sheepmen of this county, setting forth . I nim to bind in tho reniTvo allotted to Washington men. JOHN DAT PEOSPEES. People Flocking to That Section from All Parts of Northwest. Buker City Many people from over the Northwest nre floekinir through link er City on their way into the John Day country to take up timber claims. A few day ago a party of Idaho jicoplo went to Bumpier en route to tlie timber belt, aud another party went from this place. or the past three month timber seekers have come from Western Ore gon, U anlnnnt.iu and Idaho, and much valuable timber land litis been located. l.aHt week two parties, ono of eight aud one of flvo people, went out. Theso were Idaho iwoplo, who were evidently nausiieu wiiu tueir locations, as too last pnrty which passed through here was composed of friends of the former company. All are from (jenesec, Idaho. July Fourth at Chautauqua. Oregon City. At a meeting hero of the board of directors of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association it was decided to bold suitable exercises at liliidstone Park, July 4 next, in cele bration of Independence Day. The grounds will l thrown open to camp ers Julv 2. eight davs before tho eon- veuliig- of tlio Chautauqua. No (ten have been taken by tho people of Ore gon City towards celebrating this anni versary, nud ill will probably unit in the celebration that is planned by the Chautauqua Assembly. Specimen Road Work in Marlon. Halem .ludgo Scott has been advised by L. W. Page, director of public roads of the depnrt ment of agriculture, that A. K. l.oder. engineer in chargo of the mile of specimen road building near this it v, will commence work about May 15. It Is expected that mnnv will be pres ent from nil section of Western Oregon to witness tho building of this road on scientific principle. A barbecue will lie serveil whilo work I progressing, one day being planned for special en tertainment of visitor,. -PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 7172j; blnestem, 72":ic.; rd, 69970;-; valley, 70c. Oats No. 1 white feed, 127.60(328; gray, 27 pt r ton. Barley Feed, $23.5024 per ton; brewing, $2424.50; rolled, $24,500 25.60. Hay Valley timothy,$129l3; clover, 17.60(98; cheat, (007; grain hay, $7 8; alfalfa, f 12. Fruits Apples, 12(33.00 per box; strawberries, $1 21 1.65 per crate; Oregon, 20c per pound. ' " Vegetables Arparagns, 75cfl.25 per box; cabbage, $2 85 3 00 per hundred; cauliflower, $2 25 per crate; celery, 15.00 per crate; head lettuce, 25c per doxen; onions, 10(i)15o per doten; radishe?, 20o" per doaen; rhubarb, 34c per pound; spinach, 90 per box; parsley, 25c; turnips, $1(9 1.25 per sack; carrots, 65 9 76o per sack; beets, 85cl per sack. Onions No. 1, So per pound. Potatoes F incy graded baibanks, 00 (8 70a per hundred ; ordinary, 60(3 60o; new California, 4o per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, -17i 920c per pound. Ggs Oregon ranch, 180180 per doxen. Poultry Average old hens, 14ai6o perponnd; mixed chickens, 13)Jtl4c; broilers, 022lc; young roosters, 18U13e; old roosters, U12Wc; dressed chickens, lBftlOc; turkeys, live, 17 18c: turkeys, dressed, cl jiOS23o; geese, live, KkSllOi io:ce, geese, dressed, lOfftllc; ducks, 1718c Hops Oregon, 1905,. 12(912)0. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 1621c; valley, 2420o per pcund; mobalr, choice, 28(380o. Veal Dreaeetl, S,(87o per ponnd. Beef Dressed bulls, So pir ponnd; cows, 45c; country steers, 66c. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8(98)0 per pound; ordinary, 5tlcj lambs, with pelt on, 9(3 10c, " ' ' ! Fork Dressed, 7(380 per pound. Oakland, Cal., May 7 Poor old San Francisco, with its old landmarks mas of tangltd and still smoldering wreckage, and its thousand of suffer ing people! The place tonight present a scene wliicu. ao pen ean describe. What ha passed during tha nineteen day since tbe earthquake and fire 1 slowly ereeping into history. During tbe past nineteen days San Francisco bas been a living belL In tbe weeks and months to come, yes, even in tbe years that are to follow, this state of bell will continue. It is all well enough for tbe promi nent business men of Baa Francisco, tbe government official and those con nected with the Bed Cross Society, to be sanguine over what is being done to relieve tbe suffering of San Fran cisco's stricken people and of the fu ture. It is all well enough for these men to say: "Well, we'll build a better and more beautiful city." It is all well enough for Dr. Devine to say: "We have tbe situation well in band, and no one will go without food or clothing." This is a right and hopeful view to take of the matter. These big committees will eare for tbe masses after their fashion of doing things on a big scale, but there are hundreds who are bound to be over looked, thrust aside by the scramble for supplies, and thi ia not alL Yesterday and today gave an inti mation of the disease and sickness wbicb physicians have feared would break out. Tbe drinking water of tbe stricken city is polluted with typhoid fever germs. Tbe constant cry of the health department officials for days has been "boil tha water before drink ing." This 1 easy advice, but, when people are cooking outdoors on shat tered stoves and rudely constructed oven made of broken brick, with tbe wind day after day blowing a gale, it is no wonder that tbe warning to boil tbe water is ignored. Those in charge of the city' affair across the bay bave steadfastly main tained there was no danger from an opidemic This was the truth a week ago. It waa too early for infection, but now tbe period of incubation has run, and what the physicians bave been preparing themselves for the out break of typhoid bas struck the city. Yesterday fourteen eases were taken to tbe Presidio hospital, and today a dozen more ease were recorded. Ptomaine poisoning ia developing. Tbia naturally must follow the constant diet of corned beef and other canned goods upon which the people have been living since the earthquake. Thi i one way that sickness ia spreading in 8an Fran cisco. Tbe other and even more dangerous way will corre from the supply depots. At these places wagon loads of bread, after being carted through the streets, dust-strewn and filthy, are unloaded at those camps. Typhoid germs will find their way into the bread and into the stomachs of the people, just as they would by drinking polluted water. So much for this. Now for the half -hysterical and norve-shattered people who still cling to the stricken elty. Hardly a day baa TlA".1?' oarthquake. Last Wednesday there wa a terrific shock, and this morning shortly after 10 o'clock another hard trcjnblor that sent men, women and children from their homes aud buildings into tlio streets screaming mad in fright. IIow long the poople'i nerves will stand this is unanswerable. They are a brave people, these folks who have passed through the earthquake and fire, but there is a limit to all courage. It simply mean that, if tbe earth continue to groan and tremble. the most courageous will give up and quit the city. indeed, In some quarters men of au thority are talking of sending all of the women and children out of San Francisco. This is talked of by no less authority that Captain Kennedy, who has charge of the United States gener al hospital at tbe Presidio. Found No Killed Looters. San Francisoo, May 7 The records of Coroner Walsh disprove the widely circulated stories that large numbers of people were shot and killed by the sol diers during the great fire that followed the earthquake. Of all the cases handled by this official and his deputies, in only one was it found that death was due to gunshot wounds. The exception was lleber Tiblen, killed by a civio guards man, who bad the mistaken Idea that the automobile in which Tilden waa riding was being used for looting pur poses. The military authorities have records of two eases of killings for disobedionce of military orders. Will Paralyse All Building. Chicago, May 7. "Within two weeks 20,000 workmen in all branchos of the building industry in Chicago will be thrown out of work by, suspension of construction work on skyscrapers and factories anected by the strike of struc tural ironworkers. It may not develop into a locKout.-Dut there win necessarily be a shutdown if the strike eontm-j ties.' This was the statement made by one of the foremost building eon-1 tractors of the city, and a member of the Building Contractors' Council. British Gold to Fay Losses. London, May 7. The American steamer St. Paul, which sailed from bri(, a 8tructure paralleling the Southampton for New York today, took ,' ... , ..., $1,835,000 in gold, most of which is Brooklyn bridge nnd requiring an esti destined for the agents of British In- mated 40,000 tons of steel, is the Ryan surance companies to meot their Ban Parker Contraction Company, with an Francisco claim. (odor of $6,403,223. All Eftorts lo San Francisco Torn Towards Reconstruction THOUSANDS IDLE WHO CAN'T DIG Disaster Falls Hardest on Brain Work ers What They Are to Do Is Hard Problem. San Francisco, May 8, With the sub- sidence of tbe excitement that attended the earthquake and fire comes a more vivid realization of the misery that ha been inflicted upon the community. The number of people who have suddenly been cnt off from means of earning a livelihood ia enormous. The army of clerks, salesmen, stenographer, book keeper and tradespeople that poured into tbe downtown sections each morn ing and returned to tbe residential dis tricts and suburbs in tbe evening finds itself idle and without prospect of cm. ployuient. Lawyers, doctors, dentist aud their assistants are in a bke pre dicament. But a small percentage of these peo ple are capable of taking up manual labor, the only kind that ia now pre sented, and already upon tbe streets and on tbe sites for new buildings may be seen many of this class painfully and wearily engaged in the hardest kind of tasks. What is to be done, with the great number of men and women who could not get down to the level of the common workman is a question that tbe city officials have asked themselves and have been unable to satisfactorily an swer. From this time forward the effort of the municipal officials and existing citi zens' committee will be directed al most solely to tbe task of reconstruct- ng the eity. Active sub-committees have been appointed and plans for prac tical work and accomplishments will be presented to Mayor Schinitz this week. The construction of temporary buildings continues in the burned portions of the town and there are manifestations that the mercantile element is undaunted by its reverses. The relief work ia progressing smooth ly along tbe lines arranged by the army, but a project is now being considered of substituting for the "bread line" a number of cheap restaurants where hot meals will be served at a low cost. COST GOVERNMENT 1750,000. Shaw's Estimates for Repairs to Build- ings Earthquake Shook. Washington, May 8. Secretary Shaw today submitted estimates to tbe house of amounts necessary to be appropriated to repair government buildings in Cali fornia wrecked by the earthquake. The house committee on appropriations has decided to take this matter up tomor row and bring in a separate appropria tion bill covering the items. The items include $10,000 for the ap praisers' stores building, $30,000 for the .ub trea9urv th of which are da e lower story and roof amaged; $05,000 for the mint, $500,000 for the postoffice, $6,000 for the revenue cutter storehouse, which was totally destroyed, making in all $611,000 for San Francisco. Tho San Joso postoffieo was injured" to the ex tent of $35,000, and tho Oakland post office $16,500. To make the appropriation ample to cover damage not as yet ascertained, the secretary recommends that $750,000 be appropriated. The estimate is accompa nied by photographs of the buildings, taken after the damage. The secretary takes occasion to submit a brief refer ence to reports on file in bis department, showing the heroic conduct of the fed eral officers. Turkey Will Fight Alexandria, Kgypt, May 8 Advices received here show that the Turkish troops on the Egyptian frontier are be ing strongly reinforced, and there is grave apprehension here that the sultan contemplates a hostile movement, should the British carry out their expressed purpose of a naval demonstration against Turkey. A battalion of Turk ish troops reiuforced the garrison at El Rafoh Monday and all along the frontier, according to reports received here, tho movement of the Turks is in evidence. Labor Relief Carnival Abandoned. New York, May 8 The plan for a labor carnival to raise money to send to San Francisco was given up at yes terday's meeting of the Central Feder ated Union. There was to have been a parade in which American flags were to have been held out for the people along th line of march to throw money into. The labor carnival committee recommended that the carnival idea be , ananuonou, giving ns a reason, mat me international unions bad taken up the i matter or renet Cost of New Manhattan Bridge. New York, May 8 The lowest blddor for the erection of the Manhattan FIRE PANIC IN BIO HOSPITAL. Blazing Laundry Cause Patients to Flea Half -Clad. San Francisco, May 4. The 700 pa tients in the general hospital at tbe Pre sidio were thrown into a panic at' 4:15 o'clock this morning by the cry of "Are." At that moment flames were discov ered in the hospital laundry, which was only a few yard away. The close prox imity of tbe two buildings gave rise to the fear that the hospital would be destroyed. In anticipation of such a contingency hurried arrangement were made for the removal of tbe patients to a place of safety. For a few minutes, until tbe Are in tbe laundry was gotten under eontrol and there was no danger of the flames spreading beyond that building, pando- ujuuiuiu reiguea among me nunureu of patient. Those who were not dangerously ill, or could help themselves, jumped from their eots and beds, and, hastily don ning what clothe they could find, fled from the hospital: out into the cool morning air. , Many of tbe indisposed men and women did not wait to secure their clothes, but wrapped themselves in bed ding and made tbeir exit aa quickly aa possible. in more than one instance men and women fled out into tbe air with noth ing but their night clothes. Scores of patients who had the physical strength stopped sufficiently long to assist more weak and unstrung men and women from tbe hospital. Within 15 minutes after tbe alarm was given tbe majority of the patients bad left the hospital building and stood in group or lay npon the ground upon bed clothes, watching the firemen and soldiers fight the flames in the laundry. When the flames had been extin guished the nurses, physicians and sol diers turned tbeir attention to the pa tient-refugees, and assisted in taking them back to their cots and beds in private room and wards. Men and women became hysterical during the progress of the fire, and it was with difficulty that many of them could be induced to return to tbe hos pital. It is feared that tbe shock to many of the more seriously sick patients will have a serious if not fatal effect. When tbe fire was discovered in tbe hospital a general alarm was sounded. Besides the regular post fire department hundreds of soldiers turned out to fight the flames. It was only by hard work that the flames were confined to the laundry, which, with its contents, waa entirely destroyed, and prevented from spreading to the general hospital. I he origin of toe nre is unknown. LOOT OF IN8TXRANCE PAH). Companies Will Be Oenersus, nut Not Exceed Legal Liability. New York, May 4 The Tribune to day savs: Representatives of both foreign and American fire insurance eompaniea, who were in the city yesterday, discussed ae tion to effect a compromise in the ad justment of losses by tbe San Francisco fire. The great companies express a strong purpose to- be not only just, but gener ous in eases of doubt, but one insurance president said: ' lhe adjusters for this company will not be allowed to waive the conditions of its policies, nor the conditions and restrictions ui us couriers, no uavv no more right to pay a loss occasioned by earthquake than we have to pay a loss of life. We are not an earthquake nsurance company, nor a life insurance company." Insurance men estimate that the com panies will ultimately pay from 60 to 75 per cent of tbe aggregate amount of the risk. The message from London insurance companies to adjusters in Oakland, pub lished this morning, should have read: Under anv circumstances, the Brit ish offices wiil only pay the losses for which they are legally liable, since to go beyond their contracts would oe il legal. ' Thev cannot recognize any liability for damage by earthquake where no fire ensued, nor for damage by fire to fallen or partly fallen buildings, nor for damages to buildings pulled down or destroyed by order of the San Francisco authorities." Heavy Loss In San Mateo County. San Mateo, Cal., May 4 The losses in San Mateo County resulting from tho recent earthquake enn never be even approximately estimated. Practically every building in the county sunered some damage in chimneys, plaster, broken furniture or crockery. Here, as elsewhere, brick - and stone buildings suffered the most. Tbe loss of life was small. In Half-Moon Bay a painter and two children were killed in the collapse of an old adobe building. The heaviest losses were in Redwood City, where the qew $150,000 courthouse was almost to tally destroyed. Germany Refuses Help. Constantinople, May 4 It is report ed here that the Sultan has decided to give way to the British government on the Egyptian boundary dispute, naving been influenced to that decision bv a hint from the French, Italian and Rus sian Ambassadors, who have told him that he could not expect any sympathy from them. France, it is understood, took a positive stand for Britain anil her Ambassador told the Sultan that she was with Great Britain in any act on that question. China Hates to Admit Fact. London, May 4. A dispatch from Pekin to the Times today say that tho only thing delaying the settlement of the French claim growing out of tha Nanchang outrage of last February is China's reluctance to issue an im perial edict admitting that tbe magis trate committed suicide. President Signs Appropriations. Washington, May 4 President Boose volt today signed tile bills passed by congress making appropriations or '$100,000 for Mare Island navy-yard and $70,000 to meet emergencies in the post i office department in California,