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,