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VOL. XLVI.-XO. 14,137.
PORT&AXD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APR IX, 24, 190G.
PRICE PIVE CENTS.
HER SPIRIT STILL
IS
Wonderful Power of
Ruined People.
MET EMERGENCY QUIGKLY
j
Plan to Build More Beautiful
City Than Before.
OREGON BUREAU AT WORK
San Francisco Thanks jPortland for
Prompt, Practical Help Gity of
Skyscrapers Will Rise 'Again
From the lluins.
BT ARNO DdSCIL
OREGONIAN NEWS AND INFOR
MATION BUREAU. Oakland. Cal.,
April. 23. (Staff Correspondence.)
Jefferson o Square, San Francis
co. Protection and aid to the homeless
nnd bewildered people of San Fran
cisco have come In a marvelous wy.
It has nut been due to individuals, but
to organizations, not established, but
rough-and-ready organizations. Re
sourcefulness and charity have done
the thing alone. The protection afford
ed by the soldiers shows the adaptabil
ity of the American Army, but behind
It was the experience in the Philip
pines. The aid afforded by the soldiers and
citizens of Oakland and surrounding
towns, on the other hand, was a spon
taneous general movement; it came all
ht once. One day half a million people
were starving and more than half as
rnany homeless. They were huddled
logcther and homeless. The next day
fchcy all had food and shelter. A hun
dred thousand men and women had
rirnnned every personal matter and
taken up the relief work where It was
Ijandicst. The work was done so
pujokly and right. So the vonrler
came.
Ited Cross Cares for Sick.
Kverythlng has been handled by the
military except sickness, of which the
Bed Cross has taken charge. Martial law
has been very strict -and the people arc
so dazed even yet that they do what they
are told. What remains of the city has
been divided Into districts, the number of
Inhabitants estimated and food supplied.
Heads of families have registered now.
nnd the bread distribution has become
pystematlzcd perfectly. People will be
compelled to cook in the street until
their chimneys have been inspected and
repaired, but they can have lights now
until 10 o'clock, and the terror of the
first few days is gone. There is no pri
vacy, but there Is no privation. Inst
night it stormed, and thousands suffered,
but today the spirits are all up.
Food Is plentiful; the only needs In the
city are better shelter and medicines of
till kinds. Any quantity of these things
can be used. Another crying need Is
money. No one has any. The Oregonian
Information Ruroau alone could have
used thousands f dollars in the past
three days.
OrcRonlnn Bureau Organized.
This bureau, which 1 established in
nrdcr to obtain the names of Oregon.
"Washington and Idaho survivors of the
catastrophe, has now places for registra
tion at 1002 Broadway. Oakland, and the
Oakland pier, the Fnrrey building, St
Diary's Church at Van Ness and Sutter,
Jefferson square and the Golden Gate
Park. Tomorrow the big undertaking of
the Oregonian relief fund will be under
way and the original news bureaus will
ir used as sub-stations for this needed
work.
The people of the Northwest need not
tear greatly for their relatives, because
they have not heard from them. Those
Ftlll in Snn Francisco have had no way
of communicating until we ostabllshed the
Bows bureau, and there must be thou
sands yet who have not registered
Wonderful San Francisco Spirit.
The way this catastrophe has been
taken by the people affected shows that
the San Francisco spirit has survived
through it all. There will undoubtedlv
bft a bigger, greater city hero than be
fore. And If they only go at It right
nnd public spirit remains at the high
pitch It Is at present. It will be the most
beautiful city In the world. Tho city lias
really been swept from the earth. What
remains within tho burnt district is a
mere nothing. It could be built up as
a perfect city, t There Is no lack of op
portunity. The rearrangement of property rights
nnd the vacating of streets, though, will
be very difficult to bring about. It will
probably not lv accomplished nnd the
city in its main features will be as be
fore. There will be more open spaces,
but Market street will be as It Is. and all
the cross streets. Fillmoro street will
become an uptown retail street, but aside
from that the city will build up much as
it was. Precaution against earthquake
will be tAken. the fire ordinance will be
etrictly enforced, and nothing but solid.
Mibstantlal buildings erected. Perhaps
all overhead wires will be put under
ground. Will Build More Skyscrapers.
But skyscrapers will be erected as be
fore. There is no reason against their
"being erected, for all the really modern
ones withstood both the earthquake and
(ire I should not be surprised to sec the
UNDAUNTED
Palace Hotel fitted out as It was. It
was not Injured by tlic earthquake, and
is so substantial that it even withstood
dynamiting. The Mint is the only build
ing in the burnt district unharmed, but
Hie injurj- to the Postofllcc Ib xroall, and
most of the putted stecf frame buildings
are pronounced ' llttje injured by the
earthquake and could be finished up
again.
Thousands and thousand of old shades
"south of Market" are pone. A district
two or three miles square hcre was
wiped out clean. The burning' of this
district was no loss rio the' city. It can
now be built up properly.
Joking Amid Disaster.
The spirits of the people have boen 'up
since the Are was checked. , Very few
consider the personal loss, though "ailre
ruined. Two young men I knew L saw
in the ruins yesterday trylns to And the
spot where t heir t ore had stood. They
had lost a quarter of a million In- the
Jire and had nothing. -iney were joking
each other and laughing, i tc only regret
they uttered was for the older men. for
whom It would be hard to get h start in
life again. It Is tnat way everywhere.
This spirit means the building of a great
er San Francisco.
Already the streets are beginning to be
cleared: a temporary franchise has been
granted to run trolley lines on Market,
street. The uptown electric cars have
been running rt hours; safes are being
dynamited, and owners are walking about
through the six-mile-wide, burnt district
CAM! SL'KSCKimONS ANNOUNCED
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Pittsburg. Pa
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HaUhnorr
Philadelphia
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New York legislature....
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discussing what kind of building to erect.
You do not hear a word from a real San
Franciscan that Is discouraging.
PANIC AT A BENEFIT.
Three Women Badly Injured in a
Stampede at Chicago.
CHICAGO. April 23. (Speclal.)-During
an entertainment given by Court Fort
Dearborn. No. 2, Daughters of Columbia,
for the benefit of the survivors' of the
San Francisco disaster, tire bfoke out on
the first floor of the building In which the
entertainment was being given. When
the smoke began to ascend Into the hall
apanlc oeurred among the 300 women
and clHldren. A number of them had to
be assisted to the street by the firemen.
Three of the women were badly
crushed and a number of others were
injured.
LOCKED IN MONASTERY
Father Capon Believed to Have
Fallen in Clutches of Holy Synod.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 23. Friends
of Father Gapon claim to have informa
tion that the priest has fallen not Into the
hands of the revolutionists, but into
those of the holy synod, which con
demned him. for forsaking his priestly or
ders, to Indefinite Imprisonment In one
of the many gloomy monasteries used by
the church as prisons. There have been
many other cases of men bolng Immured
and disappearing forever.
CKNK IN UNION HQCARK, HAN
REPUBLICANS TO
THE LEGISLME
How-the Nominees Stand on
the Senatorial . .
Pledge. .
WHAT - EFFECT WILL - BE
It-Kcqulrcs Forly-SIx Votes In. Joint
Convention In Oregon .to Elect .
to the United States"
Senate.
Forty-two Republicans who signed
Statement No. 1 have beca nominated for
the Legislature in the direct primaries. It
requires 46 votes In Joint convention to
elect a United States .Senator. fteen
candidates who were successful lasew
ing nomination signed a pledge In the fea
ture of a qualified statement No. -l.-'bim)
ing themselves to support the RcpubUcan-
nominee as the Republican voten choice;
or words to that effect. If II. MCake
should win out over John M. Gearin la
the election In June, he will very prob
ably have at least 57 members'' of the
Legislature pledged to his support. It In
quite likely that a few Republican, candi
dates for the Legislature who did not sign
Statement No. 1 will be defeated by Dem
ocratic candidates who did. so that it Is
very probable that there will be over 46
members of the Legislature pledged to
vote for the popular choice for Senator?
whatever his political affiliations, and
over CO members pledged to support him
if he be a Republican. There Is a good
prespect. therefore, that the next United
States Senator will be elected on the
first ballot.
Not Itca.son for Defeat.
When It is said that a few Republican
candidates wh,o did not sign Statement
No. I will likely be defeated by Demo
crat who did sign, it is not meant that
their not signing would be the reason for
their defeat. Every Legislature has its
Democratic members, ,-nnd the next ses
sion will not be an exception. It Is pos
slble that some of the Statement No. 1
candidates on the Republican tickot may
be defeated, but since iti Democrat have
generally made a stand In faior3of State
ment No. 1 they are rrot Jn as good posi
tion to flgnt ihose who signed as they are
to oppose those who did not.
By signing Statement No. 1. candidates
pledged themselves always : to vote for
that candidate for United States Senator
who receives the largest vote for that of
fice at the June election. In the accom
panying llt. thone candidates who signed
Statement No. 1 are designated by a fig
ure 'l" after their names. Those who
signed a modified pledge are designated
with a figure "2." while those who made
no pledge are designated with a figure
This list Is not absolutely certain, for
the vote is close In Umatilla, where G.
W. Proebstel may be the nominee Instead
of T. J. Kirk, who is now In the lead.
List of Nominees.
In one or two other counties there Is a
close vote, but it is believed this list con-
FX A NCI SCO. H9H1NG THE BCKNKIi BCILDINee ON POST STREET. THE SQCAXf
TOTAL TTJNDS TO DATE, $
"" 200,782.10. j
Portland has - contributed I
.200.7S2.10 to the relief of the
San Francisco sufferers, accord- J
ing to the returns received last j
night, of which 'rlTH.CoOO was
turned into the ;n:neral relief
fund, and .27.1H1-S0 'to the
popular fund raked by The
Oregonian in conjunction with !
the Evening Telegram. There b j
still need for further assistance, J
and contributions should be sent J
to the general relief fund or to
the -xpular fund for the suffer-
crs in San Francisco and other
stricken cities.
The general relief fund "has
other subscriptions which were J
received too late last night to
include in the tabulation, but
which will be acknowledged"
later. . . . . , 4 f
Lain Oietnajnea ef the Xej'olTcafl nomi
nees for tie lAgkltirr' " -
IKWCKIJCAN CANDIBJES WK THE
; I.KGtSL,TtrkK.
Sewite.
' Marios -T. n Kay O. J- N. Smith t3.
Marion and Una F. J- MlHer ). ;
' Una G. V. Wright U).
k Ijsjh I. U. Blncham tl.
'Jackaoa E. TI Staple tr. '
Benton A. J. JohnwO).
Yamhill Jew KJrd ill.
CUckaroa Georxe t. Iitownil O).
CUckaroas and Multnomah A. A. Bailey it)
Clatsop AV. T. Schetfltld 1).
Morrow. Umatilla and fnloo V. G. Cole (9.
UmaUlla T. J. Kirk (S).
Itakrr. Matbeur and Hintr J. N. Hart
Multnomah S. C. uxch til.
Hoctx.
Marlon Frank Davey tit. Cws F. Kols
rn est. J. H. SettlftnlT 3). L. T. IteynoMs
3. Jrtwne Simmons l.
Unn E. E- Cpmejcr 3. F. M. Brown !).
A. M. Holt tU.
1 jn, 1. N. Edward (I), n. A. Waabbam
(1). Allen II. Eaton tl).
Oouslaa C S. -Jackt tl). J. S. Cray U).
Coo W. C Cta (1). .
Coo and Curry No candidate.
Josohlne U t Jtmlt ni.
Jackaoa II D. K-jbll (1). J. W. Perk
tn 12).
DouKla and Jarksan W. I. Vartr 12).
IVr.ton V. A- Carter tl).
" Polk a II. McCallam i3).
Polk and Uncoln tU F. Jones tl).
Yamhill J- W. Uoatn tl). F. A. Craw
tort U).
Tillamook and Yamhill J. J. Hooter 12).
WaXilncton W. N. Barrrtt (2), W. K.
Nenell tl). a F. Pordy t3t.
tTarkaroas C. O. Huntley tl). U. K. Jones
(1). C. II. Dye tl).
Clarkama and Multnomah -J.- U. Camp
bell tl).
Moltnomah I- II. Adam tl), X. D. Beut
Ktn C). J. V. Bererldge tl). J, C. Bayer tl).
D. C. noran tl). W. It. Chapln 121. J. H.
Coffey II). John DrteoJl tl). IL.S. rar7U
O), F. F Fnrman 2). HanrJ E. .North up
CD. rtobn W. Wllion t2l. J
Clau-op Aicjju Brlx tl). John C. MrCWll,).
fWurobia n. T. Tonnell tl).
Crook. Grant. Klamath and Lakr H. P.
Belknap tl). Gorxe U- Meroman 12).
Morrow and I'matllU W. M. Sluhr t3).
ITmatllU C. A. Barrttt tl). t V. ln t3).
t'nlon and Wallowa J. II. Dobbin t3).
t!nlon S. JT. Hawcrth tl).
Baker Walter Moore f2i.
Harney and Mathenr Cllb-rt L. Ktnr t2).
Gilliam. Sherman and Wheeler B. F. like
(3). It. N. Donnelly f2).
Waco J. y. Hendrix CI), r. V. Knowlea
(1).
Mr. Perkins Kscapcs From City.
1X3 ANGELES. Cal.. April Mr.
George C. Perkin?. illa Marie Perkins.
Katie Kink and Mtat Clara Cajla
Khan are at the Angelu Hotel, from Oak
land. Mr. Perklna Is the wife of United
States Senator GeorRC C. Perkins, of Cal
ifornia, and. was In a very excited condi
tion from her earthquake experience.
Before trhe left she turned the family
mansion In Oakland over to 20 odd of her
frienda a a refuge.
OE
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HEARTY THANKS
Bureau at Oakland Busiest
: . . Place . in City of
. Refuge.
PROVISION TRAIN ARRIVES
Robert F. Ilcnhaiu IlnMcus Wedding;
to Itcscue Bride From Kuincd
City Strange Experiences
of Portland Men.
OAKLAND. Cal.. April 23. No busier
places were to be found in Oakland
today than the Oregonian headquarters
at 1002 Broadway and at Oakland Mole.
Hundreds thronged tliese places of
refuge, cither looking for relative. or
reRlxtcrlng their names that relatives
might find them.
T.omorrow a targe tent Is to be placed
In the Western Addition Park In San
Francisco and there all Oregon people
will be welcomed.
The Oregon doctors and nurses under
Dr. McKenzle have been doing heroic
service. Some of the nurses' have been
sect to San Jose to assist In the work
there.
Oregon Food Train Arrives.
Another load of provisions has ar
rived from Oregon. The first tralnload
came In last night. It was started at
Portland and, as It approached Oak
land it was increased In size. Albany.
Roscburg. Medford. each added their
quota until the train was of mammoth
proportions when It entered the local
depot. The train was unpacked with
great speed and the food distributed.
The local press has been so im
pressed with the great service of the
sister state in this hour of need that
the San Francisco Chronicle has seen
Hi to single out the City of Portland
for special thanks.
Brings Bride From Earthquake.
A hasty wedding took place In Berk
eley yesterday that lifted the gloom
of the San Francisco calamity from a
number of hearts. It was that of Rob
ert F. Bcnham. of Portland, and Mary
Louise Hale, cf San - Francisco. TJfe
cereiccmy was performed by the "Rev.
K. K. Jcnness. of the Trinity Methodist
Church. Mr. Benham Is engaged with
nls father In engineering and irriga
tion contract work in the north and ar
rived in San Francisco last week and
was here on Wednesday, the Jay of the
terrible earthquake. In the confusion
and terror of the double calamity, the
Hale family was separated and only
after a long search did Mr. Bcnham
tlnd his prospective bride.
The apartments were decorated with
flowers, a minister was secured, and the
couple were made man and wife, the
tride wearing the only dress she bad
saved from the fire. A lunch took the
place of the wedding supper and crack
ers were served for wedding cake. Last
evening Mr. and Mrs. Benham left on
the train for Portland.
Among the Portland people who hail
IS FILLHB WITH TKCNXS AND
exciting experiences - was H. G. Jenkins,
private secretary- of E. C. Calvin, of tho
Southern Pacific. Mr. Jenkins had a
room in the Sahtein apartment-house, on
Polk street. In San Francisco. The Sah
tein. is a needle-shaped building, and dur
ing a windstorm while It was under con
struction was so twisted that It was con
demned. It was straightened and com
pleted Mr- Jenkins made a luisty exit
and, strange to relate, the building was,
not injured.
Arthur U Lewis, of 33 Eighth street.
Portland. Or., was severely injured by
the quake. He had a room on Geary
street. While he was descending the
stairs to reach the street, bricks and
plaster fell upon him. throwing him
prostrate. His right arm was broken
and he suffered other Injuries.
W. A. Haley, of Portland, was on the
fourth floor of the Winchester Hotel, on
Third street, near Market. While he
was descending the stairs the convulsion
of the earth threw him and about 50
other people, also on the stairs, in a
heap. A panic followed. Mr. Haley
broke the fingers of one hand, and is
badly bruised.
.OAKLAND IS OVERCROWDED
Bad Weather Would Make Condi
tions There Insufferable.
BV ARNO DOSCH.
OREGONIAN NEWS AND INFORMA
TION BCREAF. Oakland. April 23.
Half the population of San Francisco has
rushed Into Oakland. Increasing the pop
ulation of this city threefold. There are
GREELKV TAKES COMMAND.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2S. Gen
eral A. W. Greefey took command of
the Federal troops at this post, super
seding General Frederick; Funston.
who wltt act under his orders.
General Oreeler has established
headquarters at Fort Mason. Just east
of the Presidio reservation on the
north shore oC San Francisco Bar.
Just three times as many people here as
the city is supposed to accommodate.
The sidewalks, the streets, the parks
for miles out are crowded, mostly with
people who have not a cent of money or
a change or clothes. They will be fed
some way. but bad weather would make
the situation absolutely dangerous. With
such conditions the people have shown
wonderful spirits, and it Is not unusual
to joke with a man about some trivial
matter, but he will end his laugh with a
sigh. He has not seen his family since
the earthquake, perhaps, and has no
Idea of their condition.
The Oakland people have relieved the
situation by throwing- their homes wide
open and working night and day. There
is no such thing as personal property.
Everything Is for the common good.
When we opened our information bureau
for Oregon. Washington and Idaho peo
ple a prominent real estate man gave U3
his office. An extremely valuable space
In the papers was given us free. Every
one ottered assistance.
And in the midst or tats tremendous ex
citement people have kept their heads.
Perhaps Governor Pardee was the busi
est man in the world yesterday, but when
we went to him to secure passes to San
Francisco he was very calm. Thl3 cool
ness will save suffering. The men In po
sitions of power have risen to rhe emer
gency.
Every street near the center of Oak
I land contains over 10QO people to the
1 block on the street. These people are all
without money. They will probably be
j so for days. They must live. They must
1 eat. Let a hundred trains of provisions
I come and It will not be enough. The
j Southern Pacific is pressing the limit of
! its capacity to get people away. Any.
J thing to scatter the 200.000 homeless peo
I pie now in Oakland. One need only board
1 a train and he will be carried away.
I omen and children are begged to go
! The hoDe of the whole situation is
1 that the people are resourceful and are
I making the very beat of an awful slt-
I uation.
FXOM ST- FRANCIS HOXRL.
EOPLE PROTEST
AGIST MILITIA
Governor Asked to
Recall State Troops.
MENAGE TO PUBLIC SAFETK
nsolent Conduct and Reck-
leckness Are Charged.
PARDEE STANDS BY THEM
Says He Has Xot Heard Complaint
and Will Require Proof Serious
Conflict or Authority Exists.
Troops Will Rchiain.
SAN FRANCISCO. April z.5. Tho
shooting of Major H. C. Tlidcn last
night, taken In connection with other
acts of inexcusable violence which have.
marked the semi-military rule in this
city since Wednesday's earthquake, to
day culminated in a formal demand ol."
the citizens ol San Francisco for a
withdrawal of the state troops and a
general reorganization of the street pa
trol system established for the protec
tion of life and property. Though It Is
possible that a more thorough Inves
tigation than Is now possible will re
veal that the state troops are not re
sponsible for the wanton bloodshed
which has incensed civilians during
the past few days, there is a general
belief that the National Guard, the
members of which are for the most
part mere boys, young and headstrong-,
has been weighed in the balance and
found wanting in the present crisis
and should be withdrawn.
Last Straw Exhausts Patience.
Almost from the beginning- complaint
has been made concerning the insolent
and dictatorial conduct of the militia
men, few of whom have ever seen
actual service. Duricsr the. first few
days of the disaster these complalnt3
wete overlooked in the general ex
citement and irany of them were at
tributed to the overstrained imagina
tions of the complainants, but the kill
ing of Major Tilden nas proved the
last straw and the patience of the citi
zens has become exhausted.
It develops that the militia up to the
present moment virtually has been under
no other authority than that of its own
commanders, who in turn have not been co
operating with either the federal or civic
authorities. That such a condition of af
fairs is dangerous In the excrtme and
bound, sooner or later, to result In se
rious conflicts of authority, the people of
San Francisco now recognize, henco the
action today..
The request for the withdrawal of the
state troops was prepared at a meeting
of a committee of 100 representative citi
zens and, though it may not yet have
been -placed In Governor Pardee's hands.
it will be within the next few hours.
Refuse to Recognize Passes.
The principal complaint mado against
the citizen soldiers has been with regard
to their Insolent refusal to recognize
passes Issued by the city authorities, or
even by the regular army officers, their
refusal In many cases being emphasized
by cocked rifles or lixed bayonets. The
federal troops, on the other hand, have
throughout the trying ordeal still in prog-
Concluded on Paite fl.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. Ci
de?.; minimum. 1'J. i'recipitauon. u.im ol
an Inch.
TODAYS Showers, followed by fair. West
erly winds.
The California Disaster.
Oregon bureau openrd at Oakland with many
branches, rage 1.
Ean Francisco spirit meets emergency In
splendid style. Page 1.
Abundant food for everybody, but variety la
needed. Iatte U.
Every city pours money into San Francisco.
Pace 4.
"Wanton killinc of leader In relief work.
rac .
Rain atorm brings misery, to homeless
Page 3.
Rebuilding or city already under way.
Page 3.
Recklessness of mllltla causes demand for
removal. Page 1.
System brought Into re'lief work In city.
Page 4.
What each insurance company loses. Page 8.
General News.
John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. finds Blblft class
a failure and gives it up. Fage 2.
Rockefeller's pastor causes sensation In
Cleveland. Page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
Tralnload of sugar coming from East to re
lieve local sugar famine. Page 15.
Major Roessler. United States Engineer, Is
sues call tor hearing on Willamette
bridge matter. Page 13.
Steamer City -of Puebla rests on bottom of
harbor of San Francisco. Page 15.
Steamer Roanoke arrives with report of
conditions In San Francisco Bay. Page 15.
Tertlaad and Vicialty.
EL, I Plttock tells of experiences In Saa
Francisco during the earthquake and fire.
Page. 10.
Relief committee Is rushing provisions and
other necessary supplies by the carloads
to San Francisco. Page 11.
Women do a noble work In caring for the
victims. Page 1-1
Refugees flock Into Portland. Page 14.
Graphic storv told of the disaster at Saa
Jose. Page 5.
Various benefit performances will help swell
the relief fond. Page 18.
Many telegraph good news to friends here
of thnir safety. Page IS.
Xaa accused by wife of forgery asks to
have Indictments Quashed. Page IS.
With complete returns from It counties In
Steel leads floyt for Treasurer. Page j
Heavy day's subscription to the popular
laatf. Page W.
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