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VOL. 19.
PENDLETON, OltEGON, FMDAy; APRIL 20, J 906.
NO. 5647
IS,
ALIVE TO NEED
In One Hour $2200 Was Sub
scribed and by 12 M. the
Total Reached $3469.50. .
FREE TRANSPORTATION
FOR RELIEF BUPPIJKS.
Probable That Carload of Flour
WUI Be a Portion of the Supplies
Sent to Saji Francisco The City
Council Apriiated $200 and the
Cojinty Court 1500 Private Firms
and Individuals Have Done Nobly,
and tlie Limit Is by No Means
Reached The Fraternities Liberal
ly and Promptly RcHpondcd.
Pendleton will aend Immediate aid
to the Ban Franclaco sufferers.
President Leon Cohen, of Pendle
ton Commercial association, called a
meeting of the board of managers at
( o'clock this morning and two com
mittees were appointed to have charge
of the relief work.
The finance committee, consisting of
T. C. Taylor, M. A. Rader and B. F.
Renn, took charge of the subscription
and today haa been busy collecting a
public subscription for the sufferers,
and an additional committee of six,
consisting of Mayor James A. Fee,
Fred Judd, C. E. Roosevelt, R. Alex
ander, Lee Teutsvh and Louis Hun
xlker, will have charge of the collec
tion of provisions and other articles
needed by the stricken city and will
forward at once all supplies con
tributed.
Free Transportation, .
Agent E. C. Bmlth, of the O. R.
K., last evening received a message
from General Freight Agent H. H.
Miller, of the O. R. ft N saying that
the O. R. ft N. and Southern Pacific
systems will transport free of all
charges, any amount of provisions and
supplies contributed to the relief of
San Francisco, and an effort will be
made by the relief committee of this
city to purchase a carload of Pendle
ton flour and hurry It to the stricken
district as soon as possible.
A committee from the city council,
consisting of E. J. Murphy and B. F.
Renn met with the board of manag
ers and informed that body of the
action taken by the city council last
evening In contributing 1206 to the re
lief fund and also delivered to the
Commercial association relief com
mittee a check from Colonel James H.
Raley for S100, the first Individual
cash contribution to the fund from
this city. The committee alee Inform
ed the board of managers that Mayor
James A. Fee had tendered a cash
contribution of $50.
Headquarters for Relief.
The room In the Association block
on Main street, vacated by the Don
aldson drug store, has been selected
as headquarters for supplies and con
tributions of provisions, bedding, and
other articles contributed, will be col
lected there and will be In chares
of the committee until shipped out
The city council and Commercial
association entered the work of relief
with vigor and before the meeting of
the board of managers had adjourned
the soliciting committee was on the
street and met with a hearty response
everywhere.
Fraternal Orders Help.
Although the fraternal societies of
the city had already taken action, the
Elks leading with a contribution of
1200, a special committee was ap
pointed to solicit funds from the or
ders and a most generous response
rewarded the work.
Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdall, grand guar
dian of the Women of Woodcraft, left
Pendleton for San Francisco Wednes
day morning, on first receiving news
of the calamity to be better able to
assist In the work of relief and to
offer the utmost services of that or
der to the sufferers. The Women of
Woodcraft has nine circles and a
membership of over 1000 In San Fran
cisco. 11000 From Woodmen of World.
That the fraternal orders of the
country will give much money to the
relief of the San Francisco sufferers
Is indicated by the generous donations
from the local lodges, and by the fol
lowing message which was received
at noon by A. D. Htlllman, head man
ager of the Woodmen.
Denver, Col., April 20.
A. D. Htlllman,
Pendleton, Oregon.
Am sending appeal today to all
camps for the 'Frisco sufferers. Head
camp donates $1000 for supplies.
Same will be shipped by express to
day. Head Manager Robinson ap
pointed custodian. R, I. BOAK,
Head Consul.
Subscriptions In Detail.
The people of the city responded
readily to the call for aid, and within
an hour after the committee started
to work 1200 had been subscribed.
(Continued on pega I.)
PENDLETON
0 If ALU GDIiflPLETELY BURNED,
DEATHS IB FIIE 11
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
Unclaimed Necessaries of Life
or Their
The telegraphic dispatches from
San Cranclsco today show that the
dearied and heart-sick forces are still
fighting hopelessly against the fires,
which are still burning In three parts
of the city, south, east and water
front. It Is estimated that 86 per cent of
the business district la In ruins, most
of this proportion beyond any hope of
repair. Most of the great buildings
In the heart pf the city are total
wrecks and only the ground they oc
cupied Is remaining.
The greatest loss Is suffered by the
merchants of moderate means who
had Invested everything in small
stocks and in the smaller business
blocks. These are totally destroyed
and the owners are stripped of every
vestige of wealth except perhaps the
ground where their ruined enterprises
stood. - . , '
The rich concerns, millionaires who
owned many blocks and other im
mense outside properties, will recover
and rebuild, .but the men of moderate
means are ruined beyond any hope of
recovery.
it is estimated today that fully one
half of the population of the city Is
absolutely homeless. The ferries and
every available vessel have been
crowded to the limit in carrying
hordes of fleeing residents across the
bay to Oakland, where thousands are
encamped In the foothills and open
parks.
A strong cordon of troops ' has
guarded every boat landing to prevent
rioting and overcrowding the boats,
so fierce has been tire fight to se
cure early passage out of the city.
Order Is now coming out of the
chaos which has reigned since the
morning of the earthquake. Tele
graphic communication Is now being
established with outside points and
lines are working night and day to
dispose of the Immense plies of pri
vate messages which have accumulat
ed. It Is Impossible to find anyone
at former addresses, aa so Tnany j
pwuea are cumpieieiy uDinerawa irom
the map of the city, but the telegraph
and poetoffice departments are mak
Ing every effort to deliver messages
which are pouring In. (
The offices of all the telegraph
companies are thronged with anxious
people who stand In long lines await
ing a turn to send messages. The
newspapers are practically all out of I
existence, the Call, Examiner and
Chronicle buildings having been com
pletely destroyed. They are lending
all their forces toward sending accur
ate reports of the disaster to outside
points. All these big papers will re
sume publication at once, as all are
wealthy and own excellent property
In the heart of the city.
Organised relief Is now ameliorat
ing the condition of the sufferers
somewhat and provisions and bed
ding, tents, blankets and other neces
saries are being shipped In from near
by points by the tralnioad. The
greatest necessity is flour, bacon and
substantial provisions. The United
States government will ship every
available tent and blanket at the dis
posal of the supply department and
with the aid of local supplies of this
kind this will perhaps be sufficient to
shelter the homeless.
Kan Francisco people are hurrying
home from every part of the United
States and every train brings In hordes
of business men, traveling mon, and
ALL AMERICA HAS COME TO THE FINANCIAL RELIEF OF STRICKEN SAN FRANCISCO
Chicago, April 20. Mayor Dunne
telegraphed assistance to Mayor
Schmltx as soon as he arrived from
New York. Illinois cities are raising
thousands. Rockford raised $1000 In
10 minutes and wired It to San Fran
cisco.
The Western Union today sent 10
miles of cable to San Francisco to
equip a new office by a special train
carrying equipment and electricians.
Knights of Pythias Will Help.
Chicago, April 20. Frankle 8mlth,
grand chancellor ot the Knights of
Pythias of Illinois, wired D. C. Clark,
PEOPLE
THE EIRE
Confiscated and Distributed to the' Needy-Dealers Must Charge Only Usual Prices for Food
Stocks Will Be Confiscated First Reports of Loss of Life Exaggerated.
families which were absent at the
time of the calamity. Many of them
find their homes and business enter
prises In ruins.
General Funston is In charge of the
military and Is handling the Immense
problem of guarding and policing the
city In a vigorous and capable man
' ner. Robbers are summarily shot
. wherever found committing their
crimes and crimes are reduced to a
minimum.
Strong guardB are placed at banks,
mint, depositories and other places
where treasure Is stored, and also at
large business houses only partially
wrecked where valuable stocks are
exposed to the public. Owners of
stores and all kinds of business estab
lishments have opened their doors to
the relief committees, which - are
working under Mayor Schmltx, and
all the available resources of the city
are at the disposal of the needy.
Oakland, April 20. No change for
the better this morning at San Fran
cisco. The city will be wiped out.
Clean Sweep to Water Front.
Chicago, April 20. A Western
lUnlon wire from San Francisco this
morning snys no one is In from the
fire since midnight.
Fire has started afresh on the
south end of the linn of the fire and
will undoubtedly sweep clean every
thing to the water front People are
crowding the docks to take the first
steamer sailing.
Railway Mail Clerk's Story.
Los Angeles, April 20. Caught by
the first shock at San Francisco. In
the street, en route to report for duty,
C. E. Pressed, a railway mall clerk,
has just reached here. He says:
"I was In my car when the shock
came. Just after 6 Wednesday morn
ing. There was one great detonating
roar and a succession of frightful
snocas. names broke out every-,
ui jmusei.sers augmeu,
but could not walk while the shock
"",-cu-
The shock appeared to come from
east to west and from north to south,
with ulso a vertical motion. There
was no oppression in he atmosphere , i,0u,en Gnte Park and Web8ter Mreet
to give warning. Falling walls mnde'ln whlcn neighborhood there Is watr
"0 ."tv "J"0"' . . ' an1 wht're he "w department can
Walking down Mission street L work wlth 8ome chance of 8uccess...
met several women in their night
clothes, calling for their little ones,
and saw men rushing through half-! Sa"na', Damaged.
fallen buildings, throwing clothes to' Sarta Barbara, Cal April 20. A
women In the streets. In the postof-1 "Peclnl telephone message to the
flee, the beautiful marble was broken Mnrnlns P1"88 from Salinas, Cal.,
and piled so one could not get Into ' stnteB ,nnt the town suffered from
the doors. The plaster was broken two d,stl"ct earthquake shocks. short-
nnd men injured by falling debris. ,v after 3 o'clock this afternoon. As
"I saw burning, falling buildings tne message was coming over the
everywhere and wagons carting dead wlre another shock was felt In
ann injured to the emergency hos-
pltals."
Was in the Palace Hotel. 1
Richard Cole, a San Francisco bus-
Iness man, arrived late In this city.
e sum ne thought that but for thelanma8e to property,
fire 'Frisco would have been no worse
orr than Oakland. He said:
I was In the Palace hotel at the
time of the shock. Was aroused and,
had to cling to the foot of th he
to keep my footing. I then grabbed
my clothes and made my way to the
street. The people seemed crazy. Wo
men begged the soldiers to allow them
grand chancellor of California, at
Santa Crux: "Pythlans of Illinois sym
pathise with California and are ready
to assist In any way."
Special Session Legislature. '
Oakland, April 20. Governor Par
dee will Issue a call for a special ses
sion of the legislature to relieve the
distress occasioned by the calamity
which has overtaken San Francisco.
Tents From Fort Snellliur.
St. Paul, April 20. From Fort
Spelling has Just been sent a carload
of tents and equipment to San Fran
IE HOMELESS
IS STILL
to go back and get their jewels. The
soldiers did right in allowing them to
take no chances, and allowed none to
enter. I went through the Baltimore
fire and the St. Louis cyclone. They
are not tobe compared with this ca
tastrophe." John P. Dldham, a 'Frisco refugee,
says he hurried to the bay and while
waiting to board a steamer, another
shock moved the shore from two to
six feet.
About 500 Dead.
Oakland, April 20. The belief is
growing the lots of life will only reach
about 500 In San Francisco, Hundred
thousand refugees are here.
Dealer in food are notified if they
are caught raising the price of foods
it will be confiscated by the authori
ties. The authorities have confiscated
every bit of provisions they could find
without owners, Issuing to the people
the same as to the soldiers. Many
people cannot accustom themselves to
the army ration. Rich men and poor
men are working side by side digging
trenches for the dead. Some ob
jected, but the relentless troops Tcnow
no distinction and force all men able
to bear a shovel to work at least one
hour.
Three hundred thousand homeless
people slept last night under canvas
ant! on the ground. The fire came
very close to Fort Mason. General
Funston Is doing all possible to reduce
suffering. The people are fairly com
fortable, but the heavy dew and fog
is causing much distress.
Only five were killed In Oakland.
San Francisco houses are opening
up offices here.
Small District May Not Burn,
New York, April 20. Officials of
the Postal Telegraph company of this
cty at 8:35 p. m. received the follow-
ng message from Superintendent
storrer, of their service in San Fran-
Cisco:
..The flre ,ls Rt, rag, anJ b
Bhiv will n,,m th uh.i.
" " ...-. 1 1 ' J v -v -
cept those streets situated between
Tl,e cll- Aitnougn today's earth.
quakes have done very little damage
1,1 Salinas, the Inhabitants are greatly
disturbed and fear a repetition of
Wednesday's disaster, which did much
Deaths at First Exaggerated.
Washington, April 20. Admiral
McCalla wires from Mare Island he
visited 'Frisco during the night. He
says the loss of life is exaggerated.
Firo Stopped at Octavo Street.
Chicago, April 20. Western Union
cisco.
Appropriate $1,000,000.
Washington, April 20. The house
amended the senate resolution to ap
propriate $500,000, making It $1,000,
000. The senate concurred.
$10,000 From Indianapolis.
Indlnnapolls, April 20. Ten thous
and dollars has been subscribed for
San Francisco.
$200,000 From Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, April 20. All the
cities In this end of the state are or
ganising relief commutes for the suc
has just received a bulletin saying:
"The fire stopped shortly before 2
o'clock, at Octavia street, and is now
confined to Telegraph Hill on the
north."
There Is a large burned space be
tween the present fire and the un
touched district further west It is
believed fire will start again, unless
the sole Ignorance of the people
should start fires in their stoves. Not
a chimney in the town is safe.
Will Save Part of tlie City.
Washington, April 20. General
Funston wires the situation Is far bet
ter than he thought possibte.' 'They
expect td save that region of the city
from about Fillmore and Market on
the regular line to Van Ness avenue
and Broadway and north of MarkeX
The weather is fine and supplies are
arriving.
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Excess Prices for Food.
Oakland, April 20. The only water
In Frisco is distributed by soldiers,
Mineral water Is selling at five cents
a glass and crackers at 10 centa each,
Bread Is 11.50 a loaf. One loaf of
bread and a box of sardines for $3.50.
Sub-Treasury Destroyed.
Washington, April 20. Secretary
Shaw was notified this morning that
the San Francisco sub-treasury was
destroyed, but 130,000,000 In the
vault was saved and Is guarded by
soldiers. The message was signed J.
M. McClure, a bookkeeper, who ap
parently did good work lit the absence
of his superiors. The department
here Is convinced that Sub-Treasurer
Jacobs and Cashier Burns, lost their
lives.
Property Lows $200,000,000.
Oakland, April 20. The property
los s is now estimated at $200,000,
000. The loss of life at San Jose was
overestimated. So far only 10 bodies
have been recovered.
HOMES FOR THOUSANDS.
Two Million Acres of Cheyenne River
RcNPrvatkm Is I'nalloued. ,
Pierre. S. D., April 20. The aftot
tlng work on the Cheyenne River In-
dlan reservation has been completed.
me last work being done on Cherry
creek, where the older Indians have
made their last stand for the old wavs
and against any change, and where
they held out against taking their al
lotments to the last.
The total amount taken by the In
dlans is 700.000 acres, leaving prac
ucauy 2,000.000 acres unasslgned
lands on that reservation. This land
will be at some duto In the future
opened to settlement, and It is as good
as any land In South Dakota. It will
mean homes for thousands of new
population In the western half of the
state.
Volcano in New Mexico.
Folsom, N. M., April 20.
Mount Carpulln, 10,000 feet
high, eight miles from here. Is
smoking, and a great fissure
has opened near the mountain.
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cor of San Francisco. Two hundred
thousand will be pledged by the
Chamber of Commerce of Los Ange
les. Ten Detectives From Chicago.
Chicago, April 20. The chief of po
lice has selected 10 detectives to go to
San Francisco to aid the chief there.
New Orleans Sends Food.
New Orleans, April 20 President
Smith of the Cotton Exchange, and
other prominent citizens will send a
special train with provisions to San
Francisco. A big money collection Is
being made.
4 T0 10 P,
M. YESTERDAY
Dispatches Rece'ved From the
Scripps Bureau Too Late
for Thursday's Paper.
SIXTEEN SHERIFFS DO
TIMELY WORK AT SAN JOSE
AH the Canvas Belonging to the Reg
ular Army Has Been Requisitioned
Broken Wires Fire tlie Small
Cltiwt Clilnatotvn Could Not Be
Saved All tlie Hospitals In Oak
land Are Full Tlie Mint Was
Saved, W illi $39,000,000 In Gold
Therein Scenes of Unutterable
Misery on Every Hand.
Sacramento, April 19. Report
from the towns along the coast are
coming In slowly, as the wires axe
down and news Is secured only by the
use of automobiles. The train service
Is bad everywhere.
The breaking of electric wires Is do
ing damage for the small cities.
Sheriffs Aid In Rescue.
At San Jose two dozen county sher
iffs were holding a convention. Sher
iff Bosqult, of Eldorado county, had
Just reached here and was In the St.
James hotel when the roof fell In.
With 15 other sheriffs he carried the
women guests from the hotel In their
night clothes to the park opposite. "
where they were dressed.
The sheriffs then went to Agnew
asylum and aided in the rescue work.
Dr. Kelly, a male attendant and a
nurse are among the dead.
The Vendome hotel collapsed, kill
ing several. The churches toppled in
San Jose and the streets are full ot
debris, ..r-- itri .cjl.-.
,
Sending All tlie Canvas in tlie ArmyV
Washington, April 20. General
Funston has been notified that all
available canvas in the army has been
ordered to San Francisco. Admiral
McCalla has been ordered to turn
over to Funston all supplies at Mare
Island he can spare. Including all can
vas that can be UBed for Improvised
shelter. jeMUim:..,
Spreckles Mansion Burned. v
Oakland, April 19. Spreckles' $1,-'
000.000 residence has burned, and the -Daily
News plant Is destroyed.
Oakland Hospitals Full. 1
Oakland, April 19. All the hospit
als here are filled. A panic-stricken
exodus from 'Frisco Is in progress. It
Is believed not a home will be left In
that town. Troops have been rushed
here to aid In controllng the crowds
of frantic people.
Chinatown Swept Away. '
Oakland, April 19. In San Fran
cisco Chinatown Is swept away by the
fire, and the Hopkins art institute Is
gone.
Mother and Children Killed.
Chattanooga. April 19. F. H.
Leads, an Associated Press operator
here, received a telegram that his
sister and three children were killed
by the collapse of th ,'r house by the
earthquake at Santa Rosa.
Alnmcdn Badly Wrecked.
Oakland. April 19. Alameda is
badly wrecked, but It Is believed no
lives were lost. Reports say that
Healdsburg. Geyservllle, Cloverdale,
Hapland and Uklah are destroyed.
Mint Escaped.
Washington. April 19. Superinten
dent Leach of the mint at San Fran
cisco, wired the mint so far Is safe,
with J34.000.000 In coin and bullion
saved. He praised the work of Lieu
tenant Armstrong of tho Sixth infan
try and the men who aided In saving;
the mint, the only building In that
part of town that was saved.
Scenes of Awful Misery.
Los Angeles, April 19. A Record
correspondent reached San Francisco
tnis evening, and wires from Oakland:
"From the Union Iron works to
Telegraph hill, and back to the city
imii me town is a mass or blackened
ruins, still burning. Approaching the
city from the bay a vast pall of smoke
lighted by fire, shooting hundreds of
feet Into the air.
"Fitful fires show the reclining
forms of dazed victims of the holo
caust afraid to lie close to the build
ings for fear of more earthquakes,
and afraid to stay In the Btreet for
fear of being run down by patrol and
fire wagons. They are huddled along
the curbs, lying on what few goods
they have saved as they rushed from
the falling houses. The stench Is
becoming terrible."
Certain Swedish physicians main
tain that whistling will do much to
ward development of a robust physi
cal frame.
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