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BAY CITY IS IN RUINS Earthquake Visits San Francisco THOUSAND DEAD Fire Follows Shock and Adds to Panic NO W ATER -SU PPLY Mains are Broken and Fire men Fight Flames With Dynamite-All Bus iness Section Is Gone. City Surely Doomed. Oakland, Ap ril 19.— A t 11 o’clock thie morning Han Franciico ia a maes ol ruins and the flames continue the work of destruction, obliterating the few remaining habitations. There is no water and the city seems doomed. Dynamite has failed to check the fire. Oakland has been placed under martial law. The Ban Pablo ferry was sunk by flying debris. A il night the heav ana were lighted by the light of the vast conflagration. This morning maaa^of smoke marks the continunce of the destruction amid scenes of unspeak able horror. The estimated loss in Han Francisco w ill reach from $150,000,000 to $200,000,000 in the town. The limits of the fire at this hour are Nineteenth street on the west, Town •sad street on the sonth and Broadway on the north. Everything between these streets and the waterfront is de vastated. Day Dawns Hopeless Ban Francisco, April 19.— Day dawn ed on a scene of death and destruction. During the night the flames consumed many of the city’ s finest structures and spread in a dosen directions to the res idence portions. The tear dimmed eyes of a myriad of homeless, stricken, heart weary, help less people watched the Are stretch its long lone of red destruction from the waterfront to the Mission, which it •wept of standing wood and brick and steel and iron made a huge, smoldering •crap heap; around the shipping dis trict down to the bay shore, destroying vessels, wharves and docks; and then, in a bitter turn of the wind, shrivel the Warm Belt, reach its destructive ban ners over the Southern Pacific station at Third and Townsend, crumpling cars and engines and huge buildings into bonfire ashes, and completing the fell work of yesterday south of Market street; then swing back, on the wings of a sslf-msdejgale, to find new fuel amid the stately homes of the men who had been state builders and railroad magnates on Nob H ill. Funston’ s Resume o f Disaster. Washington, April 19.—The War de partment today received the following telegram from General Funston: “ Your four dispatches received. Have already filed several for you. It Is impossible now to inform you as to tbePfull extent of the disaster. City practically destroyed. Troops hive been aiding polios patroling and main taining order. Martial law has not been declared. Working in conjunction with the civil authorities. Have not interfered with the sending of any dis patches. You cannot send too many tents or rations. About 200,000 people homeless. Food very scarce. Provis ion houses all destroyed. A ll the gov ernment buildings in the city gone.’ ’ The dreadful earthquake shock came without warning at precisely 6:13 o’ clock this morning, its motion appar- sntly being from east to west. A t first the upheaval of the earth was gradual, but in a few seconds it Increased in in tensity. Chimneys began to fall and buildings to crack, tottering on their inundations. People became panic stricken and rushed into the streets, moat of them in their night attire. They were met by showers of falling buildings, bricks, cornices and walls. Many were instantly crushed to death, while others were dreadfully mangled. Those who remained indoors generally escaped with their lives, though scores were hit bv detached plaster, pictures and articles thrown to the floor by the shock. It is believed that more or lees loss was sustained by nearly every fam ily in the city. Telegraph and telephone communi- catioirwas shut off for a time. The Western Onion was put completely out of business, and the Postal company was the only one that managed to get. a wire out of the city. About 10 o’clock even the Postal was forced to suspend in Han Francisco. Electric power was stopped and street cars did not run. Railroads and ferry boats also ceased operations. Today’s experience hss been a testi monial to the modern steel building. A score ol these structures were iu course of erection, and not one of these suffered. The completed modern build ings were also immune from barm by earthquake. The buildings that col lapsed were all flimsy wooden and old- fashioned brick structures. The burned district extends from the water front south of Market Btreet to Mission street and west to Eleventh street. The fire extends out Hayes and McAllister streets nearly to Fillmore, and from the water front along Market to Montgomery and north from the wa ter front to New Montgomery street. Manufactories, hotels, wholesale houses and residences, comprising the princi pal part of the business section, have been destroyed. The city hall, a struc ture costing $7,000,000, was first wreck ed by the earthquake and then destroy ed by fire. The Palace hotel, valued at $3,000,000, also was burned. The beautiful Claus Bpreckels building at Third and Market streets was gutted. The Rialto building and doxens of oth er costly structures were also destroyed. The H all'of Justice is threatened, and w ill undoubtedly go. The Examiner and Call buildings are -gone and the Croker building, across the street from the Palace hotel, is on fire. The Ireaks of the earthquake were many. Wide fissures were ma-le in the streets, street railways were twisted out of line, sewers and water pipes were burst, and it is feared that there will be an epidemic of disease. Provisions are being sold at fancy prices, and even water is being vended hy the glnes. I t is impossible to give a list of the dead and wounded, or even a list of the principal buildings destroyed. O U TSID E SAN FRANC ISCO . Many Towns Ruined by earthquake and Hundreds o f Lives Lost, S O O N R E O C C U P Y BUILD ING S. Steel Structures Only Had the Inner Woodwork Burned Out. Ban Francisco, Ap ril 23.— Today property-owners have had an opportu nity to inspect some of their holdings, and in a measure to ascertain what damage had been done. The new mod ern steel buildings were found to be al most intact. In every instance it seem ed that the earthquake bad not dam aged them. The steel frames were in perfect plumb and as strong as ever. Cornices and fancy trimmings fell, but that was all. Even when the fire swept through them, only the woodwork was damaged. The Fairmount Hotel on Nob H ill will be rushed to completion; the Claus Bpreckels building on Market and Third streets will be occupied within a few days. The Union Trust building on Montgomery and Market street has only loot the interior woodwork, and as soon as men can put in the lumber it will be ready for occupancy. The St. Francis Hotel is in the same category, and the work of renovating the interior will soon be commenced. An inspec tion of the Call building at Third and Market streets disclosed the fset that several floors wero in good condition and could, after slight repairs, be used as formerly. The new Monadnock, on Market street next to the Palace Hotel, was found to be in firstclass condition, even the woodwork in the interior being in tact, and the owner, Herbert E. Law, announced tonight that within ten days he would be renting offices in this building. The Monadnock is a large structure of steel and brick almost com pleted when the fire came. Marble and lumber have been ordered from L” s Angeles, and a big force of men will rush the building to completion. S T E E L M ILLS ARE CROW DED. Structural Material for Bay City May Be Made Abroad. Pittsburg, Pa., April 23.— According to Pittsburg steel men the rebuilding of San Francisco may be greatly retard ed on account of the inability of Pitts burg steel mills to supply structural shapes for the new city. The Carnegie Steel Company and the Jones A Laugh- tin Compnay, the big independent con cerns, are already so crowded that they have practically closed their order books of delivery of building material within eight months’ time. Never before in the history of struc tures has there been such a demand for material as this year, and it ia feared that it w ill be well nigh impossible for the mills to take on additional work. According to the local steel men, the San Francisco people w ill be compelled to go to Great Britain and Germany for a large amount of their building mate rial. The mills of Germany are busy at the pres, nt time, and w ill be able to take on but little additional work Those of Great Britain, however, will be able to handle a great many of the orders. On account of the high freight rates from the east to the Pacific Coast the foreign steel mills w ill he able to deliver structural shapes at Han Fran cisco as cheap and probably cheaper than the local mills w ill he able to do. The Pennsylvania and Lackawanna Steel Companies and the Illinois Steel Company w ill be able to handle some of the work. I t is believed that the lo cal mills w ill, if possible, attempt to put aside some of their present orders, in order to accommodate the more ur gent work for San Francisco. GAINING CONFIDENCE New San Francisco Soon to Rise on Site ol Old HOMELESS RECEIVE AMPLE FOOD Only Deficiency in Suppliei Is Lack o f Variety— People Are Fed in Systematic Manner. 8an Francisco, April 24.— The new San Francisco, which w ill rise from the ashee of the old, was in its first stages of rebuilding today. After five days of confusion and almott superhuman effort on the part of citizeoe of Califor nia’s metropolis, the great task of shel tering, feeding and otherwise cariog for the homelesa thousands, complete order has been re-eetabliahed and attention turned to the future. Throughout the great businees dis trict, where the devastation of the flames was the moet complete, walls were being razed, buildings that had not disintegrated before the intense heat were being inspected with a view to reoccupancy and ground was being cleared even for the immediate con struction of some sort of building in which to resume buaineee at the earii- est possible time. In short, confidence has been restor ed. The assurance of the insurance companies, the measures taken by the financial institutions, the prompt and reassuring word that had reached the business men of 8an Francisco from Eastern financial centers— all the e things went to clear away any feeling of uncertainty that might have existed I d the minds of the timid that Ban Franciaco would not again be what it was— the great center of popnlation and business of the Pacific Coast. The people were fed today in a thor oughly businesslike and systematic manner. From the water front, where the boats loaded with provisions dock ed, there was an endless procession of farts and drays carrying food to the scores of sub-stations established throughout the city and parks. At these stations food and drink, bread, prepared meats, canned goode, milk and a limited amount of hot coffee was served to all those who applied. K ILLE D BY GUARDS. M ajor H. C. Tilden, o f General Re lief Committee, Shot. San Francisco, April 24.— Major H. C. Tilden, a member of Governor Par dee’ s staff, one of the moet prominent members of the general relief commit tee, was shot and instantly killed in his antomobile about 12 o’clock last night while returning from Menlo Park, by men supposed to be members of the citizens’ patrol. Hugo Alltschul, a coachman, who was in the automobile, was cut in the face by a bullet, and another hall pierced the seat and struck R. G. Bea man, acting Lieutenant of the Second Company of the Signal Corps, in the back. i The shooting occurred at Twenty-sec ond and Guerrero streets. Three men suspected of having done the shooting are under arrest at the police station at Twenty-second and Mission streets. Ban Jose, April 19.— One hundred and fifty persons are reported killed in this city. The entire business portion ot the town bordered by Bt. James on the north, Market on the west, Third on the east and Han Fernando on the south is a complete mass of ruins. The city is under martial law, the streets T A K IN G CARE O F H E A LTH . are being patrolled by troops. A ll hospitals are crowded with dead and FREE P L A N S FROM B O S T O N . dying. The electric plant is badly de Many Will'ng W orkers to Improve molished and the city ia in darkness. Sanitation. Leading Architects Coming to O ffer Services Gratis. San Francisco, April 23.— The board Ban Francisco, April 19.— Reports from the interior are most alarming. of health reporta a very encouraging Boston, Mass, April 24— Three of Hanta Rosa, one of the most beautiful health condition, conaiderh.g the cir Boston’s leading architects w ill proceed cities in the state, in the prosperous cumstances. Sickness is constantly on immediately to San Francisco, taking county of Bonoma, is a total wreck. the decrease. There are very few con with them plans, specifications and There are 10,000 homeless men, women tagious diseases, and these are being contracts of the city’ s most recent and children, huddled together. The attended at Deer Lodge in Golden Gate schoolhouees for the free use of San loss of life la not to be estimated. It park. Sanitary conditions in the reel Francieco. Other parties of architects w ill probably reach the thousands denes districte are being improved. and draughtsmen are to be sent as got A large corps of volunteers started at ten together. The main street is piled many feet deep with the fallen buildings. Not one work yeeterday removing all cans of The Boston Typographical Union business block is left intact. This de garbage to the curb*. Wagons were has voted $10,000 to lend San Francis struction includes all the county build pressed into service today and the gar co employing printers to re establish ings. Nothing is left. What was not bage removed to the burned districts, their plants, in additiou to relief voted destroyed by the earthquake was swept where it will be destroyed. Cesspools for union members. are being dug. by fire. Messengers bring the saddest tidings Trust Menaces the Cattlemen, from Healdahurg, Geyserville, Clover- Helena, Mont., April 23.— The North dale, H opland and Ukiah. In every case the loss of life and property ia as Montana Roundup Association, com posed of cattlemen in Northern Mon shocking as here. tana, and representing $10,000,000 in Oakland, April 18.— Reports from die individual holdings, at its annual ses tricts outside of San Francisco indicate sion todsy issued a manifesto, in which Oakland, Cal., April 18.— Earth widespread damage. San Jose, 50 the trusts, captains of indnstry and quake and fire today have caused the miles south, lost many buildings and Wall street are severely criticised, A f The an ter refeiring to the blight on the cattle greatest calamity California has ever from 16 to 20 people killed. known. In Ban Franciico alone it is nex of the Yendome hotel collapsed and industry, due, it is alleged, to the heel estimated that 1,000 persons have per fires broke out. trust, the statement is made that if ished, while as many more are suffering Stanford university and Palo Alto conditions are not better this season from injuries. suffered. At Stanford, many handsome many owners will have to go into bank The entire business portion of the buildings were demolished and two ruptcy. city is In ruins, and the flames which, people were killed. 8ix other students owing to tbs lack of water, cannot be are lying In the Palo Alto hospital C liff House Stands. checked, except by blowing up with with braises, cuts and internal injuries. San Francisco, April 23.— A thor dynamite buildings in their pith, are The courthouse at Redwood City ough inspection made by a representa still sweeping through the city. It is and other buildings collapsed. Menlo tive of the Aaecoiated Press, who made impossible at present to estimate the Park, Burlingame and other fashion the trip in an automobile, shows that property loss, for the extent of the con able suburbs suffered. Santa Rosa, to comparatively little damage was done flagration cannot be told until the fire the north, Napa, Vallejo and all towns in the vicinity of the Cliff. The Cliff has burned itself out. I around the bay were damaged. House not only stands, bnt the damage sustained by the earthquake shock to Great Britain Interested. Theater Houses Homeless. this historic building w ill not exceed, London, April 19.— The calamity Oakland, April 19.— Thousands of scording to the etatement of Manager which has befallen the people of Cali refugees rendered homeless hy the ter Wilk ne, $500. In fact, the escape of fornia overshadowed ia Interest all rible calamity which has overtaken San 'he C liff House Is one of the enrions topics ia the new*pepen here this Francisco, have come to this city. On feature* of the disaster which has tys- morning. The newspapers published learning ol this, the Realty Hyndlcate fallen San Francisco. long special dispatches describing the at once offered Idora park tor the nse terrible effects of the earthquake, to of those left without shelter by the Plan to Rebuild. gether with descriptions of it and inter earthquake. The offer has been accept San Francisco, April 2 3 .--Many of views with Californians now visiting ed by the police and fire depart me its the moat substantial business men and London. Following so soon upon the and 100 cost have been placed in the property owner* of San Francisco are in eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the theater tor the nse of the refugees. Re consultation with the architects. earthquake shocks on the island of For- lief station* have been established at While the work of clearing away the aaosa, the question of connection is the city haH and at the various parks debris goes forward a g est corps of anxiously debated. throughout the city. draughtsmen w ill be hnsily occupied preparing plans for the new bnildingt. Thieves Shot Dead on Sight, Inlurad Roam the Streets. ft ia understood that James D. Phelan i Francisco, April 19.— The city is Ban Francisco, April 19.— A t the will he on of the first to rebuild on martial law, and precaution* Southern Pacific hospital water is being Market street. Hi* plans are not com sea taken to prevent disorder carried into the nnilding from outside plete. __________________ and looting. Four thieves were shot sources lor the nse of the petients. Says Dowds Cheated Him. by soldiers this afternoon for looting. Mans people suffering from injurise are Chicago, April 23.— James Burrock, The soldiers have orders to shoot with seen cn the streets msking their way to out wurulag any persons acting in a the different hospital*. The Episcopal of New Mex'co, today made complaint suspicious meaner. At Eighteenth church, on Eleventh street, is badly to the Federal authorities that he had and Valencia there is a crevice la the damaged, and at the Htudeheker Car sn defrauded - by John Alexander at rust sis test wide and entire sidewalks riage works, on Tenth and Market Dowi* out of a tom d ost to $20,000, are torn up. The street car tracks err streets, the top story caved In, badly and that I t s mail* had been used in i la at a standstill. the operation. srrecking the entire building. Irreparable Loss to Masons. San Francisco, April 24.— The Ma sons of California hare suffered an ir reparable lose by fire. The Masonic Temple on Post street was destroyed, and with it went more than 150 por traits of past grand officers. Five hun dred hand-embroidered uniforms be longing to members of California Com- mandery, No. 1, weut up in the flames. In addition to this the paraphernalia and records of 20 Masonic bodies that used the temple as a meeting place were destroyed, as well as the records of the grand lodge. Look for Long Strike. Wllkesharre, Pa., April 24.— In the opinion of many of the anthracite mineworkere, it w ill require an eight months’ strike to defeat the operators. This would continue ti.e suspension of anthracite mining n n 'll the end of De cember, calculating that a strike may start soon after May 1. At the same time a number of them agree that if, in the event of a strike, the union is beat en, it will be practically wiped ont and that the work of unionising the men would have to be commenced all over again. __________________ Frea Rides on Street C art. San Francisco, April 24.— The Unit ed Railroeds has tendered the nse of thewntire system to Mayor Schmlts for the benefit ot the people daring the present crisis. Free transnortation w ill be famished the people over tb* line* of the company for themselves and their haggaae. The company's cars standing in the streets and all of iU carbarns not destroyed are also free tor the nse of the people for the pur pose of shelter and lodging. Revenue Office Opens. Washington, April 24 — Telegrams from revenue offices in Ban Francisco state all records, stamp* and paper* of their office are in good condition, and that they will he ready for bnsineas to morrow. A temporary internal reve nue office w ill be opened in Oakland. D E S T R U C TIO N G RO W S H O U R LY . Firemen Blow Up Buildings — Frantic People Flee fo r Safety. San Francisco, April 19.— With each succeding boar tbs devastation and de struction in this stricken and prostrate ruin of a city grows and grows. A t 6 o’clock tonight it seemed as if nothing could save the comparatively small portion of the city that yet remains un burned. The entire business and whole sale district is now only a glowing fur nace, while the giant tongue* of flame have reached westward far beyond Van Ness avenue and are wiping out build ings and seeking more to devour. Iu every excavation and hole thronghout the north beach household ers are burying household effects, throwing them into the ditches and covering the holes. Attempts are made to mark the graves of the property so that it can be recovered after the flames are appeased. Chief of Police Dinan said be thought 250 would fully cover the number of deaths. He found it impossible to se cure details. About 50 bodies have thus far been found. There was much shooting of looters today, but the offenders were fortunate enough to escape with wounds. There is a great shortage of the bread supply in the city. This afternoon, after a panic at the California-street bakery, the police took possession of the premises and it w ill be operated under municipal control. At this place men battled with women and children in their efforts to each seize four and five loaves of bread. The police used their clubs for the purpose of bringing about an equitable distribution of the loaves. BLAZE LIG H TS M ID N IG H T S K Y . Conflagration Seen From Oakland Appears Unchecked. Oakland, Cal., April 19. — (M id night) — At this hour the light from burniug San Francisco does not appear to have, diminished, and is almost, if not quite, as brilliant as last night. Although the flames have swept their way three miles weetwaird from the water front, the entire sky is illum i nated by the glare of the unchecked conflagration. There ia no wind and only the fainteat suspicion of a breeie here tonight, but it is said tnere is a stiff breeze blowing over San Francisco A gigantic colnmn of smoke hangs over the desolated city, the apex forming fantastic shapes thousands of feet in the air and slowly drifting away to the northward. Althongh telegraphic communication was established this evening with the Ferry building on the San Franciaco aide, only a very limited amount of matter could be handled. The tele graph company would receive but a few hundred words of press matter, giving the wires over to pressing commercial business. It is believed that by to morrow morning additional facilities will be had. The telegraph companies are com pletely swamped by the enormous vol ume of messages reaching here, as well as the crush of business filed for the outside world. It ie unlikely there w ill be any further news matter from San Francisco before morning. Money Pours In. The following list ehows how the cit ies of the United States are responding to San Francisco's urgent need o' help: Los Angeles, $200,000; Salt Lake, $100,000; Sacramento, $50,000; Port land, $100,000; Indianapolis, $10,000; Spokane, $5,000; Stockton, $20,000; Seattle, $40,000; Pittsburg, $50,000; Omaha, $10,000; Goldfield, Nev., $10,- 000; Tacoma, $10,000; Eugene, $2,000. Besides these John D. Rockefeller has given $100 000; Clarence H. Mackay, $100,000, and the Andrew Carnegie hero fund, $25,000. There are also thousands of telegrams pouring into San Francisco from all parts uf the United States telling of funds being raised. Find Shelter at Berkely. Berkeley, Cal., April 19.— Tonight Berkeley is packed with over 1,000 re- fngeee who bave been brought across the bay to escape the horrors of the San Francisco conflagration. Ih e home less and hungry are fed at the station from long benches provided by the citizens’ relief committee, which in cludes representatives of all the fra- tenal and religious organizations in town. The women students and pro fessors of the State university are doing great work for the sufferers, and to night are finding shelter for all. Wreck o f Asylum, Oakland, April 19.— Dr. Clark, su perintendent of the San Francisco coun ty hospital, telephoned the Associated Press headquarters in Oakland tonight concerning the situation at the Agnews insane asylum near San Jose. Dr. Clark said that 11 employes and officers of the institution. Including Drs. K elly and Gell, were killed and 20 injured. Among the patients were 55 killed and 120 injnred. All the buildings were completely demolished. Dr. Clark want to Agnews in an antomobile, tak ing four nurses with him. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST M O N E Y AND FOOD. FO UR C AR S S E N T . People o f Oregon Coming to Front Salem Housewives Bak* Bread and Bakaries Give Stocks. With Help tor Needy. Salem— This city forwarded the fol Portland.— Provisions in large sup ply are pouring I ».to the relief funds in lowing to aid San Franciaco sufferers: a large number of Oregon towns. One carload of potatoes, one carload of Many cars have been filled with a vari flour, one carload of bread and other ety of edibles, including prepared food, provisions, one car of breadstuff* and eggs, bacon, rice, loaves of bread by two carloads of bread and potatoes. In the thousand, besides flour and pota addition to this, citisena of Bbaw are making up a carload of provisions, and to**. Cook ug utensils, stoves, blankets and the citisena of Pratum a carload of po clothing have been given and purchased tatoes. Cash subscriptions have been in considerable quantities, and w ill ar raised in Balem, amounting to $3500. rive in the Bay City as fast as the Practically every houaewile in Salem trains can be moved south. Collections has baked bread, and the bakeries have Tha of money are still going forward and delivered over their entire Stock. more supplies and funds w ill be for prisoners in tbe penitentiary have sub scribed $75 and proffered a l their blan warded later. keta, and to go without bread if neces Portland aid for San Francisco and sary. Salem w ill continue to eend sup the other stricken California cities will plies every day while there ie need. probably exceed the valne of $250,000. Not lees valuable than the money to be Corvallis Load* a Car. spent in the sympathy and love for hu mankind that prompts the voluntary Corvallia— Corvallis citizens hastily gifts lor relief. Reports from San assembled at the Courthouse upon in Francisco show that her people have formation that an organized effort in been touched by the prompt steps taken thie state wae being made for the relief for their help by neighbor states. of San Francisco. At thie meeting ar rangements were completed for loading a car with provisions and starting it to Jacksonville Raises a Fund. its destination. The Initial contribu Medford.— At a meeting of the citi tions from Corvallis include ten tone of zens of Jacksonville at the City Hall flour, 400 bnehels of potatoes, 31 cases $750 was subscribed in less than ten of eggs, 300 pounds of bacon, 1000 minotee for the relief of San Francisco loaves of bread. Other supplies will sufferers. The amount has been in follow. creased through the efforts of the com mittee to $1250, and will exceed $1600. La Grande Gathers Three Carload*. The ball team contributes its savings, La Grande— A maes meeting by the and a benefit game with Ashland is citixens of La Grande, held at tbe Com now in progress. A ll branches of the mercial Club for the purpose of raising Masonic order and the I. O. O. F., A. funds for the relief of the San Francieco O. U. W., Red Men, Jacksonville Elks sufferers Committees were appointed and Native Daughters contributed lib to canvass the city and a carload of erally. There was no rivalry between Sour and one of potatoes subscrib'd A the business men, but all gave freely carload of mixed goods will follow. and liberally, and made their contribu Cash contributions amounted to $1,100, tions with as much pleasure as if it had with more to lollow. The local lodge been for their own people. of Elks has sent $100 end the Wood men of America raised a fund of $50. feland City has donated a carload of Collections at The Dalles. The Dalles.— Circulation of the re provisions, which w ill be forwarded. lief committee’ s list has brought the Refugees Arriving at Eugene. amount subscribed up to $5160. A Eugene— Relief work to aid the suf large section of the town is yet uncan- vaseed. In addition to this, the city ferers at San Francisco continues here and county w ill each subscribe $600. and several cars of supplies have al gone. Contributiom now Besides the three carloads of provisions ready shipped from here, a carload of pota amount to about $3,000, and the fund toes and rice nlready loaded in Port is still growing. Several parties have land for a local firm was purchased hy received word from relatives in the the committee, who ordered them sent city. A ll are reported safe. Many from that city to San Francisco. Three from here are in th# city. Refugees thousand loaves of bread were express are arriving in the Valley, a man and wife from San Joee, who loet their ed from local bakeries to Oakland. property, has obtained work here. W ork Supplied for Refugees. Oregon C ity— Several refugees from Chemawa Students Give Bread. San Francisco are here. They were re Chemawa— The Indian pupils of the ceived at the depot by Mayor Caufield training school here sent 830 loaves of and other members of the citizens’ re bread, being their first consignment for lief committee. Employment was pro tbe benefit of the California sufferers. cured for a number of the men at the This consignment was sent by Wells- paper mills, while others were given Fargo, and w ill be followed by others positions at other labor. The local re from day to day as fast as the floor pur lief committee is continuing its work of chased can he baked into bread in the collecting clothing and supplies for school oven hy the Indian bakers. shipment to California tu relieve the sufferers. Cooking Utensils from Union. Union—A special meeting of the Salmon Better Than Money. Astoria— The caeb subscriptions made City Council adopted sympathetic reso by the citizens of Astoria to the San lutions with the San Francieco sufferers Francisco relief fund amount at the aud a committee of 50 was appointed present time to about $2850, and be to secure contributions for the relief of sides this the Lower Columbia River the victims. The committee loaded cannerymen have donated 725 cases of one car of provisions, stoves, cooking canned salmon. Two carloads of can utensils, blankets and clothing and an ned salmon have been shipped. An other carload of flour. other car of salmon will be shipped and the committee promises to raise anoth er $1000. Supplies Ready at Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove.— The committee ap pointed to solicit funds for San Fran cisco relief at the mass meeting has sj - enred $550. A carload of supplies was purchased, consisting mostly of flour, potatoes and bacon, and weut by the first train. Roseburg Raises S I,500. Roeeburg— Roseburg responds nobly to the call for help by the sufferers at San Francisco by contributing $1500 for relief. A carload of provisions, bread, clothing, bedding and tents have been forwarded. Drain puts in the Arlington Raises $600, hands of the relief committee a good Arlington.— At a maes meeting $600 collection. A large nnmber of Rose in caeb was subacribed for San Francie burg citixens are in San Francisco, but co. Mr. Smith and Smythe A Son, all are reported saved. sheepmen, each gave $100. Clothing In the Carload. Oregon City— The citizen’ s commit tee has forwarded another carload of potatoes, flour, blankets and clothing. The women of the city have organized and collected a great quantity of cloth ing. One of the largest local contribu tors is the Oregon City Manufacturing Company, which, in cash and blankets, has contributed about $1,000. Good Things from Hillsboro. Hillsboro— The citixens of Hillsboro dispatched a 60-ton car laden with po tatoes, flour, evaporated cream, bacon, beans, blankets and clothing, and rep resenting a cash outlay of $600, to the relief of the San Francisco sufferers. The committee named by Mayor Corne lius raised the necessary amonnt in a few hours. Canvassing at New berg. Newberg— At a meeting ol the citi- sens of Newberg called by E. H. Wood ward, president of the Board of Trade, it waa decided to send two carloads of potatoes to the 8an F raccii'o sufferers. Liberal subscriptions were taken at the meeting and a committee was appoint ed to maze farther canvass. M edford Shipped by Firat Train, Medford—On hearing of San Fran cisco’s need, Medford dispatched one car of snppliee to Ban Francisco by tbe first relief train. As soon aa possible thereafter a mas* meeting waa held and arrangements made to send other can aa fast aa it could be learned what waa especially needed. P O R T L A N D M A R K E TS . Wheat— Club, 70c; bluestem, 70® 71c; rtd, 68c; valley, 68®69c. Oats — No. 1 white feed, $27 50; gray, $27 per ton. Barley — Feed, $23.50624 per ton; brewing, $24024.60; rolled, $24.60® 25.60. Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy, choice, $ 15® 16 per ton; valley tim othy, $12; clover, $7.50418; cheat, $6®7; grain hay, $ 7 08 ; alfalfa, $12. Frnita — Apples, $2@2.75 per box; strawberries, $2.50 per crate. Vegetables— Aeparagns, 814@12)4c per ponnd; cabbage, 2 % @ 2 % c per pound; cauliflower, $2.25 per crate; celery, 75®90e per dosen; besd lettuce, 26c per dosen; onions, 10®15c per dosen; rtdisher, 20® 25c per dosen; rhubarb, 3 ® 4c per ponnd; spinach, 90 per box; parsley, 25c; turnips, $1® 1.25 per sack; carrots, 65® 75c per sack; beets, 85c®$1 per sack. Onions— No. 1, $1®1.15 per sack; No. 2, nominal. Potaoes— F.incy graded buibinka, 65075c per hundred; ordinary, 60® 60c; new California, 5c per pound. Batter— Fancy [creamery, 1 7 )*® 20c per ponnd. Eggs— Oregon ranch, 16)4®17c per dosen. War Department la Prompt. Washington, April 19. — Prompt ac- t on l aa been taken bv the War de partment in extending to the earth quake .«offerer* of 8an Francisco all available resource* to relieve want and to provide ahelter. Two hundred thou sand ration* have been directed to be sent from Vancouver barracks to Ban Franciaco, and a large number of tents from Vancouver and other military poets. The anpplia* w ill be forwarded with all tha expedition possible. Poultry— Average old hens, 14015c per pound; mixed chickens, 1314014c; broilers, 22)4®30c; young roosters, 121*013,-; old roofters. 1101114c; dressed chicken*. 15®16)4c; tnrkeys, live, 17018c; tnrkeys, dressed, choice, 21022c; gee##, live. 8010c; geeae, P u rt* from Bohemian Miners. dressed, 10011c; i^pcks, 17018c. Cottaga Grove— Tbe m inen of Bohe Hope—Oregon, 1905, 8010c; olda, mian raised $100 and sent it down to #> 4 «7 e. succor tbs Ban Franciaco needy. This Wool— Eastern Oregon avenge beet, contribution came without solicitation. The sawmills np Row River have also 16020c; valley, 24026c p #7 prnnd; mohair, choice, 28030c. contributed a carload of lumbar. Treasure at Mint is Safa. Washington, April 1».— The United State* mint at Ban Francisco escaped «•rione damage from the earthquake and the conflagration. Ita stock of gold, ailver and bullion, amounting to about $39,000,000, ia sala. Vsnl— Dressed, 3 )4 0 7 14c per pound. Beef— Drsetm) balls, 3e p v pound; Glendale Add* a Carload. Gleodale—-The citiisoa of this city eowa, 4!406>4e; country staen, 606c. responded to the call for aid by ship Mnttoa— Dressed, fancy, 914010c per ping a carol ad of provisions on one of pound; ordinary, 6 0 7 c ; lambs, with th* supply trains passing for Ban Fran pelt on, 1001014c. cisco. Pork— Dressed, 6 0 S )4 e per ponnd.