TIIR NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY. MAY 4
SAN FRANCISCO REFUGEE IN NOR *
FOLK TODAY ,
ESTIMATES THE DEAD AT 10,000 ,
C. G. Cllft , Formerly of Long Pine ,
Arrived From the Coast , Where He
Lost His Business In the Fire That
Followed the Earthquake.
Fully 200 persons were shot down
nnil killed by police and militiamen In
San Francisco after the fires had
Blurted , mid the death list from the
cntastropho Is niwor 10,000 than 1-
000 , according to ( ' f . ( "lift , formerly
n Long Pine man and now n refugee
from the city of desolation , who ar
rived In Norfolk at noon to visit with
his former friend , E. B. Kanffman ,
onrouto to his old homo nt Long Pino.
Mr. Cllft was owner of a restaurant
near the docks In San Francisco and
lost everything ho owned , his loss
nmountlng to about $1,500. Ho came
to Nebraska on ono of the relief trains
from San Francisco nnd will return
to Ixmg Pine before determining what
to do In the future. Ho came to Ne
braska having nothing not a penny
aside from the clothing ho woro.
Saw Three Men Shot nnd Killed.
"I saw three men shot down and
killed llko dogs by policemen on the
morning of the earthquake , " said Mr.
Cllft , "for not moving back the In
stant the officers spoke to thorn. The
victims were staring , half dazed with
their own misfortunes , nt the llamos.
Officers ordered them to retreat nnd ,
when they did not Instantly move , they
were shot nnd loft lying dead In their
tracks , for the Hamcs to eat up later.
I think that at least 200 men were
killed In this way by militiamen nnd
police. "
Still Unearth Dead.
"I think that It will bo weeks and
months before all the dead are found , "
said Mr. Cllft. ' "After the fire , per
sons searching for bodies of friends
would locate the slto of the former
buildings and then , digging about In I
the ashes , would unearth perhaps the
I
body of a child or of an old woman
who had been unable to got out of
the building.
"An estimate has been placed on
the dead at 1,000 , but I bellovo It Is
nearer 10,000.
Don't Count Chinamen.
"And they don't count Chinamen In
that , either. Down In the mysterious
dons called Chinatown , there were
heaps of dead mOn anil women two or
three feet deep. Those heaps of hu
man bodies were burned. When the
earthquake came , this undcrgrount
city caved In and hundreds were
smothered. "
Mr. Cllft was not allowed by the
soldiers to outer his own restaurant
after the quake , oven to got his casl
register , which contained all the mon
ey ho had. Ho stood In the strco
bare headed and his coat and hat were
fished for by a soldier with a bayono
nnd rescued. Later the building
burned.
City Can Not Recover.
"San Francisco can not recover ant
build back again to what it was , " sal
Mr. Cllft. "People who have the money
oy are not willing to put It Into built' '
ings there , and most of the peopl
have no money anyway. Ono million
nlro , Schilling , n baking powder mm
ufacturor , said that ho Intended to g
into business again but that ho woul
wait for n while before ho chose Sa , n
Francisco. "
Mr. Cllft operated a ton-cent res
tnurant. Ho says that ho served
meals for ton cents each , figuring to
make a half cent on each customer ,
nnd making his living out of the built
of trade. He had a largo sailor pa
tronage.
WEDNESDAY SIFTINGS.
Miss Helen Wetzel Is 111.
Born , to W. F. Keeker and wlfo on
Ainy i , n son.
H. J. Hurkls was up from Humphrey
yesterday on business.
Carl Mlttelstadt was up fro.n Stanton -
ton yesterday on business.
Miss Jennie Waddell was In from
the Benedict district yesterday.
Mrs. H. L. Snyder went to Fremont
yesterday to visit with Mrs. Frank
Roach.
A. H. Corbett and Ed Martin was
the contribution of Madison to Nor
folk yesterday.
Mrs. J. C. Meyers returned yester
day from Galena , Illinois , where she
has been visiting.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Sol O. Mayer very
pleasantly entertained the \Vest Side
Whist club last night.
Oscar Uhlo Is moving his big stock
of goods from present location to head
quarters in the Eble building.
I. M. Mncy has n scenic painter who
used to bo with the Hub people in
Boston , painting background for him
today.
M. A. France has moved to Norfolk
from Sioux City and Is now occupy
ing the resldonco nt 210 South Twelfth
street.
Mlsa Katlo Jenal of Hnrtlngtori vis
Hod for a short time today with Miss
Minnie Maas. She was on her way
to Plorco.
Miss Mattie Davenport pleasantly
entertained n company of young la
dies lost night in honor of Miss Elizabeth
both Sharpless of Duluth.
One of the most enjoyable features
of the May day In Norfolk was the
dancing party given by the Highland
Noble lodge at Marquardt hall last
night
The wlfo of Dr. T. Cole Little of
llloomllold dlnd this week. Dr. and
Mm , l.lttlou ro well known here nnd
they used to visit Dr. Little's father
.vho was pbyHlelan nt the hospital.
Hov , W. E. Olmatod , who has been
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. K. M. HuntIngton -
Ington for the past few days , loft on
the afternoon train for \Vakofleld to
visit frlomlH. llo wilt begin revival
.ueotlngH In llancioft next Sunday.
\V. H. Vail ami family moved to
U'ayno yostonlay whore they will
make their homo In the future. Dnr-
'ug ' the time Hint they have lived In
Norfolk they have made many warm
frlumlH. who will regret their depar
ture.
ture.Thoro
There was a regular mooting of Mo
saic lodge , No. fif. , last night nt which
the following olllcors were elected :
A. H. VloloV. . M. ; D. HOCH , S. W. ;
W. 11. Hoffman , J. W. { I * C. Mlttol-
Hindi , treasurer ; M. C. Hazcn , secre
tary.
tary.A
A man about three parts drunk-
each part being ono-thlrd was hav
ing serious trouble on the 'street yes
terday trying to keep on a hat which
would go at every gust of wind. Fi
nally ho wont Into a store and pur
chased three now hats and as one
would blow nway ho would replace-It
with another.
Wbllo playing around the Grant
school building yesterday Ilogor , the
llttlo son of J. C. Stltt , fell and broke
both bones of the forearm. Ho was
taken homo and the fracture reduced
by the physician. Roger showed a
good deal of nerve by assisting the
phyHlnlan to get the bones In place.
Ed Heels had a strenuous tlnio yes
terday In trying to deliver the mall on
rural route No. ! . Ho found bridges
washed out and roadbed changed nnd
treacherous sink holes under the water
tor which stood over parts of the
road. At one place ho dropped Into
a hole of water five feet deep. At
another his wagon got Into quicksand
and upset. Ho was dually compelled
to abandon the wagon nnd deliver to
three mtlos of his route on horseback.
Ed said that yesterday was the worst
over.
RAILROAD MAN BROUGHT HOME
FROM CHADRON.
STEAM PIPE IN ENGINE BROKE
And Mr. Nalsl Was Showered With a
Scalding Rain of Boiling Water
About His Face , Shoulders and Body
Now at Home In Norfolk ,
James Nalsl , a Norfolk locomotive
fireman In the employ of the North
western railroad , was brought to his
homo In this city last night from Chad
ron , suffering severely from a scald
Ing which ho received nt Children las
Friday. Mr. Nalsl was scalded by
bursting steam pipe In bis engine
No. 1281 , and received serious burns
Mr. Nalsl Is doing as nicely as coul
bo expected after having boon so severely
veroly burned. The steam plpo bursl
oil , showering a scalding rain of hoi' '
lug water , ever his face , shoulder
and body. He was cared for at Chad
ron nt the time and was brought t
his homo In Norfolk ns soon as It wa
possible to move him. Ho will b 10
laid up for some time to como.
SCALES CARLOAD WEIGHTS.
Minimum Loads to be Determined b > y
Cubic Capacity of Car.
The lined In the Transcontlncnta
Freight bureau have Issued a supple
ment to the east-bound special tariff
on lumber and allied products from
western states to Minnesota and other
middle-west states , effective Juno 1.
It flxes a graduated scale of minimum
carload weights , according to the cubical
:
bical capacity of cars. At present the
weights arc based on length of cars
alone , one minimum figure being for
cars over thirty-six feet and one for
cars under thirty-six feet.
The schedule follows :
A B
Minl'm. Mlnl'm.
Cubical capacity Weight. 'Weight ,
of car ( feet ) Pounds. Pounds.
1.500 to 1,550 23.000 31,500
1,551 to l.COO 23,500 35.500
1,001 to 1.G50 2J.500 30,500
1.G51 to 1.700 25.000 37,500 |
1.701 to 1,750 20,000 30,000
1.751 to l.SOO 20,500 40.000 I
1.501 to 1,850 27,500 41,000 I
1,851 to 1,900 28,000 42,000
1,901 to 1,950 29.000 43,500
1,951 to 2,000 29,500 44,500
2.001 to 2,050 30,500 45,500
2.051 to 2,100 31,000 46,500
2,101 to 2,150 32,000 48,000
2,151 to 2,200 32,500 49,000
2,201 to 2,250 33,500 50,000
2.251 to 2,300 34.000 51.000
2,301 to 2.350 35,000 52,500
2,351 to 2.100 35,500 53,500
2.401 to 2,150 36,500 64,500
2.451 to 2.500 37,000 65,500
2,501 to 2.550 38,000 57,000
2,551 to 2.600 38,500 58,000
2,601 to 2,650 39,500 69,000
2,651 to 2,700 40,000 60,000
2,701 to 2,750 41,000 61,500
2,751 to 2,800 41,500 ' 62,500
2,801 to 2,850 42,500 63,500
2,851 to 2,900 43,000 64,500
2,901 to 2,950 44.000 63,000
2,951 and over 44,500 67,000
A Shingles , cedar lumber or arti
cles taking same rates ; also fence
posts ; In box or stock cars.
B Fir , hemlock , larch nnd spruce
lumber , or articles , taking same rates ;
In box , stock or refrigerator cars.
la modern prose , this would road :
plan a continuous advertising cam-
paign.
LETTER FROM L. C. BARGELT
TELLS OF QUAKE EFFECT.
IT WAS NOT FELT IN ORGEON
Former Norfolk Newspaper Man Is
Now Located at Myrtle Point , Oregon
gen , Where He Has Charge of a
Thriving Country Newspaper Plant.
L. C. Ilargelt , formerly n member
of The News staff , but lately of Marsh-
Hold , Ore. , has moved to Myrtle Point ,
twonty-olgh't miles from Marshfleld ,
and Is now In charge of the Myrtle
Point Enterprise at that place. Hit *
letter contains Interesting features
concerning the country nnd also concerning -
corning the effect on that section
which will ho felt as a result of the
earthquake. Following Is a portion
of the letter :
I am here to take editorial charge
of the Myrtle Point Enterprise , having
purchased a half Interest In the plant.
It Is the only paper In n town of 800
or 1,000 people , located at the head
of navigation of the beautiful Coquette
river nnd the terminal of the only rail
way In thlH section of country. The
line runs from Marshflcld to this place ,
a distance of twenty-eight miles. It Is ,
I believe , the prettiest llttlo town I
over saw. It Is located on a table
overlooking the valley and to the cast
are splendid fir capped hills. It is
the trading center of the best farming
country In this section of the state ,
besides having gold mines , lumbering
camps , saw mills , cattle ranches nnd
other Industries tributary. I llko the
country nnd the people nnd hope I
Hhall bo able to build up a fine conn
try printing plant horo. I have been
making garden , but started In rather
late , most of the gardens having bcoi
planted In February. I hope to have
moro time from now on than I had
in Maishfleld. The boys who have
had the paper have been working
about six hours a day , nnd Issuci
quite a creditable llttlo sheet , but
hope to Improve It as rapidly ns pos
slble. Much of their material Is quite
ancient , especially their heading.
Evidence of the generosity am'
promptness of the people of this sec
tion was furnished during the rccon
torrlblo San Francisco calamity. The
Breakwater , the largest paHscngc
steamer entering Coos bay , loft tin
fated city before the calamity am d
arrived In Marshfleld the day follow
Ing the quake. A meeting of citizen
was called that evening nnd before tin
boat loft the following morning sh <
was loaded with supplies and provl
slous for the sufferers nnd was on
of the first to arrive for their relief
The bakeries worked all night making
bread nnd many of the housewives dlt
likewise while the committees , will
wagons gathered up the stuff. Elgh
hundred bags of potatoes , several thoi
sand loaves of bread , a largo quantity
of meat , bedding , clothing and abou
$ 1,000 was contributed by this count ; .
In the space of a few hours , and 1
stands ready to duplicate the contr
button If necessary. On the Break
water , coming In , was a cargo of prov
slons for the merchants of this sec
lion , but none of It was unloaded , th
stuff being all returned to the doomc
city. The Coast Mall showed mucl
enterprise , getting n special servlc
and Issuing extras , that were take ;
llko hot cakes. I worked all nigh
and am just recovering from my strei
nous experience. This Is but an ev
donee of the generosity of the peopl
who are prompt to relieve any case o
distress.
Of the earthquake , but a very sllgh
tremor was felt In the Coos bay coup *
try , and It Is the nearest port north
that was not affected. It Is possible
that this country will benefit by the
Golden Gate calamity. People who
are afraid of quakes will naturally seek
a place that has not known them nnd
this is the nearest to Frisco. All that
Is needed Is n transcontinental line to
Introduce this country to the world.
nnd It will como eventually , without
a doubt , opening up the vast resources
of southern Oregon to the world. People
ple who have not been here have no
conception of the value of this coun
try and many who have been born
and raised here fail to realize it. The
development without a railroad , has
been splendid , but it Is not a "patch-
Ing" of what may bo accomplished.
It's advantages are equal to those of
Portland and they seem to fear Its
rivalry up there nnd are keeping this
country back , but It cannot always do
it. I may bo considered ovorenthusl
astlc. but am not different from others
who have como in here from states of
the east and mid-west. In the matter
of climate I hardly think It could be
better. It Is simply splendid. Hunt
Ing for bear and deer and fishing for
trout and salmon are among the
sports.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Mr. I * Buckendorf was In Stanton
between trains yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Stein of Plain
view are guests at the homo of G. W ,
Schwenk.
Miss Nellie Todd has gene to Conn
ell Bluffs and expects to remain there
permanently.
Rev. E. C. Horn of Grand Island
came In last night and Is the guest of
Rev. J. F. Poucher.
Mrs. Nellgh and son , Clark , are In
the city from West Point , guests of
Mrs. O. J. Johnson.
Graham Humphrey was able to be
out for a ride yesterday. He Is re
gaining strength rapidly.
Mrs. A. G. Brummund left today for
St. Paul , Minn. , whore she goes to via
It with her parents , Mr. and Mrs , Stcf-
fen.
fen.H.
H. W. Winter and B. W. Jonas at-
tondetl the conference of Lutheran
ministers nt Hosklns yesterday. They
drove ovor.
Dr. P. H. Saltcr has been attending
the mccthig of the State Medical so-
cloty at Lincoln this week Ho rc >
turned nt noon today.
Miss Myrna Wright left on the Un
ion Pacific this morning for Columbus ,
where she tjoos to attend the play of
"Olo Olson , " which appears In the op
era house there tonight. Miss
Wrlght'a brother Gilt , Is n member of
the "Olo Olson" company.
The now supply of coal began to
como May 1 and railroad officials
promise that business will begin to In
crease from that date.
The King road split log drag was
out on Norfolk avenue bright and ear
ly this morning and was hauled ever
the street with good effect , smoothing
out the lumps In the road and making
It excellent for travel.
The Northwestern railroad has this
year appropriated three-quarters of a
million of dollars
for Improvements on
the Nebraska & Wyoming division.
This money goes for extensions , sldo
track Improvements , freight yards fa
cilities and many other Incidental fea
tures of advancement.
The city council will hold an Im
portant and Interesting meeting to
night. Among the matters which will
como up foi attention are the gutter
ing of Norfolk avenue , appointments
of committees by the mayor and nl
lownnco of hills. Tito matter of. ap
pointing a .street commissioner will
also como up.
F. H. Scott arrived In Norfolk last
night from Stanton and will make this
his home In the future. Mr. Scott has
rented the Freytbaler residence property
orty at the corner of Madison avenue
and Twelfth street. He was formerly
In business In this city and Is now doIng -
Ing deputy work for the Modern Brotherhood -
orhood lodge , of which ho Is a direct
or.
Insist night the hotels of Norfolk
were compelled to find rooms for some
of their guests outside because of the
number of travelling men that applied
for a place to sleep. This Is quite of
ten done to
accommodate the commer
clal men who spend Sunday In Nor
folk but It indicates n railroad center
when this must bo done on n weeli
night. Norfolk Is n good hotel town
The Norfolk Building & Loan asso
olatlon held Its annual meeting las
night and re-elected directors and of
ficers. Directors A. Hear , P. Stnffon
and J. Welch were re-elected as dl
rectors nnd then , nt n meeting of the
directors , the following officers were
re-elected : II. A. Pasowalk , pros !
dent ; Dr. A. Bear , vice president ; E
W. Zutz , treasurer ; C. B. Durland , sec
letary.
Llttlo Mamie Illrsch , the 13-yenr-ol < :
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franl
Hirsch , was bitten by a bull dog las
night while banging May baskets ,
The teeth of the dog went through th
little girl's girdle , through her gown
and clothing and Into her stomacl
and the Imprints of the teeth were lofi
embedded In her fiesh. Children win
were with the child at the time sa ;
that the bull dog was deiberately so
upon the little May basket hanger b
boys.
Six Men Wanted Them.
Mrs. A. H. Cropper advertised sev
eral shotes for sale , in the want co
Minns of The News. After the pape
bad gone out on the rural routes am
The News i caches nine out of ten o
the farmers on the rural routes out o ;
Norfolk six men telephoned , statin
that they wanted to look at the lot.
Topped Market.
Frank Huddle of Battle Creek passe
through Norfolk , returning from Sout
Omaha , where he topped the marke
with a fine bunch of steers. He too
five carloads. He has been feeding ' *
Iowa Stock Food exclusively.
Very Low Rates to Los Angeles ,
Via the Northwestern line. An excur
sion rate of ono first class limited !
fare for round trip , will be la effect
ctB
from all stations April 25 to May 6 ,
Inclusive , with favorable return lim
its , on account of Imperial Council ,
Nobles of Mystic Shrine. Three fast
trains through to California dally.
"The Los Angeles Limited , " electric
lighted throughout , via the new Salt
Lake route , with drawing room and
'ourist sleeping cars. "Tho Overland
Limited , " electric lighted throughout ,
ess than three days enroute. Another
'ast dally train Is "The China & Japan
Express" with drawing room and tour
ist sleeping cars. For Itineraries and
full Information apply to agents Chicago
cage & Northwestern R'y
Cramped For Room. .
A number of professional men have
offices In the Mast block. Each ono
says of the other that the shingle
that hangs ever the door Is a bluff
and that they have Just enough busl
ness to furnish their wives an excuse
for coming down town and getting
out of making garden. The witty re
marks that are often heard In their
dally meetings when they gather teat
swap yarns and thrust the scintillat
ing blade of repartee would furnish
George Ade with material for another
book on the habltuos of the "Alfalfa
Hotel. " Here Is the latest one overheard
heard by the reporter ns he was In
the building : "Well , " said D , as
he dropped into a chair and In an In *
slnuatlng voice addressed the lawyer , ,
' "I hope that you are better. " "No ere , ,
not much , " drawled the lawyer , "you
know there Isn't much room. " There
was silence for the space of a half
hour.
VILLAGE BOARD DECIDED TO ISSUE -
SUE BUT ONE LICENSE.
OTHER SALOON MAN OBJECTED
And so Both Saloons In the Town Were
Closed up by the Board Until Mat
ter Can be More Satisfaptorlly Ar
ranged In Brlstow.
Brlstow , Neb. , May 2. Special to
The News : At a meeting of the town
board last evening , It was decided to
Issue but ono license this year nt
$1,000. One of the saloon keepers of
last year , however , filed a remon
strance to this rullng'of the board , and
the board has taken action to the ef
fect that , until matters are more sat
isfactorily irranged , Brlstow shall be
a dry town.
WARNERVILLE.
The violets and dandelions are In
bloom.
Frank Terry of Tllden Is the guest
of his brother. Fred.
H. Warner went to Burwcll Monday
to visit ! his homestead.
Fred Chandler has returned from n
trip to Red Oak , Iowa.
Wm. Schelllng of Omaha was here
Tuesday and Wednesday in the inter
est of the Harding Cream Co.
The high water of Monday and Tuesday -
day did a good deal of damage In this
vicinity by washing out fences , bridg
es and culverts.
; Miss Myrtle Rice will go to Denver ,
Colo. , Thursday to accept a position
In n store.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK COMMIS.
SION CO.
View of the Live Stock Markets at
South Omaha , Neb. , C. A. Mai-
lory , Manager.
South Omaha , May 3. Beef cattle.
The undertone of strength noted last
week resulted In a little further advance -
vance , and prices are now 15 to 25c
higher than the low time last month.
The quality of the cattle shows some
improvement , and there are more sales
above 5 cents. We look for fairly liberal -
oral receipts right along , but with the
high prices prevailing for hides , tal
low and some other by-products , as
well ns for mutton and pork , wo still
have confidence In a steady or strong
er market for fat cattle throughout.
The bulk of the fat steers are soiling
$1.75 ot 5.25 , while some choice , well
matured cattle would soil at $5.50.
Butcher stock. There is nothing
now in this department and prices are
well sustained. We still advise our
readers to ship butcher stock and com
mon cattle they want to dispose of ,
ns wo are liable to have grass cattle
from the south within a few weeks.
Stockers and feeders. The receipts
of stock and feeding cattle are lighter ,
and the demand active , causing a
strong market all around , and wo
again suggest placing orders with us
for anything needed in this line. The
good to choice stcors are selling $4.20
to $4.50 , while the poorer grades are
selling at the usual discount.
Range cattle. Reports from the
range countries continue favorable ,
and the faw hay fed cattle that are
coming , are selling $4.40 to $4.80 , while
something choice would bring 5 cents.
The outlook Is still favorable for a llt 3.t
tlo better market than we had last
itO
year , but of course , It Is too early to
know muc habout the situation , but
ItB
we are In close touch with all sections ,
nnd will give you reliable information
from time to time. ne
Hogs The general rains and desire
to ship out hogs , caused liberal re
ceipts this week , nnd in the adjustment
tie
ment of the May provision deal , the
packers took advantage of the situation
tion and "talked" the market down In
Chicago , while our market has held
fairly steady , with the bulk selling
$6.25 to $6.G5. We look for moderate
receipts for this week and possibly
next , especially with good farming
weather , and a little improvement in
Ins
prices , and we advise shipping hogs
that are ready. We look for a normal
alt.
"run" of hogs this month and next : ,
and would not be surprised to see t.e t.a
lower range in prices during the time ,
but the demand for pork is so strong ,
that we still have confidence in an ac
tive market , nnd believe that reac
tions will follow every decline during
the summer.
Our hog business during April shows
another good Increase , and we are
pleased to see more of the shippers ac
cepting our "system" of keeping them
advised and our method of handling
the business , and those of our readers
who have not tried us , will bo very
welcome and receive our best personal
attention.
Sheep. Receipts continue light nnd
quality only fairly good ; best wooled
wethers and yearlings $6.00 to $6.75 ;
ewes $5.75 to $6.25 ; clipped wethers
and yearlings are selling up to $5.50
and top clipped ewes went at $5.85.
Lambs. The demand for all lamb
stuff on killing and feeding accounts
continues strong and prices are steadily
idr
ily advancing , and prospects are favor
able for still higher prices , especially
for clipped stock ; as the season ad
vances clipped and wooled stock will
eventually sell much closer together.
Top wooled lambs are selling at $7.35 ;
good kinds at $7.15 to $7.25 ; and feeders
dod
ers have paid as high as $7.10 for good
shearing lambs which are fat enough
for mutton now ; clipped lambs are
selling up to $6.00 but strictly choice
lambs of this class would sell up tote
$6.10 ; ; fair to good kinds $5.50 to
Health-
Economy.
ialumef
taking
owder
$5.85 ; culls nnd'common , $4.50 to
$5.00.
The "National" has made good on
every statement regarding conditions
nnd market advices , consequently , In
soliciting consignments from the In
vestigator readers , IH offering them an
opportunity | to take advantage of the
benefit that Is derived from such n su
perior organization.
From the ranks of the "National"
outfit at South Omaha , the city of
Omaha has just elected Its mayor by
a very large majority.
Nothing Is so hard to do as It seems
beforehand ( unless It Is done in the
wrong way , then it Is harder. For example -
ample , , to sell that piece of property
quickly without advertising it would
be harder than It seems
FRISCO FROWNS ON SIGHTSEERS
The Desolate City Wants Only La
borers Now.
The St. Louis road has called off Its
special passenger rates to San Fran
cisco for this week. The city declines
to receive outsiders except laboring
men , nnd the peculiar situation Is pre
sented that the railroads are hustling
as many persons away from the coast
as they can carry , taking them for
nothing If they have no money. This
Is being done at a time when specially
seductive rates are usually offered to
Induce the public to travel westward.
The result Is expected to be this
summer that roads reaching north
coast ' points will have all the tourist
business . . they can carry , especially so
if the seveial conventions
, , slated for
the summer are diverted to Portland ,
as Is now expected. This will make
the . business through Minneapolis
heavy.
As far east as Denver laboring men
are offered free fare to San Francisco.
They are needed in building up the
now city. This demand has not
reached as far east as Minneapolis ,
but if the necessary supply of hands
Is . not secured before the far west la
bor , market is satisfied it Is likely
. that transportation will be offered
half , ' way across the continent , or from
Minneapolis to San Francisco.
Whether orbld curiosity of the
American people will stimulate travel
to San Francisco later Is only a mat
ter of conjecture , but ns soon as the
. scare over the frequent earthquakes
has ' passed It is expected that the tide
will turn to the fated city again , and
that it will become a great sightseeing
ing point until the work of reconstruc
tion has destroyed the Interest.
Missionary Society Social.
The Foreign Missionary society of
the M. E. church Is planning for a so
cial to be given on Friday evening ,
May 12. It is expected that an excep
tionally Interesting program will be
rendered. More particulars will be
announced later.
Railway Notes.
[ Prom 'Wednesday's Dally. ]
Orders have been given by the Illi
nois Central for 1,000 composite cars
of 80,000 pounds capacity and the com
pany is going to build 500 box cars in
its Burnslde shops In the next two
months.
The St. Louis and San Francisco
road has given orders for a large
amount of new equipment and power.
In the order are 2,000 box cars of 80-
000 pounds capacity , and 500 stock
cars , 250 flat cars and 500 furniture
cars , all of 60,000 pounds capacity.
The new order for locomotives has
not been determined , but It will be
large.
The movement of the berry crops of
southwest Missouri and Arkansas will
begin this week. According to esti
mates about 1,800 carloads of berries
will be transported from this territory
between now and May 30. During this
time about 120 special berry trains
will be run to the north by the vari
ous roads. These trains will be op
erated on fast schedules , making the
same time as passenger trains.
A dispatch from tola , Kas. , says :
Rumor In Missouri Pacific railroad
circles has it that C. P. Hale ; present
agent of the company at lola , will be
promoted shortly to the position of
division superintendent of this divi
sion of the Pacific system. According
to the story Mr. Hale Is booked to take
the place of A. H. Webb , present su
perintendent , who is slated for the po
sition now held by assistant General
Superintendent DeBernardl. Mr. Do-
Bernard ! will , in his turn , be promot
ed to the position of general superin
tendent of the entire system.
During the past season the Kansas
City Southern has handled 2,000,000
bushels of export grain through Port
Arthur. Texas , to European points ,
together with large quantities of lum
ber , cotton , cottonseed products and
miscellaneous cargo In connection
with the Port Arthur Trans-Atlantic
line of steamers. Its coastwise trade
has also Increased to such large pro
portions over previous years that the
company has recently completed large
extensions to Its wharves to take care
of the trade , and the year ending June
30 , 1906 , will show a largo Increase
over all previous years In the volume
of business through Port Arthur
