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TUB NORFOLK WEKICLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , MARCH 29 , 1907.
NORFOLK MAY YET VOTE DOND9
TO YANKTON LINE ,
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GOVERNOR HAD WRONG IDEA
A New Dill Will bo Introduced In Ne.
br.iskn Legislature to Correct Dill
Preventing Bonds for Railroad Con-
structlon Options.
A now bill will bo Introduced In llio
Nebraska legislature todny revoking
the livw recently ennotod which pro
hibits oommunltlps from voting boiulH
for rullrond construction. Governor
Sheldon la said to hnvo signed the
former measure undf r the Impression
thiit It restricted bonds only to Interurban -
urban electric linen , but the'bill also
struck steam linos. The governor has
now nslted that n now bill bo Intro
duced correcting the Btonm fciituro
mid allowing boudti to bo voted for
Btonm lines but not for electric linen.
This will allow Norfolk and other com
munities to vote bonds , If they like ,
for the Yauktou Southwestern rail
road ; It will also allow northwoBlorn
precincts to vote bonds for Lyman
Waterman's road , If they desire.
Get Option on Right of Way.
Attorney A. A. Carney of Stauton ,
right-of-way agent for the Ynnkton &
Southwestern railroad company , which
proposes to build u line from Yank-
ton to the Gulf of Mexico , by way of
Norfolk , has securrtjl options on land
along the line of survey , as far south
us Colfax county. Ho has secured op
tions on the land desired east of Nor
folk , throughout this vicinity , with the
exception of two JarniH. Ho has
Agreed to purchase the land nt vari
ous prices , circumstances having much
to do with the value. The rates range
from $30 per aero to $75.
Card of Thanks.
To the many friends nnd neighbors
who have been so thoughtful and kind
during our recent bereavement In the
sad death of our husband and son , wo
wish to extend our most profound grat
itude.
Mrs. W. U. Ilrnnsoh.
C. W. Urnasch.
THURSDAY TOPICS.
' John R. Hays was In Omaha today.
Frank Moras of 1'lninviow Is In Nor
folk.
folk.J.
J. Andlss of Butte Is In Norfolk to
day.
day.C.
C. Clmrlton of Ulalr Is n Norfolk vis
itor today.
Dr. Thoiuns was down from Pierce
yesterday.
F. Moore of Crelghton was In Nor
folk over night.
W. R. Locke of Stanton was In Nor
folk last evening.
Win. Selling of Benson was In the
city this morning.
H. Barnes of Battle Creek stopped
In Norfolk today.
Myron Whitney of Randolph was In
Norfolk yesterday.
A. E. Re-mender was up from Mudl-
i sou this morning.
Miss ROHO Fedderson of Waterloo
is In the city todny.
Mr. nnd Mrs. L. Hnnsen of Tlldou
are In the city todny.
H. F. Henderson of Osceoln stopped
in Norfolk yesterday.
12. A. Klnkald of Plalnvlew was In
the , clty last evening.
August Hnnsen of Tllden was n vis
itor In the city yesterday.
Mrs. L. Schinkcl nnd Miss Alice
Reynolds of Nacora spent yesterday
in the city.
Burt Mnpcs returned nt noon from
a business trip to Lincoln.
Dr. Carl Schoinnl , was n Hosklns
visitor In Norfolk yesterday.
C. O. Carlson of Genoa stopped in
Norfolk for a few hours today.
Mrs. Grueber and mother of Hos-
kins spent yesterday In Norfolk.
Mrs. II. B. Vaddock was a Meadow
Grove visitor In Norfolk yesterday.
A. J. StelYe.s and John Boyer were
Norfolk visitors from Humphrey yes
terday.
County Commissioner Charles Fuhr
man of Stanton county was In Nor
folk yesterday.
August Steffen nnd 13. Eggert were
in Hndar yesterday attending a conference -
forence of Gorman Lutheran teachers.
Lou Newell , of Walker , Iowa , re
turned home yesterday after visiting
in Norfolk and Crclglilou. In Norfolk
Mr.-Newell was the guest of his cous
in. Mrs. W. H. Clnrk.
Win. Bonier has built nn addition
to tlie cottngo occupied by D. D. Brun-
son.
son.Tho
The Norfolk hand members will
give a dnnco on the evening of April
15 nt Marqunrdt hull.
A change is to take place in the
ownership of the Reed harbor shop ,
C. J. Reed having made arrangements
to dispose of his Interest In the busi
ness to. his brother , E. B. Reed.
A special meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Presbyterian church
will bo held Friday afternoon at 3
o'clpck at the homo of Mrs. Morgan.
The trustees of the church will bo
present.
Fred Schelly will open a new pop
factory in Norfolk within the next
week or ton days. The factory will
bo located in the building which ho
has had erected at Seventh street and
Koenlgstein avenue.
Thursday was the seventy-second
birthday of Mrs. Julia F. Lamb of this
city and in honor of the event her
friends and neighbors joined in n
pleasant birthday party nt the homo
of her son , Frank Lamb.
O. A. Sleeper , postmaster of War
nervllle , was loser of the purse found
In Noiiolk by R. 10. Williams. The
purse contained $10 In cash and n
clit'olc for something more than $10.
I'ho money was restored to Mr. Sleep
er before twenty-four bourn had
lapsed ,
The suit of Dr. J H. Mnckny vs.
.Mrs. Arvllla Choiioy In Justice , Lam-
bort'n court was decided In favor of
the defendant , Mrs. Cheney , for want
of material evidence. Dr. Mnckny
tuod for $ RO for medical services al
leged In have been rendered by him
lor the bencllt of Win. Woodworth at
iho Instance of Woodworth'n Bister ,
Mrs. Cheney.
The Norfolk baseball season was
opened Wednesday afternoon when n
team from the high school defeated
the nine from the Norfolk business
college In a practice game. The score
stood 25 to 8 In favor of the high
Hchool , Indicating an energetic If not
in exciting contest. The business col-
ego nine In just getting Into the Hold.
They have written for n game with
the Stauton high school.
The Norfolk camp of the Modern
Woodmen has entered on a member-
Hhlp contest , whereby It Is hoped to
Hccuro a material Increase In the
lamp's membership during the next
two months. The members of the
ocnl lodge have been divided Into
two opposing parties under the ro-
cpecllvo leadership of Ed Bruoggeman
ind 1) . F. O'Brien. The sldo securing
the smaller number of candidates In
the contest will tender the winners
i Hinoker and nu Ice cream supper.
The contest closes May 13. The Mod
ern Woodmen have some eighty mem
bers In Norfolk at this time.
Norfolk will probably have a touch
if district court next week. The
Hprlug term of the district court In
Madison county will convene In Mudl-
HOU on Monday , April 1. The Jury has
iron summoned for a week later. It
B probahlo that routine court matters
will engage JudgeWelch's attention
In Madison for the first two days ,
bringing him to Norfolk ojj next
Wednesday to tnko testimony In two
cnses. Testimony to bo offered will
bo In the divorce case of Hull vs.
Hull and In the case of White vs. the
city of Norfolk , the latter case In
volving a dispute over n street line.
Mrs. W. R. Brnasch , who brought
the remains of her late husband to
Norfolk for burial Tuesday , has not
determined whether she will continue
tier homo In Norfolk or not , but friends
I'oro are anxious that she remain In
Norfolk permanently. It has devel
oped that Mr. Draasch had been along
pufforor from Brlght's disease nnd
that , lest the knowledge of his suffer
ing might add to the worry of his al
ready woo-bunlened father , eonlldlug
nlouo to his wife the seriousness of
tils condition. It was to get away from
Norfolk when he felt an attack approaching
preaching that ho left suddenly for
Hot Springs.
Among the patients In the Norfolk
Insane hospital will probably bo added
Frank Brink , the Poncn man Just ac
quitted by a jury of murdering Miss
Besslo Newton , his former sweetheart.
The girl was killed the night before
her wedding was to have taken place
to an Iowa man. Circumstantial evi
dence fastened the crime on Brink.
Ho has been declared lusuiio by physi
cians nnd was acquitted under Judge
Graves' Instruction that , If ho was In
sane when the murder vns committed
nnd did not know right from wrong ,
ho was not responsible. Ho has boon
taken to the homo of his father but it
Is said that ho will bo oxnmlnod by a
bonrd of insanity within a few days
nnd probnbly sent to the Norfolk In
sane asylum for treatment. If ho becomes -
comes cured ho will bo released. It
will bo recalled thnt the murderer ,
Rash , from Wnyno county , who
brained his entire family with a soapstone -
stone , was confined In the hospital
here for a time and later released. Ho
never showed symptoms of insanity
In the hospital.
HOMESTAKE MINE IS BURNING
Fierce Fire Is Raging In the Six Hun
dred Foot Level.
Dcndwood. S. D. , March 27. A
fiurce fire Is burning In the 600-foot
level In the Homestako mine , at Lead ,
and It may become necessary to Hood
that pu t of the workings to put out
the flames. „ - * * ? .T
A dozen miners were caught back of
tbo point where the fire started and
were rescued with difficulty A uum
ber of them had been overcome by
gas and smoke. Nine horses have
been burned to death.
The lire started in the stables at the
600-foot level and spread quickly to
the timbered slopes between the
Highlands shaft and the Star hoist.
No mlneis. except a few to fight
the fire , were allowed to enter the
mine ,
Stolypln Misses Golden Opportunity.
St. Petersburg. March 27. The
Rech says Premier Stolypln missed n
golden opportunity to "speak that
healing word of peace that the coun
try craves , " and that Instead he con
fcsscd the government was still hesl
tatlng between the duraa and drum
head courts-martial. "Tho people are
reminded of the wall that stands be
tween them and the government , " the
paper continues , and In conclusion
asks "will the duma or the drum-head
courts-martial survive May 37"
Belek Held to Grand Jury.
Chicago , Fob. 22. A coroner's Jury
decided that arsenic poisoning causo.l
the deaths of Mrs. Rosa Vrzal , Mar
tin Vrial , her husband , and Tlllle
Vrzal , their daughter. Herman Belch
a fortune teller , already charged with
having p'olsoned three other daughters
of the Vrzal family , was held to tut
grand Jury.
PROBING DEEPER INTO BAN
FRANCISCO GRAFT.
TWELVE WITNESSES EXAMINED
Telephone Official * and Bankers on
the Rack as to the Story of Bribery
to Get Franchises Satlifactory Day
for Inquisitors ,
San FrunclHco , March 28. Twelve
witnesses wore examined by the grand
jury In Us Investigation of bribery and
grult. These were , In the order named ,
Dr , Ferdinand Buttorllold , represent
ing InturcHtu allied with the United
States Independent Telephone com
pany , the concern which desired to bid
but did not , lor the competitive fran
chise awarded to the Homo Telephone
company , It Is charged , after approxi
mately $200,000 of bribe money had
been paid to administration olllcluls ,
$25,000 to the city of San Francisco
nnd $75,000 to the earthquake and
fire relief fund ; 12. Oppcnbelmer of
San Francisco ; William Meaile , pres
ident of the Central bank ol Los An
geles ; Mr. Sluan of Los Angeles ;
Frank M. Brown , u broker of Los An
geles who had to do with the forma
tion of the Homo Telephone company
and who , It Is said , has furnished the
grand Jury with evidence respecting
the manner In which that corporation
secured the San Fninclsc franchise
after , It Is claimed , It had been Illc-i
gltlmately bought by the Pacific'
States Telephone company ; W. C.
Patterson , vice president of the First
National bank of Los Angeles , who
was financially Interested In the oper
ations of the Home company ; J. S ,
Torrance , a I s Angeles broker ; A ,
B. Cass , president of the Home Tele
phone company of Los Angeles ; T. S.
Parkhursl of Los Angeles ; Mr. Dole
of Pomona , and Supervisor W. W.
Sanderson of this city , one of the sev
eral supervisors who are alleged ta
have furnished the grand Jury with
much of the ground work for Its 'In
dictments by confessing to wholesale
bribery practiced upon themselves by
the two telephone companies , the local
gas company , the United Railroads
and other corporations.
At the conclusion of the session
District Attorney Langdon was asked'
to make a statement regarding the
Investigation. Ho replied ; "This was
one of the most Important days thus
far before the grand Jury a day ro
spooling which It Is necessary fet
the ofllcors of the prosecution to ob
serve the strictest silence. I shall
simply say that this was ono of tha
most satisfactory days yet"
This was taken to mean that the
witnesses called or some of the more
important of them , had given testi
mony tending to corroborate the brib
ery and graft evidence on which sixty-
five Indictments have been already re
turned against Abraham Ruef , nine
against General Manager Louis Glass
of the Pacific States Telephone com"
pany , thirteen against Abraham K. i
Dctweller , outside agent for the Homei !
Telephone company ; ton against J. V. ,
Halsoy , outside agent for the Pacific ;
States Telephone company ; five' i
against Mayor Schmltz , and out
against Chief of Police Dlnan.
Mayor Schmitz , In a statement ta i
the Associated Press , denied the truth i
of charges published In local papers i
to the effect that the prosecution has i
nhundnnt evidence that Schmltz prof '
ited to the extent of not loss than i
$602.000 from participation In the' !
"boodllng" operations now being ln-
vestigiited by the grand jury. "These i
charges , " he said , "are maliciously 1
false and as soon as I am afforded tha i
legal opportunity 1 shall prove them
to be so. "
FCR REVENGEJR ROBBERY
Keystone Express Derailed by Wreck-j
ers , but Nobody Is Hurt.
Plttsburg , March 28. Train No. 20
on the Pennsylvania railroad , known '
as the Keystone express , eastbound.
was derailed near Wllmcrdlng , Pa. ,
fourteen miles cast ot hero.
The engine , two mall cars and a
.
combination baggage and smoker left
the tracks , but no on6 was Tiuft.
It Is believed the train was Inten
tionally derailed and that the deed j'
was done by the same parties who
wrecked the Chicago limited train No.
23 at Stewart , Pa. , last Friday. The
same plan was carried out and only
the slow speed of the train ( thirty
miles an hour ) saved it from turning
turtle , diving over a steep bank and
crushing out perhaps a score of lives.
Both the eastbound and westbound
tracks wore tampered with , one rail 11
joint on each track being displaced I
within a few rods of each other.
Railroad detectives started an In
vestigation nnd the nnnouncemont
was made that the derailment was un
doubtedly the work of train wreckers ,
either for revenge or robbery.
Wellman Expedition Getting Ready.
Paris. March 28. The members of r
the Wellman-Chlcago Record-Herald
North pole expedition are completing
the preparations of the balloon Amer
ica , and will leave shortly for Trom-
EOO , Norway , whence they will depart
June 1. The balloon , or airship , lias
been entirely reconstructed has new
motors and possesses a lifting power
of 19,500 pounds.
The -best real estate operators are
"satisfied to take a small profit" and 1
thus keep buying nnd selling nU the
time nnd making their want ad. cam
paigns continuous.
SALVADOR EAGER FOR PEACE
Requests Mexico to Intervene In Central
tral American War.
Mexico City , March 27. Mexico has
been requested by the republic of.Snl
vader to Intervene and use her bust
efforts to bring about peace In Central
tral America.
Ur. Baltnzar Estuplnlan , the minis
ter to Mexico from Salvador , received
a telegram from the government , sny <
Ing Salvador was withdrawing all her
troops from Honduras territory and
was eager for pvuco. Dr , Estuplnlnn
then confetred with President Diaz ,
As n result of the conference a mes
sage was Immediately Rant to Ambas
sador Creel In Washington by the
president. The contents of this dis
patch were not made public , but It la
stated on good authority that Presi
dent Diaz ban Instrnctod Mr. Creel to
Join the Amerlran government in
demanding the cessation of hostilities
Salvador has been an active ally ol
Honduras. According to nn American
who has Impottnnt Interests In Cen
tral America , unless the war la
brought to n close by Intervention on
the part of the United States and Mexico
ice shortly , n federation of Central
American states , with President Zo-
layn of Nicaragua at the helm , will be
the direct end of the present conflict.
BONILLA ORDERS SURRENDER
President of Honduras Tells Tegucl
galpa to Admit Nlcaraguan Army.
Managua , Nicaragua , March 27. It
Is stated on the highest authority
I ' here that President Bonllln of Hon
duras , after his retreat to Amapala
I following the defeat of the Honduran-
. Salvndoroon forces at Cholutecu by
the Nicnrnguan army , ordered from
Amapala the surrender of Teguci
galpa , capital of Honduras , to the vic
torious troops. The city Is now in
possession of the Hondurnn-NIca-
ragunn government Junta.
urownson to Command Pacific Fleet.
Washington , March 14. Complete
plans for the consolidation Into one
fleet of all American cruising vessels
In the Pacific ocean were made public
by the navy department. The order
probably will go Into effect about the
end of this month , when Roar Admiral
Brownson will become commander-ln-
chief of all American naval vessels in
the Pacific. Rear Admiratl W. T.
'
. Swinburne will become commander
, of the second squadron and Rear Ad
mlral J. H. Dayton will command the
third squadron.
Revolution Started In Venezuela.
Wlllemstad , Curacoa , March 19. A
dispatch received here announces that
a powerful revolution has started In
the state of Tachlra , Venezuela , with
I General Juan Pablo Penlosa as its
lender.
BOOST IN STOCK PRICES
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Sharp Recovery Is Feature of the
Day's Operations In Wall Street.
New York , March 27. A complete
reversal of sentiment marked trading
in the stock market. Although Lon-
i don prices were lower , the New York
I exchange soon after the opening
showed a much stronger tone than for
'
some time past nnd quotations were
advanced sharply on ve.'y heavy buy-
< ing. The bears began to retreat on
rumors that further government as-
slstance for the money market was
Imminent , and when the formal an
nouncement came from Washington
that such assistance was to be givei
the shorts began to cover up their out
' standing contracts. At the same time
| there was a renewal of purchases for
Investment. The trading was wild
and excited , as the bears sought to
cover. Accompanying the upward
movement was an industriously circu
lated rumor that an enormous pool
had been formed by the greatest bank-
fng houses in Wall street to support
prices. This report , which lacked
confirmation , made It ap"peaf thai
I $50.000 000 had been subscribed by
] t Bankers to buy stocks "with The oh'-
I Ject of putting a stop to the recent
precipitate declines. The extreme ad
vances reached to over seven points
In most of the Harriman and Hill
stocks , to six or over In St. Paul , Ca
nadlon Pacific and Smelting and from
three to four points In a largo number
of the most active stocks. The ex-
' tremo gains were not all held and
the closing too < of the market was
rather Irregular.
TERMINAL BILLJO "GOVERNOR
Conference Report | s Adopted In
House by Vote of 58 to 25.
Lincoln , March 27. The house ooa-
curred In the report of the conference
committee on the terminal tax bill.
The vote was 58 to 25. The bill will
now go to the governor.
The senate passed the house child
labor bill , amending It so as to exempt
from Its provisions boys who work on
farms and other boys between tha
ages of fourteen and sixteen yean
who have an eighth grade school cer
tificate. The house concurred in tha
senate amendments and the bill goei
to the governor.
The senate also passed the house
bill prohibiting in the train service at
night of telegraph operators lass than
twenty-ono years old.
The hofiso voted to accept the
amended anti-pass bill and reported It
for passage. It prohibits railroad
passes for practically everyone oxcepl
bo'na fide employes of railroads.
The senate bill , Intended to forbid
the Issuance of speolal llfo Insurance
i contracts , was Indefinitely postponed
by the house.
I The senate killed the house bill re
ducing sleeping car rates 33 per cent
Recommended by
Prominent Physicians.
and Chemists
CALUMET
Baking Powder
Perfect in Quality
Economical in Use
Moderate in Price
ALLISON [ DENIES RUMOR
Iowa Senator Says He Has Ar
nounced No Plans for Future.
Dulniquo , March 27. Senator All.
son was shown a dispatch saying In
would retire alter his present term
and that General Dodge's return t
Iowa meant ho was being grooinc.
for the position. He denounced tfi <
report with Indignation , and declare
he baa announced no plans tor th
future , lie evaded every effort to si
cure a statement whether ho woul
or would not ictire. A close friend < ,
his said IIP b''lleved no plans ha
been perfected , but added that as th <
senator will bo eighty yars old win , ,
his tetm expires In 1909 , he thougn
ho would decline to enter on anoinei
term
PARDON'S FOR THREE.
lov/a Legislature Votes Them Out ol
List of Twenty-three Applicants.
Dos Molnes , March 27. Pardons tc
three life convicts have been voted
by the senate and house committees
of the legislature out of the twentj
three who asked for mercy. Tin.
three arc Betsy Smith , who Is serving
a life sentence lor the murder of net
husband in Dos Molnes ; George
Weems , who is serving a life sentence
for the murder of L. H. Rldpath ot
Des Molnes , and Jasper Mason , who
killed a lellow traveler in Dallas
county In &clf-defense during a polit
leal quarrel. Pardons wore denied tc
seventeen convicts by other commit
tees. The seventeen Include the Rains
bargers.
GIFTS FORJJOLLEOES
General Education Board Distributes
$625,000 Among Five Institutions.
New York , March 27. The first dis
tribution by tiie general education
board since it received John D. Rocke
feller's most recent contribution of
$32,000,000 was made at a meeting
of the board , when conditional gifts to
tallng $025.000 were made to five edu
catlonal institutions.
The money was divided as follows
Yale university. $300,000 ; Princeton
university , $200.000 ; Bowdoln college.
Brunswick , Me. , $50,000 , Colorado col
lege , Colorado Springs , $50,000 ; Mills
aps college , Jackson , Miss. $25,000.
After making these appropriations
the board voted to give a total of $42-
BOO to colored schools.
With the five principal gifts Is the
condition that the Institutions shall
raise a specified sum fndependent of
the board's appropriation. Yale and
Princeton are each to raise $2,000.000 ;
Colorado college. $50,000 ; Bowdoln ,
$2G04000J and jUlllsaps , $100,000.
These subscriptions- were decided
upon after the board had considered
applications from about 400 institu
tions. Further distributions , It was
stated , will be rnado before long.
Storm at Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs , Colo. , March 27.
A terrific sandstorm raged in Colorado
rado Springs and vicinity and business
In the downtown districts was prac
tically suspended. Many telephone
poles were blown down and plate
glass windows were broken. The wind
blow with a velocity of seventy-two
miles nn hour.
Suicide at Waterloo.
Waterloo , la. , March 4. C. O. Dls
key , committed suicide hero by hangIng -
Ing himself In the cellar of his wife's
home. He was a barber by trade and
was recently divorced.
BILL HAS GOOD PROSPECTS.
C. E. Burnham Left Norfolk Hospital
Matter In Good Shape.
There Is every prospect that the ap
propriation bill providing for $98,000
to bo used in improvements at the
Norfolk insane hospital , and which
was Introduced In the house by Repre
sentative Alderson of Madison county ,
nnd passed with only ono dissenting
vote , will this week bo passed by the
senate , where it struck good sized
snags at the beginning of the week.
C. B. Burnham , legislative representa
tive of the Norfolk Commercial club ,
returned from Lincoln last night after
having been in the state capital all
week looking after the measure. Ho
says that the bill has every prospect
now of going through. This Is a vic
tory when the fact Is considered that
appropriations hnvo during the pnst
week or so been looked upon with
suspecting eyes and when the passage
of any appropriation bill , however
worthy , was a difficult piece of busl-
ness.
FRISCO STILL A RUIN.
Vast Area of Burned District Is Yet a
Heap of Ashes and Debris.
At least 10,000 people perished In
t
the San Francisco earthquake and V
fire , Instead of the -100 or 500 reported
by newspaper dispatches at the time
of the catastrophe , according to the
admission of practically everybody In
that city. J. P. Losch of West Point ,
who has Just returned from a two
months' trip to California , Including
the devastated city , says that San
Franciscans generally believe that at
least 10,000 and perhaps more than
thnt perished In the earthqunko horror
nnd flames that followed. Dead bodies
by the scores and hundreds were
tossed Into the fire while the city still
burned and were thus cremated with
out any record being made of the
corpses.
Hundreds nnd hundreds of dead
bodies were hauled through the streets
nnd dumped Into the water before any
thing like an accurate accounting
could bo made. Chinese In untold
numbers , many of whom had never
seen the light of day , perished down
in their underground swallow-nests.
Buildings that burned with inmates
were buried with ashes and dirt and
there will never be any knowing how
many unfortunates He In these un
marked graves. < *
Many of those who 'survived the fire
are today succumbing to the nerve
shock and many others , robbed of
their families and friends , are now be
coming Insane as a result of the mental -
al strain that they have undergone. -
San Francisco today looks as if it
had Just been burned a week ago , ac
cording to Mr. Losch. The down town
district Is still a vast area of ashes
and ruins and 1,200 wagons are being
employed to haul away what remains
still of the debris. A few frame
shacks have been built in the down
town district but business Is practic
ally impossible because the public is
unable to make its way through the
ruins to get to this section.
Inadequate street cars , which are
running with electricity lor the first
time In the town's history , are crowd-
f-d to the guards with people and many
are being killed because of this con
gested condition. Passengers drop off
the cars and are run over without at-
nttrnctlng pnrtlcular comment.
Many of the beautiful mansions that
stood on Neb Hill are still staring at
the streets In their ghastly condition
of ruin , nnd will not be rebuilt.
It Is the opinion of visitors that San
Francisco will not be replaced as it
wns before under twenty-five years , if
then. f
NORFOLK BANKS SHOW INCREASE
Hlghwater Mark In Deposits and Re
sources Is Reached.
Bank statements Just Issued In Nor
folk for March 22 , 1907 , show an in
crease in deposits oinco the January
statement of $121,939.89. The high
wnter mark In deposits In the three
local national banks Is reached by
the statement this week , the total be
ing $1,273,183.94. It Is an Increase
over the year of $327,230.20.
Resources show an increase since
January of $126,475.05 , the total March
22 having been $1G47C74.83. This Is
an Increase since n yenr ago of $3,400-
057.72.
The seat sale for Miss Isabel Irv-
ing's appearance hero Saturday night
In Jerome K. Jerome's comedy , "Susan
In Search of si Husband , " ono of the
New York successes of the present
season , will go on at The News busi
ness office Friday morning at 9
o'clock. There are 300 seats on the
lower floor of the Auditorium at $1 ;
the parquet seats are $1.50 ; the first
two rows In the balcony aro-l , the
next three 75c , the next thrco 50c and
the gnllery sents 25c. In the enst
Miss Irvlng's compnny plnys at $2
prices. In the company are five act
ors of prominence , each of whom has
been a star In his or her own right
The play is pronounced ono of the refreshing -
freshing comedies of the year as It
must bo slnco It comes from the pen
of Jerome K. Jerome , and the com
pany is ono of evenly-balanced excel
lence seldom seen In the west. The
attraction will bo ono of the most 1m-
portant features of the theatrical season -
son and from the mall orders that have
boon received , It Is apparent that Miss
Irving and her company will bo greet
ed by a full house Saturday night