Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, April 22, 1906, NEWS SECTION, Page 4, Image 4
THE O.MAI I A DAILY IJKE: .SUNDAY, API? Hi 22, V.M. A .r ,1. 1 1 an CAPITALISTS PLEDGE FA1II1 8tron Intereti In Hew York By Ba rmnciioo Will B Eebuilt. MAY CHANGE SITE OF BIGGEST HOUSES Mads Grt Along? Market street mar Ahaudonea foe "olid rtrnttUi la tha Tar at District. AMERICAN OFFICERS OF HIGH RANK AND OTHERS ENDORSE PE-RU-NA. NEW YORK, April n.-The Journal of Commerce today says: The head of large commlfsion houses In the dry goods trade am talalng over plana of announcing any reasonable ex tension of credit to their ban Francisco customers as a means of aiding them to re establish their business. The subject haa en taken tip aa a feasible means of illicitly rehabilitating tha trade of which tii credit alone remains. In spite of property lotrnrs Involved in destruction of San Francisco hy earthquake and tire, New Yorkera alio havS large in terests at stoke ill that city and Califor nium reaident here said without heskaLlon yesterday that San Francisco wou.d ba re built as upeedlly as possible, that the city would rise from Its ailiea on grander lines than those of ita past and that it would b a safer and lieultliler city becaue of thfl precautions to, l taken Against future earthquakes and conflagrations. U. O. Mills, said: "In aplte of the uncer tainty, one thing la Hire the city will be rebuilt. We will go ahead and build th city, nrid build It ao that earthquakes will nut shake It down and ao flro will not de stroy If, Hnd we will have a water system which will enable us to draw water from the sea, for fire extinguishing service and other municipal purposes. Wi will thus have bus to fear from the destruction of the land mains." Archtr M. Huntington, son of Collls P. Huntington, aald: "Snn Francisco Is the logical metropolla west of the Rockies and all talk of abandoning of the city In favor of some auch place aa Seattle la foolishness. 1 can say that the city will be rebuilt at once; that that it will be an Improved city and that In the building profit will be taken from present conditions." Predicts Better Buildings. Isnao Guggenheim aald: "Of course San Francisco will rise again. Wa have every confidence lh Its recuperative powera. It will rlsa like the Phoenix and be bigger and more beautiful. Buildings will be put up that will not tumble down when the earlh qiiakea, and neither will they burn so eas ily, and It will be one of the most beautiful cities In the world." O. E. Laldlaw said that commercial neces sities would take care of Ban Francisco's future, adding: "I see no reason why the city should not rle naaln. The tendency of course Is to rebuild." "There can be no possible doubt that Han Franelsci will rise from the ashes of Ita rulna," declare ! Colonel Dudley Kvana, president of the Wclls-Fargo Express com pany. It Is question of only a few years before tha city will be greater and grander than ever before. It will have the ex perience and the mistakes of the past ns a guide, and even If there should be another visitation of an earthquake there would be little to fear with the provisions thnt will be made to meet such a dancer. Mar CaansT Sites. "Soma plan must ba da vised which will obviate tha necessity of building on the made land of the wholesale district. It virtually has no foundation to support the great buildings which rested upon It and It aeems to me likely that the merchants will 'move to the solid ground formerly known aa Tarflat, south Of Markat street." That no time will ba lost In the work of rebuilding San Francisco la suggested by the fact that tha large engineering and contracting firms are sending their most expert men to Investigate tha ruins with a view of discovering which form of con struction best withstood the shock. The city will require about NO,) tona of struc tural steel to repair Ita losses and erect new buildings, according to E. H. Clary, head of the United States Steel corpora tion, and other authorities Interviewed yes terday. One result of the earthquake, It was claimed, will be to give an Impetus to the use of steel skeletons In future build ing along the Pacific coast. A special to the Times from Trenton, N. J., says: The John A. Roehllng's Bona company of this city, whose store and warehouse were destroyed In San Fran cisco, decided yesterday to rebuild at once. Builders Heady (or Work. OAKLAND. April 2 -It was stated her this morning that a number of firms of Han Francisco In structural and architec tural work are making preparations to open up their iron plants aa soon aa possible, and that many of them will establish tem porary plants In this city. f A number of Arms that have shipments if steal on the way to Ban Francisco will have the freight landed In Oakland. All of these Arms have announced that former employes will be given preference over oth ers when actual work is commenced again Woman DlTldea Katato with Safferers. SAN FRANCISCO, April Jl.-Mrs. Hugh Orum, a wealthy property owner of San Francisco, reported to the relief committee Piles 14 Years Terrible t' Cured Painlessly with Only Onti Treatment of Pyra mid 1'ile Cure. Free I'aekaa la I'lala Wrapper Malld to Kverroae Who Writes. "1 have been a terrible sufferer of p.les for luurteen tit; eara and during all this time )uu can have an Idea of how many kinds of meaicine 1 tried. But 1 found no relUf whatever. 1 felt there must be aomethlng ttiai could cuse me without having to uu iicrgo an operation Which mlgut kill me." Now, nr trying but ona treatment of yuur 'Pyramids,' 1 am free, free tu tell all sufferers of Ihisd readful diaaaiut to try thia medicine the Pyramid Pile Cure. It will cure when all otliers tall. Sincerely yours. Ueorg ilraneigh, Hvheilburg, Pa." , Anyone suOerlug from the twrible tor ture, burning and Itching f piles, will get Instant relief frcja th treatment we send out free, at QJt own expense. In plain, sealed package, to everyone sending 'nam and address. Surgical operation for piles Is u neces sary and rarely a permanent success. Here you cam gel a treatment that la quick, easy to apply aud Inexpensive, and free from the publicity and humiliation you sutler by doctors' examination. Pyramid lil Cure la niade In the form of "easy to use" suppositories. The com ing of a cur Is felt th moment you be gin to us tt, and your suffering ends. Send your name and addrtsa at one to Pyramid Drug Co., 314 Pyramid Building, Marshall. Mich., and get, by return mall, the treatment w will send you free, in plain, sealed wrapper. After seeing for youraelf what It can do you can get a regular, full sir packag of Pyramid Pll Cur from any druggist at b cents aaoh, or, on receipt of price, we will snail you Sam oursalve If he should not har It Prominent People Recommend the Remedy Peruna. Dr. Hartman's World Re nowned Catarrh Medicine. A Itemed? for the tirlp. Oen. W. H. Psrsons, 9S II St., N. W., Washington, D. C, wtites aa follows: "Upon the recommendation of personal friends and many strong testimonials to the efllcacy Of Peruna In the treutment of the numerous sympioins of the grip with which 1 have been alluded for four months past, 1 have been Induced to undergo a treat ment of tills Justly celebrated formula. "I feel a doclded change for the better by Ita use for on week only, especially In toning up tha stomach, and a consequent decided effect upon my appetite. "I therefore feel much encouraged that I am on the road to complete restoration. "My numerous friends In Texas, where 1 had tha honor to command a brigade of her veteran cavalry in a four-year war, may accept this voluntary testimonial to the merit of Peruna from a sense of obligation for Its wonderful efficacy." Pe-rn-na a Uood Tonic. Gen. M. C. Butler of South Carolina, writes from Washington, D. C, as follows: "I can recommend Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. I "I have been using your medicine for a short period and I feel very much re lieved. "It Is Indeed a wonderful medicine, and besides a good tonic." (olds In the Head and Throat. Chas. W. Rnwman, 1st Lieut, and Adjt. 4th M. 8. M. Oav. Vols., writes from La:i ham, Md., aa follows: "Though aomewhate averse to patent medicines, and still more averse to becom ing a professional affidavit man. It seems only a plain duty In the present Instance to add my experience to the columns already written concerning the curative powera of Peruna. "I have been particularly benefited by Its use for colds In the head and throat. "I have been able to fully cure myself of a moat severe attack In forty-eight hours by Its use according to directions. '1 use It as a preventive whenever threat ened with an attack. "Members of my family also use It for like ailments. "We are recommending It to our friends." ZThomaS Peckwlth, 11 Kltchell street, Auburn, N. Y., writes: "I was troubled with a cough and Indi gestion. Thanks to your advice and Peruna I am In good health now. I was talking with an old friend and he told me he took Peruna last winter, and he is in the best of heuth, working every day and speaks highly of your medicine. I shall feel it my duty to recommend your medicine to all my friends." today that all her Income-bearing property has been destroyed, but that she hud a little money in the banks, which she pro posed to divide equally with the relief committee. She therefore subscribed $10,000 to the relief fund. Many other persons of comfortable cir cumstances are coming to the aid of the commutes and food and supplies of all kinds are being furnished the needy. GHOILS Ml'TIl ATE THE! DEAD Flatters la Pockets of On Who 1'aa Shot Soldiers ttet Drank. SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 20.-A. J. Neve, formerly of thla city, and who at the time of the earthquake was manager of one of the "owl" drug stores In San Francisco, Is in Sacramento. Mr. Neve aaia: "The work of the ghoul was worse than the murderer. Hundreds of vomen were crowded Into the St. Francis hotel, It being thought that that edifice could withstand the flames. The buildings burned on all sides of it -and then It caught. The women were carried out and tha vllllans cut off their fingers, and put them in their pockets to secure the diamond rings. There was only one consolation. The men caught at this work were shot without a question. Many of them were killed. Wherever men were found robbing dead bodies they were shot down. In the pocket of on who paid the penalty with hla life, there Were five diamond rings that had been stripped from the Angers of (the dead." The soldiera broke Into the saloons to get water and liquor and many got drunk. Th result waa that they shot many who were Innocent. Liquor that would ordi narily stimulate Intoxicated and caut.ed trouble. ' The militia of the states should . be rushed to San Francisco to relieve those who have 'so long been on guard. hock In Ohio. CLEVELAND. O.. April 21 A shock felt In many parts of th city at noon yester day and supposed to have been an ex plosion waa a slight earthquake shock, ac cording to the micro selmograph register at St. Ignatius college. THE INSURANCE PROBLEM O. II. Palmer Advocate patience and Conservative Action oa th Tart of All Policyholders. When naked regarding the probable effect of the San Francisco conflagration upon fir Insurance compantea, O. II. Palmer of 11. E. Palmer, Son St Co., replied: "It is too early to say with any degree of exactness what companies will bo seriously embar rassed by the Are. In all prolblllty It will b a week at least before any accurate esti mates of the Individual losses of companica can be made. In the meantime, the assured ahould be patient. The larger and stronger compantea can pay their lueses out of sur plus. Many others will exhaust all their surplus probably before their losses are paid in full, but without doubt the stock holders will respond as they have before thla by subscribing any deficit. Companiea that have been doing a large and. prior to thla calamity, a profitable business will protect their plant even If the fire should wipe out all of the surplus they now com mand, and the Insuring public should wait until full and accurate Information la at hand before refusing the policies of com panies heavily Involved but not necessarily out of business. It will be well for Insurers to consult their insurance brokers, who will keep them fully posted as to developments. One thing Is certain this Are Illustrates fully the value and the necessity of a large surplus. "A to th San Francisco companies, the worst feature In respect to them la that they hold among their assets large amounts of California securities, but. as staled above, they have large and valuable agency plantf which they may be expected to make very sacrifice tu protect." i . ae. ( i'-' i'.f j , t Recommends Pe-m-na to the Afflicted. Rrla-. Gen. I). T. Klrhy. Washington, I). C., wrltej I concerning l'eruna, as mm follows: "l-'rlonds of mine having used your rcruna catarrh euro with good nsulta, I am impressed with Ita curative qualities, and can recommend It to Uionc who are afflicted." Aa Invlaoratlaa Tonlo. Rear-Admiral Illchborn, U. S. Navy, Washington, D. C, writes: "After the use of Peruna for a short period, I can now cheerfully recommend your valuable remedy to any one who Is In need of an Invigorating tonic." For Catarrh of the Stomach. Gen. W. V. Duffleld, Washington D. C, writes: "I have used Peruna In my family and have found it a valuable medicine and take pleasure in recommending it to all who suffer from catarrh of the stomach or who require a tonlo of prompt emoaoy." MANY OMAIIANS WIRE SAFE Several Local People in San Francisco Telegraph to Home Folks. SOME STILL ARE NOT HEARD FROM Part of the Coloney In California During; Earthquake Are Well oa Their Way Back to Nebraska. J - W. Phelps of Omaha, who with his wife and three daughters, was in San Francisco during tha disaster, has tele graphed friend here of the safety of the entire family. Klmer Farnsley, proprietor of the drug department of tlio iioston store, has rela tives' in Can Francisco from wiiom he is unable to hear. A. J. Simpson of the Simpson Carriage works has a son, Fred feimpson, with hla lamily, residing In San Francisco, and a brother-in-law, R. 1L Harris, an old resident of Omaha, and from none of these haa Mr. Simpson had a word. A letter baa come to Mr. and Mrs. Dex ter L. Thomas, 611 South Twenty-tilth avenue, from their daughter, Miss Ciar.i Thomas, who spent th winter in Cali fornia. Ths .letter waa postmarked riania Barbara, April IS, and written the night before, Indicating she could not have left there soon enough to have reached San Francisco before the earthquake. This re lieves tha anxiety tor her. Mr. and Mrs. F. 1L Griswold; 203 South Twenty-fourth street, am congratulating themselves; they left Suu Franclaco but a few days before the city waa wiped out. They had goue there from Omaha to live and made their home on Taylor street between iiubli and line, in Hie, midst of the fire's easiekt pruy. Thoy sold out and returned to Omaha. Mr. Orlswold haa a brother who resided up on Union atreet, which also was devastated. No wc:il has come from him. Fear lor Their son. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander MacKenzie, ki'O Park avenue, are extremely anxious about their aon, Leon F. MacKenzie, who waa in San Francisco and is yet for all they know. They have heard nothing from him. The press reports contained the name of a Mao Kensie among the dead, but his address and that of their son did not coi respond, so they think it was not he. He waa employed by th Biinham, Cariian & liayden com pany, wholesalers in Hardware and imple ments on Market street. He had been there three months. John S. Collins of Omaha, who waa in San Francisco When the earthquake came, Is sate, lie left for Omaha yesterday. Word cornea from Mr. and Mra. W. A. Aycrigg, who were In San Franclaco when th earthquake struck it, were heard from yesterday and were at Ogden, returning home. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Aycrigg htve been heard from. Mrs. Aycrigg is en route home, having reached Ogden, and Mr. Aycrifg remained, but is all right. Oarli y 1'allord, whoae mother resides at 3417 Dewey avenue, had been employed by th Uurlinglou in its Sn Francisco offlces for soui tliu and he neither can be beard I rum. 11 went from the Burlington head quarters to San Francisco. C. M. Bwobe, who waa thought to hav been at San Francisco, was in Sacramento and consequently Buttered no injury. Walter 13. Wilkin of this city, whose son Waiter is in San Francisco, received a message from him last evening which said he is safe, but had loot everything and is out of money. No word has been received as yet of Mr. and Mra. Taylor Chase, whos horae la la San Franclsoo. Mrs. Chase wss formerly Miss Jessln.OUUan of Omaha. W. W. Turner of aVhmoller at Mueller's has finally received a telegram from hi it' Ki i" ' 5 'V 'I I lr hMmjr i ii DEAFNESS CAUSED BY CATARRH RELIEVED BY PE-RU-NA. Gen. A. M. Legg, writes from the Savings Bank Building, Washington, D. C, as follows: "I take pleasure In endorsing the many recommendation I have heard and read of Peruna, because of having had knowledge of the truth of ao many of them. "We always tell our sick and ailing friends of the remedies that we have learneij, from experience, were good for us when ailing In the same way, and we do It as a duty we feel that we owo them. "Why is it any the less our duty to advise all the people we can When we know of a good and comparatively Inexpensive remedy that makes many cures, (ind benefits in almost all cases? "My own little personal experience of bclnir relieved of deafness, caused by a siege of catarrh, warrants me In advising all the a filleted to just try Peruna." relatives in San Francisco saying they are safe. NEBRASKA" ANXIOVS FOR FKIF.XDf reopl All Over State Hare Personal Interest In Disaster, 8CHUYLER, Neb., April 21.-(9peclal.) People from here who have friends and relatives In San Francisco are alarmed over their safety, as nr word has been received. COLUMBCS, Neb., April 21. (Bpeclal.) Mr. and Mrs. James R. Meagher's hearts were made glad yesterday by receiving a telegram from their daughter Mrs. Forest Merrill In California, bringing the good new that, while they were In the midst of the terrible calamity In San Franclsoo, they were safe and sound, but had lost everything except their night dresses. ,McCOOK, Neb., April 21. (Special Tele gram.) Today In hut a few hours the generous people of MeC'ook donated $70 for the stricken and destitute people of San Francisco and tonight seven hundred sacks of McCook flour, a large load, Is speeding westward by fast freight. MADISON. Neb., April 21.-Ppeclal Tele gram.) A carload containing 3C.0OO pounds of flour left Madison this evening for San Francisco. Thla represents part of the donations from this city to the earthquake sufferers. A similar shipment- of S2.0"0 pounds of flour donated by Norfolk for the same purpose, also passed through on the same train'. The amount raised In this city Is about $S00 and another car loaded with produce and clothing will he sent Monday. Company F First Nebraska Na tional Guard, located here, has also sent away all Its tents and blankets. PLATTK CENTER, Neh.. April 21.-(pe-cinl Telegram. Car of provisions left Platte Center for San Francisco sufferers. More to follow. COMIC OPKRA FOR Till! SI FFERKHS All Saints' Parish Society to Con. trlbate to Relief Fnnd.' To assist In relieving the carthquske vlrtltns, the Palish Aid society of All Salpts' church has renerously decided to contribute the proceeds of the comic opera. "The Mandarin," to the relief fund. The production was to have been given at the Lyric on May 3, 4 and 5, but since the What We Heed , In the Spring. -Not .Medicine, Jtut .Nuiril foils Ktxxl to (iivQ the ihxly Ivicli, Ited Wood aud Vitality. It used to be thought that the com ing r.r Spring necessitated the taking of much medicine, "to purify the blood." Hut the days of sulphur, and molusKcs and the "spring tonic ' are past. Think ing people know that what we need In the Spring is nut much different from what we need in all eaons. And it is not medicine. W need good food to Live us nouilshment for the body and brain, and to make our blood rich and red and full of life. There Is no other food, so far as we know, that provides so much nourish ment, as does Malta-Vita, the perfect whole-wheat food. Malta-Vita contains every food element n,'dcd by the hu man body. It makes hiioiik". active mus cles. It restores was'ed tlhues, refreshes the tired brain and forms rich, red blood. In abundance. In tiie changmg of the seasons, Malta-Vita Is Insurance of perfect health. Malta-Vita la the whole of the wheat ateanied and cooked and freely mm.'d with pure barley malt extract. The malt ex tract converts the starch of the wheat Into maltose, or malt sugar, which Is valuable food, easily difsl.d and taken up by the blood. Physicians everywhere recommend maltose. Malta-Vita Is rich In It. Malta-Vila is appetlzinK in the morning, at noon and at night, puked crisp and brown, every grain of wheat a wafer flake, It Is the most delicious of all foods. Try some today with milk, creum or fruit. It's good whenever you are hunary. And now In the spring when you feel "Just tired out." Malla-Vlta puts the llngl of new lif Into sluKgish blood snd new vltsllty Into every nerve and muscle. All grocers. Now 10 centre. ' mm change In plana Mr. Burgess has offered the use of the Boyd and the play will be given there on May 10 and 11, with a mati nee Saturday, May 12, Instead of on the dates previously announced. With additional time to prepare and the, enlarged facilities of the Boyd, it Is be lieved the quality of the entertainment Will be Improved and the affair be an even grater success than had been anticipated. Seats for the performance may ha had of Mr. Mackay, at Hospe's, at Beaton's or Myers & Dillon's drug stores. Tickets sold for the performance at the Lyric will be honored at the Boyd. The advance sale has been such as to give great encourage ment to those having th affair In charge. Some of the best musical talent In Omaha la on the coat. PEOPI.K HI Sit TO TI1K PACIFIC Stanford tnlvrrslty Professor Tells What Caused F.arthquake. The Overland Limited on the Union Pa cific eiit west with eleven curs Saturday morning filled with people hurrying to San Francisco in search of relatives and friends. The 'scene at the depot was most striking. Men were frantic fbr all the latest news and some wero so nervous they could not I even read th newspapers, but tore them , up and had friends tell what the latest news I was. The 1'nlon Paclflo hns Ordered all news bulletins on all the overland trains and these sra eagerly sought by the travelers. At the station Saturday morning when, the new bulletins were brought out for the j ovfonnii iney were inuneuiaieiy ecaniieu and devoured. Interest seemed to lie in how far the fir had extended. Sidney N. Cohen waa a passenger of the train. II lived at 1521 Sutter street, San Francisco, and had been unable to hear one word from his family. He has three sisters , In convents In ths city and his mother Is , In Relmont In Gardner's sanitarlifm. ! Prof. W. J. Hussey of the Vniverslty of Michigan waa a passenger on the Overland Limited Saturday morning. His wife' i mother snd fatfur and his children are in Santa Rosa. Trof. Hussey was In Ann Arbor In 191-! and Joe and Edgar Mnrs man, Leroy Crummer and Charles L. Thomas were In his classes. He went from Ann Arbor In 1M2 to Leland Stanford and returned to Ann Arbor this year. Prof. Newaon of ths department of geol ogy of Leland Stanford also was on the Overland Limited. He said there was a we'll defined fault in the- rocks running down the coast from San Franclsoo to Ias Angeles and It was the slipping of this which caused th earthquake. W. A. Slmonson. vice president of thrt Na tional City bank of New York Was a pas senger on the Overland Limited Saturday morning. He said he was hurrying to San Francisco to be of any assistance possible In lending a helping hand to the needy and to do everything possible to help restore th city. He said he missed Mr. Harrlman's special by about two hours, but was follow ing along closely behind. "Mr. Harrlman's trip will do the peorle of San Francisco an immense amount of good." said Mr. Simonson. "It Is all right to wire condolences, but Mr. Harrlmaii Is going out to tell it to them. When they And out they have the barking of the big Interests of the country In their endeavors to rebuild the city It will do an Immense amount of good and enthuse them with new life." Mr. Simonson asked especially after Luther Drake, who he said was a warm persona! friend of his. Oliver Ames and Samuel Carr, trustees of the Ames estate, are en route to San Fran cisco to see what can be done toward re building the city. Henry Iilers of th Filers Music company of B in Francisco was snother passenger on the Overland IJmlted and was met at tha station by A. Hospe of this city, who took him a trunk filled with provisions, as large a trunk as th railroad company would per mit Mr. Filer to carry. Th entire plant of Mr. Eiler In Ban Francisco has been v J t .:: fc.w,t.-ii- ?&TOCjiallmniiitn n ,j Used Pe-ru-na Satisfied As to Its Merit3 Recommends it to All Sufferers. iwww. , , , , , , --in I-, ii-ii- r Oen. S. S. Yoder, G Md. Ave., N. E., Washing ton. D. C, writes: "I desire to any that I have found Peruna to be a wonderful remedy. I only used It for a short time and am thoroughly satisfied aa to It merits. 1 shall gladly recommend it to all sufferers." .. For Kidney Trouble, Tonahs, Colds and Catarrh. Gen. A. T. Hawley, 1338 IBth Kt., N. Wr , Washington, D. C, writes: "I have used Peruna and find it very beneficial for kidney trouble, and especlaily good for coughs, colda and catarrhal trouble." Itevlsed Formula. "For a number of years requests have come to mo from a multitude of grateful friends, urging that Peruna be given a slight laxative quality. I have been ex perimenting with a laxative addition for quite a length of time, and now feel grati fied to anounce to the friends of Pe-ru-na that I have Incorporated such a quality in the medicine which, In my opinion, can only enhance its well known beneficial character. I "S. B. HARTMAN, M. D.," wiped away, and besides over 700 pianos throughout the city, which he had out on leaaes. Mr. Hospe also gave him some cooking utensils so he Could camp out if necessary. C. W. Martin of the firm of Martin Bros., Insurance agents of Omaha, went on the Overland Limited to Bon Francisco In oom pany with 11. A. Walker, manager of the insurance department of Armour & Co. S. W. Wells, special correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, was on the train. Wong Fook. a Chinaman with a $400,000 business In San Francisco, was on the Overland Limited ea route west. He had received word that all his property had been destroyed, but thut his family was safe. i TRAYKLINU MEN MAKE CALL Snpreme Counselor Miles Instructs All Councils to send Money. HASTINGS. Neh., April 21. (Special Tel egram.) Ths following call for contribu tions has been Issued to the United Com mercial Travelers of America: "C. C. Daniel, Supremo Secretary I'nlted Commercial Travelera of America, Colum hut, O. : I desire you to notify each coun cil in tha United States to take up at once the matter of relief fund for San Franclaco sufferers to be disbursed by officers of Oolden Oats council, San Franclaco. Sug gest that each council as a council send whatever It wishes Immediately. "C. J. MILES. Supreme Counselor." STII AVf.F.RK AHF. NOT WANTED People Advised to Stay Anay from' th stricken City. Vice President and Oneral Manager Cr.l vln of th Bouthern raclflc has wired Mr. Mohler of the Union Pacific two mcsKagee which will bo of Interest. They sic: Plense get tntrether all f id supplies for San Francisco, whether they be for the re lief of sufferers or not. and rush them through on specials. There is not so much nerd of tents and Hotlilng as food. rieane have newspapers ndvlse people not 10 try to rench Pun Francisco. No one frbm the outside Is allowed to land. It will nnly add to the congestion In the cities around the bay and it would be Impossible for them to locate invmuais. ah uie people We Trust Doctors If you are suffering from blood, thin blood, debility, ness, exhaustion, you should begin at once with Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the Sarsaparilla you have known all your life. Your doctor knows it, too. Ask him all about it. Then do as he says. We have no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. tt r Me I. e. aw o., lwu, hwi. ala Msnuisrttwrs or aTB'l BalK TIOOI-For th salt. AYER'S PILLS Fo eoastlpatioa. ATEB I Caa&KT FaCTOaAIy-sr MSfas. AltS'S AC0B CI' KB Foe naluu aad agi. When other llemedles Failed re-rn. ii Proved Kfflcarlnst. Hon. Geo. W. Honey, National Chaplain I. V. V., Kx-Chaplaln 4th Wisconsin Cavalry. K.x-Treas. State of Wisconsin and Kx-J. Master General SintP of Texas. G. A. It., writes from 17ixi First street, N. K., Washington, li. C, as follows: "I cannot too highly recommend your preparation for thu relief of catarrhal troubles in their various foims. "Some members of my own family have used It with most gratifying results. "When other remedies failed, Peruna proved most efficacious and I'cheerfull) certify to Its curative excellence." I'e-ra-na, a Standard Treatment for Catarrhal Disease. Wr. John C. Nelson, 1 'ay tun, Tenn , goulogliit and ruining engineer, while u Captain in tha Federal Army during thi Civil War, can u acted a cube of rheuma tism. Thl9 liiulady was constant and i"i alsteut, inducing the development of other ailments which also bucama cliroiu. . Alter taking a course of l'eruna, Capi. Nelson writes: "Having been painfully afflicted witii chrunlo rheumatism and the adjunelive complications for many years, and after having received many general and apeolal treatments with only temporary relief, 1 read your acienUMo treuWve on catarrhal diseases. "At my request you prescribed a special course of thu l'eruna remedies, which 1 elovely followed, and am liappy to re port that my rhculiiall.sm and compli cated ttuineiiis uru Bubdued, and 1 leel yountt again ut the age of tK years. 'Itcaiiuii will uiccpi your ciasailicatioii of catarrhal tliHfaxes us scientlna and truo, and the 1'ii uiia remedies as a standard treatment for them. 1 thank you heartily fur your skilled and logical advice." i:iij rtenmed Health and strenatli. James J. OM-MHn, 6-3 Wuhsalch Ave., Culoiudo SpiiiifcS, Colo., lias filled all Hie positlona in Knight Templars Masonic Order, whs a Mason since IjhxI, Judge of County Court, Clinton, Mo., and also County Collector of Ciititou. Ho writes: "A sluggish liver which I had been troubled with for two years made life mu traMe and I was uirublo to attend to my business half tlio time. I lacked energy, had headache most of the time, and my food distressed me and did not seem to do me a particle of good. "Reading of the many cures performed by Peruna. 1 decided to try a bottle. Be fore I had taken many doses I felt better. "I took It aa directed for two months when I was a well man." Mr. Robert E. Hanvey, Treas, Knights of Industrial Freedom, also a well known writer and lecturer, writes from 11 S. Lincoln etrcet, Chicago. III., as follows: "I was In good health until about four years ago when my back became lame and aore. The puins kept increasing with severe twitches and slow exhaustive aches. Hav ing read of Peruna 1 decided to try lt 1 found relief from the pain within ten daye. Within three months I waa well once more." are being cared for sn there will bs no trouble If supplies are kept coming. TEl.EGn AM9 ARB GETTING THROUGH Situation is Slowly Improving;, bat Not Yet Normal. Tha telegraph situation is improving somewhat, although messages are still piled up by the thousands at terminals. The Western Union has established an office in the Ferry building. Manager Umstead of the Western Union saya a messag sent today would stand a good chance of deliv ery In the morning. The Western Union has six wires working direct with San Franclaco and Is hustling all messages a far west aa possible.. The Postal has one wire Into Ban Fran cisco and Is sending many messages by roundabout ways. Many are being sent to Seattle and Lo Angeles and Oakland, there to be relayed on as soon as possible. tRUUVr APP10AL FOR DRl (. Health Department ays Antiseptics Are Needed as Badly as Food. SAN FRANCISCO, April . An urgent appeal haa been sent out for a supply of chloride of lime. It Is absolutely necessary to Insure sanitary conditions It is wanted immediately and in large quantities. Oilier drugs badly needed are sulphur, carbolic acid, bichloride of mercury, vaccina points, general antiseptics, foimaldehyda and ca thartics of any kind. Castor oil, opium in pills, morphine in tablets snd quinine. It is slmoHt as urgent that the people ou' side of the city furnish these drugs at once as it is they send food. Colon Veterans Will flelp. This appeal r.as been Issued by th Unloa Veterans' union" Comrades: You are all aware of the ten tide catastrophe in California and doubtless know i hut many of our com rades are in want. Let us contribute what little we can for their assistance. No soldier should ever forget how often he has shared with his fellow soldier, on the battle Held and on tlio march, his hist crust. I.et us all do our duty In this matter. Send subscriptions and money to this otllc. Yours and F. C. & L , J. FRANCIS HOPPER. Division Commander. impure nervous-