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The. Omaha Daily Bee. Adtrrtl) In THE OMAHA DEC Hzzi ! V est Yur Mory Worth THE OMAHA DEE Best tlT. West SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 187L OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AI'IUL 24, 190G-TEN PAGES. RISING FROM ASHES Work of Buildinc the New San Franoiioo Bejtfns, CLEARING UP STREETS AND LOTS Plans Already Made for Number of Tern ponrj Business Honte. RELIEF WORK BECOMES SYSTEMATIZED Fifteen Hundred Tom of Provision! Art Diitribnted Daily. PAIN INCREASES THE SUFFERING Ma Teat An Iaened anil Mr Are Removed mm the Camp Plarea of fkflitr, ' BILLETIV BAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-A sharp earthquake shock was felt here ' at 10:39 o'clock tonight. It lasted about three sec ond and waa from east to west. No dam age haa been reported. SAN FRANCISCO. April 23.-The new Ban Ftanr.laco. which will riie from the she of the old, waa In Its first stages of rebuilding today. After nve daya of con fusion and almost superhuman effort on the part of citizen of California's metrop olis, the great tank of sheltering-, feeding and otherwise carina- for th homoless thousands, complete order has been re eatahllched and attention turned to the future. Throug-hout the great business district, where the devastation of the flames was the most complete, walls are being rased, buildings that had not disintegrated be- rore me imcnn ni wn. ircmi moviv with the View of reoccupancy and even ground waa being cleared for the Immedi ate construction of some sort of building In which to resume business at the earliest nnMlhla time. In short, confidence has been restored. The assurance of the In surance companies, the measures taken by the federal Institutions, the prompt and reassuring word that had reached the bus Inesa men of San Francisco from eastern " financial centers all these things went to clear away any feelings of uncertainty that ' might have existed In the minds of the timid, that San Francisco would not again be what It was the great center of population and business of the Pacific coast. I Rata Adda to Suffering;. The general situation temporarily suf fered a setback early today because of the chilling rain which fell In the late hours of last night and during the early forenoon today upon the thousands pro tected only by canvas coverings and less Impervious sheltering. While the rain caused considerable Bufferings for the time- i.4nv thm mifTerlnfl-a war uulc.Ulv amelio rated by" t be-prompt action of every relief committee, as well as by the voluntary acts of householders. The people were fed today In a thoroughly businesslike and sys tematic manner. From the water front where the boat loads of provisions docked there was an endless procession of carta and drays carrying food to the scores of substations established throughout the city and the parks. At these stations food and drink, comprising bread, prepared meats and canned goods, milk and a limited amount of hot coffee, waa served to ail those who applied. About 1.600 tons or provisions are being moved daily from the water front. Large supplies of blankets, tenting and other material to provide coverings for those who have been scantily supplied here tofore are reaching the supply stations rapidly. Barracks have been completed at several points and In these many people have found comfort and shelter against the Inclemencies of the weather. The congested districts, such as Oolden Oate park and the various public squares throughout the city have been considerably relieved by the de parture of many for the other side of the bay. While the number of people leaving the city Is nothing Ilk the vast crowd that packed the ferry boats during the pre vlous daya, today the number was suffl ciently large to satisfy the relief com rnlttee that their task would become less difficult from day to day. Health C-oadltloaia Good. The general health conditions are most satisfactory. While the nuokber of cases at the various hospitals have shown considerable Increase, this is not an un expected development of the past few day of hardships encountered by the homeless thousands. The most encouraging feature la the abaenc of anything like an epl ilemlc of disease of any nature whatever The somewhat unsatisfactory sanitary ar rangement in the various camps, the lack of a variety of diet and the exposed situs tlon of so many people necessarily develop: ailments of every sort and In some places there has been a few cases of infectious diseases, such as measles, chlckenpox, etc but the primary causes of disease are be ing removed as fast as possible. Water is still scarce In some sections of the city, but every effort Is being made to Increase the supply from dsy to day, At the present time the water Is turned on only " at certain hours of the day and Bight and Is In ample supply for domestic needs In the districts where the water mains are still Intact. Inspection of tha system to the uninjured portion of the city is going on rapidly. In some Instances the pipes have been badly twisted and dis placed from the effects of the earthquak and these will have to be replaced by new ones. The street -r con.byuiles announced to day that four different lines were now ready for operation and service would be restored on these lines as soon as the city authorities would permit the turning on of the electric power. The electric power companies today stated that it was hoped that the power would be available for lighting houses and streets within the next three or four days or whenever It was considered safe to do so. tat Militia, Withdraw. The cltliens' general committee, of which the mayor Is tha presiding o nicer, adopted a resolution at Its session to withdraw the entire foroe of the stale militia that ban policed a large residence section for the last tew daya In adopting this resolution a vote of thanks waa tendered the governor and the state militia for Its services in the emergency. From this time on the city will he patrolled Jointly by the municipal police and federal troop. I'ntil a city prison is re-established all person held on felony charges will be taken to Fort Mason and turned over to the regular troops for safe keeping. Ttiet s a vast supply of provisions on hand for the people of Sun Francisco. Major Krauthotf. chief depot ConimU&ary of the Department of California, stated ay that there were available TWl.ooo ra tions. This Included those at the Fre- Idlo, Fort mason, transport docks and rail way yards. More than 100 carloads additional are" being distributed from the Southern Pa cific yards at Fourth and Kentucky streets. The finanoe committee of the general re lief committee reported that it had re ceived contributions to date amounting to rt.K.l,M4; $172,000 la the amount of the local subscription, making a total of tl.T24.53d.9S. Three hundred and sixty-six thousand dol lars has boen promised locally. The com mittee urges the citlsens of Pan Francisco to subscribe more liberally. Danaeroas Ruins Demolished. A considerable portion of Market street was closed to traffic today while the demo lition of ruins considered dangerous was In progress. Under direction of the Board of Public Works half a dozen tottering walls, portions of the mont Imposing struc tures along Market street before the fire. Were leveled with dynamite. The ruins of Prager'a department store and the Odd Fellows building were among the first to be destroyed. While the work of complete destruction ws progressing along this portion of Mar ket r-'et, men intent upon rebuilding at the e ft possible moment were climbing to the, floors of the Chronicle, Call and otfv "h ull building nearer the ferry for the V of estimating the repairs that are 0' immediately commenced. The exploit c of dynamite toppled to the ground many 'Is and columns In the Im mediate. nclgK ood of the ruins de stroyed. A foi ' workmen assisted by derricks is raisln l-s for the temporary trolley system to , ,tnlllshed. San Francisco has -Vigilance committee. the first organisation of the kind since the early fifties. Dr. Donald Mcculloch Gedge is tho chief. He fought In the French sriny, the United States navy and China war. Ills chief of staff is ex- Auditor Harry Baehr. The headquarters of he committee Is at 2024 Stelner street. One hundred and thirty persons have Joined the organisation. Applications for membership aro coming lit rapidly. The committee has charge of the Golden Gate valley district, near the Presidio. Separating; Asiatics from Whites. The military authorities In the North Beach district are separating the Asiatics from the Caucasians and putting them In camps of their own nationalities. A num ber of large manufacturing companies have arranged to receive and care for refugee at their respective plants along the east ern shore of the bay. Two thousand seven hundred and fifty persons can be accommodated. Arrangements are now being made to provide for the gubernatorial election, which must be held In this city next fall, and a meeting of the Election commission has been called for this pu pose. The San Francisco Kesl Estate board met In the synagogue yesterday and took measures for the protection of tenants who have suffered through the fire. A temporary detention, hospital is to be established in tlio basement of the Sacred Hoart school, conducted by the Dominican sister at the corner of Fillmore and Hayes streets and the first commitment since the earthquake was made yester day. The sisters of the Sacred Heart kindly turned over a part of the already crowded ' quarter to -the .iniiry com missioners and a number of pationts ar already housed . there. The board met yesterday afternoon with Judge Murlsky and John Graham and Charles Barclay, a former inmate of Stockton, waa sent there again. An Insane Chinese at the Presidio hos pital, was killed-yesterday by a delirious federal patient. The Oriental's skull waa crushed by an Iron bar In the hands of his craxy aggressor. ' The night attendants of the - Central Emergency hospital are all believed to have been killed when the city hall was razed by the earthquake, with the excep tion of Stewart Manville. He was fatally Injured by the falling walls hut was res cued from the ruins and taken to the Presidio hospital. Colonel T. L. Walnh Morgan Draper has offered to supervise the erection of a huge barracks for tho refugees at the Presidio and his services have been accepted by the federal authori ties. Work will commence on the struc ture today and will be rushed to comple tion with the greatest rapidity. The plans call for the housing of MOO people, nstoina House Kept Opes The only government department In the Ban Francisco customs house where work was continued during the day of the fire was the Surveyor of the Port Woodward He and his chief deputy, Chauncey M. EL John, were at their desks by t o'clock In the morning and remained there all day! The fire crept up toward the water front and finally was on all four sides of the building. Amid the roar of the conflagra tlon, tne craan or railing wans, the ex citement attending the work of the ISO Jackles who saved the building, their work went on uninterrupted. Inspectors fought their way to the building, reported to Ft John and received further order regard ing their work along the water front. It was a severe test, dui neituer the sur veyor, his deputy nor his Inspectors showed any incllnulion to abandon their posts until their day's work was done, The flrat vessel to clear from San Fran Cisco since the tiro was the Expansion, a small steam schooner, which received its papers today. It was laden with provisions for tho cannery men at Bristol and on that account was allowed to sail .o Distinction of Race, WASHINGTON, April 23.-lt is the desire of President Koosevelt that the work of the Red Cross In alleviating the distress In San Francisco Khali be done wholly with out regard to tha person and Just as much Lfor the Chinese as for any others In A letter to Secretary Tutt, he made this point plain. The text of the letter fol lows: White House. Washington. April 23 necreiary or vax, Bir; Accorrting to the neuspaper repurm, tne eunvrlng and desil luuou uru peculiarly great among tli Chinese. I i, e i inntly to say that the m a i rum aut muxi on aoue Holly with out regard to persons and Just as much for Chinese as any others l'leuan wire Dr. Divine at once to see that this is done. w 111 It not I well also to wire to General Funston to the sunie effect? I know noth ing of the matter beyond a list appears in me uuny press. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. t;vr rnuient Records Safe. WASHINGTON. April 23.-Telegram from internal revenue officer in San Fran Cisco state that all the records, stamps and papers of their offices arc in good condition and that they will be ready for business tomorrow. A temporary internal revenue office will be opened In Oukland. Visitors Are Barred. -CHICAGO. April 3. The folloming tele gram to E. O. McCormick. aalstanl traffic director of the Southern Pacific railway, from J. C -Stubb, traffic director, who 1 In San Francisco, was sent today: "Please ask the press generally to advise all people to not try to reach San Francisco. Outsiders not allowed to lar.d there. They would only add to the congestion of the rities around the hay and It aould be im possible for them to locate anyone. All the people are being well taken care of and supplies ar kept coming. RAILROADS SMASH RECORDS All Linen Rush Their Train Thronch on Unprecedented Schedule. REIGHTS BEAT OLD PASSENGER TIME Everything, Including Overland Limited, Mast Give Way to Relief TraJna Uolac to ! Francisco. The Burlington relief trams from Chicago to Denver made record runs. Each of ix trains made faster lime for the 1.O0U miles than the fastest passenger train on he road. The scheduled time for No. 1 from Chicago to Denvor 1 twenty-seven hours and thirty minutes. The agent at Kencsaw wired to Superin tendent of Transportation Dickenson tliat a train had passed, but It went so fast he was unable to tell whether it waa freight or passenger and could not report it. It was one of these relief trains. These shipments showing their origin are. speeding over the Burlington to San Fran cisco: Norton, Kan., on .car flour. Alliance, Neb., one car potatoes. Mct'ook, one car flour. Holdrege, Neb., one car flour. Seward, one car supplies. Exeter, ono car flour. Jlerbron, lot flour. Ashland, car supplies and flour. Plattsmouth, 12S sacks flour. Aurora, one cur flour, meal and produce. Wllber, one car flour. Crab Orchard, shipment clothing, etc and provisions. Tecumseh, shipment clothing and etc. and provisions. Broken Bow, one car supplies, etc. Hastings, one car supplies. Hyannls, lot supplies and clothing. York, one to three cars supplies. Fails City, one car flour. Longmont, Colo., one car flour. Oxford, one car supplies. Cambridge, one car flour. Franklin, one car provisions, flour, etc. David City, one car flour. Dorchester, one car potatoes. Grand Island, one car supplies. Shipments from points In Nebraska and Kansas are being forwarded to Omaha or Lincoln for concentration and shipment to San Francisco in carloads. Proceaaloa Over the I nlon Pacific. No hitch has yet occurred on the Union Pacific In the continuous procession of trains which that road 1 hustling across the continent. All these train are being sent on passenger time and everything else Is forced to take sidings. For this reason the Overland Limited waa four hours late Sunday night and the Eos Angeles Limited, due at midnight Sunday, did not reach Omaha until 8:30 Monday morning. Tho first loads which were sent out Thursday were sent In baggage and horse cars and when these were exhausted refrigerator car were used. It 1 estimated that at present a special train on the Union Pacific may be found for every forty miles of track between here and Ogden. Two special trains from the Northwestern were 'turned over to the Union Pacific at Omaha Monday. One is fifteen ear from the Business Men's association of Chicago, flvo car of meat, one rice, six cars of com tortera and blankets, one crackers and three of dry goods. A train of thirteen car from the Evening Telegraph is the other. Special Train of Meat. A special train of meaj was loaded i Cudahy's In Kansas City under orders from tho east and sent west on the Kan sas division of the Union Pacific. Two special trains were turned over to the Union Paclno at Denver by the Burlington Sunday and one train of four teen car from the Rock Island. The Rock Island Is taking two special trains of provisions over it southern route via El Paso. A special train of quartermaster' sup plies of seventeen cars from Jeffersonvllle, Ind., passed through Omaha Sunday. Cudahy's loaded ten car of meat Mon day morning on eastern order and Omaha had five more car loaded. E. II. Harrlman reached Oakland on hi special train Sunday at E p. m. At t o'clock Sunday morning the Cud ahy Packing company received a rush order from the Chicago American and at S p. m. the car were ready to be hur rled on their way to Ban Francisco. A special tralnload of soldiers and hos pital men from Philadelphia and other eastern points, with hospital suppll went through Omaha on a special train Monday morning at 2 o'clock. J no Milwaukee maae a record run across the states of Illinois and Iowa Sat urday, when twenty cars of provisions were hauled In ten hours less than the schedule time. The train left Chicago Fri day evening at ( o'clock and arrived In Council Bluffs at 12:37 Saturday, making the trip In eighteen hours. The regular fast freight schedule Is twenty-eight hours between the two cities. Faster time has been made with these relief trains, but not with twenty ears loaded with meat, MAW CHIRCHES ARE DEKTROYED List of Hoaae of Worahlp Darned la Baa Fraaelseo Conflagration. SAN FRANCISCO, April 23. The houses of worship of San Francisco were espec ially hard hit by the earthquake and con- migration. Among tnoae destroyed were some of the most notable In San Francisco and lhelr number will in a measure Indi cate how severely the resident districts were visited. Baptist Chinese Baptist church and mis sion. First Baptist. First Free Baptist, First Swedish Baptist, Third Baptist. Christian First Christian church. Congregational California Chinese mis sion of the American Missionary society. First Congregational, Fourth Congrega tional, Swedish mission. Third Congrega tional. Episcopal Cathedral Mission of the Good Samaritan. Church of St. John the Evan gelist. Church of the Advent, Grace, St. Luke's. Bt. Peter's. Evangelist Emanuel church of the Evan gelical association. Hebrew Congregation Anslche Sfard, Congregation Chebrathlllm, Congregation Emanuel, Congregation Keneaetb Israel, Congregation- Nevahtedek. Lutheran Finnish seamen's mission. FlrRt Evangelical mission. Our Savior's. Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran. Scand inavian Lutheran, Seamen's mission, St. John's Evangelical church, St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran church, St. Paul' German Lutheran, Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Ebeneser church. Trinity Eng lish Evangelical Lutheran church. Methodist Bethel Second African Meth odist Episcopal. Centrul Methodist Episco pal, Chinese mission of the Methndtst Epis copal church. First African Methodist Fplsenpr'l churrh. First Swedish Metho dist church, Folsom Methodist Episcopal church. Howard Methodist Episcopal. Jap anese Methodist Epist-opal. Methodist Epis copal Boutti Norwegian-Danish Methodist Episcopal. Pacific ml! . St. Paul's Ger man Methodist Eplsco)'1! Persbyterlan First I'i 'hj'terlan. First United Presbyterian, M;z.ip Presbyterian, Presbyterian Chinese church and mission, Welsh Presbyterian. Roman Catholic N"tr Dame des Vlc- tores. St. Bolinaco, fr-'i. Brendan. Bt. Francis, St. Ignatuis. St. Joseph, St. Mary's Paulist, SU Patrick's, Lose. Paints lic tros Paulo. Our 1aly of (iuadaloupe. Roman Catholic M juhn Holy Name convent, Notre Dame convent. Presenatlon convent. Sacred Heart eollrt;e, Sacred Heart lYesentation convent, P' Mary's hospital, St. Vincent's convent, fi "iihs Directory. Miscellaneous Believrx' Gathered to the Name of the Ird Jesus, commonly called Brethren: California mission of tho Church of Jesus Christ of lAtt Day Saints (Mor mon), First Church of Christ. Scientists: Friends, God's Christian church, the Mar iners' church. People's Place church, Re organised Church of Johu.i Christ, Churcli of Latter Day Satnls. Salvation Army headquarters, Workinginen's Metropole, the New Metropole. Salvation Army Industrial department. Silent Woilfrs, Volunteers of America headquarters nn l one post. STATE'S CKSEROSITY tXCHKCKF.n From All Parte ol State Contributions Ponr In. LINCOLN. April !!.--iBpeclal.)-The In mates of the Soldiers' home at Mllfnrd came to the front tl.is morning with a draft for ,tT5.W) as their contribution to the San Francisco sufferers Tho draft was deliv ered to Governor Mickey hy Adjutant Gun- era! Persinger together nith a statement from the members of the home that, though poor In purse, thoy deslrd to help all they could. " During the day numerous contributions were received through th. mall, though a few telegrams are coming In now. Follow ing is a list of contribution not previously published: City of Mlnden , t Sn .00 City of Crawford v. 70.00 City of Dewltt S0.no Htate superintendent's otiw-e, Lincoln., wet V. R.- Mellor 10.00 City of Peru and Normal school..,. 10?,. 00 City of Benkelman M.S0 H. E. Clark. Ohiowa l.no C. E. 1-cwls. Stamford l.rtl M. F. Tripe, Stamford 1.00 R. L. Metnalf. Lincoln.... 8 On Dr. Perkey, Lincoln 10.00 Miss Flowers, lncoln..., 2.50 Dr. Carr, Lincoln , 1 00 Dr. Spalding. Lincoln 1.00 Miss j. Dwygart. Lincoln 1.00 City of 1 In I la in 68.26 Columbia National bank.' (additional) Lincoln ' Jo. 00 German Congregational church, Lin coln, Rev. Mr. Schwab, pastor fw.flO Soldiers' home, Mllford... '. 75.NO YORK, Neb.. April 23.-(Special.) At a union mass meeting held In tho York audi torium, collections to tho amount of t4o0 in cash and several thousand pounds of flour and potatoes was taken to relieve the suffering in San Francisco and other places nearby. A car of metchandise will be shipped this week and n olo will be sent later. The York lodge of Elks will forward over tlOO. , ' SEWARD, Neb., April .-(Special.) Six hundred and seventy-seven dollars and fifty cents was contributed her in a short time last Saturday to buy a carload of flour and other provisions for the San Francisco people. Tho car was packed Sunduy morn ing and attached to the na-stbound pas sengeY train at Once to " isken to Omaha and thence westward. It was billed to the Red Cross. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. April 23. (Spe cial.) Large contributions were received In each of the churches In this city y ester. day for the San Francisco sufferers. BLOOM FIELD, Neb., April 23.-(Speclal Telegram.) Bloom Held people came to the front with a handsome contribution to the San Francisco relief fund. A -mass meet lng was called by Mayor Harmon Friday evening at which $300 was pledged. A com rnlttee waa appointed and on Saturday a guarantee of $500 was telegraphed to Gov ernor Mickey. .This morning a draft for $511 was forwarded. Hon. S. Saunders, Mayor W. H. Harmon and F. II. Crahan each headed the list with $50. FREMONT, Neb., April 23. (Speclal.) The friends of Hon. G. W. E. Dorsey, who with his wife and mother-in-law Mrs. Hodges, are In San Francisco, have heard nothing from them since the earthquake and are beginning to fear that they may be among the victims. Mr. Dorsey' s office and his boarding place were both in the devastated area.. Fremont's second car to San Francisco left here Saturday night and the third will follow tomorrow. Mayor Wol received $140 from Hooper this "morning and $100 from the students of the Normal school. making the amount close to $1,000. FULLERTON, Neb.. April 23. (Special.) In pursuance to a call Issued by Mayor Theodore C. Koch, the business men of Fullerton met Saturday afternoon and or ganlzed a relief committee to solicit dona tions for the San Francisco sufferers. The committee raised over $400 cash In a short time. It was decided to send provision consisting of flour, potatoes and such other staple goods as the merchants might con-t tribute. A full caiload will be sent this evening. MILLION AND HALF DOLLARS MORE Hoaae and Senate Inrreaae Approprla tlon for Relief Work. WASHINGTON, April 23. -The senate to day Increased to $1,500.0(0 the second ap propriation of funds In behalf of the suf ferers from the California earthquake, and this legislation, like all of the same char acter that has preceded it, waa enacted without comment of any kind. The day marked the conclusion of Mr. LaFollette'a speech on the railroad rate bill He occupied the greater part of the time today, as he had done ou Saturday, ren dering It one of the longest speeches In re cent year In the senate. The bill providing for the organization of a dental corps in the urmy was passed and the Indian appropriation bill was under consideration late In tho day. Without debate the house today con curred In the senate Joint resolution ap propriating $1.3(0,000 for the relief of tha Bun Francisco sufferers. The house had under consideration the bill fixing and increasing the salaries for the school teachers in the District of Co lumbia and reorganizing the board of edu cation. The bill was not completed when the house adjourned. TRAVELING MAN'S LONG FAST Texan's Hair Turn White a Reaalt of Fear at Has Frsirltea. PUEBIX). Colo.. April 23.-B. K. CofT mann, a traveling salesman from Fort Worth, Tex., arrived in Pueblo from Ban Francisco last' night. He say ho had nothing to eat or drink from Tuesduy evening until Thursday morning, and that when he looked over the city and saw the fulling buildings and the flames shooting Into tiie sky, that he fell upon his hands and knees and burled his face in the sund, believing that the end of the world hud come. As a res. lit of the strain to which he was subjected Mr. Coffmaun' hair U new al most perfectly whit. VICTIMS MOST CHEERFUL San rranoisco SnfTorers Look With Hope Towards the Future. RELIEF WORK IS WELL ORGANIZED Charles F. Hedares, Dlreet from Seeae, Tells of Condition Thai Prevail la the Smitten City of ' the Coaat. Charles F. Hedges, dining est- conductor en the Overland Limited, arrived In Omaha Monday evening from San Francisco and gives an interesting account of affairs at ho stricken city up to Saturday evening. when he left there. Ho said: "I reached htkland Thursday afternoon on the Over- and Limited. Our route, as you know, lay for twenty miles up the bay on tho Oak- :ind side, and we could seo the smoke from he binning city very plainly. It looked to me very much like a burning volcano. At night the scene was Indescribably grand. with the flames tinting the black clouds of smoke, and Is a sight I never shall for get. Right here I wont to say that the stories that tho railroad tracks had sank and were badly out of wiark Is an exag geration. We had no trouble getting into Oakland at all. The first evidence we saw of the earthquake acre at Bacrnmcnto, Benerla and Alameda. At Oakland prac tically all of fhe chimneys of the house were shaken down hy the earthquake. Only five persons were killed as a result of the collapse of any building In Oakland. This was at the Empire theater, an old shack of a structure that went down during the shake. Slants In Ken Francisco. "1 went to 'Frisco Friday and the sight waa one that cannot be described In words. All of the best part of the city W gone, only a fringe of houses being left. The mint Is still standing and that 1 about the only structure left Intact In the business part of the city. Many of tho stories of the disaster are exaggerated In a way, and still half of the great calamity haa never been told and possibly never will be. This is particularly true as regards the loss of life, which will never be known. 'The arrangements for relief of the suf ferers Is absolutely perfect. Nothing has been left undone that could be done and everything Is worked upon a system with out n flaw. Thursday morning there was not a hungry person In the doomed city, so quickly was relief sent from Oakland, Fresno and other places. The chief suffer ing was for water, but that has now been remedied. Too much praise cannot be given General Funston and the United Btates army for the magnificent order that Is pre served and for tho protection Of property and citizens. The world has never seen Its equal. It makes a man feel proud that he is of a government that can do so much so quickly and well. Relief camp have been established everywhere In the' parka, and over at Oakland , every public hall. church, theater and park is freely given for tho shelter and comfort of the San Francisco sufferers. Relief Well Organised. 'The relief system Is so perfect that peo ple 'do hot nare'ld'aalc Tor hefp.'-Thousanda of young men and women wearing badges ss members of the relief committees are here, there and everywhere. Just where they are waiited, and not a hungry mouth Is allowed to go unfed, and liberally fed. The relief committees aro at every train to ask If any one needs anything, and it Is given with such cheerfulness that the people do not look at it as a charity. The care of the sick and particularly of the children Is perfect. All milk Is ap propriated by the relief committee for the babies and sick. 'At the postofflce are 100 or more me senger boys provided with postal cards which are given freely to all who wish to send word to friends, and every, facility Is afforded for finding friends. Up to last night no lights or flres were permitted in San Francisco. All the sa loona of San Francisco, or what few of them ar left, are closed, as they are In Oakland. Any grocer or baker who I caught charging extortionate prices for anything In the food line has his establish ment closed and his goods , confiscated They will be reimbursed for these con fiscated goods after quiet and order 1 re stored. Sufferer Are Cheerful. "The moat remarkable thing about the whole catastrophe 1 the almost cheerfu,! ness of the sufferer with all their calam ities. They know- that the whole world sympathizes with them and la eacer to help thorn and they are amused at their own utter helplessness, but are determined to go ahead and rebuild their city more beautiful than ever. Though their city Is a ruin, they still love It and all are talk ing of the beautiful city that will yet rise out of the ruin. "Over 100,000 people are housed In Golden Gate park, or ar rather camped there, nd they are a good natured lot of people. The only trouble to be apprehended is from the lack of sanitary measures. The Chlneee are placed in a separate camp and are ex tended the same relief given ' to others. There Is no discrimination against them. as ail are fellow sufferer together. The calamity ha welded the people of San Francisco together by a new tie, that of Buffering and disaster, that is a marvelous as it Is beautiful. "Very few of the San Francisco people are leaving. It Is mostly csstern people who are going away. More people are going west now to San Francisco than are coming away, ten to one. Southern Pacific Help. "The Southern Pacific railroad furnishes free transixiUatlon to all who want to get away as far' us Los Angeles, Sacra mento and other nearby cities. Mr. Harri man Is now there and has ordered a $JS rate to Chicago and Oniuhu. The.Southern Pacific has been the greatest factor in ex tending untinted relief of any organisa tlon there and will continue to do so un til normal conditions are restored. "The San Francisco papers have resumed publication over in Oukland and are get ting out four page papers. All the banking Is being done in Oakland also. 1-or several days the Oakland banks refused to open their doors because of the danger of a run. Jdoney was not needed and hence they did not with to have a panic in con nection with the other horror. All of the 8an . Francisco banks are now doing business in Oakland. 'Tht-re Is so much to say and tell about thut I might talk all night and then not tell a tenth of it. My home is In Oakland. When I got home Thursday a strange woman was at our house. She had lost everything at Ban Francisco, but was cheerful and hopeful and scarcely re ferred to her loss, but spoke hopefully of the future and that ever thing would come out for the het. This fcrnne spirit eetns to actuate all of the San Franclsm people and It is this unconqueiublo spirit tinder the direst distress that is going to rebuild the city gieater and better than ever." NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Partly flomlr Taeaday, Cooler la Weatera Pertloat aarer and Cooler at Maht anal Wednesday. Tern pern I are at Omaha Yeterayl llnar. Ilea. Hoar. Dec. It a. m 4 I p. an H a, m 4S p. m ..... . T T a. m 4f H p. ,m a a. m...... no 4 p. m...... H ft a. m hi I t, a M 1ft a. m M . m tS II i, m HI Tp. m. .... mm M m p. m " 9 p. at...... ft 'FRISCO'S TRI-HEADED EXTRA Copy of First Paper Gotten Oat hy the Saa Francisco Jearaal After the Dlaaeter, Nj The Bee has received copies) of tho Call-Examlner-Chronlcle. the tri-headed news paper. Issued by th three Ban Francisco papers Jointly from the office of the Oak land Tribune. It Is a four-page paper full of startling headline and Information, gathered In haste , by the reporters, but put together with much taste and effect Along with the paper, which can be en In the window of the counting room, comes a letter from E. A. O'Brien, formerly city editor of The Bee, but now connected with the Oakland Tribune. In It Mr. O'Brien gives some secnunt of his personal ex periences and says h twlc-e narrowly es caped desth. The earthquake did much damage In Oskland as well as in San Fran cisco. At the time Mr. O'Brien wrote, Thursday, IRO.OOO refugees from San Fran cisco were housed In Oakland. A R HON A IS , SRXDI1U SUPPLIES Coloael Drsre Waive Iave ta Go to Port of Duty. PHOENIX. Aril.. April 23. A carload of smoked meat and bedding, contributed by Phoenix and the Salt river territory, left last night for Ban Francisco to be used for relief purposes, and Sunday a carload of fresh beef on Ice was shipped. Tonight another mixed car of bedding, clothing and provisions will be sent. Public subscrip tions and subscriptions from lodges, etc., to provide these provision and the sup plies amount to approximately $7,000 and tonight the Board of Supervisor will ap propriate $5,000. Other Arizona, town are doing their part and it I expetced th relief subscription from Arizona will ag gregate $90,000, while private help to friend and relatives In San Francisco will swe'.l th sum to $100,000. The bodies -of Mr. and Mr. Rouzer, killed In Monterey, arrived here Sunday and will be burled today. Colonel E. E. Dravo, U. S. A., waa visit ing his mine In the mountains north of here, on leave of absence, when he heard of the earthquake. He hurriedly returned to Phoenix and left for San Francisco Sun day night to assume the post of chief com missary. Division of the Pacific, to which h waa assigned a few week ago. BILL TO WAIVES' DUTIES Ol GOODS - t ConsTres Asked ta Admit Food and Building Material Free. ' "WAftHrNOWN.- April Representative Galne (pa.) introduced a bill admitting free of duty all goods, ware or merchan dise which may be imported Into the United State a gratuitous contributions for the relief of the earthquake sufferers In California and consigned to the governor of that state, the mayor of Ban Francisco, the secretary of war or -the secretary of commerce and labor. The bill further waive duty on building material Imported Into the United Btates when satisfactory proof ha been made to the secretary of the treasury that such building material are to be actively used In building In San Francisco. The secre tary of the treasury Is authorized to allow a drawback of the duty on the material tired and after the duty has been paid he Is authorised to refund the same, any thing in any law to th contrary notwith standing. APPEAL TO THE MODERN WOODMEN Head Coaaal Talbot of Lincoln Speak ta Behalf of Brothera. LINCOLN, April 23. A. R. Talbot of this city, head consul of the Modern Woodmen of America, today Issued his official appeal for aid to the member of the order for the sufferer in Ban Francisco. Mr. Talbot today received a dispatch from J. O. Davis, California state deputy at Holllster, Cal., saying that no word ha been received from Reese and Peck, off! clals of the Woodmen In Bail Francisco, but h think they are safe. He say re lief la badly needed. rXIOX TO . HELP TlfE EMPLOYERS Boatoa Printer Offer g 10,000 Loss ta Saa Fraaelseo Firm. BOSTON, April . (Special Telegram.) Three of Boston's leading architects will proceed immediately for Ban Francisco, tak ing with them plans, specifications and contracts of the city' most recent school houses for the free use of Ban Francisco. The Boston Typographical union has voted $10,000 to loan San Francisco employ ing printer to re-establish their plants, in addition to relief for union members. MOEY FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAJNKS Uoverament Will Advance f 18,000,000 a Soon as Seearlty I Famished. WASHINGTON. April 23. Secretary Shaw has given directions that $15,000,000 of public money be distributed among the national banks of San Francisco and lm mediate vicinity, which will Include Oak land, as soon as the banks furnish satis factory security. The secretary was In Chicago today and hi direction to this effect were aired to the treasury depart ment here late this afternoon. GENERAL GREELEY TAKES CHARGE Commander of Department of Paclne Supersedes General Faastoa. SAN FRANCISCO. April 23. Genera Greeley took command of the federal troop at this post, superseding General Funston who will act under his orders. General Greeley has established head quarters at Fort Mason, Just east of the Presidio, on. the north shore of San Fran cisco buy. Iowa Wamaa Becomes Insane. OGDEN, Utah, April 13. Six hundred and forty-four refugees reached Ogden at noon today and they are now being fed by the local relief committee. The mental strain of the fleeing, terror stricken people is best Illustrated In the misfortune of Mrs. Ida Reed. She arrived in Oakland apparently of sound mind, but when the tension of the scene was relieved by a realisation that she a as safely lo cated on the refugee train bound east her mind gave way and she la now detained l:i the city JatL Her destination was Waverly, Ja. Her 10- ear-old son la being cared for by th women of th icUef committee. TRAIN OF SIX CARS L&reest Single Shipment From Omaha it the Fourth. GREAT VOLUME OF FOOD AND RAIMENT Gate City Doe Hot Tlaft; In its Aid to California Victims. HARRIMAN SAYS VAST STORES ARE NEEDED Head of Facifio Roadi Bends Word to Keep Up Good Work. BASES APPEAL ON PERSONAL INSPECTION Not Oaly Nebraska Metropolis, bat Other Towns of State, Are Con tlaalnar Noble Mlsaloa ol Feeding- aad Clot Blag. This telegram was received at tht office of the general manager of th . Union Pacific Monday afternoon from IX 11. Harrlman: "Having gone over the situation In San Francisco, I am deeply im pressed with tho necessity of unin terrupted forwarding of food sup plies with which to feed 200,000 homeless people. The situation la well organized and the United State Quartermaster department Is re ceiving and distributing through It channel and other various relief as sociation all supplies a fast a they rriv. But the fact should b made publio In all quarter that it will require continued effort on th part of everyone to keep supplies coming. The railroad are, of course, hsndllng all such auppiie without cost and the people must re spond to calls for relief. The largest single amount of supplies for th California homeless to be sent out of Omaha by the relief committee left last night In six car In a special train on the Union Pad lie, carrying fourteen other car loaded with like material. The lat ter came from along- the lino of the North western railroad east of the river and was brought la by that company. At Valley the train picked up a carload of stuff from David City and at Grand Island four cars of flour and other Nebraska supplies gathered along the lino of the Omaha, road. The train left Omaha at 6.15 o'clodk, run ning a the second section of passenger train No. 6 and scheduled to the coast ou regular passenger train time. Two car from Omaha were filled with clothing, bedding, food 'and miscellaneous material donated by Omaha citizen direct to relief headquarters Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, making three car con tributed in this way through the plan of Superintendent Morris of the Associated Charities. Three car were loaded with cracker, groceries, canied goods, coffee, baking powder, rice, canned rhllkf and ap ple butter purchased by tile relief oommit- te,--exid '-unu r -'ciuaMcd of - fljur and coffee ent In front North Platte. At I o'clock yesterday afternoon th Union Pacific took out a train of fourteen car of supplies brought In by the Northwestern and originating at various eastern points. Much more is expected In today. Omaha Ask Iastractloas. A the result of a discussion of the sub ject by the local executive relief committee which met In the mayor' office Monday morning Mayor Zimman ha sent this tele gram to Governor Pardee of California: Pursuant to your telegram. Omaha haa thus far been shipping cars of provisions. We send five cars today. Shall we continue to send provisions, or would money be pre ferable? With food, clothing,, bedding and tents pouring in from all over the country, the member of the committee are In doubt whether fresh supplies are not of dubious expediency, and if th Ban Franciscans will not. In a few days, be needing cash much worse than supplies. Mr. Harrlman' telegram, however, sets at rest all question about general needs. The Nebraska Clothing company was on of the first among the Omaha Arm to sub scribe to the relief fund, generously coming forward with a subscription of $100 In cash. Through some Inadvertency this sum ha not been reported In the published list. The people of Omaha did not stop with the Sunday afternoon's work. Superin tendent Morris had to keep four wagon busy Monday morning responding to tele phone request for th transportation of contributions to relief headquarter at tha city ball. In addition to th article given Sunday, $72.80 was placed In the band of the wagon crew by person who had no old clothes or canned good or cereals ready, and the amount ha been received by Superintendent . Morris and deposited with the committee. The contribution In th schools will be taken up today.' It 1 likely th article will be used , to fill the car to be attached to the American Relief asso ciation train. Money has been named as preferable in thl collection. Nearly Thirty Tnoasaad Now. Owing to th fact that Monday waa Arbor Day and a holiday, it was Impossible to get the amount of subscription since Sat urday noon when they were last reported in full. It 1 estimated that there Is fully or more than $10,000 to be added to the $18. $27.70 paid in Saturday noon. Both Treasurer Drake and Cashier Hamilton of the Mer chant National bank are attending th oanken' convention at Fremont and no showing whatever ol the receipts could be obtained. The call of Mayor Bchmlts for architects and draughtsmen from Omaha is not likely to meet with much of a response, prin cipally because theoe classes are too busy here at home. For month It ha been next to Impossible to obtain competent draughts men and engineers 'needed In Omaha for construction work In thl city and through out the state. The big Omaha architect have been forced to advertise In other cities and pay exyaordlnury wage to get any assistance of the kind whatever. Last winter It was necessary for the city to raise salarie In order to retain a working force In the city engineer' office. As for expert architect. Omaha ha none to spar. Balldera Will Not Go Weal. With the contractor and among the skilled workmen much the same condition exist. There I so much building In progress and contemplation close to homo that the builders think it unwise to go elsewhere. J. W. Phelps, a big local contractor, la In San Francisco, and his associates hero think It probable he may remain for a time and try to rapture some of the Mrf Jobs sure to be in sight. Soma of tho large firms may Bend out representatives to look over the ground Hit nothing defi nite liaa been decided upon. Mayor Zimman haa re-elHl a number of offers from physicians and nurses volun teering their services in California if iksr