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The Omaha Daily Bee. Advartlaa In THE OMAHA DEE Best A". West Yar MMy Worth THE OMAHA OEE Best & West OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, 'APRIL 26, lOOfi-TEN PAGES. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. SINGLE COPY TIIKEE CENTS. FOUR HUNDRED FED 8mall Array of Destitute Refugees from San Franciaoo in Omaha. MLN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ON WAY EAST Unfortunate People Are Cordially Vet and Given Food and Transportation. REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS TAKE THEM IN Weird Etor o Hardship and Grief ia Told in Many a Faoa. THROUGH IT ALL THE VICTIMS ARE PATIENT Omaha Establishes tluarlers at Depot Where Other nefngees faolnn- to Their Homes Will Itc tilt en Food. Three hundred and eighty destitute refu gees from Ban Francisco arrived in Omaha over the Union raclflc yesterday afternoon and met a reception ns genuine and whole come aa they would have received had they been ao many mllllonnlrea come to honor the city with their presence. At Union atatlon these unfortunate people, homeless and penniless, were for- . ever Impressed with the aolemn assurance that they were by no means friendless. They were taught to know, If they never knew before, after their awful nightmare of horror and fenr and uttering, what ft blesed relief It la to feel that all I over and they were once more In the handa of friends, more fortunate than they, eager to ahare with them the beat they had. The city. In tho person of Ita mayor, greeted these people at Union atatlon and the church, society, business every element of the city's activities was rep resented In that great body of citizens, which ushered through the portals of the , Gate City this half-thousand victims of the most appalling disaster which ever be fall any American municipality. It Dow a to Blar Out. From the train this army of brave people, worn, hungry, but patient and bright, waa taken immediately to long tables spread with every substantial edible necessary to feed and nourish and they were cared for by 100 smiling women and as many ufTable men. The Union Pacific hud brought the people to Omaha free of charge and the other roads took them on to their destinations free of charge Dr. Jonas, chief surgeon of the Union Pacific, and a corps of physicians and stir . geons were on hand to administer to the wnnts of any sufferers. Sergeant Tony Vanous and a squad of policemen kept back the large crowd of curious intent on seeing everything that went on. After the refugees had all been fed George West of the Northwestern, Arthur Ander son of the Milwaukee and City Passenger Agent Abbot of the Union Pacific divided the parties to the different railroads and they were started on to their destinations without '0 h-t';nch 'lni.--Tha-aeil-. waukee hauled 167, the Northwestern 201 and the bttlanoe were sent over various roads. Omaha. Prepared for Kmrrjfory. Omaha was prepared for the flrst full train load of refugees. Committees from the women of Omaha and the Associated Charities had worked, together with the relief committee under the direction of tho special committee of five und the Im mediate direction of Mayor Zlmman and Superintendent Morris of the Associated Charities and none was permitted to say he or she did not et enough to rut In Omaha. Ham and lonru? sandwiches, apples, oranges, banan.i. coffee and a large supply or tobacco were dealt out with a lavish hand ami all were bnmtl- fully supplied. Union station presented an sHmated ap pearance when the women arrived to pre pare meals for the refugees. The train was expected here In time for breakfast and many of the women arrived before they had their own breakfast to ream that the train would not be In until about 1:30 p. m. Stops along the road for meals delayed this train beyond the expectations of the railroad officials. Tents Are tnlrkly Pat In. All was hustle and bustle In preparing tor the feeding of the hungry thousands, who will pass through this city. Six tents were secured from the Omaha Tent snd Awning company, but the company had no one who could put up the tents. Mayor Zlmman phoned to Managera Relter. Burgess and. Breed and these men put the question to their stage hands with the result that all were soon on hand and put up the tents In short order. A fsucet was attached to the fire hydrant and a regular ramp was soon established. Loads of buns and ham and fruit were s.on srrlvlng and the 100 women were noon spreading bread snd making sand wiches as fsst a E. W. Pryor. chef of the Commercial eluh could rut the bread nd ham. Mr. Pryor undertook to cut tlieas as fast as twenty women could spread snd make the sandwiches and he showed he could do the work as well as direct the others in getting up the highest lass meals. Jon Hummel of the street depsrtment wns on hsnd to build the tables and the itmp m put together n short order. A section of the wire fence was taken d.wn south of the Union station and the tents were rut tip In the open space between the passenger snd freight tracks. Dr. New man Hall Burdick and J. C. Penilsnd of the Young Men's Christian association were ssslstlng the women as best they could snd Mgy Bernstein was on hand to help. Su perintendent Morris of the Associated Charities snd Mayor Zlmman were the purchasers In chief and everything was provided for the huagry travelers. Teowle In rtarst. Four committees had general charge ef the service In the tents. The coffee com mittee was In charge of Mrs. Nathan Reths- 'lilld. tlit fruit committee la charge of Mts. Rev. T. J. Mackay. the sandwiches la .charge of Mrs. F.d Johnson and the tables in charge of ' Mrs. Draper Smith. Each of i hear miiiwu hud a large committee to as s'st In the work. Those who were on hand .irly Wednesday morning were: Mrs. Johnson s rommitte: Mesdames Kel- log. Henry Ithodes, W. 11. Smith, 1.. House, no.i.er, U. W. Soulhmatd. K. N. Towle, W. . Wood worth. J. V. Tilson. J. L. Hanchln, .Miss I.ivtiey, Mis Hamlin, Mrs. J. H. Tsy 'cr. iiis Kftcli.un. Mrs. A. L. Diikrson. 1 v ,-i t jli. J. C. I t inland. Miss Armstrong, l I lieudes, Joe Clark. C. 1.. iKjInn, M Fi ll. Mix W ard. -Mrs, Bradley and . k. Joe Manilas. Vr. Kutr. id's committee: Mesdames -v J iJtl.lf ill, W. H W dgelineller. feller. "I in c.rYrd'n.c'i;. Wir!T . fhie, A. F. Hutchinson. L. Buell. T. Ith, C. II. I.ir.g. E. Kl!-r. M. John V. jon.-s, B. F. Felln.an, ,M. N. l.lpp. S. A. Suaitl. Jamnn Lldd-ll. H. G. liell. M. .I.'t'iiaon. J. Jurgensen and Miss Nina Jur-K-rsen, Mrs N. C Chiiaiensen and G. I. ..1 Udion, Mrs. Ike Kaufinann, Morits Meyer, C. Brsndels, Jones, Campbell. isei- Itigg. Klinn, J. I. l-ee -.. !-. cmh.-i.i-mi, v.. II. Walworth, J. R. Campbell. W. Ij. Per- rival, C. II. Withe. Mrs. Smiths committee: irs. nm... Mrs. J. J McMullen. Mrs. Ralph Connell. Frank Hn!l-r. Miss Marie M Shane . Miss Kllxaheth McConnHl, Miss I-oulc M'.Pher son. Mrs. I. J. O'linnahue. Miss Catherine O' Donahue and Mrs. J. A. Kuhn. Mrs Mscksv'e committee: MesdsmesJ. H. Hamilton. A W. Voting, tl. L. Wolfe. Kills Jenkins. Mrs. W. H. Hodge. Mrs. K. I.. Ron erteon. Mrs. Towle, Mrs. V. H Buchanan. Mrs, Clinton Miller. Mrs. i. i.. i mrnm-. Mrs. J. B. Rahm, Mrs. Joseph Polcar. Miss Kthel Robertson, Mrs. Albert Noe. Mrs. B. A Xn Allfstne. Many of tne women were outspoken In praise of the wonderful work done by the Union Pacific In hustling supplies to the coast Over 110 cars already have been transported free of charge by the Union racifir. and while the ' tents were being erected two special trains of twenty-five cars each were started on their long Jour ney across the continent. One was a train of medical supplies from the east and the other was a train of relief supplies from St. Paul. A porter who arrived from the coast Wednesday morning said thousands were coming through. He said all a man had to do was to go to the agent of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific and say he had lost everything in the disaster and he was carried free as far as he wanted to go. A second relief train Is on Its way and from the present schedule should arrive In Omaha Thursday morning about o'clock. This is composed of 380 people, 110 of whom have transportation to Omaha. W" er they live here or not la not known. ' ?. avrlers Praise Treatment. velers were all loud In their the treatment they had received t. !r nd at all points along the line wh 4- d stopped. They were not very hun 'hey reached Omana for the reasot, at Ft. had wlrev care cf In hen the t. girls went ti ' been given plenty to eat (though Mayor Zlmrman int, they would be taken 'iat town was on hand aled in and high school .ugh the train and handed out sandwiches and coffee to all. After they hud all .hey could eat, over 100 sand wiches were left on the train and some were not eaten when Omaha waa reached, so the coffee which the women of Omaha had prepared was the most welcome. All the fruit which was placed on the tablua was eaten as well as most of the sand wiches. The coffee and tea was also very acceptable. Many of the refugees had started on the trip across the continent with little cloth ing, one woman having nothing but nightgown. These have been fitted out from time to time along the route until all are fairly well supplied. One woman was without a hat und Mrs. Wyeth gave her her hat and made a hat for herself from a paper napkin. Mrs. Anthony Green, an old woman, too weak to stand, was seated on her bundles and was unable to eat anything, although she wanted a cup of tea, which was pro vided. Bhe had a poor hat which she could not keep on In the wind and when Miss Kthel Robertson took off her veil and tied It on the old woman she replied: "God bless you, my dear." Father and Son Meet. An Interesting meeting was witnessed when a father and son were united. John Peering of Brookvllle, Pa., an elderly man. was In Ban Francisco at the time of the earthquake and his relative at home were unable to hear, of him. . His. son Kilgur started to San- Ft anclsoo ti ttearuU tor hut father and by a strange coincidence they met a Union station In Omaha. One woman carried her . bird cage and another had her dog, The woman with the bird cage said she had lost everything else and saw no reason for giving up her bird. One young fellow had the running gears to a sither. He said he was going to keep It as a souvenir of the fire as It waa all he had been able to find. Thomas J. Hayden, a carpenter and builder, who had been employed by tho government on the Panama canal and who had returned to the states to regain shat tered health, had been in San Francisco but. -two days. He was staying at 1030 Mis , mon .treet and tells the usual story of ex perlences. lle assisted In some of the res cue work and told of a man pinioned by heavy timbers and slowly burning to death despite frantic efforta to release him. policeman stepped, up, asked the man his name and address, pulled out his revolver and shot lilm dead. Another man caught by the ankle had his foot cut off with sn axe to set him free. The plastering ami timbers in Hayden's room fell In on him, but he was protected by the dresser which fell nn him first after he had been thrown out of bed. Bark to that Dear Old Italy.' Giuseppe Bolsn and his wife, who ran a fruit store at 63 Division street, San Fran rtsco. with several bulky packages of be longings wrapped In blankets, were the center of an attentive throng In the big waiting room. Giuseppe and his helpmet t, both of whom are well along In yeais. were so bally scared and discouraged that they decided to go home to Italy and quit San Francisco forever. Tn hurrying out of Oakland the Italian had something like iJOO in cash. He bought tickets for himself and his wife to the Atlantic seaboard for 11:1$ and then found that the refugee, could travel free. Ever since he had been kick- Ing himself and this is what he was Indus- trlpnsly doing, aloud, while he stayed 'n Omaha, and left on a regular train on the Milwaukee later In the day. "I am fed mucha. but have no mon." was Giuseppe's plaint, hut after tlte listeners concluded he was much better off than the majority of Ids associates they did not commiserate so very deeply. Women Give Them l.nnrhes to Carry. The Omaha women were not satisfied merely to cram the pHsalng throng with food; they filled their pockets and liags and made them carry away fruits and sand wiches. It was safe to say that none would be hungry until after Chicago waa reached. A striking feature of ttw lines of refugees when the police got them In order to pass through the dining tents was the number who carried musical Instruments.' Iiozens of men and boys had mandolins, guitars and violins clasped In their hands and noth ing more. One woman carefully rarrled a French horn, wrapped In green felt. ' Thomas C. Bartholomae, proprietor and editor of the Pacific. Coast Buker-Confee-tloner that was, had prepsred a memorltl to tiie people of the city along the lln), which was being signed by all the people on the train. It read: The undersigned fire and earthquake refuges from San Francistp hereby ap point" Messrs K. E. Farly and Theodore E. Bartholomae to retxirt in full to th press the most humane, self-effacing and niagnanimoua assistance accorded to us by Ihe Southern Pacifie, Santa Fe an.j Union Pacific railways and the clt.es enumerated during our inwnora'ile trip of refuge from the fire and eartlrii'iWe stricken city of San Francisco. Absolutely Destitute, Mr. Bartholomae wus accompanied by I presiuent or tne rationai Educational asso his wi'e a-.d six small children. He i fltlon. und to National Commissioner of ! the ruined James Flood building. He h-IJ up two keys and remarked that It waa all he had left In the world out of a once i (Continued on Second Page-' FUNDS PAID IN ARE USED IP Contribntiom for California Belief Spent foT Provisions that Are Sent. SEVERAL THOUSAND YET TO BE COLLECTED Pnhlle Schools Add Over seven Han dred Dollars, Which Is Pleasant Sarprlse ta All Work Goes Forward. Treasurer Drake of the Omaha-San Fran cisco relief committee announces that some- hlng over 120.000 already has been srent for food supplies sent to California. This practically usee up the funds contributed and paid in up to Saturday night, but sev eral thousand dollars are outstanding that will more than cover the Initial expense Incurred In making arrangements to feed refugees passing through Omaha eastward. Nothing has been done by the committee toward buying fresh supplies for the earthquake vlcttma. Public school children Tuesday con tributed $723.94 In money and a carload and a half of foodstuffs In excellent con dition. The money has been taken care of by Superintendent Davidson and was paid over to tho relief committee Wednes day. The provisions will be loaded within day or two and Included In some of the many relief trains the Union Pacific s running to the coast. Schools Give Surprise. The cash contributions from the schools surprised Superintendent Davidson anl everyone else. Nothing nearly so large was anticipated. Of the grade schools the Central sent the biggest single dona tion, 1100.67. Miss Fitch, the principal. had to make two trips to the city hall with the cash because one little, girl absent Tuesday cried Wednesday morning on arriving with a gift of (0 cents, under the Impression that she was too late. To comfort her Miss Fitch made a special trip to the city hall with the half dollar. The boys m the eighth grade at tho Deals school collected forty-five dosen eggs In their locality, sold them in the commission district and devoted tho pro ceeds to the relief fund. Practically every one of the 17.000 school children of the city gave something. The pennies and small coins filled a tin ballot box and Superintendent Davidson was pusxled about what to do with the amount late Tuesday evening. It was finally placed In the vault of President McCague of the Hoard of Education. Mayor Zlmman Wednesday morning ap pointed Passenger Agent West of the Northwestern to have charge on behalf of the local relief committee of trans portation arrangements eastward for the refugees. Schmlts Wires Thanks. W. H. Green, president of the Omaha Real Estate exchange, Wednesday morning received a belated reply to his telegram to Mayor Schmlts of San Francisco, sent last Wednesday on behalf of the exchange. The reply was sent from San Francisco Wednesday morning, and It read: 'We deeply appreciate your sympathy and offer of service." SCHM1TZ, Mayor. NEW . YORK BANKER OX GROUND W. A. Blmonson Brings Good 3iw " Inn tlu Boat..'. SAN FRANCISCO, April 26. W. A- Si monson. vice president of the National City bank of New York, which has the largest financial connections In this city of any of the eastern banking institutions, has come to San Francisco as the personal representative of his bank. Today he made a cheering announcement to the effect that the National City bank will do all In its power to aid In the rebuilding of Ban Fran Cisco. The institution for which he speaks Is one of the strongest banks In the United States. Among ita directors are E. II Ilarrtman. Jacob H. Schlff and William Rockefeller. On learning of the earthquake, Mr. Simon son took the first train out of New York for San Francisco. In an Interview today he said: "I have been deeply Impressed by th courage with which you are facing thl situation and the wisdom and Judgmcn which Is being displayed In meeting It. The unquestioned solvency of your banks and the fact that they will be prepared to meet all reasonable demands will go far toward the maintenance of confidence In the com munlty. "In the necessities of the present and the requirements of the future. In the restora tion of your city and Its business I assure you thut the National City bank of New York Is prepared and Intends to extend to you Its resources and Influence. We stood up for Galveston, we stood up for Baltimore and now we are going to stand up for Ban Francisco. "In my opinion eastern capital. In general, realising that the disaster which has wrecked Ran Francisco may not be repeated before the end of time, will not hesitate to again Invest largely In this city." FIIIR VICTIMS FROM KtKOTl CITV j OM of tht vi.ee Lose l.l,e , , ,. Frirlu0i pAKOXA rlTT. Neb.. April .- Special.) I jrTOm n, ao far obtainable Dakota ennnry furnished four victims for the great California disaster In the persons of Albert H. Bllven, wife and two daughters, Mrs. Ed, Nason and Miss Polly Bllven. Edwin Bllven. manager of the Akron Milling com pany at this place and son of Mr. Bllven, received the following telegram this after noon from San Francisco: "Albert II. Bllven. wife and two daughters killed at Pslare hotel." The telegram Is signed Palace Hotel. A telegram was at once sent to another son. Theodore E. Bllven. who but recently removed from this place to Santa Ilosa. Cal.. to go at once to San Francisco to further Investigate the tele graphic news. Mr. Bllven was one of the pioneer resldenta of this county, leaving here about five years ago and locating In Eureka. Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Bliven left here about two months ago for their home in California after an extended visit with rel atives. I SCHOOL (HIIHHKV MAY ASSIST Saagesteri that They Balse Money for Kew School Ilonses. SALT LAKE CITY. April 25.Elghteen I million school children In the United States will be asked to 'contribute $1,000,000 to erect fifteen school buildings In San Francisco. It a suggestion by the Utah Board of Education Is carried out. The plan was outlined at a meeting of the board on Monday evening, State Superintendent A. C. Nelson presiding. Acting upon this suggestion Mr. Nelson yesterday wired to Nathan C. Schaefer of Harrlsburg. Pa., ;d"tln ' Washington, .skin, a national school day be set sside and ! t'1'" on a"v 'acl chool child In the i ''"" States be asked to contribute 6 or i k) cents to go toward the rebuilding of San I Francisco's schools. It is believed that 10.ortO.000 of the lS.rt ""0 school children uld be Induced to subscribe. ostriih not from ovr.n utatk t'lnora field and l.jo.is omc Forward with Liberal Donation. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April 26.--1 Special. ) Bloom- field came to the front In approved fash- n this morning with a donation of $519 for the San Francisco sufferers. while other towns sent In various sums to the governor, as did a number of Individuals. Die total amount received by the governor up to date Is something over $3,600. A great deal of money ws raised In Lincoln and sent out without having gone through he hands of tho executive. The bills filed with the governor for he two carloads of provisions shipped out Saturday shows a considerable amount of breakfast foods and pancake flour was ncluded In the list. Following Is a list of subscriptions received today: Tilton-Phelps Furniture company l,lncoln 2.uu Woman's cluh, Lincoln 30.00 Nebraska Elevator Co. Lincoln.. 10.00 Westminster Presbyterian church, Lincoln 7.85 2.00 619.00 143.00 60.75 60.00 63.75 6.00 From unknown parties Itlzens of BloomMeld Citizens of Minden Citizens of Clarks . . Citizens of Ilrlstow. Boyd county Citizens of llurwell Citizens of Campbell.. TECUMSEH, Neb., April 26. (Special.) The second carload oi provisions for the San Francisco sufferers was shipped from Tecumseh over the Burlington this morn ing. Tuesday morning a carload of corn- meal was shipped and tlio car shipped this morning contained tanned and fresh vegetables, flour, etc. Both cars were contributed by the citizens of Tecumseh and farmers of Johnson county. LYONS, Neb., April ur,. (Special Tele gram.) George W. Lyttle, president of the Lyons Commercial i.ssoclatlon, today forwasded to Luther Drake at Omaha, $200 that the association had raised for the relief of the California sufferers. In addition to this a car containing 26,000 pounds of flour waa loaded and shipped today from 'Lyons Roller mills, 20.000 pounds of which waa donated by Frank lin Everett, and the balance by the Com mercial association. This car of flour will be sent direct to Santa Rosa, where a good many ex-Lyonltes have their homes. DAKOTA CITY, Nob., April 25. (Special.) In response to a teJegiam received from Governor Mickey, this city appointed a to- licit lug committee consisting of Messrs. Oustave Berger, A. T. Haase, George T. Woods and Barney Grlbble, who, after day's solicitation, raised ever $200 in money and about $100 worth of potatoes, beans, bacon, flour, etc., all of which has already been sent on its way. COLUMBUS, Neb., April HotSpoclal.) The citizens of this place contributed $1,146.76 to the relief fund. LEXINGTON, Neb., April 26. (Special Telegram.) A train over the Union Pa ciflc railroad containing over 600 refugees from San Francisco arrive I here Just before 4 o'clock this morning. Provisions, con sisting of hot coffee, canned fruit and eat ables of all kinds, i sufcient for a good breakfast for the entire number had been prepared by citizens and was loaded on the train. In addition to the above Lexington citizens have liberally Mrnsponded to the needs of those In the stricken city. 1 SANTA ROA WAS. IIARDF.ST HIT , - ,. 4-- - More Dead nnd Greater Comparative Danute Thnn at Snn ITrnaelsco. LOS ANGELES,- Cal.. April 24. Com pared to the population it Is now believed that in Santa Rosa the greatest loss of life occurred from earthquake and fire, even If this unfortunate city does not lead in the actual number of victims. In a letter received here front a former Los Angeles man the writer auld In part: This town Is in awful shape. There Is not a singlo brick or alone building stand lug and scores of fine desldences are In ruins. Fires broke out In the business district right after the shock and burned dead and living alike. There were three big hotels, while all of them fell, but one took nre. From the M. Kose they took ou nine bodies today. They found a little girl In these ruins. She was unhurt but very hungry ana tnirsty. naving tieen burled four nights and days. The timbers hud lodged so that they protected her. Cases of this kind have been numerous. There undoubtedly would have been a great many lives saved If they could have gotten out In tho first twenty-four hours, hut the task was so great that it was an Impossibility. ADDITIONAL IJST OF ni5M General Greely Sends More Karnes of Victims of Snn Frnnclseo Disaster. . WASHINGTON, April 25. The War de partment today received a telegram from General Greely, dated Fort Mason, yester day giving a further list of dead, as fol lows: Following named desd s re reported In ad- aifion, io iiHi iciii mi iiiHni Haeehter, Albert D. Sullivan, Denis T. Shny, Bernard .lauzi. Jules Murlo. Amelin HiiHtell. N. A. KBiirth, John Mercler, Francis Roche, Teresa ' Miles, Margaret l'etrig, Anne Mary Unidentified Man Aebl. Joseph I!. Sorrenson. Jens Meclais, MM Mauscn, Kolter M. Hockery. Patrick Two hundred and twenty-one Injured are being cared for at general hospital Presldiu. 7M at Park Emergency hospital. mnktu 1.006 injured so Tar reported. No further reports on this subject will be rendered un less specially called for. St. Joseph's Contribution. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. April 25. St. Joseph s fund for the California sufferers has reached $12,000 and contributions continue to come in. KANSAS DEMOCRATS MEET Former Senator William A. Harris Xonitnnted for Governor by Acclamation. TOPEKA. Kan.. April a. -The demo cratic state convention tonight made the following nominations for slate officers by acclamation: Governor, William A. Harris, Lyndon; lieutenant governor, li. P. Farelly, Cna nute; attorney general, David Uvermyer, i opvKN , trtri-reiry oi aiuie. iiugn C A In born, Smith county; superintendent of pub lic Instruction, A. B. Carney, Cownrdla; state auditor. William Bowen, Atchison; state treasurer, Patrick Gorman. Bourbon county; railroad commissioners. Harry Mc Millan, Ottawa; C. A Cooper, Hice county; James Humphrey. Geary county; Justices of the supreme court. W. S. Glaus, Mar shall county, and lxirenzo Hawn, leaven worth, lor four years; A. M. Jackson. Cowley county, and 1. M. Dale, Sd'wick county, for six years; insurance cominiiiiH sloner. J. W. Murphy. KuH.iell; fur state printer, V. P. Feder, Barton county. William A. Harris, candidate for gov ernor, was formerly United Slates senator from Kansas. He was a confederate soldier In the civil war and was one of the engineers who built the Union Pacific, railroad. Nomlaattoas Confirmed. WASHINGTON, April 2B. Nominations confirmed: Benjamin F. M arshall. United States mar shal, territory of Arizona. Piuitmasiers: Kansas, J. M Chlshsm, Atchison; H. Jermark, BeUdt: 8. P. Kimpp, Clyde; J. E. Slevenn. tloodland. Missouri. 8 B Kelfncr. Perryvllle; G. W. fcVhweer. Windsor. Montana. C. C. Chaffln, Hamil ton. Nebraska, F. W. Bamhart. HajtUig ton; A. F. Lnoa, Stanton. LEADERS OUT FOR BENSON Republican Strength of Omaha Back of the Candidate for Major. RALLY LAST NIGHT PROVES AN OVATION Baldrlare, Cnvrrll. Cornish, Webster and Wnttles All Int the Rapport of the Tirket Xnmed at Primaries. What proved to be the biggest and most enthusiastic republican meeting of the cam paign was lhat held last night at Crclghton hall, when K. A. Benson and other leaders of the party held the attention of the audi ence for two hours. The hall did not con tain a large enough number of disirs to seat the multitude that came, and between 100 and S0O persons had to stand up. Aa has been the case several times before, the women of the city showed their Interest In the candidacy of Mr. Benson by coming to hear him, and all through the front of the room there was a liberal sprinkling of the feminine contingent. Music was fur nished by an orchestra while the audience was gathering. Howard Baldrlge was chairman of the evening. Before introducing the speakers he said: Coming down the street this moraine I saw the sign. "Help build up Umann. Vote tur Jim uaiilman. 1 woudcr what Jim Duhlnmti ever did to build up Omutia. He hus been here a few yoars a uiactical newcomer. He does business, not In Omaha, i "i ouuin umana. fie is not connected with any great Interest or tills city. He has been and Js an unknown iiu.uutty. On the otner hand. 1 c;m tell vou of o mmi who has helped build up Omaha, and I sav that under that sign "Help build up Omaha," might rightly be written "Vote lor Erastus A. Benson." inn reason the opposition has attscked Mr. Benson so fiercely Is because he Is Independent. He is a man on whom they can pull no strings. If K. A. Benson Is put into power he will be the people's mayor and he will stand for the people. I know of no republican who will vote for Mr. Dahlman, but 1 do know of many democrats who will vote for Mr. Benson. Cornell Arsrnes for Benson. Robert Cowell came to the platform In the midst of a storm of applause. He said: This large atidlenre and wurm reeenlinn Is a uiaKniliclent tribute tn the nartv and to Its standard bearer, Mr. Benson. I will make no chances aaaliiHt Mr. Dahl man as an Individual, nor would 1 even name Htm ir he were only a private citizen. The only quality which Is mentioned by IiIb supporters as belonging to htm and which entitles him lo tim ninvnr'i office Is backbone and his claims to tills rent on the fact that he whs once sheriff of a western county and wus mayor of Chadron. v e present rant us A. Benson, who has helped to build the city. No important public enterprise has ever been undertaken in Omaita but has tied his help. Benson laid out street car tracks, largely at hi own expense, and made a town. He has been a builder of homes. So when the cry comes from democracy to help build up wmana, ir uemocracy is sincere, democracy win vote ror n;. A. lienson. As regards the candidates for council never hus so good a ticket been nominated Never has It embraced so many business men, never so many men nt honesty and integrity. Demonstration Greets Candidate. When E. A. Benson was called to the speakers' platform by Chairman Baldrlge, he could not speale fur several minutes, so great was the demonstration. Men and women 'oe tow theli feet snd gave a sue cession 'of checs,wTiilo"liala and lmndger chiefs went flying Into the air. , "Those cheers were nut for me, they were for the principles of the party' said Mr. Benson. "I know you have thus greeted me because you have selected me to stand between you and certain special Interests which are trying to own your government." He continued: The people of the other side have been saying that I am weak, that 1 fear the stand I took when the platform was enunciated will lose me votes, and am now trying to make some of the voters believe that I see things differently. I want to suy to you tonight that I stand here as firmly rooted on every plunk of that plat form as when I first announced It at the beginning of the campaign lit" this very hall. I( it loses votes. I lose them then. I don't have tn be mayor, but I do have to keep my self-respect. And 1 don't want the vote of any man If he thinks I am going to trim, aa the democrats call It. "Thou shall not lie" Is not an Issue; It is a commandment. Yet tl men who are working Willi Mr. Dahlman seem to think that commandment has been repealed. They have been circulating a list of the names of 1) business men who said they would support Dahlman. Gentlemen, 28 per cent of these men at the very least have telephoned lo me to say they never prom ised to support hiui and will not. George A. Hoaglnnd. whose name was used, asked nie ns a special favor to denounce the Im position. ThtiKS, grafters, snloon keepers and dive keepers are sgalnst nie, because there is sn atmosphere In which their business can not thrive. The franciiisod corporations are ngulnst lc because there Is an at mosphere In which graft cannot live. The breweries are against ine because they want certain privileges which t tie law does not allow. They are making sn Issue and I am ready tn meet il. As between the home snd the saloon, I am for the home every time. Cornish Makes a lilt. K J. Cornish made a hit with the audi ence. At times the seeming audacity of his statements caused his hearers to stiffen and place themselves in an attitude of defense, hut the next moment a sentence of ex planation caused them to break Into smiles ; at their fears. This was noticeable when he referred to (he direct primary as a dangerous institution, and again when he Bald he did not believe In putting the ques tion of prohibition before the people. The dlruct primary, he concluded, was the source of untold good, as long as the In fluential men of the party made it a point to see that the rank and file forgot the passions and prejudices engendered by the primary were willing to abide by lis re sults. He said: It is strange how the world moves on and how one loses track of things. Why In the last year, one short year, though i have been in the city three days every month, and though i thought that in my years of residence here I got to know moat of the prominent people, the demo crats have nominated a man for mavor whom J never met. I have heard it said there are some who were supporters of Mnores in tho last campaign, who think they ought to antag onize Mr. Benson now. Frank E. Monren never took such a course In his life. Fie fifteen years I've Blood in political meet ings snd said: "Don't de stroy the - ship In which you hoped to sail; don't sharpen a knife which may be turned against you." And 1 say to every pullt u-ian. to every Influential man In the party, "see to It that every man in the arty shall abide, by the results of the primary." ' They say Dahlman promises an open town. If it goes out over the stste that a man can lie Heeled mayor of -Omaha by promising he will not enforce the law, it will stir up a fight In this state such as has never been seen, for the people will not be governed by persons whom they appointed a Fire and Police Board to re strain. Webster nnd Wattles Speak. John L. Webster, referring to the banner across the street bearing the words "Vote for Jim Dahlman," regretted that Omaha had not got beyond the "Jim" age. The only thing he had heard against Mr. Ben son, he declared, was that Mr. Benson was too good. "I have traveled east, west, north and south," said Gurdon W. Wattles, "and I have been chagrined In many places to (Continued on Second Page.) NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST tm,r toolrr Tharaday. Friday r sir, Tesnperntnre nt Onmhn Yesterdavi llonr. He. llonr. Pes. . . i. n oil AH 2 p. m . . . . , . H.I K'l .1 n. m. . .... m AM 4 p. m OT R A p. m OA AO p. m t:i .AM T p. m O'J . OO H p. m OO ft p. m A ft a. m n. ra. 7 a. m . H a. m. a. m . IO a. ra . It n. in . ta an EULOGIES ON THE FARMER Enthaslnstle Trlbntes Paid to Tillers of the Soil by Congress WASHINGTON, April ZS.-The ears of the American farmer must have burned todajf because of tho eulogies and tributes to his energy, devotion and patriotism paid him by members of the house during the consideration of the agricultural appropri ation bill. Next to the achievements of the American farmer, the American hen came In for unstinted praise for her In dustry and her usefulness, her champion being Mr. Dawson (la.), who contributed thoughtful speech to the literature of the farm. The president's message recommending an appropriation of $310,000 for Mare Island navy yard waa read and referred to the committee on appropriations. Without reaching an agreement aa to the limit of general debate on tho agricultural bill It went over until tomorrow, the fea tures of the bill not being touched upon. Immediately after the completion of the routine business today the senate took up and passed the bill amending the law to give allotments of land to the Indians. An amendment for the cession of the lands of the Blackfeet Indian reservation In Montana was adopted, after being modi fied so as not to prohibit the bringing of suits regarding water rights In the res ervation. The bill was then laid aside and the mes sage of the president regarding the em ployment of labor on government works In the vicinity of Ban Francisco was or dered printed. Mr. Flint followed the reading of the mes sage by Immediately Introducing a bill ap propriating $300,000 for the employment of extra labor In the navy yard at Mare Island. Mr. Tillman made an effort to have a day fixed for a vote on the railroad bill, but was again unsuccessful. Mr. Spooner gave notice of a speech for tomorrow on that bill and Mr. Clurk of Arkansas for a speech on Friday on the same question. The senate then adjourned until tomorrow. NEW PHASE FD0WIE CASE Creditors Seek to Hare Fonader of T.lon City Declared a Baakrapt. CHICAGO, April 25. Involuntary bank ruptcy proceedings were started late this afternoon against John Alexander Dowle Individually before Judge K. M. Landls, Ransom F. Walker Is one of the petitioning creditors. He Is guardian of the estate of Ethel B. Foley, a minor and conservator of -Mrthnafr, T.- rVila .e T 1.0 claims invoavfj amount to $7,000. Howie's liabilities are not actually known at this time. His as sets are said to be about $2,fi00,000. Heating was set for next Monday morning. The action taken today threatens to dis rupt Zlon City In Us present unsettled state. The filing of the petition also pla-es some knotty points of law before the court for an untangling. The Zlon City property, estimated to be worth any where from $16,000,000 to $20,000,000, is now claimed by two factions of the church. led by Dr. Dowle and General Overseer Wil bur Glenn Vollva. Before a receiver Is appointed on the pe tition in bankruptcy filed today the United States court will endeavor to determine who has the proper title to the property. Whatever' may be the decision a long drawn out legal fight Is promised. Dowle's legal advisors declare that he Is solvent beyond question and that the bankruptcy proceedings will serve to prove this assertion. TWO CATTLEMEN ARRAIGNED Plead - Not Guilty to Conspiracy Defrand Government Ont of Land. to SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. April 2S. (Special Telegram.) In the United States court to day John McGuIre and Howard A. Blnford were arraigned, before Judge Carland nnd pleaded not guilty to an Indictment char ging them with engaging In a conspiracy to defraud the United States government nut of tracts of public land In western South Dakota. McGulre and Blnford were Jointly Indicted with Thomss H. Aynrs, John T. Newell and Carl Petan, the flrst two named hsvlng filed s plea of not guilty several days ago, whllo Petan last Satur day pleaded guilty and was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of one year in the Hughes county Jail at Pierre snd fined $1,000. The Irlsl of the crises sgalnst Mc Gulre, Blnford, Ayers and Newell have been continued until the October term of the federal court in Sioux Falls. ANTI-TRUST SUITS IN TEXAS Charters of Armour, Swift and Fort .Worth Lire Stock Corporntlons Attacked. AUSTIN. Tex . April 25. As a result of anti-trust Investigation made by Judge J. H. IJghtfool. asalstant to the atttorney generul, twenty-one anil-trust suits were filed today In the Twenty-sixth district court by the state. Involving penaltlrs of $17,000,000. It Is sought by the stale to for feit the charters and permits of the Fort Worth Live Stock exchange and atl l!s members, the Fort Worth Stock Yurds company. Armour A Co. and Swift and Company. These corporations are charged with maintaining a monopoly and conspir acy In restraint of trade. PREDICTS QUAKE FOR HAVANA Anstrtnn Scientist Snys Phenomena of llirr Indicates a Snakeap ext Moath. HAVANA. April 25 Prof. J. F. No war of Vienna, who is lecturing before the Cuban Institute of scientists on phenomena of nature, said that his studies of the con dition of plant life in the vicinity of Ha vana, combined with peculiarith a In the sun's appearance Indicate a violent earth quake and tidal wave between May IE and 19 which will sweep the seaward part of Havana, Including the suburb of Vedsdedn. Being questioned closely Prof. Nowatk said that while the conditions pointed pos itively to a disturbance he could not guar antee Its appearance. ARMY TAKES CHARGE CommiiWj Department Will Distribut Relief Suppliea in San Franoleco. REPORTS FROM ALL POINTS OPTIMISTIC Conditions in All Quarters of the City An ImproTinsr. STREET CARS ARE PROMISED TODAY Retail Stores Reopen and Sell at Prioea Fixed bj the City. VIGILANCE COMMITTEES ARE SUPPRESSED Mayor lastrnrts Tollce to Treat Bell. Appointed Guards as Ixinters-a State Troops Will Ba Withdrawn. Bl'I.LETIJI. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-At l.tt this afternoon a shock of earthquake wks fell. It lasted nearly a minute and caused con siderable alarm, though no one was In jured. A number of walls of burned build ings which were still standing In a weak condition were thrown down and frail buildings were considerably shaken up, but the damage done was slight. The shock was also felt In Oakland and Berkeley, but In these places It wag very slight and of brief duration. The earthquake caused the death of Mrs. Annie Whitaker, aged 28. Mrs. Whltaker waa at work In the kitchen of her home on Shotwell street. In the Mission district, when the shock came. The chimney, which had been left in a tottering condition by the heavy quake lost Wednesday, crashod through the roof upon the young woman and . fractured ber skull, lier bod was taken, to the morgue at Portsmouth Square and burled an hour later at Laurel Hill cemetery. BAN FRANCISCO, April 25. -Gradually the national government Is taking over the work of succoring the homeless and food less thousands of San Francisco and to morrow tho representatives of the United States army will have charge of the gi gantic task of tasutng food to ail those who still remain In the city. This develop ment resulted from the meeting of the executive committee today and the work will be turned over to the United Slatoa quartermaster of this department, who will establish a complete systam of Issuing ra tions at all of the fifty-eight stations throughout the city. This was a day of optimistic reports from all quarters. "Conditions improve." was the happy expression from those who have had charge of any of the self-imposed duties of caring for their less fortunate fel low townsmen during the last few days. Business Is, Reseated. In fart. p.w ihnt J ha most tnioortaiitj flotj' tiT'tir-he trforViied ty Tie Unite J ' States army that of distributing the food and supplies which have been donated most lavishly by the people the citizens of San Francisco have turned their attention to the details of the reconstruction of their business. There was resumption of busi ness to an astonishing extent today, con sidering tho conditions throughout the resi dent section. Retail stores were Instructed to reopen and the municipal government has established a scale of prices for the' most Important commodities food, cloth ing, etc. which Is even below that exist ing under normal conditions. Warning was given retailers that any effort on their part to charge exorbitant prices would re sult in summary action by the authori ties. Street Cars Promised Today. Street cars are progilsed for tomorrow morning and electric lights will be turned on tomorrow evening. As It Is there Is no need for the resumption of rooking lit the houses. The work of Improving the chimneys Is growing rapidly, but It will be some lime before it 1s considered safe to allow fires. The preparation of the morning and even ing meal Is one of the most picturesque sights to be seen. In front of every house there Is a small Improvised furnace or cook stove whereon tho food Is ' prepared . In some places the Chinese servants still remain faithful to their employers and to them the cooking Is entrusted, but It Is no unusintl thing to see the wives of men, who were a few days ago the possessers of millions, stirring the porridge or deftly manipulating bacon and eggs. The house wives enter Into the spirit of the work with a zest and good nature that demon strates the facility with which the average American adjusts himself or herself to the needs of Ihe hour. Everybody Retires Early. Ran Francisco goes to bed at nightfall. While the extremely rigid rule concerning lights In houses lias been considerably mod ified, still the general situation Is consid ered by the average citizen to be so unsafe t night that he retires without going abroad and In many cases without showing a light In his house. Many reports have been made during the past few days of shots fired into houses that showed a light and few ar disposed to take' chances. To those who have known San Francisco In former days these statements will appear almost unreasonable. San Francisco has gone through stren uous days since It was awakened early Wednesday nnd everything has given up to the task of restoring its position. The mayor today took a firm stand against the many self-constituted citizens' protective committees organized In manv sections of the city by bodies of men who undertook to regulate the affairs of their neighborhoods. Bo many complaints have been made against these "committees" that action was considered necessary to protect citizens, press representatives and those who were acting ill some capacity to pre- j serve the peace and good order of the city. Responsible citizens have Seen stopped at night and submitted to humiliating examin ations as to why they were abroad after dark and shots have been fired at persons who had a perfect right to go where they pleased at any hour. It was one of these so-called "vigilance committees" that Is to he held responsible for tho death of Major Tllden, who was shot while performing relief work. The mayor today gave Instructions that the members cf the.se "committees'" were to be disarmed wherever found by the city police and If any resistance was offered were to be treated as looters, which moans that they aro to be shot without ceremony. Water Problem Still Bartons. The water problem Is still a serious eat, It' waa decided today that still further re strictions should be put upon the una ei 1
