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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
HEAVY CROPS IN THE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Grain Output in Yolo, Sutter and Co
lusa Counties Will Be
T,arOo

WOODLAND, July pa Call repre-
sentative has just returned from a trip in
the river farming districts on both sides
of the river in Yolo Sutter and a portion
of Colusa County. Farming operations in
these districts are conducted on a larger
scale than in any other portion of the
State. The crops are very large and even
at the low prices that prevail the season
will be a prosperous one. On the Sutter
side of the river more than % 900 acres of
land that for several years has been COM
paTatively unprOduCtiVe this year pro-
duced a big yield of barley. S. NJ. Nun
kitrick will have 10000 sacks, which is the
largest crop produced by one man on that
side of the river in ten years.
On Grand Island the yield will range
from twenty to thirty sacks of barley and
from nine to twenty sacks of wheat TO the
acre. The following are estimates of the
crops produced by some of those who are
Bros. 5000 to 200 sacks; w c Curtiss,
10000 TO 10000 sacks: ]. c. Frazer, about
the same William Mont tgomery 20. 600 to
$4,000 sacks; S: H. Hines. 10000 to 10000
There are number of other farmers who
will harvest from 5000 to 10000 sacks each
There are eight steam harvesters and
large number of harvesters propelled by
mule power in operation on the island.
The bulk of the wheat crop will be
banked on the river in anticipation of g
sale without the expense of warehousing
The barley crop Will also be banked. and
most of 1t has already been sold at prices
ranging from 95 cents to 81 02la per Genital
The steam harvesterS are running the
Fair ranch. 1t will be twenty days before
the harvesting of the 5000 acres of grain
is completed. The yield is estimated at
from IS 900 to 100000 sacks.
The steamer San Jose has been taken off
the river route and it's business is going to
the Queen of the Yukon, which makes
two round trips week from Colusa TO
San Francisco 1t is expected that the
transportation companies will have con-
siderable difficulty in handling the i'm
mense quantities of grain.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
ENTHUSIASTS ARE
WAITING TO SEE
WARM BASEBALL
Great Interest in the
Coming Series.
LOBSTERS WILL MEET WASPS
BOTH TEAMS ARE CLOSE FOR
THE FIRST PLACE.
Delegation VIII Follow the Santa
Cruz Nine in This City-Gossip
Among the Ball
Tossers.
LOBSTERS WILL MEET WASPS
BOTH TEAMS ARE CLOSE FOR
THE FIRST PLACE.

There VIII be something like the hal-
cy0n days in baseball on Saturday and
Sunday, when the San Francisco and
Santa Cruz teams line up for what prom
Uses 70 be the most torrid battle Of the
season up to date. These teams head the
list. with the Lobsters d few inches ahead
OF the Wasps. Should the majority Of
games go to the local ball tOssers, Frisco
win be on the top rung Of the ladder, a
position which has been in the eyes Of
tho local players for some time.
Every preparation IS on foot for a wild
enthusiastic diamond jubilee. Santa Cruz
VIII be escorted by q delegation of root
ers from the town. ali travelling in an
excursion train. The outside cities will
be represented II reports that come in day
by day are true.
The teams are practically tied for the
pennant race, but the rivalry is intensi-
fed by the natural antipathy Of one team
for the other, due to q series Of games
between the two mines in Santa Cruz.
Both cities viii be represented by the
best material the managers can get to-
Eether. Fitzpatrick Will pitch both the
afternoon games, lberg doing the twlTl-
iug in Oakland on Sunday morning. Rube
Levy will umpire the series.
The standing at present IS as follows.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
ASKS FOR NO DECREASE.
Eoualizers Hear the Sierra Valley
Roads Representative.

2 SACRAMENTO, July 26.-The State
Board Of Equalization resumed it's ses-
sions this afternoon. after several days
adjournment during which It visited the
locality Of the Colf&X narrow guage road.
Tomorrow the board will hear represent
atiVes of this road.
This afternoon was spent in hearing the
statement of T. S. Bullock, general mana
ger of the Sierra Valley road. This road,
which is forty miles in length, was as
sessed last year at 1852 900. 1t is now ex-
town 10 Sonora and estimates were given
of the probable value. of the additional
stretch. No reduction is asked for by the
road.
The board will not hear the statements
of the Southern Pacific until the last Of
the month.
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OUTINGS OF ATHLETES.
Yale-Harvard Men Well Entertained
in ENGLAND.

LONDON. July 26.-The members Of the
Ya1e-Harvard athletic team were enter
tained at garden party by w II. Gren-
fell. M P, al Tapelow court, on the
Thames. one of the most charming cOun-
try houses in England. Tonight the ath-
Ietes attended the performance of Pima
fore" at the Savoy. On Friday G. c. Vas
sail Of the Oxford-Cambridge team will
conduct the Americans to Oxford. The
company will disband on Saturday, most
of them returning on the steamer st.
I.ouis to New York, while others Will go
to the Continent
Tomorrow the Americans will be the
guests of Lees Knowles, member Of Par
iiament for the west division of Stafford,
and himself a former champion half-mile
runner. under whose guidance they ~, VIII
Vfscount Curzon will aid in introducing
the guests to A. J. Balfour, Joseph Cham
berIain and the Marquis of Lorne, after
which a large number of "Old Blues Will
be invited to meet the team at tea on the
terrace.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
MEXICO'S REFUSAL TO
EXTRADITE KEETOM
State Department Believes Lapsed
Treaty Is at the Bottom
of It.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Inquiry at the
State Department fails to show that
there is any legal authority for the re
ported extradition from Mexico into
Texas of John Keeton under charge OF
sheep stealing and his subsequent trial
In Texas for train robbery and murder
The extradition law pledges the country
to try the person surrendered only on the
charge preferred as a basis for extradi-
ton The conclusion that the Mexican
authorities are refusing extraditton on
was alleged that Keeton was only an ac-
complice is also said to be erroneous, and
II is believed that the real reason for the
refusal was because the time Of train
robbery was committed during the alb
sence of the old lapsed extradition treaty.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
NEPOTISM AT SAN
QUENTIN PRISON
Warden Aguirre Abolishes One Office
in Order to Create Another for
His Brother

has just leaked out that during the last
meeting of the board of directors a new
office was created for Joseph Aguirre, the
Warden's brother. The position is known
as that of general overseer, and has to do
with the inspection of acquisitions. To
arrange this place w. II. Reynolds, the
parole clerk. was dismissed and his office
discontinued. Reynolds formerly re-
ceived $50 month, while Aguirre gets
$50.
The salary of the assistant commissary
was cut down and proposition was made
at the meeting by Director Devlin to
shave the salary of every officer in the
listen to this, however and all escaped
except Reynolds and the assistant com
miSSarN
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columbia-Defender Races.

.,EWPORT, R. /, July 26.-It was an
sunced to-day by the racing committee
the Newport Yacht Association that
the committee has been obliged to aban-
.Ion the race arranged for Saturday be-
tween the Columbia and the Defender.
steel mast will not be ready in time.
The race will be sailed next week, but
the committee has not yet been able to
Z ~. nrrnine the date.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Indiana Man Kills His Wife and
Daughters and Then Himself.

BRAZIL, Ind, July 26.-Charles Wolfan-
gel became violently insane last night at
his home in Denmark, south of here. and
seiZng hatchet chopped his two daueh-
ters end wife to death while they wera
sleeping. He then took a knife and cut
his own throat. The murdered children
were and u years old, respectively
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
JEFFoRDs TO FIGHT JACKSON.
Young Giant and "Has-Been" Will
Combat at Victoria.

PORTLAND. Or, July 26.-Jim Jeffords,
the California heavyweight pugilist, who
is row in this city to-day practically con-
GUIDED negotiations for fight with Peter
Jackson, who is now in Victoria, b. G..
son met In this city to-day, and 1t Is
that they reached an agree
ment for a tWenty-round bout in Victoria.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
Pacific Cable Bill

OTTAWA, Ont, July 26.-The Pacific ca
BILE bill, by which Canada contributes
ive-eighteenths of the cost of the liability
of the work was read third time In the
House of Commons to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
MRS. RICH ON TRIAL.
Refuses to Answer All Questions Put
to Her.

Ell PASO, July 26.-The preliminary ex-
animation of Mrs. Matte c. II. Rich, who
Is alleged to have murdered her husband
in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico two months ago
and escaped to the United States, and who
was extradited to Mexico on Monday, g
now being conducted before the Judge of
Letters in Ciudad Juarez. The prelimi-
nary examination of Mrs. Rich and the
witnesses is conducted in secret and the
formal trial begins next week
Mrs Rich thus far has refused to an
swer the questions put to her during the
examination.
Advances made on furniture and pianos, with
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
Mail Contract Renewed.

LONDON, July 26-It is announced that
the Government has renewed its contract
with the Cunard-Whte steamship COM
ranies for the carrying Of the American
mails.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27

Selling. six furlongs-Our Nellie won Cne-
Maiden three-year-ol six furlongs-Vtlmaf
won John Comet second, Thisbe third. Time
Handicap. two-year-olds. five and half fur
longs-Miss Mae Day won, Lady Curzon sec
ond Sue Johnson third. Time. 1:O9%-
Handicap one mile-Duke of Baden won, La
Josephine second, Belle Ward third. Time,
1919 - CT,
RoIIa second Ransom third. Time, 1:4T
Selling six Observation-Disclosures won, Lady
Osborne second Dr. Graves third. Time, lilo
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
Peruvian Ports Reopened.

LIMA, July 26.-In view of the re-estab-
lishment of legal regimen at Iquitos, the
Government has decreed ports reopened-
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27

of
making circuit of the globe
suffered
that time The illustration shows him with
in
ed7th cushion geared Sc inches
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
CHICAGO. July 26.-weather clear and trael
fast at Harlem. Results

Eo,,r furIongs-Oconee won. Tidy Ann sec
ond. Mont Eagle third Time, Ash.
one mile, selling-Limewater won. Finenl nssH
Two miles. seIllng-Barton won, Barrier sec
ond. Teutons third Time; 3;33 1y,,u,, parrv
seven furlongs-Gra zella won, hugh PENNY
eocond Newsgatherer third. Time, 1:27i4.
one mile and seventy yards-Benneville won,
Imp Mistral II second, Carnero thiru' 1lile'
1:44H. r,,o.o-,,.a sso-
SIX furlongs-Tappan won, Cheesemlte sec
ond Free Hand third. Time, liza.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27

CINCINNATI, July 26.-The Reds played
miserable ball behind Hawley in the first game
and could not hit Willis The second
pitchers battle between Phillips and Young
Bailey which the former won after ten innings
Of great playing. Hawley struck at Tenney
during the first game because the latter col
Iided with him the bag and later hit Duffy
in the face. Attendance, $500. Score of first
game:
Clubs X II z.
Boston .................. 9 13 2
Batteres-Hawley and Peitz; Willis and
Clarke Umpires-Smith and Latham.
Score of second game:
Clubs K II h
Cincinnati ..................,........2
Boston ......................,.-., /
Batteries-Phillips and Wood; Bailey and
Clarke Umpires-Smith and Latham.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27

Advances made on furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. ]. Noonan, 1017 1923 Mission.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27

DETROIT. July 26-The weather was talr
and the track fast at Windsor to-day. Results:
Five and a half furlongs, selling-Dunbarton
won CoraIis second, The Light third. Ilme'
1:07I9 .,z. o, A,,-a.
saco1d Owensboro third. Time, 1:01&.
Mile and sixteenth, sellng-Colonel FRANK
Waters won. Elm second Lazy Oh 'he west
Half a niie-Foneda won Daily Report sec
ond Cirumble third. Time. :49.
Sj'x furlongs. selling-Red Snapper won,
Lovice second ToTreon third Tine xo5 1;10 nous-
+sTsJyiveI second, Last Fellow third. Time,
4:i2.
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Scores the Winning Run for
His Team.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

ST LOUIS. July 26.-St. Louis made II three
straight with New York to-day. It a
contest Of the most sensational plays. Blake.
by remarkable throw from center off
Gleason at the plate in the eighth inning
Seymour was very wild. Attendance, 200
Score:
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
BOOKMAKER
SMITH TRIES
TO "WELCH"
Sent to Prison to
Repent.
SARATOGA MEETING OPENS
LAYERS OF ODDS ROUGHLY
HANDLED.
Jockey Sullivan Given a Rest by
the Stewards at Brighton
for Foul Riding
Tactics.
LAYERS OF ODDS ROUGHLY
HANDLED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SARATOGA. July 26.-The heavy show
ers of last night had little or no effect on
the Saratoga track to-day and the time
was good Swiftmas captured the fourth
purse in 148, which equals the track
record. -. 49,.
Voters victory at even money mt the
ring hard. and Garden smith, VINO oiiaS EaS
been running a book at Brighton, packGd
his little grip and headed for the gate. ne ne
was caught just in time, and the nse men Oh i
his books were compelled TO De Sd !
with getting their money Dach. -o''et 81
Smith was locked up Oh d Oii0i %
The stewards announced that JOCKEYS
r. Williams and W. O'Connor, VINO were
suspended until the end OF ed the to ride
at Saratoga until after that tlihe' ne
suits:
Five furlongs-voter won, Toluca second
Sandres third. Time. 1:Ol ~,.,, saoo,d
one mile-Cantadas won, Catheardl 9eOO1'
Oleska third. Time, 1:43. ,,.,,ot T.,
Five furlongs-Ring' Courier Won felI ucilio
second Malchim third. Time, l:ole= ~
one and a sixteenth miles-SWllt@nlas @ Woi5' .e
St Cloud second Filon d'Or third lllne, Lac, Las
Five furlongs-Dangerous Maid won Indlah
Fairy second Dear Heart third Time LUZ
NEW YORK, July 26.-sullivan was sus-
pended to-day for the balance OF the brlgnItQl II3
Beach season for foul riding on 6eiie u Eli
in the third race. Results:
Five furlongs. eIling-Frelinghuysen won
Miss Dede second. Phohm third Time. i:v4 42 L-2'
Six furlongs-Saccharine won, EXlst secoAu'
ST Suplihice third. Time 1:17 20 ,-
Five and a half furlongS seIllhg LtS ia NJ
won Tabouret second, The Buffoon thlro. 1llhe'
95iIa and an eighth-Merry Prince won, Blue
away second The Devil third Time; l:oI 10;
one mile, selnng-GreyfeId Won bishop Reed
second Strangest third. Time, l;4z -
Dutch Skater second. Premier third. Time
2:52 80.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27

PITTSBURG, July 26.-Tannehir a
puzzle TO the Washingtons and they had no
show of scoring until the ninth inning when
a wild throw by Williams let in run. At
tendance 1900. Score;
Clubs r. H. E.
Pittsburg ............................S 10 3
washington
Batteries-Tannehil and Bowerman; Mercer
and Kittredge Umpires-Swartwood and Hunt.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27

CHICAGO. July 26.-Mertes' muf Of an easy
fly in the first presented the Phillies with two
runs as a starter. They made two more in the
fifth by good hitting and they were never
headed clinching the victory with three runs
in the seventh Attendance. 5000. Score:
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Batteries-Taylor and Donahue; Donohue and
McFarland Umpires-O Day and McGarr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-17
New York Markets.

FLOUR.-State and western quieter, as
asking rates remained unchanged, while
bids dropped 5al0c. on the break in wheat
winter patents, S360D3.S0; winter straights,
s3.35Q345; Minnesota patents, $.7OdSsO;
WIiEAT-No 2 red opened weak and de-
clined influenced by liquidation attending
weak cables and fine spring wheat crop
news; September, IS S-16Q769sc.; Decem-
RYE-Quiet: state, 55Ilc; No. western.
59Ac, (. O. b., afloat, spot.
CORN-No. opened easy and sympa-
thized with wheat; crop news was perfect
again; September, SO 7-l6aS6lac.; Decem-
ber, "a 9-16Q349sc,
OATS-No. ruled quiet and easy; track,
white, state, 27qS5c.; track, white, west
PoRK%Easy; new mess, ss.75as5o; fam
.GARD- Easy; prime western steam
BuTTER-Irreguiar; state dairy. lia
lsiac. state creamery, l6iaq2lc.
l61i8c.; western, ungraded, llgl4ho.
SUGAR = Raw weak; fair refining,
3 15-l6c.; centrifugal. So test, 4lac.: refined
barely steady; crushed, &C.; powdered
TURPENTINE--Firm at 5lh052c.
MOLASSES-Firm: New Orleans, 32Si36c
RICE-Firm; domestic. iasa7lsc.; Japan
fx'ElsEiow-ouiet; city 4%c; country
EAY-ouist; shipping. 10000; good tc
choice. 7b@s0c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-17
RUSSIA IN CHINA.
Fallen Nnu Declared TO he n Free
Port to All Nations.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 16.-Em-
pcror Nicholas has issued the following
imperial order to the Russian minister
of finance, NJ. de Witte
Owing to the. great possessions of
Russia in Europe and Asia it has been
possible with the help of God, to effect
n rapprochcmcnt between the peoples of
the west and east. Through the friendly
attitude of China we have succeeded in
attaining our historic aim. having oh
tanned the use of two Chinese harbors,
Talen Wan and Port Arthur. with a
large territory. whereby an outlet for the
Siberian railway to the Yellow sea is
secured.
Thanks to the wisdom of the Chinese
government, we shall. through railways
in course of construction, be united to
China. result which gives all nations
the immcasurable gain of easy communi-
cation and lightens the operations of the
worlds trade.
"In our unwearying care for the gen
eral veal we have deemed il necessary,
after completing the railway, to declare
Talien Wan n free port during the whole
period Of the treaty for the merchant
ships of all nations and to build new
city in the neighborhood of the said
port"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-17

wounded man uttered an agonized cry
and fell fiat on his face. The murderers
Immediately fled through the lane from
which they had emerged, and both es-
capped.
Maitre Labori is young. fair, handsome
and full of lusty life and high spirits. His
talents as a speaker are not of the high
est order but no other member of the
Paris bar knows better how to use law to
defeat its object. He can drive motor
car through the code. Until he pleaded
for Zola his luck was uninterrupted. He
then had an attack of typhoid fever,
which greatly weakened him and forced
him to neglect business. The Zola affair
was great advertisement, but it brought
him no direct profit and created for him
endless enemies. He refused the hand
some fee the novelist offered, nor does he
accept pecuniary reward from Dreyfus.
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Monthly Trade Statement.

monthly statement of the imports and
exports of the United States issued by
the treasury bureau of statistics shows
that during the month of July the i'm
ports of merchandise amounted TO $780,
925, ITS, of which nearly 100000 was
free of duty. The increase as compared
with July, 1898, was about $9,000,000
The exports of domestic merchandise
during July amounted to S92, ,95S, ,46S, an
increase of over 100000. During the
seven months of the last calendar year
the dutiable imports of merchandise ex-
ceeded those of the corresponding pc
riod in 1898 by nearly S33, 100000, and
the domestic exports were nearly SS,OOO,-
600 less than for the corresponding
months in 1898.
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THOUSANDS DROWNED.
Fearful Havoc and Destruction In
Porto Rico by the Hurricane.

PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. 12.-1t is
now plain that Ponce was the greatest
sufferer by Tuesdays hurricane. The
rivers Portuguese and Canas flowed
through the city, drowning thousands Of
people.
Five hundred bodies have already been
recovered.
An eyewitness who was on the top of a
large stone building in the Alhambra
plaza saw the bodies of men, women and
children floating in the water in the
streets. Every one was paralyzed with
fear and unable to render any assistance.
The southern coast was swept clean as
far as Yaueo, 1S miles. The towns of
Tallaboa and Juana Diaz were destroy
ed Only the large church edifices are
left standing
The storm of 1867 killed 6000 people,
and it is feared that the number of
deaths is greater now.
There is not a drop of water in Ponce
to drink. The cisterns are full of salt
water from the ocean, and the stencil
arising from the dead bodies is dreadful.
Widespread sickness is sure to follow.
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M. LABORi STILL LIVES.
The Trial of Dreyfus Proceeds After
the Tragedy.

RENNES, Aug. 15.-The drama at
Rennes grows tragical. This long becalm-
ed city is being stirred into more violent
passion than Paris. The Parisians are
laborous. The Bretons are silent and
possessivc by their belief or idea, what
ever it may be.
The sitting was adjourned for short
time to enable Maitre Demange to in
quire after Labori's condition.
The court then entered. Colonel Jou-
aust, the president of the tribunal, al
luding to some manifestation of opinion
last Saturday in the press tribune,
threatened TO clear it if either approval
or disapproval of any witness was ex'
pressed there.
He then ordered the conformation Of
NJ Casimir-Perier and General MERCER.
These witnesses were more cat and
dog than before. Casimir-Perier SEEM
ed like one of those fussy mongrels
that one sees on the box of French peas
ants market carts. The dog sits beside
the driver looking intently forward and
ready to pick quarrel with no matter
whom. He seems to think he runs
the whole concern.
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A STRICKEN ISLAND.
One-f1fth of the Porto Rican
Dwellings Destroyed.
GREAT SUFFERING FOLLOWS STORM,
The Number of Deaths Cannot De
Accurately Told, but VIII Exceed
n Thousand--Survivor Need
Food and CIothing.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The fol-
lowing are the dispatches received by the
war department from General Davis yes
terday:
"The true state of affairs throughout
the island not yet known because of total
destruction of all telegraphic connections
and great destruction on all roads. Not
more than onc-fourth towns yet heard
from, but enough is known to warrant
the statement that one-ffth of the dwell
ings in the island are totally destroyed.
and the owners are without any shelter
whatever or any food beyond what has
been saved from the debris. The coffee
crop and most of the trees are ruined,
and thus reliance for support is gone.
"Fuliy one-third of the people subsist
entirely on fruit and a small degree on
tubas. All the former is destroyed, and
much of the latter are rotting in the
ground Great many thousands of cattle
are drowned, and the debris carried
down by the rivers is strewn over the
ocean with the wreck of the storm and
the dead bodies of animals. The deaths
from falling walls and drowning will
number more than 1000 and may be
several times that number. The state of
distress is very great, and when green
fruits saved from tne uebrlS are 'ohSum-
ed the suffering will be still greater.
Il am relieving the suffering every
where within reach as much as possible.
but in out of the way places are many
thousands who cannot be reached for
some time. The supplies ordered sent by
the government will help much, but will
last only for a few days, while destitu-
tion must continue for many weeks or
some months until the bananas grow up
from the ground. for which five months
at least are required. Food of all kinds
is needed, especially rice, beans and cod
fish. which has been the main support
outside of fruit. Cheap cotton clothing
is also needed, for thousands rushed
naked from their dwellings at night when
the gale broke.
"Medicines are also needed most press
ingly, especially qunine and other sim
pie medicines. | estimate that at least
1000 tons of food will he required week
ly for several weeks. l have constituted
boards all over the island to regulate as
sistance and a general board here to con-
duct the relief work. While | have not
yet full data, | repeat the estimate that
at least 100000 people are homeless and
destitute.