Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-30


:. other determined move to avert s.
= trouble May 1st. A delegation 6
= oil police visited the office of &
3 the Catholic newspaper, The i
- La Croft. and made a thor z
: ouSh search OF the premises, &
- and afterwards the homes of u
= "A Catholic leaders suspected q
y of fomenting agitation and be- u
= ing implicated In the royalist q
- plot were searched. IL is un- &
8 derstood compromising papers &,
= were found. .,
SAN FRANCISCO, Apru 2s.-ThIs
morning several cases of SMALLPOX
were reported to the authorities. The
cases We're hurried away to the tenn
porary pest-house. Every effort is be-
ing made to prevent any extension of
this dreaded disease The health an.
thorities say today that there is no
fear of 1t becoming epidemic.
The sun came out today after a bit.
terly cold day and night yesterday.
The people In poor shelter suffered
greatly and the weather Is responsible
for much OF the mild sickness that
| prevails today.
There is much trouble now in Sc
curing sufficient help 10 perform the
great labor of rebuilding already be-
gun.
Trains continue to come In laden
with needed provisional, three arriving
This morning. one car being loaded
with very necessary drugs from Den.
yer
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2s.-Gen-
eral Greeiey's figures show 295 bodies
recovered and 5ss persons injured.
100 OF them seriously.
Plans for rebuilding are taking def
mite shape and general widening of
the down town streets Is likely.
Temporary one-story wood and gal
vanized iron buildings are being erect
ed without permits.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Goyern.
or Pardee has accepted the presidents
suggestion as to the use of United
States troops In San Francisco and
California and has filed the formal
application for their employment.
KANSAS CITY. April 2s-The San
Francisco benefit at Convention hall
last night was successful. Every the
ater in the city WAS closed. There
were 5000 people present. and nearly
81, 900 was realized.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2s.-san
Francisco of past d; ;sys. the beautiful
san Francisco which has gone, Is to
he utterly eclipsed by the San Fran.
cisco of the future-a San Francisco
which is being planned today to make
the most exquisite city In the world.
The movement began definitely today
Tor the rebuilding of San Francisco
on the plans OF Architect Daniel II.
Burnham of Chicago. These plans
are the result of 16 months of study
by Mr.. Burnham and a star OF assist
ants, and embody the best lessons
OF mans experience In both the art
and science of city-making. The new
san Francisco will not only take rank
with Paris. Berlin and Vienna in
beauty but will outvie them all.
While numerous committees have
been busy with the practical and pure
ly utilitarian in the work of meeting
inc demands OF the terrible present, a
body of influential citizens has also
been at work, with eyes fixed on the
future and with the idea of arrapg-
ing for the rebuilding of San Fran
cisco on scale in which beauty will
play no less prominent part than
necessity. II is necessary to rebuild
San Francisco for commerce.; IL Is
now determined that art shall guide
tnat rebuilding
w. IL. Barnett, one OF the chief men
IN the movement for the construction
OF the new city on plans which Will
make II incomparably more splendid
than the old. says all the funds neces-
sary Tor the undertaking will be forth.
coming Just as soon as the committee
having the matter in charge Is ready
to begin active work. kilograms
have been sent all over the country
explaining the Intentions of the com
mitiee, and prominent men of finance
have expressed their readiness to Co
operate and advance any moneys that
are needed
The work win be of the most com
prenensiye character. and the city
VIII be built from the very water
front. with the idea oil beauty In mind.
The water front district will be com
pletely reconstructed on the most
modern lines, in which there will be
much Of the picturesque, and 1t is
estimated that the work In this dis
lrict alone Will cost 1000, 900. New
wharyes, of new style, and new
depot, also of a new style. will be
built.
beyond the water front district the
remainder OF the city will stretch
away In exact accordance with Mr..
Burnhams plans, which have been
discussed and explained for the last
Two years in the San Francisco press
The plans were accepted by Mayor
Schmitz last September. They were
the result OF a desire on the part of
| the Aasocfatiau for tho Imnrnvasnaut