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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
BY PORTER GARNETr.


A scrapiug sound, a sound as of metal
grinding on stone, iucessant. harsh and
cruel; a sound like great cry OF anguish.
the anguish OF nominate thinRs-that is
the unlorgcttable thing about the great dis
aster OF San Francisco. Other sounds there
were II Is true there was the great surf
like roar Of the fire as Il licked up tie city;
there we're the detonatiOns OF dynamite,
with which a futile effort was made to
stay the progress OF the flames; there
was the tramp OF feet and the rumble OF
wheels but 1t was a scraping sound. a
sound as Of metal grinding on stone, inces-
SAINT harsh and cruel. that will be remem-
bered by all who heard IT, by all whom Il
obsessed. when other memories OF the
calamity have been effaced. For three days
and three nights people. eyicted by the fire
and without other means of transferring
their belongings to a place OF safety, drag
ged their trunks FOR miles through the
streets II was the sound thus made that
was so terrible. IL was a sound different
from any that l had ever heard; a sound
that cannot be described II had infinite
variety, yet It was monotonous. II grated
on ones very soul Wherever one turned
this sound was to be heard Trunks and
boxes laden with bedding were dragged
over pavements smooth and rough by men
and by women. Some had ropes tied about
tneir waists, others tugged with lacerated
LanoS, their faces streaming with perspira-
ton. The poor and the well-to-do labored
SIDE by side. In this one of the most cos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02

We're supplied to all. Every one who had a
roof to offer offered 1t gladly, and kindness
and mobility were met on all sides. Activity
In relief work was Immediately supplement-
ed by activity In commercial reorganization
banking and mercantile houses took i'm
mediate steps to restore confidence and to
plan for rehabilitation. Four San Fran
cisco newspapers were printed In Oakland
within two days of the disaster and con-
trfbuted much to the reorganization of af-
fairs by printing the list OF registered
refugees. Energy and enterprise were
shown on every hand, and in San Francisco
the nucleus of a new city. was soon formed
In the heart of the residential section bust
ness houses that had been wiped out of
existence established themselves and began
gathering their resources Real estate
transactions were undertaken and carried
through with unprecedented dispatch. Con-
tracts We're let and the work of rebuilding
begun before the ashes were cold Public
utilities were quickly put into operation
Street cars began to run, electric lights
We're put in use and telephones were in
stalled.
Boats running on schedule time from
Oakland brought thousands OF people eager
to assist In the labor of rehabilitation. To
these the first view of the desolated city
gave an impression of the disaster more
hideous and more immense than they had
scene is one of virtually complete devasta-
ton. The ruins of the city may be de-
scribed as of three kinds. The first are /.
where the buildings were entirely of wood
i.
even the debris has been consumed and
the naked earth shows through the ashes.
These street-checkered ruins look like
great rectangular fields that had been
swept with a scythe of fire which left behind
1t an awful stubb4e of charred wreckage
The second type of ruins Is those OF to-
tally destroyed brick buildings, their rugged
and broken walls jagged into strange lrrieg-
ular forms towering gTotesquely above
heaps Of bricks and plaster mingled with
burned timbers and twisted iron. The other
a nf no Gtn md hYio1
stone structure, which stand intact In their
form, though the fire had gnawed into their
entrails. These great structures, monu-
ments of modernity, not only withstood
the earthquake, but defied the flames. A few
were completely guttei, but in most of them
the freproof flooring arrested the progress
of the fire. and they were only in part de-
stroyed. They stand as a vindication of the
skyscraper, and the lesson that they teach
will be taken to heart in the building of
the new San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
Further Damage by Fire.

AS the fire advanced important buildings
that had been considered safe were seen
to be in flames. A number of siyscrapers
of the most modern type caught FIRE ana
part or the whole of their interiors were
consumed. Down town squads of soldiers
were guarding the banks, the mint and the
snbtreasury, others kept back the crowds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02

tnopoitan cities of the world, Italians
Spanlards. Chinese and Japanese notneiad
In the throng
Silent Misery Everywhere.
There was misery detectabIe oy al, .,,o.
but II was invariably silent Thyo,,gt -
who're OF the disaster period did not once
near the expression OF distress. One copId
sec poverty made poorer, even sauaIor ana
mn our there were no outcries. no tears
an seemed to be resigned. Soma rn..o
~, -. some phelgmatic, many vera c,,aar
~ S nt'iS1..sh swung along In pairs carry
irnnarturEaf, suspended from slaves. their
- NNi Deople races betrayinR NOT n trace -
rear anxiety or other emotion Wtth se VI
20 % eIlese We're small-foot women ,rba,, 81
-o,sseu 10 the guarded class of march, -,
WIS VINO rarely go out and wall iittis
III consequence they progressed with ~
nc hssts t u.iiie ulty holding one another IN
BUT all who had trunks ass 40. 49,
mem Some there were who useS ciii
oien wagons; others made use ne bi-
Seies' perambulators, cribs and cradles
Win casters One man pushed his qnoSe
IN toy contriYance In the front OF wbIcb
w. nLhatufe horses heads moved IN
there was no escape from the soi,ni os a.
scraPihg trunks, incessant, harsh and cruel
IL mas not been an uncommon thfno In
san Francisco to be awakened by an earth
quake 1t has happened SO often that we
nave become almost used to It. We have
oeen rspeateoiy INFORMED. moreover, on the
authority of the coast and geodetic survey
that the local variety of trembler ,yes tech
nically termed "geotectonicH and warranted
harmless II was therefore with a feeling
OF annoyance and resentment that / was
so rudeiy aroused at thirteen minutes after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
jury Trial Demanded.

With the top and back of his head COM
pletely covered by bandages and smelling
Of carbolic acid. William Brown, colored
appeared in the Office of Assistant District
Attorney Ralph Given at the Police Court
yesterday. He swore out an information
against Richard bucket for assaulting him.
bucket. who had been arrested by Police
men Thompson and Collins of the fifth pre-
cinct pleaded not guilty and demanded
trial by jury when arraigned In court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
Depart for Memphis Conference.

Rev. G. T. Long, DIR. L. E. b. Rosser, J.
w. Smith, DID, and other ministers and
delegates OF the c. NJ. e. Church left yes
terday for Memphis. Tenn, to attend
general conference there. The conference
will be in session about three weeks
Rev. Mr.. Long has just completed a
church at 18th and c streets northeast
Rev. Drs. Roser and Smith are CRYING their
first term as pastor In this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
Certificate of Incorporation.

The Central Garage Company has been
incorporated here. The company proposes
to buy, sell. store. keep and repair steam.
gasoline and electric motor cars The CAP
ital stock is stated to be 5000 and John w.
Points of 1872 New York avenue is named
resident agent The incorporators are John
w. Points, Frederick L. Mockabee and
Richard c. McAuley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
Wants to Reward Gallant Men,

President Roosevelt has called upon the
War and Navy Departments to report the
names of the officers and enlisted men or
the Marine Corps and army who displayed
special gallantry In checking the saa-Eran.
cisco fire by the use OF dynamite; this with
view to their reward and COMMUNICATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02

!. v. Holmes of Beloit Wis, died Mon
day at the home of his daughter In Wheat
on. III. He was member of the Society of
American Engineers and had charge of the
construction OF the famous tronciad Mon
itor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
Loans by National Banks

The Senate committee on finance today
authorized a favorable report on the House
bill permitting national banks to loan
money to the extent of one-tenth of their
unimpaired surplus fund, IN addition TO one
tenth of their capital stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
In the Great San Francisco Earth
quake and Fire.
THE ONE CONTINUOUS SOUND
It is the Unforgettable Thing of the
Disaster.
SILENT MISERY EVERYWHERE
Men, Women and Children Homeless. Drag
ging Trunks and Clothing, Hurrying
to Places Of Safety.
Silent Misery Everywhere.

inopoiitan cities of the world, Italians
s9anlards. Chinese and Japanese mingled
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
CLEVER PICK POCKET.
Operating at Fargo Police Are
Puzzled.

There is at least one clever pick
pocket in the city and he is reaping
a golden harvest. There are others
who are not so clever but who are
getting the money, says the Fargo
Forum of last evening.
Just where the crooks are operating
the authorities do not seem to be able
to agree upon. Chief of Police Wade
is inclined to believe that they are
making the state fair grounds their
exclusive headquarters. Deputy Sher.
if Bingham thinks otherwise.
wednesday afternoon, when visitors
to the fair grounds huddled together
In the different buildings to escape a
wetting, many people we're robbed.
The amounts, however, were mostly
small.
Keep your hand on your pocket
book when you are In a crowd"
This Is especially good advice to fol-
low tomorrow, the last day of the fair.
1t Is suspected that thevisiting crooks
will make one last grand effort to fat
ten their bank rolls and will take even
greater chances than earlier in the
week.
Numbered among the crooks in the
city just now is fellow who is SO
clever that he has been able to extract
fat pocketbooks from deep pants
pockets without the owner realizing
his loss until some time after.
Don't tempt him by carrying large
sums of money around in crowds"
said Chief of Police Wade this morn
ins,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
Something About Theosophy.

tThe Philadelphia Public Ledger.)
The recent discussion of theosophy
in connection with Lyman j. Cages
residence at Point Iona, CAL, near
Mrs. Tingley's colony, calls attention
anew to an interesting cult whose elu-
sive mysticism has fascinated many
inquiring minds.
Theosophy can not be presented in
brief definition or exposition. At the
Chicago congress of religions a learn
ed East Indian exponent of the cult
described 1t as unpresentable and in
effable but the doctrine Of brotherhood
is the only essential doctrine" i'm
posed upon those who accept the sys-
TEN. According to this exponent, all
creatures have the same origin, are
destined to go through the same evo-
luton, and to return finally to the
source from which they came. AMI
mails are, therefore, biding their time
to reach mans estate.
Some fthe most noted theosophists
are women. Mrs. Anne Besant
characterized theosophy as q system
of truths, which can be verified by per-
fected man, and these truths are pre-
served by initiates who reveal them
as the evolution of man permits.
Madame Blavatsky, whose revelations
were discredited by the investigations
of the society Of Physical Research,
bases the philosophy upon an omni-
present principle concerning which It
is impossible to speculate and 1.-The
obligatory pilgrimage of every soul
through the cycle of incarnation"
She taught that man obtains special
gifts through "a long series of incar-
nations" One of the great tenets of
the cult is that there is on occult
world which permeates ours.
The modern theosophical movement
is traced by some writer's to the Six
teenth century with Paracelsus as the
founder. An unfriendly critic obser-
YES that the theosophists have chang
Ell front, made necessary by advanc-
ing civilization under the lead of
teachers who, as the absurdities of
theosophic science became gradually
exposed, have been glad to return to
the more inaccessible district of re-
ligiOus speculation"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
MERRY CROWD
Morning Trains Bear Large
Number Of People to Min
nes0ta Resorts.

1t was merry, rollicking, fun-an-
ticipating crowd that journeyed east
over the Great Northern this MORN
ing. bound for the various Minnesota
lakes and summer resorts, where SO
many Grand Forks people love to go
for over-Sunday worship.
This morning nearly every seat on
train No. "a was filled and the plat
form on the observation car looked
like a spring millinery showing, so
crowded was it with lovely ladies who
displayed millinery conceptions that
were equally as handsome.
OF course. the names of every single
one tor married. either) that went
are not available, but the following
are few that were caught in pass
ing: Miss Mamie DeCamp, Jack
Thompson, Miss Eta Greenberg, moth
er and brother, Miss Maud Milne, Don
Mcdonald. Miss Margaret Sullivan and
Bert Swengel. This evening there will
be another large outgoing. More
than a score go to Lake Bemidji, but
those named above will all visit at
Maple lake. Manager AL Logan of the
Lakeside hotel has provided accommo-
dalton for hundred transients, most
of whom will be from this city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
THE CROP AND ITS RESULTS.

The reports of the crop prospects
throughout the state, especially the
wheat crop, indicate that unless some
thing befalls it before it is ready for
the reaper, the largest crop ever
gathered in the state will be realized.
1t will have some drawbacks such as
the extra quantity of straw, but the
quality of the grain itself will be as
good at least as the average year pro-
duces.
Stories of rust and the effects of a
few hot days in scalding the grain have
come from different parts of the state,
and in some instances they have been
true, but they do not have any per-
ceptible effect upon the general con-
ditions.
The prospect is that the yield per
acre will not be excessive when the en-
tire state is considered, even though
in some places as is always the case,
the yield will be sufficient to be class
ed as bumper crop. 1t is from the in
creased wheat acreage due to the OPEN
ing of the new territory in the western
part OF the state that the enormous
total will be derived.
Should the market be maintained at
anything like fair price the wheat
crop of the northwest will bring to the
section producing it sufficient money to
put 1t in the very front rank of the
wealth producing portions of the coun-
try and prove that It is the ideal place
for the man of ordinary means to real
lie fortune in a few years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28

one were the results of fertile imagina-
tons.
1t would have been proper and at
the same time legal proceeding for
an inquiry to have been made into the
sanity of the accused for the purpose
of determining whether or not he was
mentally responsible for his acts when
he committed the crime. But there
would have been nothing extraordinary
in that. Such course could have been
followed in the defense of any criminal.
The district attorney sought to make
an investigation of this matter on his
own responsibility, so that If such were
true he could shape the prosecution to
that end, and not send man morally
irresponsible to the electric chair or
to prison for life.
Whether Thaw believed that because
of the annoyance of his wife by White
would justify him in taking the latter's
life cannot be determined. There is
principle of common law we'll
grounded in jurisprudence of England
and this country as we'll, that if the
husband shall unexpectedly find his
wife in improper relations with an
other, he would be justified in killing
the paramour on the grounds that he
would lose all reason and caution.
But the Thaw case is entirely diff
ferent. The husband who is now be-
hind the bars for the murder of his
hated rival, accepted the cast off mis-
tress of the man he killed and must
have known at the time he accepted
her the relation which she had sustain
ed to White. He can hardly claim then
that his feelings were SO outraged
that he acted on impulse and commit
ed the crime when justified passion
ruled the mind.
Such being the law there can be no
course other than trial for murder
the same as would be given any other
man who had committed a similar Of
tense.
If the circumstances surrounding the
crime show that he killed White DELHI
erately and premeditatedly, there is
little hope that Thaw will escape the
electric chair, or Imprisonment for
life. Every point of lay will be used
to save him but the facts are almost
uncontrovertable and it seems that the
conclusion can be drawn even at this
time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
THE N0RTHWEST'S
GREATEST
:"
FAIR
Exposition Will be Greatest
Event in Northwest Equal
to Coney Island.

The Cash Carnival company will
furnish the attractions at the Great
Red River Valley exposition next
week, will arrive in the city tomor-
row and the work of setting up the
score of shows will begin at once.
While the carnival company within it.
self makes great tented city, it is so
thoroughly systematized that 1t can
have everything in working order and
ready for the entertainment of the
public in few hours after it reaches
the grounds. When the sun sets on
Monday evening 1t will see everything
in readiness for the opening of the
greatest exposition that was ever at
tempted in North Dakota or in fact
In the northwest. 1t will simply be
indispensable.
The thrilling and sensational ex-
hibitions which will be open to the
public every day are the same ones
which are attracting thousands of Wis
ftors to the greatest pleasure resorts
OF the country, including Coney Is
land, and Shenley park at Pittsburg,
where forty-eight thousand people
passed through the gates in one day
to see exactly the same attraction
which can be seen at the Great Red
River Valley exposition next week.
AS the time draws near for the
closing of the entries it becomes more
evident that the agricultural exhibit
including the live stock will be equal
II not greater than any ever made at
the famous Minnesota state fair. The
value of the exhibits is just being dis
covered by those who are managing
the concern. They are away ahead Of
the expectations of the most optimis-
tic, and the exhibitors seem to have
reserved their best for this the great
est fair of the state. You will miss it
ii you miss it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
M'KENz|E INDICTED;
He KNOWS THE
MURDERER
Man Arrested at Mekinock In.
dicted for Crime by Roseau,
Mimi, Grand Jury.

The grand Jury of Roseau county,
Mimi. has returned an indictment
against Alexander Mckenzie. charging
him with the murder of William
Stuart at Wanaska. last December.
Mckenzie. 1t will be remembered, was
arrested at Mekinock. this county, in
June by Minnesota sheriff.
He is firm in his statements of in
nocence and says that when he is put
on the stand he will disclose the name
and present address Of the murderer,
who is now in hiding in Dakota.
The parents of Mckenzie in Prince
Edward island, are convinced that
their son is innocent and will in all
probability be in attendance at the
trial. R. H. Medicraft is the attorney
for Mckenzie
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
SOME GOOD HORSES.
Exhibit ut State Fair COnpllmented
BY Visitors.

A striking fact in connection with
the grand exhibit of draft horses at
the state fair in Fargo, and one very
freely commented upon by careful OBJ
servers of the really enterprising fea-
lures which meant so much to the
success Of the fair, was the exhibit of
Percherons, Belgians and other dis
tinguished breeds by the prominent
breeders and importers Of Barnes
county-some of them also in the cat
tie classes. The services rendered the
fair by Briggs & De Lancee, Conner
e Mcfarland. White Bros, and 8.
Fletcher were to say the least, prom
inent and without their exhibits the
horse barn would have lost much of
its charm and attractiveness, as It
was the lordly equines from Barnes
county that made the horse barn one
OF the very strong attractions and
numericalle the ladies have held their
own with the men in passing through
the building.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
A Fitting Rebuke.
F0,-,Y; 0L

When you read about how the city
of Devils Lake is spending money and
turning out en- masse to banquet Sen
ator H. c. Hansbrough, the cry about
his unpopularity in his home city and
county falls woefully flat. Some of
those newspapers throughout the state
which have been misleading or at
tempting to mislead the people as to
Hansbrough. will now do we'll to duck
their heads and haul in sail
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
An Investigation Needed.
[cogswell Enterprise.l


Editor Winship, in his stirring" adj
dress at the insurgent caucus at James,
town, was careful not to stir" that
state printing steaL-Fargo Call.
1t is up to the next state legislature
to investigate the public printing laws
and if it is found that the law compel
ling all work to be done in the state
is detrimental, it should be repealed
This law was passed when the men
who are now at the head of insurgent
movement were the power behind the
throne" in North Dakota state politics.
That it was passed for the sole pur-
pose of personal gain there can be no
question and from all accounts it has
served its purpose. An investigation
will do no harm even if it does no
good.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
At This Term.

One of the case to be tried at this
term of the federal court at Fargo
about which considerable interest has
centered is that of Olaf Moen against
the Great Northern in which plaintiff
seeks damages for alleged injuries re-
cieved when a car jumped the track
at Grafton and pinned him to a coal
shute. He claims that the injuries are
permanent
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28
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Andrew Foley Of the st. Paul &
Western Coal Co., who has headquart-
ers in this city, is In for over Sunday
from trip over the state. Mr.. Foley
Is of the opinion that there will be
little changes in the price of hard coal
this winter, the same to stand at
about $40 to $1O.5O. Soft coal. how
ever. will be higher and scarcer. The
prices for domestic soft coal are likely
to be about IS.
The cause for this is given as the
labor troubles in the east. the failure
OF the coal dealers to secure orders
filled promptly and the slowness in
shipments from the coal fields.
June and July are the two months
when the dealers are busy laying in
their supply but this year the ship
ments from the east have been small
and the coal receipts at Superior and
Duluth where many of the companies
have. docks, are very light
known coal man is in for over Sun
day.
c. F. Davis, one OF the hustling
knights OF the grip who has made this
territory for some time. Is registered
at the Dacotah. He sells tinware for
the Elliott Manufacturing company of
Warren. ILL.,, and is we'll pleased with
the business doing at this time of the
year.
NJ. H. Seaman. representing the F.
a. Patrick company of Duluth. is in
after three weeks trip over the
western part of the state. He states
that the towns on the new 500 are
thriving and that business is good.
Farmers are cutting some grain, most
ly barley, near Forest River and some
wheat has been cut though but little
of the latter grain.
Frank Weatherby. one OF the old
timers among the travelling men who
make Grand Forks their headquarters,
is in after spending a three months
vacation on his claim near Cass Lake.
He is looking we'll and says he en-
joyed roughing it.