The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-04
SAN FRANCISCO
AGAIN SHAKEN
EARTHQUAkS SHOCK CAUSES
GREAT ALARM-ONE WOMAN
is KILLED.
ARMY TAKES CHARGE OF FOOD
CITY ENGINEER WORKS IN
PLANS FOR BUILDING NEW
SAN FRANCISCO.

San Francisco. April q. - Al 3.l5
yesterday afternoon a shock of earth
quake was felt 1t lasted nearly a
minute and caused considerable
alarm.
1t caused the death of Mrs. Annie
Whitaker aged twenty-five years.
Mrs. Whitaker was at work in the
kitchen of her home when the shock
came. The chimney, which had been
left in tottering condition by the
heavy quake last Wednesday, crashed
through the roof upon the young wo-
man and fractured her skull Her
body was taken to the morgue and
burned an hour later.
Walls Thrown Down.
A number of walls of burned build
ings which were standing Tuesday, in
weak condition, We're thrown down
and frail buildings We're considerably
shaken uG, but the damage done was
slight
The shock was also felt in Oakland
and Berkeley, but in these places it
was very bright and of brief duration.
Business Is Resumed.
There was resumption to an aston
ishing extent yesterday Of business.
Retail stores were instructed to re-
open, and the municipal government
has established scale of prices for
the most important commodities, food,
clothing, etc, which is below that eX-
listing under normal conditions
Warning was given retailers that any
effort to charge exorbitant prices
would result in summary action by
the authorities.
Street cars are promised for to-
day and electric lights will be turned
on this evening. The work of build
ing and improving the chimneys is
going rapidly, but it will be some time
before it is considered safe to allow
kitchen fires.
Sanitary Conditions Improve.
Everywhere sanitary conditions are
most satisfactory Probably there has
been less sickness at the Preside
camp than any of the others, and this
may be attributed to the fact that the
people there have been sheltered, fed
and directed by the army officers.
Wholesale grabbing of supplies by
some while others are in dire want
has caused the military authorities to
order new system in the distribution
of food Beginning to-day kitchens
and mess rooms will be established
xvyhn nj, 1r,i11 No IN
who apply, but no food will be given
out to be carried away.
In the distribution of clothing pre-
cautions against fraud will be taken
by squads detailed to visit each tent
or shelter, list the occupants and '
ulate their wants. Orders will b4
given out emitting the holders to the
needed stores.
Southern Pacific Generous.
Southern Pacific officials yesterday
stated that their estimate of the
number of people who had left the
city up to 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing is 100000 OF this number $4,000
have returned. Travel outward bound
has been steadily falling off since
Tuesday and traffic across San Fran
cisco bay up to noon was but little in
excess of normal.
Including the donation of E. H Har-
riman the contribution of the South
prominent officials at nearly $780,
900.
They state that the passenger traf-
fic carried without charge represented
100000 and that the free hauling of
freight will amount to about $3.50, 900.
No Waste Of Relief Money.
San Francisco. April 2S-What to
do with the immense amount of
money that has been contributed to
the relief of San Francisco's home
less was the question that received
earnest consideration yesterday.
Numerous inquiries have come to the
heads of the various departments
civil and military, all asking for and
by whom the money would be expend-
ed. While the complete details of the
distributing and accounting of the i'm
mense sums have not been formula
ted, the plans have been thoroughly
discussed in committee and NAV be
briefly stated as follows:
Outline of Plans.
All expenditures will be authorized
by the finance committee of citizens
and Red Cross funds. The members
of this committee are representative
bankers, business men and jurists of
San Francisco and DR.. Devine of the