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Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
ImDosing CompaFisOns.

one needs to turn suddenly all the way
back from tho Mauritania to the Sirius to
obtain the most striking illustration OF
what has been achieved by the shipbuilder
IN the last sixty-eight years In length
the 7sO-foot Mauretania would equal four
and a half Sriuses. In a tug OF war the
7o.0OO powered CunaTder would prove
the match OF 2iS7 ships OF the Sirius type.
And II the Sirius was only its weight in
coal the Mauretania's 1872 furnaces would
consume its 7O tons IN sixteen hours.
Bach OK the two new turbine ships viii
cost S6ZaO0 or lsa times the cost Of the
pioneer steamship. Instead OF one deck
like Tire sirius each OF the Cunarders will
have eight. and e viii have room for
s,soa psssenEcrs, instead Of the hfty whs
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

LONDON, Nov. A-Another large ship
ment Of American eagles from Paris valued
at $4,000 was purchased by the Bank Of
England today. These continued shipment
Of gold from Paris are R'stsrtsllv easing
the local money market
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

the door or I'll throw you and it both
See?"
Excuse me, professor replied the pas
senger, meekly, and the incident was
closed.-Phladelphia Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21
Golden Cate City Has Been Shaken Often In the Past
Present Catastrophe Worst Ever KnoWnSOme
of the Large Buildings Destroyed.

Dut the inside pIastering ana decora-
tions were greatly damaged.
The business section OF the city from
Market street to Mission street and
from the bay back was almost COM
pletely wrecked.
The most conspicuous building In
San Francisco, the city hall, is almost
totally ruined. 1t cost from $6,OOO,OOO
10 $7O0O,00 took twenty-five years I'm
construction and was surmounted by
IL dome go feet high. 1t was thought
TO he very solidly constructed. being
built substantially of brick, with the
walls covered by cement. The Interior
of the dome was decorated with ex-
pensive marbles taken from the Pa
citic coast mountains.
Another very fine building. which
cost over S5,00OOOO Is the splendid ho-
tel erected 10y Mrs. Herman Oelrichs
on fashionable Mob hill. Mrs. Oelrichs
who is a daughter of the late Senator
Fair, has shown fine taste In the ar
chitectural plans OF Fairmont, the ap-
propriate name of the new hotel. Seen
from the bay this structure, with II
classic outlines, makes the beholdei
think of Greek temple. White and
graceful, IL looms above the busy mar
ket places, the great wholesale district.
the crowded business section and pic
tureSque Chinatown. which, by the
way, is fast disappearing owing TO the
encroachments of commerce and the
dwindling of the Chinese population.
Other imposing edifces, many of
which have been more or less severely
injured, are the Hotel st. Francis, the
Palace hotel, the Hall of Justice, the
Mutual Bank building. the Pacific Mu-
tual Life building and the Callaghan
building. The greatest property dam
age resulted in the manufacturing dis
trict and the greatest loss OF life I'm
the tenement house district.
The chief street of the city is Mar
kct, running diagonally for many miles
The destruction of many of the depart
ment stores and other business blocks
on Market and Mission streets was al
most complete. Fire added 10 the hor-
rOrs Of the situation, and, as the water
mains had been burst by the shock.
the fire department was helpless. The
flames ate their way along Market
street and other fires started in differ
ent parts of the city.
As the earthquake occurred but a
little after , O'Clock i'm the morning,
practically the entire population was ia
bed. Men and women rushed wildly
forth in their night robes and fed in
panic through the streets. Many were
caught by the falling roofs and walls.
and I'm the poorer districts the tene-
ments collapsed like eggshells. crush
ing and suffocating their inmates be-
fore they had time to escape. In many
cases fire finished the work of death.
catching the victims as they were
pinned still alive under the debris.
To arrest the spread Of the fire along
Market street many buildings We're
dynamited.
The track of one railroad was de-
pressed four feet or more for dis
lance Of three miles. At one point in
the city the earth cracked open for n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21
lTALY'S FEARLESS KING.
Victor Emmanuel Has often Gone to
Aid OF HIS People.

Victor Emmanuel Has often Gone to
Aid OF HIS People.
His recent visit To the dangerous
zone around Mount Nesuvius, which
has again erupted with terrific fury.
was not the first on which King Victor
Emmanuel of Italy had exhibited his
fearlessness and solicitude in coming
to the aid of his people says the New
York Times.
In September, 1900 after Calabria
had been shaken by an earthquake, his
majesty first subscribed $4,000 for the
relief of the families of the earthquake
victims and then hurried by special
train to the scene of the disaster. He
was met by his minister of public
works. Feraris. and the two journeyed
through Monteleone. San Onfrio. Fam
marc and other villages. travelling by
automobile and being gratefully vel
coined by the popuIace.
Despite the danger OF falling walls
his majesty visited the ruins resulting
from the earthquake. even going into Il
assure from which a child had been
taken alive after she had been there
ninety eight hours. The king wished
to see for himself that no live person
had been neglected by his soldiers.
All along the line he stopped and left
his automobile TO cheer crowds of
weeping women and children who
knelt by the roadside imploring succor.
He questioned his people, gave them
words of comfort and. after inspecting
their houses, ordered his military en-
gineers TO proceed with the utmost
possible celebrity in the construction of
temporary quarters. He passed sew
eral nights on board of the train TO see
that provisions were distributed.
On another occasion during an cpl
demic in southern Italy the king jour
neyed right into the heart of the strick-
en- district to comfort his people and
bring them relief. He did the same
thing during a great flood i'll Italy.
proving himself to be the most demo
cratic sovereign in all of Europe.
He has an immense capacity for
work and is devoted to outdoor sports.
In private life he is simple and unos-
tentatious. In the morning, summer
or winter, he rises at $50 o'clock and,
after Il cold bath. has i cup of coffee
and n roll. For this meal he dispenses
with his servants, the queen pouring
his coffee. Two hours every morning
and two hours every evening are de-
voted to state affairs. Thursday and
Sunday mornings are entirely devoted
to the affairs of his country. His chief
amusement is motoring which has led
him to all sorts of trying places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

meant a population from all parts OF
the world. Not long ago the records
indicated that 43 per cent of the peo-
pie of the city were born in foreign
lands. not in two or three different
countries. but in practically every land
under the sun. According to the ma
tional census reports for 1890, San
Francisco had n total population of
29S997. OF these 1721S6 were native
born and 1851 were born outside of
the United States. Fully half the
grown persons in the community re
moved to California from alien lands.
while a large percentage of the other
half and of the general body of chill
dren were of foreign parentage. In
1900 San Francisco had population
of $40, 1872, of which 34.1 per cent was
foreign born.
San Francisco has long been famed
as one OF the wide open cities of the
United States. AS i'll the days of
1S49, the gambler devotes himself to
his vocation with little interference
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

ley of low, dingy adobes, frail wooden
shanties. born in an afternoon. with Il
sprinkling Of more respectable frame
houses and a mass of canvas and rub
Der habitation 1t was mainly Il city
of tents, rising in a crescent upon the
shores of the cove. From Clark point
it skirted the land to Telegraph hill.
along the Clay street slopes, tapering
away to the California street ridge.
The larger number passed to the south
west shores of the cove. beyond the
Market street ridge, region sheltered
from clustering winds and provided
with good spring water and named the
Happy Valley.
Stockton street, stretching from Sac
ramento to Green streets. presented
the neatest cluster of dwellings, and
Powell street was the abode of churches,
for of the six churches in existence III
the middle of 1850 three graced its
sides and two stood upon cross streets,
within half a block Mason street.
above 1t. was really the western limit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

1ngS IN the city because Of the fear of
earthquakes, several OF which had al
ready been experienced. Finally the
Introduction was removed, however
and Il number of skyscraperS resulted.
Prior TO 1890 there was hardly Il
building in excess of five stories and
only u few of that height. Today there
is one eighteen stories high ana quite
a number from twelve to fourteen
stories.
In the spring of 1898 about 10 o'clock
one night. the city had Il seismic shock
that put to test its high structures. II
was the worst earthquake since 1865,
when for eight or nine blocks on the
main street (MarkeD the ground was
cracked open several inches.
In the upheaval of 1898 the tall build
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

mgs were gwen a fearruT shaking, and
some of their occupants were made
dizzy and sick. The structures We're
uninjured, and ever since that time
there has not been so much question
of the safety of high buildings of mod
ern construction-that is, buildings Of
structural iron frame and facings Of
pressed brick, terra Gotta or stone.
1t was NJ. III. De Young the proprie-
tor and editor of the Chronicle. who
was the pioneer IN this respect. He
met with opposition from the munich
pal authorities fourteen years ayo when
he decided to erect a ten story house
for his newspaper 1t was believed to
be a dangerous undertaking because of
the earthquake fear. but Mr.. De Young
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21
An oklahoma Burbank.

The Burbank of sOklahoma has been
discovered in the person of an orchard
list at Dale who is showing his friends
a tree that is declared to be wonder,
says the Kansas City Journal. 1t Is
Siberian crab apple tree on the trunk
of which he has grated five varieties
Missouri Pippin, Arkansas Black and
Mammoth Twig. These he made two
years ago and last year grated seven
on these graft trees of four other vari-
cites and a ounce. The tree is in a
healthy condition and when matured
will bear twenty-five varieties of fruit.
Last year he claims to have grated or
budded potato sprouts with tomato
scions and raised a crop Of tomatoes
and potatoes ON the same ground, one
on top and the other beneath the soil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

were almost totally destroyed in the
earthquake and many other skyscrap-
ers were severely shaken, cracked and
damaged.
One of the chief buildings which col
lapsed was the new postofiice. This
was a substantial structure OF granite,
costing to exceed $3.000000. While
not striking from an architectural
standpoint. the po7toffice was impress
i've from it's massiveness
The Postal building vas badly dam
aged, and the operating room was n
wreck. Power of every kind was de-
stroyed, ana there were no lights. Ell
Their gas or electric. Neither the Pal
ace hotel nor the st. Francis was de
stroyed as far as the framework goes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21
LOYAL LITTLE JAP.
Insisted Upon Leaving Hospital to
Sail With His Captain.

Chakuro Tamanp. the Japanese sea-
man who was seIit to the Marine hos
pital with n broken collar bone when
the ship L. F. Chapman put i'll at New
York for repairs a few weeks ago, re
joined the ship recently. He was In
jured in n fall from one of the lofty
yards to the deck during one of the
gales which dismantled the ship when
a month on her way to Manila and
forced her to return to New York for
repairs.
WheR Tamano learned that the ship
was nearly ready to sail he insisted
upon being discharged from the hos
pital that he might rejoin her, notwith-
standing the protests of the doctors
that he would be unable to do any
work for week on two, says the New
York Post. y
Captain Banfie}d is my very good
friend he urged. i"He is the best cap
tain / ever sailed with. I've been two
voyages with him, and l would rather
die going home with him than live and
stay here and have to ship with some
other captain
Captain Banfield was called up ON
tne teiepnone ana tne Sltuation eA-
planned to him, the doctors telling him
frankly that Tamano must not try to
use his right arm for two or three
weeks
"Send him aboard" replied the skip
per heartily. HE won't be called on
to do any work until he's fit. The mere
sight of him will be better than dose
of medicine to the rest of the crew, for
he's a great favorite with all hands.
forward and aft"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21
SAN FRANCISCO IN HISTORY; USED TO QUAkES

that the son of the premier of British
Columbian was feeced of $500 in the
Cafe Royal few years ago He lost
$1,000 in cash, but stopped payment on
$1,000 in checks.
San Francisco has fOrty-seven square
miles of territory, or about 10000
acres, within the municipal limits The
finest residences are on Mob hill and
Pacific heights. both of which districts
command magnificent views of the
bay and the Golden Gate. The city
has six large parks and twenty-five
small ones, and Golden Gate park oc-
cupies over 1000 acres
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

~AN FRANCISCO, the earthquake
stricken city has long been per-
~ meated with an air of romance
and adventure. Nowhere may
one turn without being reminded of
the legends that have been woven
around the forty miners and their i'm
mediate followers. The names of the
streets and of the business blocks. such
as Kearney, Suffer. Montgomery. Du-
pont. Flood, Croker and Sharon. bring
to the mind OF the visitor long forgot
ten stories of riot or adventure and OF
fortunes whose vastness once excited
his wonder or made him incredulous.
The site of the city was first visited
by Europeans In 1863. and in 1175 Blu
careli ordered a fort. preside and mis-
sion founded on the bay. One year
later. the year of the Declaration of
Independence. the Spanish settlers be-
gan the work, and when Vancouver.
the explorer, visited the place in 1892
the preside represented the military
authority, while the pueblo and mis-
sion stood for the civil and religious
factors respectively. The mission WAS
secularized III 1884 and a town laid
out the year following.
IN lSfO an American llldll- Ol-NdT, III
der command of Commodore John b.
Montgomery, entered the harbor and
hoisted the stars and stripes over the
town. Mexico. which succeeded Spain
as the owner of California. was then
a war with the United States. and the
act of Commodore Montgomery ended
her dominion over San Francisco.
Montgomery appointed Lieutenant
Washington A Bartlett TO be Frisco's
first alcalde, or mayor. under the new
regime. Under Spanish and Mexican
rule the town was n sleepy, unprOgress-
i've place. but with the coming of Amer
leans and the discovery of gold in 1913
there came an era of growth and hus-
tie This did not eventuate at once.
for the first news of the discovery of
gold practically depopulated San Fran
cisco.
The town was smitten as by Il plague.
End one historian thus describes what
happened: Its houses were left I!noc-
cupied and unprotected, its former
trade ceased. its lots fell TO n small
part of their value, it's two weekly
newspapers were suspended, and the
town. deserted by the bulk of its in
uaDlldnIS, was at one llllc NllHOuC d
single officer clothed with civil author
ity.''
After the first rush to the gold dig
gings the town began to regain its lost
ground, and ere long the influx of gold
seekers gave quite an impetus to its
growth. The town was incorporated
in April. 1850, and the first common
council elected proceeded with diligence
to plumber the city treasury. The
same year the state was admitted to
the Union. and when the steamer Ore
gon brought the news-there was no
feIegraphic communication in those
days-business was entirely suspended
and the entire population rushed to the
wharfs to welcome the harbinger. The
town had about 10000 inhabitants at
that time, and when the people were
Informed that the signal flags of the
Oregon indicated that California was a
sovereign state of the United States of
America "a universal shout arose from
10000 voices on the wharfs. in the !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

Streets upon the hills, housetops and
the world Of shipping in the bay"
In its early history the city suffered
from several disastrous fires. Between
December, 1s49, and June, 1851, six
CONGREGATIONS played havoc with the
growing young town. Better buildings
were planned and several fire compa-
MES were organized. These were steps
in the right direction. 1t was also dis
covered that the fires were started by
criminals who profited by the confu-
sion.
This fact and the inefaciency and
corruption of the city government led
a large number of citizens to organ
lie the famous vigilance committee
which ruled. the place In 1851. Quite q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

richest San Franciscan, owns build
ing seventeen stories high, commonly
known as the Call building. On three
OF the corner sites. where Third street
intersects Market. is located the great
Sprcckels building, the home of the
Call; the De Young building. the home
of the Chronicle. and the Hearst build
Ing, occupied by the Examiner. the
three great Pacific coast newspapers
having contributed handsomely TO the
building development of San Francisco
in recent years The city now has its
share of tall buildings. one being eight
cen stories in height The major part
of them are eight, ten and twelve sto-
rics, the eight stored being most nu-
merous.
The Cau H"d Exarliner buildings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

distance OF six rect, leaving a yawnlng
chasm OF fathomless depth.
The destruction of all telegraph wires.
except one belonging to the Postal
union, made 1t almost impossible for
the stricken city TO communicate with
the outside world. The severe injury
to the Western Union and Postal Of
fees, also the Associated Press, greatly
added to the difficulty.
The practical destruction of six or
eight blocks, coupled with the immense
loss of life and damage TO property
throughout San Francisco and the en-
tire coast region, makes this the worst
earthquake disaster In American his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

won out ana thereby SEE an example Of
enterprise to other wealthy men who
have since built more tall buildings.
For instance. ID. o. Mills, the New
York banker. who owns great deal
of San Francisco property. has one Of
the tallest and finest structures in the
city.
Claus Spreckels, known throughout
tie country as the sugar king and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21
Stricken City Long Perneated With an Air of Romance
How the Metropolis of California Was Purged
of Disorder in the DAYS of VgiIanteS.

ganlzatlOn was created, ana IN Il few
days Casey and another murderer
named Cora We're executed in front of
the committees headquarters. Many
lawbreakers We're later put TO death.
and the regime of the California bad
man" came to an end
1t has been asserted that San Fran
cisco is the most cosmopolitan city in
the world. and by cosmopolitan is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

I'm HE recent disastrous earthquake
81 extending over 50 large part
FL of the Pacific coast region and
wrecking such an extensive
section of the city of San Francisco
was not the first of these catastrophes
known i'll the western metropolis,
though by all odds the most damaging.
For many years the municipal au-
thoritieS refused To permit tall build
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

number of CROOKS We're lynched by
the committee, others were driven out,
like John Oakhurst, the leading figure
in Bret Harte's "Outcasts of Poker
Flat" and the city went through pu-
rification process that was of great
benefit to it.
The aspect of San Francisco at this
time was not inspiring TO intiowing
gold seekers. 1t was a struggling med
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

of the city. as Green street was the
northern. Beyond Mason street ran
the trail to the Presldio. past scattered
cottages, cabins and sheds, amid dai-
ries and gardens, with branch path
to the Marine hospital, on Hilbert
street, and another to the North Beach
anchorage, where spectators We're
planning a wharf to attract settlement.
After the vigilance committee dis
banded the criminal element became
holder, and in 1856 the crime aud cor
ruption in the city had become intol-
cradle to those who wished to live n
decent and orderly life. When Editor
King of the Bulletin, who had de
nounced the thugs, was murdered by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

from the authorities. Prior to the
earthquake two OF the most prominent
corners in the city were occupied by
gambling dens. One of them, known
as the Cafe Royal. has been veritable
gold mine for its proprietors.
The California supreme court has
rendered n decision to the effect that
the game of draw poker is not gamc
of chance, but involves Judgment and
other elements as we'll as chance or
luck, and because of this decision these
places are permitted to be maintained.
They are frequented by hard look
ing crowd of men. and many scandals
are told associated with these places.
A visitors life is probably safe in these
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

Continued on Page Eleven-).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-21

~AN FRANCISCO. the earthquake |
stricken city. has long been per |
meated with an air of romance |
~ op1 advaptura Nowhara NAV
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
FIRST PARDON TO
 Ne. gs | | apAPE: E: X MAN Governor jch naNi~ iisea;,~ Ui> Record iii i~suin4 One to E.
 r. Stone.

Special To tie Graphic
 Little Roeh, Dee. 2l.Zsa4 t.e Htse tilae= =iH his ol}ig.aI eateat- as governor of tAi4 areat eo4faeo- wealth. Governor JeH Davis bas i.s- sued a pardon 10 a .naUS9aqeT' 1sau. Gov. Davis is known as AEEaH2a9 pardon governor, ba for reason; of various kinds hc has never be fore extended the executive elem encN to a man engaged in the news par business In the issuance ot one to Mr. E. F. Stone of Jefferson county, charged with carrying d pis- tol, he has broken the record, Tn" details of this pardon Were given out last Saturday. Stones petition was avery strong One signed by the leading residents of Jefferson coun- ty. and set forth the claim that he was on a journey and had perfect right to carry the weapon. 1t also set forth the allegation that the court showed bias in the trial.
 During the entire six years of his occupancy of the gubernatorial chair, Gov. Davis has never before been known to extend executive clemency, as stated before. to a newspaper man. It will be borne in mind that the great majority of newspaper men of the state have steadily opposed Gov. Davis in his political campaigns, but Mr. Stone is said to have been one of the few . who worked for him during his first race for governor.