Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-04-27
FIRST STAGES OF
REGENERATION
STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
ARE BEING CLEARED.
HUNGER NOW MENACE
The Water situation Improving md
the Care For the Homeless IL
GRADUALLY Being Drought Into
Some Sort of Order.

Some Sort OF Order.
THE CAMPS lust BREAK UP.
San Francisco, April 23.-The ira ID
winds nre NIL that stand between
San Francisco md friEhtful epidem-
&C.. Moved by the fear of pestilcnce,
and with the knowledge that mall
pOx and typhoid are spreading In
the camps and wherever survivors
are crowded together, United Strtes
officials and the railroads have COM
bincd to hasten the departure OF
every homeless refugee from h
city. Oficial notice wa served In
the Preside and Golden Gate park
CO sunday, that all must leave
at once, three days grace being the
limit. They were notified That all
railroads would trc nspOrt them free
TO any part of the United Stnt~S,
and that the soldiers would help
pnck their belongings and cndeavOv
any should be recovered.
Oakland, Cal, April GA report
reached here from san Francisco ut
niidnight that "a brisk fire was burn.
ing In south San francisco. The IL
Illumination a READILY be seen fro.a
this side of SaS, Francisco bay. n dis
tance of eight miles. 1t In believed
that the nrc broke out afresh from
smOlderinE mber that could not
be subdued ON account Of the lack
Of water.
When the IRE was pronounced to
be practically out in San Francisco,
several frame buildings were s&and-
ing In south san F%rnncisco, but II Is
now feared that these Will be swep
away.
San Franciso, April 23.-Had It not
been for the sight of the rude affairs set
up In the open air wherever San Fran.
cisco's homeless thousands We're
camped, n would have had some diff
Guilty in finding any Of the peaceful as
sociations OF the Sabbath in this city
Sunday. Everywhere throughout the
burned as well as the remaining Sec
lions OF the city there was the greatest
activity. Streets were being cleared of
debris, laborers were repairing broken
water pipes, eve and gas mains;
electricians were everywhere seeking to
uEtangle the almost hopeless confusion
OF wires-in fact, San Francisco was
In the first stages of regeneration.
No Hungry People Vow.
TTharo - M b,rCrv poop1o bnro nor,.
the gaunt spectre Of starvation has
been banished by the magnificent re-
sponse of the people Of California in
particular and by the entire nation in
general to the appeals that went out
for assistance. Food by the carload and
boatload has poured into Oakland in suf-
fcient quantities to overwhelm the
committee which has In charge its dis
tribution. So great was the volume OF
foodstuffs brought in to the general
depot at Oakland mole that the gen.
eral committee made an appeal fol
skilled labor in the handling of these
supplies.
Experts to Handle Food.
Grocers, butchers and commission
men have been requested to secure mer
who are familiar in the handling OF
f~oodstuffs in order that the confusion
attendant upon the distribution at tn
stations may 60 on without delay
The homeless people r no longe,
obliged to subsist upon bread ant
canned stuff entirely. "a they had beef
during the previous days Of their try
Ing experience. but are given hot cot
fee. canned meats and even cakes AM
oranges. Oranges have come in in plen
tiful supply from southern California
and the sight Of California's famouI
product was everywhere hailed witt
words OF delight.
But There Are Other Days.
1t must net be understood by tn,
charitable people Of the country tina
there Is a surfeit Of food for the suf
ferers. While the supply is abundan
at this writing, 1t Is we'll for the publ
to remember that the homeless thou
sands must be fed and cared for by tn
organized relief committees for an in
definite period. 1t Is desired. therefore
that contributions be continued every