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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
OFFICERS WITH
DRAWN PISTOLS,
--------~-------------
In San Francisco They Are Now
Forcing the Citizens to
Work.
SAILORS ASSISTING FlREMEN.
People Leaving the City and Flee
ing to Golden Gate Park
And Preside.
Hundred Thousand People Slept OUT
OF Doors Last Nixht--Much Suffer-
ing From Lack Of Food and Water.
Photos by Johnson.

san Francisco, April 10, s a. m.--Tha
fire is working up to California street
hill. known as Mob hill. 1t Is already
up to Pine and Mason streets. and the
annex to Hopkins Art Institute is on
fire. one engine is working at this
place with q limited water supply.
Across the street is the Fairmont hotel,
erected by Mr.. Oelrichs.
This building viii probably stand az
1t is entirely fire proof. Adjoining the
Hopkins Institute is the Stanford
mansion. To the west the flames have
spread TO Fillmore and Golden Gate
avenue, and north to Suffer and I.eav-
enNorth. 4
The art treasures are being removed
from the Hopkins institute
A detachment of sailors from one II
the warships Is assisting the flremen
at this point. Officers with drawn pis.
tolls are forcing citizens 10 work. Peo-
pie are leaving, fleeing to Golden Gate
park and the Presidio. All Night long
a constant stream OF humanity walked
the streets 10 the west. One hundred
thousand people slept out Of doors lass
night, and by tonight the number Of
homeless VIII reach soo,o0N
There " suffering from lack OF food
and water already. San Francisco
needs help and needs II Immediately,
MAYOR scHMITZs APPEAL.
San Francisco. April 1.-THE follow.
tng appeal for aid has been sent by
Mayor schmlta 10 Gov. Pardte, and
shows the restitution of the people. and
the dhe need Of food and shelter,
Send all supplies and tents possible
TO Golden Gate park Have bakeries
In small towns bake all the bread they
can. We want bedding. food and tents'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19

600 Of the inhabitants of San Francisco
alone, and,
Whereas, There Il most urgent
need to bury the dead, care for the
injured and shelter and feed the home
less. and,
Whereas. The local administration
will for some time be unable to cope
with the situation and extend such
aid and assistance as Is Immediately
necessary therefore be- Il,
Resolved, That the sum of $500, 600
or such part thereof a. may he ncccs-
sary. l. hereby appropriated ont uf any
money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, To be expended by and
under the direction of the secretary of
war I'm the purchase and distribution
Of quartcrmasters' and commissary
stores To such injured and destitute
persons ~ may require assistance In
the district devastated by earthquake
and fire. Md the secretary OF war Is
authorized 10 use the steamers and
other boats and vessels belonging TO or
now employed by the government up
on San Francisco bay or adjacent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
CONGRESS GIVES SUFFERERS 100000

Washington, April i9.--Soon after
the senate was called to order today
Mr.. Perkins introduced u Joint resolu-
ton authorizing the secretary of war
10 use rations and quartcrnasters' sup
plies for the relief OF destitute persons
in the region devastated by carth-
quake and fire in California, and maxi
Ing an appropriation OF 100000 to
relieve the suffering.
Following Is the text of the rcsolu-
ton;
Whereas. The most terrible disas.
ter which has ever taken place on
this continent has occurred In the
state of California I'm which one half
of the city of San Francisco has been
practically destroyed by earthquake
and fire, and many towns End cities
along the coast have suffered from
similar devastatlons. and
Whereas. In all the afflicted locali-
ties there has been brought such ruin
as has resulted In great loss of life and
the serious injury Of thousands of pco-
pie: and.
Whereas. The destruction Of DWELL
Ing houses has rendered homeless 1O0,-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
AUTHORITIES FORBID ANY
ONE TO ENTER CITY.

Washington, April IA Western
Union bulletin TO the war department
from San Francisco says;
The Western Union and Southern Pa
clfio buildings have been totally de-
stroyed. The IRE IL burning rapidly In
a diagonal line up the hill, commencing
at MoAllister and ending at Battery
street, and on Main street az far us
Sixteenth street, The water supply has
given out, the wind Is rising and tho
military authorities have Just forbidden
anyone to enSsr the city. They have
all they can handle without attempting
any more,
The situation has not improved and
already there Is great suffering for food
and water. | saw thousands Of people
lined up in park awaiting soldiers
TO distribute water.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
BRAWLEY WIPED OUT.
Small Town on 5. r.. 100 Miles From
Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Cal. april i,--Reports
this morning from Brawley, q small
town on the Southern Pacific, 100 miles
south OF Los Angeles, state that tho
town was practically wiped out by the
earthquake OF yesterday. This liz the
only town In Southern California known
to have suffered from the shock. South
ern Pacific officials here today say the
following buildings there. all brick
structures, We're completely destroyed.
Brawley Bank building. Paulin build
ing and the principal merchandise
buildings of the town. In addition
dozens OF adobe houses were RACED 10
the ground, 80 far az known there
were no fatalities. Brawley is about
two years old and had population OF
about 500.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19

4 report co,nes from Marines
mat me bank building, one Of the
finest structures IN the io1pu, has
been completely destroyed,
u IS at present impossible 10 es-
Innate the amount Of damage 10
property IN this city Owing to the
fact that practically no inspection
has been made Of The bdidhlSs, e.
cept BY IRE Warden Geo, licDon-
did and this only for the purpose of
soHdeabujiG those tohtch arc unsafe
and mast BE- tom doipA AWA Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
CHURCH GIVES $4,000.
President Smith and Associates
Contribute That To Relief
Fund,

st n meeting of the First
Presidency and members or the
Council OF Twelve Apostles of
the Mormon" Church held to-
day, u resolution was unanl-
nlousIy adopted appropriatlng
$4,000 In cash for the relief
of the California sufferers. Tho
amount Is contributed by Prcsi-
dent Joseph +. smith and as
sociatcs In behalf OF the menu
bers of the Church. aud Il will
al once he tclcgraphed to Gov.
Pardeo for such use Us he may
see fiji To make of Il In behalf
of the stricken people of the
Golden Cato state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19

those left ;ciihom shelter BY me
earthquake The ofr has been
gracefully accepted BY he Police and
IRE departments and zoo cots haze
been placed M tho iheaier for the
use Of the refugees, Relief stations
haze also been established at me
CITY hall, and at The 'driopS bnbHc
parks throughout ne city,
Other reiief stations hdpo also
been established h such Of the
churches throughout The ciiy as arc
considered safe 10, use oS such,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
COMMUNICATION WITH
SAN FRANCISCO LOST

Sacramento, Cal, April i9.--Both tele-
graph companies have practically lost
communication with San Francisco.
The wires west of here come and so
down in a tltful way. making their
continuous use impossible. At one place
1000 feet of line has sunk out OF sight
and In many other places the poles
have toppled over. The wind is blow
Ing u gale and mixing the wires In
many places,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
NO pAMNGE IN FREsNo.

Fresno. Cal. April la.-The earthquake
did no damage IN Fresno although Il
was the heaviest shock ever felt here.
Al Los Banos. on the border line
Of the county, heavy damage was done.
Several brick buildings were wrecked.
including the Los Ramos hotel a three
story building. the Miller and Ink
store. two-stop aud the I.og Banos
bank. twO-stoIS. The loss is $4,000.
No fatalities
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19

the structures, 1vhich, from the out
side Sho5v little apparent damage,
on closer examination broue 10 hare
been badly t1ciSfed and cracked BY
the shock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
this part Of TIC city is shm off.

V|, PWt W fHt Guy ~ SfHf w.
after darkness thousands of the
homeless acre making their pay
5cith their blankets and scdm pro-
usions 10 Golden Gate park and the
beach TO find shelter. Those in the
homes on the hills Just north of the
Hayes Udlley ssveeked section piled
their belongings in the streets and
express scagons and automobiles
scsre hauling the things dsody to
tie sparseiy settled regions.
Dofvn ioaVn everything is ruin.
Not a business house stands. Thea
ters are eyitmbled into heaps. Fac
tories and commission houses lie
smoMidering on their formrr sites.
An the newspaper plants haze been
rendered useless
II is estimated That the loss
in San Francisco 7otN reach from
ST ooo, 900 TO $500, 900, 900. These
figures are in the rough and moth
ing can be told Wt'l partial de-
counting is taken.
On every side there sVaS death
and suffering. Hundreds sVerc in
imed, either burned, crushed or
struck BY falling pieces from the
buildings and one often died sVhile
on the operating table at Mechdn-
les ta0iliOn, imbro5TSed as a hos
biidi for the comfort and care of
three hundred of the injured. The
number of dead is not kno7tn bit il
is estimated that at least 500 met
their death IN the horror.
A. 9 o'clock, under a special
message from President Roosevelt,
the city sQaS placed under martial
lac. Hundreds OF troops pdiroiled
the streets and drove the eroaidS
back, sVhile hundreds more acre set
al seork assisting the fire and police
departments. The Nrietest orders
aoeye issued and in true military
spirits the, soldiers obeyed. During.
the afternoon three thie1eS met
their death BY rife bullets apjiilc at
spoyk in the rnns. The curious
acre driQen back at the breasts of
the horses that the cdgdlyymen rode
and all the crowds tocre forced from
me ievel district 10 the billy section
beyond 10 The north.
The sodter supply 7vaS entirely
cut off, ard may be il atuS Just as
sveII, for the lines of fire department
soouid haze been absolutely useless
al any stage. Assistant Chief
Dongherty Supervised The icork of
his men and early IN the morning
il stds seen that ihe only possible
chance 10 sd7e the city lay in effort
TO check the flames BY the use of dy-
mantle. During the day blast could
be heard ~ any section at intervals
of only a fee minutes. and build
ingS not destroyed BY fire acre
bloS,n to atoms. But through the
gaps made the flames Jumped and
although The failures of the heroic
efforts of the police, fysmen aud
soldiers acre at times Sickcning,
the 1rork aUas continued 1chh Il
desperation that foiH he as one of
| the features Of the terrible disaster.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
REFUGEES IN OAKLAND.

Oakland, Cdi., Afri fo.-Thon-
Sdnds Of refugees, rendered home
less BY the terrible calamity aVIGch
has oVerfaken San Francisco, haze
come 10 this city, ON learning of
this bic Realty syndicate a once
offered idord Park for the use Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19

Passengers on trains from other
cities IN California bring details Of
destruction and death from nearly
all of them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19


Oakland, Apnl Io.-The fire ~
Sdr Francisco is undated. The ST.
Francis hotel and Merchants Ef-
change are gone. The Paramount
Motel is threatened. Il portion Of
Inc Marx Hopkins institute of art
Is DESTROYED. The entire structure
a1a probably go. The Chronicle
budding is a skeleton The James
Rood building, Market and PosoeH,
Is leaning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19

Son Francisco, April ro.--Ddy
ua'Vhed on a scene of death and
aearHeflon. During The night the
"oNFs had consumed many of the
Guys hheT structures and skipped
" dosen directions 10 the resi-
ue'ee PORTIONS. They had made
"'eV pdy oper into the North
DedeH section and Stringing dne1o
. me south they reached out along
NC shipping section do1Uu The bdv
'"o'e, over the hills and across To-
aufd Third and ToaVnsend streets.
" aFehomeS, achoIesdlc houses aud
"oaWdefnihg concerns fell in their
p%H' MS completed the destrne-
'Ob OF nc entire district knosQH as
we South of Market street" How
i' mey are reaching TO tie south
u''o's the channel cannot be told as
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-15
Big 3 STEAMER HARD AGROUND!


Cape May, N. ~. June 1s. With
more than 1000 persons on board, the
American line steamship Westernland,
from Liverpool and Queenstown for
Philadelphia, is hard aground on the
south shoals near the entrance to Del
aware bay. The big steamer struck
the shoals about 1875 o'clock yester-
day morning. The shoals are about
four miles OF the Cape May shore and
one mile north of the Overfalls light
ship Although the Westernland is
hard aground, the vessel lies In an
easy position, and strong hope is en-
tertained that the steamer will be
foated with the assistance of tugs on
the high tide early in the morning. i
There are on board 72 cabin and 775
steerage passengers and a crew Of
ESQ. While some of the more timid
ones were greatly wrought up with
fear of something happening, they
were easily assured that there was no
need to worry, and there practically
was no excitement among the passen-
gers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-15
CHINESE STRUGGLED in.
Wholesale Operations at Vancouver
Revealed in Confession,

Wholesale Operations at Vancouver
Revealed in Confession.
st. Louis. Mo-, June 13.-United
States immigration inspector ]. B.
Dunn has secured a confession from
Lee Suey Lum, recently arrested in
East st. Louis, which gives the details
of a plan by which wholesale snug
Cling of Cinnamon into the United
States is being carried on at Vancou-
yer, B. G.
According to Lum's statement, Chi
nese are rowed across the bay at Van
couver and taken to an alleged immi-
grafton official, who, on payment of
500, issues a certificate The docu-
ment issued to Lum is a genuine
United States certificate, but the name
has been erased with acid and Lum's
substituted and the photograph has
also been changed
One arrest here has been made and
others will follow as result of the
confession.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-15
DEDICATE 100000 TEMPLE.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS FROM
ALL OVER THE WORLD AT.
TEND EXERCISES.

Boston, June 12.-One Of the most
remarkable religious demonstrations
ever witnessed in New England oc-
CURED yesterday when the new
100000 Christian Science temple
in the Back Bay district was dedi-
Gated. From every state in the Union
and from all parts of the world came
members of that faith to be present
at the dedicatory services. 1t was es.
timated that more than 10000 Chris.
tian Scientists were in the city. Six
services were held to accommodate
the vast throng, but even then there
were thousands who were unable to
gain admission to the temple. The
seating capacity of the new edifice ex-
ceeds 5000, and at each service yes
terday hundreds stood in the aisles
and in the rear of the church.
AS quickly as one service was COM
pleted and the congregation had de-
parted, the temple was filled again,
and still there were thousands out
side who had been unable to gain ad.
mittance.
The six services yesterday were
identical, and each was about two
hours in length. The occasion COM
bined both the annual communication
and the dedicatory exercises.
1t consisted of the usual Christian
Science opening address, the reading
of the tenets, the reading of the dedi-
catory address by Mrs. Baker-Eddy,
'Concordia, Mass, and a sermon spe-
cially prepared for the occasion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-15
PROSPECTING FOR IRON ORE.

Systematic Explorations Under Way
In Crow Wing and cass Counties.
There have been sporadic efforts
made to investigate the prospects OF
Iron in nearly every portion Of Grow
Wing county, but it is only recently
that there has been any effort to de-
yelop these finds in any definite and
systematic manner. Attention now,
however, is being turned to Cass coun-
~ as well. It has just been learned
that Richilieu & Whiteside, one Of the
heaviest firms in Duluth, has pur-
chased about $1,000 acrek of land be-
tween the known western edge Of the
Mesaba range and Pine river. This
drm is said to be running several dia-
mond drills in that section. Other
firms owning land or options in that
vicinity are also beginning system
attic search for iron and the land lying
between the Mesaba and Guyana
ranges is being thoroughly worked
over.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-15
Threatens Exclusion.

London, June 13-In the house Of
commons yesterday John Burns, presi-
dent of the local government board,
supplementing his reply to William
Field, Nationalist member of the St.
Patrick's division of Dublin, on the
subject of canned foods, said the local
government board is doing everything
that can be done by administrative
action lin this serious matter" Rep
reservations, he said, have been made
to the foreign Office in regard to eff
fective inspection in the country from
which the largest supply of canned
meats comes.
I'm the event of this being INSULT
Gent" he continued, Il shall ask the
house to grant further and. if neces-
sary, legislative powers to the board.
I rely with confidence upon the house
granting it such authority"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-15
sliAMEFuL ARR CITIES or THE
81 CONGO FREE STATE ARE
ADMITTED. Il, IL
MAssARB 10 FORCE WORK
SOLDIERS sLAY Nv HUNDREDS
TO STIMULATE woRkERs'
ENERGY.

London, June 13.-The Congo COM
mission, which was calle:i into being
for withdrawing" purposes, has
been forced practically to admit the
truth Of many Of the most terrible
charges against the Congo Free State.
Among the allegations maze against
the government hive been the follow
ing: n
That it hal ruled the coul:.y. :4ot
with regard to the good Of It's ..4Lab-
itants, but almost solely with view
to increasing tae profits of the rubber
company, in which King Leopold is the
chief stakeholder.
Soldiers Stay Hundreds.
That when the people have failed
to bring in as much rubber as the rep
resentatives Of the company thought
they ought, native soldiers have been
sent out, who have perpetrated the
most horrible massacres to stimulate
the workers energy. One one expedi-
ton 900 natives were murdered on a
six weeks rubber "hunt." and ON an
other of three weeks, 300
. That cannibals have been officially
employed-on one occasion as many
as 500 in one party-to kill and eat
the refractory inhabitants who re-
fused to work.
Reduced to Slavery.
That forced labor, amounting prac-
tically to slavery in it's most revolving
form, prevails everywhere.
That, in consequence of the barbara
ties perpetra.ed and the inability of
the natives to both support themselves
and supply the demands upon them
for rubber, the death rate has in
creased appallingly and the entire
Congo country is being rapidly depop-
ulated.
King Leopold signs the recommen-
dations for reform of the report, but
they are not sweeping and are, there
fore, severely criticised by the London
morning papers.
The most notable feature of the re-
port is letter from King Leopold,
which defies interference and is
frank declaration of "retat, cest moi"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-15
PosToFFIcE CLERKS MEET.
et. Paul Man Chosen President at Con.
vention at Faribault.

0t. raul Man CnoSSn ffeStoenI dt Non'
vention at Faribault.
The fourth annual meeting Of the
State Postoffice Clerks association
was held at Faribault under the aus
pieces of the local branch of the United
National Association Of Postofice
Clerks.
Postmaster Kaiser and Mayor Smith
Of Faribault welcomed the clerks with
few appropriate remarks.
Dinner was served at 1890 at the
Arlington hotel At 2:30 p. m. the
business session was held at the Wal
dorf club rooms, and was opened by
President Chase Krels of Minneapolis.
The following officers were elected:
President, Denis Healy, st. Paul; vice
president, Fred Setback, Red Wing;
second vice president, Miss G. Ellis,
Northfield; treasurer, NJ. j. Kelly, Min
neapolis; secretary, E. ]. Klekenapp,
Faribault; state organizer, w. A.
Hickey, St. Paul.
The next convention will be held at
Red Wing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-15
MINISTRY SURE
TO GO TO SMASH.
INTERNAL plssENsIoN ls LIKE.
LYro DISRUPT ooREMYklN
CABINET.
DEATH SENTENCE FOR REBELS
RUMoR THAT CAR WOULD sUs-
PEND EXECUTIONS FINDS
ITS ANSWER.
DEATH SENTENCE FOR REBELS

st. Petersburg, June I'm spite
Of official denial, the belief that the
retirement of the Goremykin minis.
try is near at hand was reasserted
yesterday by the Reich, the Constitu.
tional Democratic organ, which ap.
parently is looking forward hopefully
to the installation of cabinet more
in harmony with the lower house of
parliament.
This hope apparently springs from
the belief that the ministry is apt to
go to smash through discussions over
the agrarian program of Minister of
Agriculture Stichinsky, concerning
which there has been much gossip
lately. Members of the cabinet, how
ever, state that signs of a serious dis.
cord have not yet manifested them
selves.
Discuss Program.
The program of Minister Stichinsky
has been submitted to the ministry,
and preliminary discussion of it re-
vealed no strongly adverse criticism
to it. The Liberal organs also give
credit to report that the emperor, in
Difference to the sentiment of the
lower house of parliament, has de-
cided to suspend executions pending
the enactment of a law abolishing
them, but the rumor finds answer in
the dispatches from Warsaw, where a
man was hanged Saturday for an at
tack on policeman, and four have
been condemned to death for sacking
the township treasury, and from Riga,
where a court-martial of thirty-six
members of the fighting band of the
revolutionists has condemned to
death seven men, among them the
leader, known throughout the whole
of the Baltic provinces as Napoleon,
and twenty to Imprisonment from
three to four years.
Want to Know About 1t.
A preliminary Interpolation regard
ing the Riga court-martial also has
been presented to the lower house of
parliament, as verdict of guilty was
anticipated, and it was decided not
to give the military officers time to
execute the sentences before the in
terpellation reached them through
the regular channel, as happened at a
previous execution of eight persons
at Riga.
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DITCH BOND CASE SETTLED.
Authorities Of Crow Wing concede q
Demand for Interest,

Authorities Of Crow Wing concede q
Demand for Interest.
The hitch between Crow Wing coun,
y and King & Co., the purchasers Of
the ditch bonds, is settled, and it is ex-
pected the bonds will be sent to Brain
srd for execution next week and that
the money will be ready in the next
ten days.
Tho hitch arose because Of a reso.
luton passed by the board to pay In
terest only from date instead Of from
October last, the date on which tho
bonds were sold. King & Co. contend
I'd that the money had been held in
hand awaiting the fixing up of formali-
ties in the proceedings. and that they
were entitled to interest thereon for
the full time. The county finally con.
keded this point, and there is not like
y to be any further delay.