Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-28
HEAVY RAIN AND COLD ADDS TO
THE DISTRESS OF THE THOU
SANDS OF HOMELESS
RECKLESS SHOOTING

arlvate In the Militia Arrested BY Of
ficer of United States Marine-Peo-
pie Refuse to Open Homes to Suffer
ers and Doors Are Battered Down
BY. Authorities.
Oakland, Cali April 27.-sixty
4 carloads OF provisions from vari-
GUS portions Of the country arrived
over the Southern Pacific early to-
day. SO great is the quantity Of
supplies arriving that notice has
been sent to the interior cities and
Z towns Of the state to hold the con.
\ signments until the trainIoads on
the way here have been used.
Washington, b. C., April 27.-
Secretary Taft has telegraphed
Governor Pardee of California, a
suggestion from the President,
that In order to avoid any possible
legal complications the governor
y should call upon the President
formally for the use Of United
States troops In San Francisco.
b San Francisco, April 27-The
first arrest for alleged indiscfimln-
ate reckless shooting by members
of the state militia which, It Is as
serted, has made streets In certain
\ sections Of the city unsafe after
the earthquake, was made today,
when Ernest Wilder, a private of
the national guard was taken into
custody and disarred by Captain
/ sRittehh rouse Of the United States
marine corps and turned over TO
the police.
!, Los Angeles, Cali April 27.-A
I telephone message from the cor
respondent for the Associated Press
at Salinas, states that three very
. heavy earthquake shocks were felt
1 there last night. The shocks last
!. ed about four seconds each. So
4 far as known no damage was done.
i San Francisco, April 27.-A heavy
down pour Of rain prevailed for several
hours early today and many people
were driven into houses for shelter
the tents proving poor protection. A
cold wind was blowing this morning
adding to the distress Of the homeless
In several instances people in houses
refused to admit women and children
in distress and the militia broke dowr
the doors with the butts Of their rifles
Cars will start today on severa
There are many complaints thai
storekeepers are charging the home
less prohibitive prices for necessities
and the police have been called upor
by the military authorities to investi
gate the matter.
Arthur Jones, teamster. was ar
rested and Is said to have confessed tt
stealing several tons of Red Cross sup
plies.
10000 Acres Burned Over.
San francisco; April 27.---After q
careful survey the engineers of the
board Of public works estimate thai
the area swept by the fire is about
10000 acres, or about fifteen square
miles. There are few cities in the
world where so much valuable prop
erty was contained in an equal terri
torial area. Within the district were
nearly 100 banks alone, some Of the
finest Office buildings outside of New
York, thousands of mercantile ant
manufacturing establishments, ant
about 250,000 inhabitants, together
with about $4,000 transients.
These: facts may give some idea r
the size of the. ruin and of the los:
involved, but they also emphasize tht
small loss Of life from earthquake, firt
and shooting. For the death list ma,
not go over 700 and will almost Ger
tainly reach 1000. This is strikins
proof of the mastery manner In which
the authorities, civil and military
ran things.
The homes of more than 100000 art
standing practically uninjured. -Ther,
still remain the great ship yards a
the Potreto, the Pacific Mail docks
and the busy district Immediately sur
rounding them; the stockyards a
South San Francisco. the wharve
along the water front, the factories
along the water front from Mission
creek to Hunters point, the mint, tn.
postofIice and the large retail distric
on Fillmore and Devisadero streets
After all, a. big city remains in Sal
Francisco.
Fingers in Pocket.
Denver, Colo, April 27.-Charle
Smith, who was employed in the circu
iation department of the San Francisc
Chronicle. and who is here enroute t
Pittsburg, Pa, tells this story:
# Il was, in Mechanics pavilion whel
that glsca was used as hospital. TIL
doctors n7ere to operate on a vel
tlnsssed y Ian who lay unconscious fron
anaasss letic. He was injured i,
roin In pulling off his coat ther
ed f.. &bm his pocket three finger
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