The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-03

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Chronicle. millionaire and political
leader, stood IN front OF n OF these
little Offices. Down the street in an
automobile belonging to ex-Maycr
James ID. Phelan came Abe Reuf, the
triumphant Republican boss. when
he saw De Young he waved his hat
and called out a hearty greeting, to
which De Young responded with a gay
salute. For one o intimate with
San Francisco to fully realize what
this means he must be told that Reuf.
Phelan and De Young are the respeo-
tive leaders Of the most bitter and
a~ntagonistic political factions in the
west
II you still doubt that the millennium
Is upon us go down the street two
blocks TO where the relief committee
is working "a hours a day from the
showroom Of a vegetable grocer and
you viii find Gavin McNabb and Abe
Reuf with chairs and arms touching
laughing at the same grim earthquake
Jokes and putting the two craftiest
heads In San Francisco together for
the immediate relief Of the afflicted.
A week ago as the bosses respective
" Of the Republican and Democratic
ranks. America could have Afforded
no more striking instance Of deadly
rivalry than would have been adduced
by mention OF these two names.
Restricting a Dry Goods Store.
From another cigar stand white
haired, esthetio Raphael Well Is resur.
recting the most fashionable dry goods
store In the city. He Is old, wealthy
and practically retired. He could
easily turn his back on San Francisco
and live the rest OF his days. the one
other place Of his delight: but says
he: Il shall stay here and see Il all
up again just as II was-with perhaps
one difference. 1t will be about twice
as good"
Up and down all the streets one
can see curbstone fires, where the PEG
pie are cooking their meals in obedi
ence to the municipal order to light
no fires in the houses. They being
without large ranges. small kitchen
stoves, i%mprovised sheet iron ovens
and the old brick Dutch ovens are
used and from which are turned out
some wonderful connections.
Most Of the servants have either run
away or been ent away and the PEG
pie who get their own meals out Of
doors are among the best in the city
Cooking their dinners In the streets
may be seen girls who have been edu
Gated at Stanford. Berkeley. VassaT
and Bryn Mawr.
Spreckels Heir Born on Sidewalk.
But Of all the astounding leyellne
feats accomplished by the FIRE and
earthquake the most remarkable oc
CURED IN front OF the Pacific avenue
home OF Rudolf Spreckels. son OF the
president OF tho sugar trust. There
on the sidewalk. behind some screens
Mrs. S%preckels was safely delivered
OF a handsome and healthy son. II
Is a free state. everyone beginning
over again, rich and poor alike. just
as the front rank broke from the line
the day Oklahoma territory was
opened to settlement
Not Fair Shake Start Again.
Young men who can swing a small
capital to-day will be m~illionaires In
a few years. Millionaires who to-day
are walking the streets mourning
over their tn-luck will never again
be flush. San Francisco. queen city
Of chance, born Of the gambling fever.
bred Of the gambling energy, dreamed
out OF q gamblers visions Of wealth
and glory, with a fierce and terrible
grandeur. has smitten ell who loved
her and said TO the half million who
had sworn by her; Its not a fair
shake; start again"
Rescue Insane People.
Many stories OF heroism lie buried In
the ruins. but some tales that make the
heart Jingle are slowly altering through
omeial sources. This is the story OF the
noble work performed by Mrs. Kane.
matron OF the Detention hospital. ana
Policeman John Mclean, who was de-
tailed there the night Of the great earth
quake. The insane patients al the ruined
city hall were kept IN locked cells, from
which only the keys OF the stewards
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on that fatal Wednesday morning. the
structure ia which the courts we're
housed was the FIRST 20 fail. The weight
tense nervous emergency and the officer
the detention hospital. which was on
the ground floor. Steward Manville was
90 badly injured by the falling ruins
that be died two days later. Mrs. Kane
and Policeman Mclean, however. man
aged 10 rush outside 20 momeutaFy
safety. Both Of them are well advanced
IN years. but the nurse Is a m ofln-
tense nervous energy and the of1cer
is a man OF giant frame As soon as they
reached the open court they were greet
ed by the terrified shrieks Of the insane
that pierced through the smoking ruins
around They refused 20 leave their
helpless charges, and both went back
into the chaotic debris.
New Buildings Are Planned.
The work OF rebuilding San Fran.
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