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The National tribune., 1906-04-26
AMERICAN EARTHaUAKEs.

The first American earthquake in our
history was that of Nov. Is, l755. and
Simultaneous with the great Lisbon
earthquake. The disturbance was knowF
to extend 10 Iceland. In Massachusetts
the earth suddenly began to roll in
sweiis on Nov. 18, with roaring noise
like that of thunder. There were SeY-
eral shocks, but the greatest lasted
about two minutes, and was accompa-
MED with jerks and wrenches. Many
chimneys in Boston We're dislocated or
thrown down, with brick buildings con-
torted and fissured and the stone walls
on the FARMS frequently oyerthrown. a
tidal wave followed.
The next earthquake Of importance
occurred in 1911, with its center around
the little town of New Madrid, on the
Mississippi, some so miles below the
Ohio River. Humboldt remarks that il
was one Of thet9ew examples of inces-
SAINT quak:ngJ of the ground for sue
cessive months far from any volcano.
For months the country stretching
southwark from the Ohio River along
the NississiGpitrose and sank in great
waves. Atdoaeb time lakes would be
formed. and dIat3lhe next convulsion they
would be drained. The earth was
opened in great fissures. generally run
ming from the northeast TO the south
NEST. Some OF these We're more than
a half mile beng, and there was elected
from them itfH and water thrown out
with violen68 ,&lhta bat carried them above
the tops of the trees. The terror
stricken peopleI'were unable to escape
from the country, but they protected
themselves by telling trees east and
west and forming platforms upon which
they could take refuge. The disturb
ances continued until March &c, 1912,
when they ended with a great convul-
sion, which was ceincident with the
earthquake that destroyed Caracas, the
capital of Venezuela, and buried 1900
people beneath the ruins.
Oct. 10, 1870, there was a shock ex-
tending throughout the Middle and
Eastern States. 1t was traced to the
volcanic region from so to 100 miles
northeast of Quebec.
Aug. 81, 1886, Charleston, s. c., was
visited by severe earthquake, in which
about 1900 buildings were either de-
str0yed or seriously injured and several
lives were lost.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
THE G. A. n. IN CALIFORNIA.

The following are the G. A. X. Posts
in the earthquake districts OF Califor-
mia:
Lincoln. San Francisco.
George III. Thomas. San Francisco.
Farragut, Vallejo.
Bartlett-Logan, Los Angeles.
Sheridan-Dix. San Jose.
Lyon. Oakland.
Ellsworth, Santa Rosa.
James A. Garfield. San Francisco.
Colonel Cass, San Francisco.
Gen. George c. Meade, San Francisco.
Stanton. Los Angeles.
Lookout Mountain. Berkeley.
kenesaw. Los Angeles.
Hartfrant, Benicia.
Admiral ID. ID. Porter, Oakland
We have no statistics as to member
ship of these. but the Adjutant- Gener-
ais report for 1905 showed that June
30 of that year there were $40 COM
rades in good standing in the 81 Posts
Of the Department of California and
Nevada. A majority OF these must be
in the Posts in San Francisco and else
where in the earthquake district
The Department Commander is W.
w. Russell. Marysville; Senior Vice
Commander, A. E. Leayitt, San Francis
co; Junior Vice Commander. A. I.
Needham. Oakland; Assistant Adjutant-
General, John II. Roberts, San Fran
cisco,
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
THE GOVERNMENTS ASSISTANCE.

Immediately upon receipt of the news
of the disaster the Secretary of War
telegraphed Gen. Funston to render all
possible assistance. approved Of all that
ne had done, and sent him wide orders
for the future. All the Government
stores on the Pacific Coast were hurried
forward to San Francisco, and three
express trains were started over the
Continent, with the track cleared all
the way. They made the trip in the
extraordinary time of 72 hours. These
carried 100000 rations. tents. blankets.
bedsacks, etc, for 100000 people. with
five carloads Of medical supplies The
value of these was over $1,000. 600, and
the cost of transportation S1,429.73I.
Congress. upon request of the President.
appropriated s3.5OO.OO0 to cover this,
and for other purposes of relief.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Lately the President talked in his
usual strenuous way about the evils OF
mixing City and State politics and the
need of separating The two. This is not
an original idea with him by any means,
for the trainers of the Constitutions Of
Ohio, Indiana. and, We think. most of
the Western States, felt the bad infiu-
cree of the mixture very strongly, and
provided for a separation of the mu-
nicipal and general elections. They pro-
vided that tie municipal elections
should take pAce in the Spring at a
time when the interest in State and
National elections was at its lowest.
The experiment has only succeeded par
TALLY. Party lines are kept up at the
municipal elections, which are regarded
as the preliminary skirmishes for the
general elections. There has been some
complaint that it made elections come
al rOund too often, but the people have
not as yet shown much disposition to
change the practice.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Russia has at last succeeded in bor-
rowing s440.0o0.000. about one-half OF
which was taken by France and Bel.
gium. Austria took the portion orig.
inalIy assigned TO Germany, and the
United States did not participate. Great
Britain took $4,000 900: Austria, $2S,.
100000. and Holland. 100000. A:
might have been expected, the money.
lenders drove Il hard bargain, and the
loan draws five per cent for 40 years
and is free from taxation, with the issue
price of IS cents and bankers COM
mission of three per cent.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The wlrz Monument.

Wallace-ReynoldsP Post, 80, Santa Cruz,
Cal. adopted by rising vote preamble
and resolutions strongly opposing the
monument to the memory of Capt. Wirz.
They say that his fame and distinction
was won by his cruel and inhuman
treatment of Union soldiers, and that
he Left no other reputation whatever.
The resolutions appeal to our late foes,
who were brave men, to discourage the
movement 20 honor Wirz. He WAS in
no sense fair representative of the
Confederate soldier. They should not
insult the loyal sentiment of the North
nor cast reproach upon the thousands
of men that Wirz starved to death. The
bitterness of the days of 1S61-S5 should
not be revived.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

There is nothing that a man will moi
do for an office. Mr.. Fred Learch has
Sioux City. Iowa. The joy of his life was
a magnificent suit of whiskers which
ne started when in school in Holland
IS years ago. The Medical Society has
determined strongly against whiskers
and the Mayor in appointing Learci
said that he could not have the office
unless he cut his whisllers, and Learcf
reluctantly complied, although he feels
that his personal appearance is vastly
deteriorated by the change.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The New York Assembly has unani-
mously passed the bill requiring the
publicity of all campaign contributions
While this will undoubtedly work &
great deal of benefit, it will do some
harm. 1t will probably bring money
more to the front than ever, as no man
will contribute money except that ht
is willing TO have his name published
in connection with his contribution
which viii confine the class of contrib
utors and those who take an interest
in party success To- the men who arc
willing to advertise themselves and
their money in that way. very large
number of men who are anxio,is fol
their party 10 succeed and are wiiiirr
to contribute money to aid it along will!
b. deferred from doing so by the pub
lication of their names.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

A country with which our trade is
growing enormously with but little said
about it is Mexico. Last year our trade
with that country aggregated $4,000
900, or almost exactly three times as
much as it was 10 years before. 1t had
doubled in the previous decade. 1t diff
fers from that with other counties in
being more nearly equal in the balance
between imports and exports. There
is usually only about $1,000,000 differ
encc between the two. We are doing
more trade with Mexico than any other
foreign country. OF Mexico's imports
SO per cent comes from the United
States and II per cent of her exports
are sent to the United States. Mexico
imports drawn from the United States
and next below Cuba in her imports
into the United States. While Mexico
buys SO per cent of her imports from
Us. Canada buys so per cent, and while
she sends II per cent Of her goods to
the United States. Cuba sends SO per
cent. While Mexico's trade with us has
trebled, Canada's has mere than dou-
bied. Mexico sends us sjsal grass, cop
per, lead, hides. skins. coffee, vanilla
beans, sugar and chicie, gum I5ed in
the manufacture of chewing gum and
OF which we took s4S0,090 worth. We
send back to her manufactures OF iron
and steel. coal and coke, lumber and
manufactures of wood, cars and car
riagcs, gunpowder and coal oil.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Proud as this country may be of its
ready and generous relief in the past,
all records were broken by the sponta-
neous giving which followed the news
of the San Francisco disaster. Cities,
individuals. corporations and societies
Wed with one another in the Iargeness
Of their gifts. New York contributed
$l,500,000 in a very short time; Chicago
came In with 81 600. 900. and other cities
have done proportionately as well. John
ID. Rockefeller put down his check for
100000, and there were other individ-
ual contributions approximating this.
Corporations manufacturing canned
goods and food stuffs sent forward con-
tributions by the carload. SO prompt
We're these gifts that as early as Satur-
day there was ample food in San Fran
cisco for everybody.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

So far as is known the banks carried
through their cash all right. In some
instances the vaults were not even
warmed through. and no great loss Of
money is reported. The United States
Mint, with its 100000. .00e. has been
made a reserve fund upon which the
banks can draw, and Secretary Shaw
has given every facility for them to use
it to supplement their own currency.
This gives a most substantial relief on
the financial side OF the situation, and
will help immensely to mitigate the
misery and destitution.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The 9th n. j,

Editor National Tribune: Kindly pub
lish a short history of the. 9th n. j.
James Vanbuskirk. Bayonne, n. ].
The 9th y. J. was organized at Tren-
ton from Sept. IS. 1851, and mustered
out July Il, 1865. The first Colonel
was Joseph w. Allen, who was drowned
at Hatteras Inlet and succeeded by Col.
Charles \. Hickman, who was promot-
ed to BrigadierGenerai. Col. Abram
Zabrislzie died. and Col. James Stewart,
Jr., was in command when the regi-
ment was mustered out, and breyetted
a Brigadier-General. 1t belonged to
WeitzeIs Division of the Eighteenth
Corps, and lost 96 killed and 166 died
from disease-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The JOth III.

Editor National Tribune: am con-
stant reader of The National Tribune.
and should like very much to see a
short sketch of the 50th III. in the pa
per.-John Brown. Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.
The 50th Ill. was organized in the
State-at-large from Sept. IL, 1861, and
mustered out July Is, 1855. Col. Moses
NJ. Bane resigned June II, 1864, and
Lieut.-Col. William Hanna was in COM
maud when the regiment was mustered
out. 1t belonged to Corse's Division.
Sixteenth Corps, Army of the Tennes-
see. and lost 60 killed and 129 died
from lisease.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
THE SOLDIERS At SAN FRANCISCO.

Once more the American soldier
stands on the pinnacle Of military great
ness. Amid the elemental wreck Of
matter and crash Of gigantic forces;
amid the inconceivable terror and over
whelming human misery OF San Fran
cisco, the American soldiers stood firm
and unmoyed. Actively helpful wher-
ever help could avail; calm, collected
and resourceful amid things appalling
beyond human imagination: brave to
the last limit of courage, but tender.
considerate and commiserate 10 the
multitude Of victims Of the disaster.
Peace hath her victories no less re-
nowned than war;" and though the
American soldier has done more fight
ing than any other in the world and
shown ccnspicuously upon q thousand
battlefelds. he never appeared to higher
advantage than he did amid the wreck
and ruin of San Francisco. From every
| lip comes his praises. He was the main
reliance OF the people in fighting the
fire; II was he TINT unhesitatingly sent
10 destruction miles of costly buildings
to arrest the progress Of the flames; he
dealt swift, stern, deadly justice to the
ghouls who preyed upon the unfor-
tunates; he marshaled the panic
stricken TO places Of safety; he saw that
the women and children had the best
that could be given; he distributed
equally the food and water that could
! be obtained: he gave up his own ra-
tions and tents to the citizens, and his
uniform was hope and comfort
wherever it appeared. In everything
TINT WAS done to stay the progress OF
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The 4th Ohio CAV,

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lish a short history of the 4th Ohio
Cav. I was a member of Co. CT. X.
Bowers, Haileyviile. I. T.
The 4th Ohio Cav. was organized at
Cincinnati. Lima, st. Mary's and Camp
Dennison in November, 1861. and mus
tered out July 8. 1866. The first Colonel
was John Kennett, who resigned, and
was succeeded by Col. Eli Long. of the
Regular Army, who was promoted to
Brigadier-General. Maj. Peter Mathews
was in command when the regiment
was mustered out. 1t belonged to
Crooks Division of the Cavalry of the
Army of the Cumberland, and lost SIS
killed and 10 died from diSeaSe.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
THE soRKY CASE.

The developments in regard to Maxim
Gorlty, the Russian novelist. come as a
timely revelation to those who are in
true Socialists and Anarchists, who are
in rebellion again all human laws, also
hold that the marriage relation is one
that is as little to be observed as any
other of the present regulations of So
ciety Mr.. Gorky, as true representa-
tators, cared little for the marriage
bond. and left his wife and children
some years ago. When he came to this
country he brought with him Il woman
with whom he had taken up as his real
affinity" and was passing her off on
the people, who were feting him, as his
wife. The particulars of his desertion
of the woman who had borne his chill
dren are not at all pleasant. The Rus
sian agents in this country did not lose
any time in making the American peo-
pie acquainted with them. The result
Is a storm that Mr.. Gorky cannot un-
dorstand. A true Russian, he believes
that freedom means license, and he
cannot comprehend that as free peo-
pie as the Americans should have re-
spect for obligations of any kind. He
is amazed that the doors of former ad-
mirers were shut against him and his
paramour. and that he Immediately was
dropped like hot potato by host oi
men from whom he expected honor and
appreciation. He is taking revenge by
denouncing the American people as &
vulgar, splitting crowd. and says tina;
Charles Dickens gave n true picture oi
us. We can spare him,
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

President Castro. of Venezuela, has
an all-around confidence in himself He
shows contempt for his rivals by his
plan of turning oyer the Government
to his head man. in order to come to
this country and study us. He would
have saved himself and Europe a good
deal of trouble. or perhaps given both
much more. if he had done this several
years ago.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

This was Senator jeff Davis's perora-
ton on Arkansas at the Southwest BAN
quet at st. Louis:
I'VE have in Arkansas hills so high
that we can reach up and tickle the
feet of the Democratic angels, and val
1eys so low that we can kick ice on the
heads of Republicans below"
That probably passes for wit in Ar
kansas.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
aid FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
HELP FOR OUR DISTRESSED COMRADES AND THEIR WIDOWS
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GOV. Yardaman. of Mississippi. prick
ed up his ears at Judge Parker's dec
laration that the Democratic candidate
should come from the South. but when
he was reminded that there are 50,060
negro votes in the pivotal State OF New
York, his ears had to resume their
customary flop.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The idea of Goy. johnson, of Mime
sofa. that no man is worth more than
$4,000 year gets a rude shock in the
refusal by the New York Base Ball Club
OF $4,000 for their crack player
Mathcwson of the Giants" This makes
fhe $4,000 beauties of the old days
seem rather cheap. and is a price on 9
level with. the Insurance officers.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Secretary Taft put it to Congress very
snug when he said that unless Congress
adopted n type of canal Chief En-
gineer Stevens would be placed in a
position where he will be compelled to
suspend work. Several thousand men
cannot go on forever digging dirt in a
miscellaneous way.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

lucky for Maxim Gerky that he was
found out in New York, and did not
get into the pleasant interior, where
they have a way of riding upon rails
and tarring and feathering men who
abandon their wives and take UP with
other mems.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE RE.
PUBLIC.
Cemmander-is-Chief Tanner Makes an
Appeal for Help for San Francisco.

Washington, D. c., April 81, 1905.
Republic:
The awful disaster at San Francisco
calls for the immediate exhibition, OF
our broadest fraternity and charity.
I appeal to each Post in our Order 70
assemble at once, and make SUCH con-
tribution as they can, and send quickly
to Edward Divine, Red Cross Repre-
sentative, Oakland, Cal.
James Tanner. Chief,
and Member of National Executive
Committee of Red Cross.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The Ohio Supreme Court has sum-
mariiy ended the investigation of the
public offices of Cincinnati and Hamil.
ton County by the committee of Senate
Democrats. The Court pronounced the
method of investigation unconstitution-
al. The two Republicans who had been
appointed to serve on the committee
declined, as they saw the illegalitv o,
the proposed inquiry.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The eariiness of the great shock pre-
vented an immense loss of life that
might otherwise have occurred. It's
force WAS mainly exhibited in the great
business district, which at that time had
but few people in it.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Since Joseph MedilI Patterson went
oyer to Socialism the Municipal Owner
ship Party lost 5000 votes. AT this
rate it would not take very large
.batch of young college graduates to
break up the party
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Tariff revision will come promptly
when each Congressional District be-
gins by demanding less protection upon
its particular class of products, and not
upon the products of some other dis
trict
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

During his recent Western trip Sec
rotary Shaw said he was Just aching
to let out once" Does the White House
muffie on news-giving reach across the
Mississippi River?
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Prof Matteucci, Director of the OBJ
seryatery on Mount Vesuyius, believes
that there is a direct connection be-
tween the eruption of Mount Vesuyius
and the California earthquake.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Any other man than Dowie would be
finding his best converts such unutter-
able scoundrels as he asserts that the
principal men in Zion are.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Judge Bethea, of the United States
Circuit Court of Chicago, has fined the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
each for granting rebates in violation
of law, and implied a regret that the
law did not empower him to add i'm
prisonment. The fines were paid i'm
mediately.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The Associated Press dispatches say
that the Russian Democrats are divided.
Probably into those who do not know
what they want and into those who
would not know what to do with what
they want if they got II. =.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Fortunately, the Constitution of Cali
fornia gives the Governor power to pro-
claim legal holidays at pleasure. and he
is using this for the relief OF the banks
and the business community.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The British are profuse in their ad-
miration of the way the American sol
diers took hold of the situation in Sar
Francisco. and the able manner il
which they handled it.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Russia wants foreign capital to come
In and develop her resources. Thanks
awfully. But American capital. at least
will continue to go where the Star
Spangled Banner can protect it.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Singular that none of the regular
professional calamity prophets thought
of putting earthquakes in their predic-
Iions for 1906.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Chinatown, the leprous sore of San
Francisco. is a thing OF the past. II
will not be permitted to be rebuilt and
repopulated.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

What interesting Reunions they will
be years hence of the soldiers who did
such splendid service in San Francisco.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Ii it WAS not the Muck Rake which
caught that Buffalo Collector. what was
the tool?
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Entered at Washington Post Office as
second-class matter.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-20
SOMETHING NEW IN
THE BUILDING WORLD

Atlantic City, n, j., Jan. 20.-An alb
solutely fireproof hotel twelve stories
high, built without a single brick,
steel beam, girder or column, is At
lantic Citys latest novelty. The like
of this structure is not to be found
anywhere else.
For various reasons-one being
that the noise of erecting a steel
frame building would have driven
away guests from adjoining hotels
the builders and architects were call
ed upon for plans by which it would
be possible to put up a structure 1926
feet long and 100 feet high, without
the racket made by steel riyeters and
stone workers. The first exclusively
hollow tile ana cement building on a
large scale is the result.
The necessity for keeping compare
lively quiet was only one trouble, of
the building Of this architectural won
der. At the very outset, the builders.
the National FireprOOfng Co, were
confronted with a foundation problem
which was finally solved by driving
! 200 niles into the sand of the beach
by jettying Ou this foundation a
frame of concrete uprights and grid
ers, strengthened vita steel rods. was
raised. Next came the walls and
floors all 81 treproof hollow tile.
Outside the tile is pebble dashed, and
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-20
HOME FOR VETERANS
AND WIDOWS OF WAR.

New York, Jan. 20.-The members
of the recently organized War Vet
erans' and widows Home Associa-
tion will hold their second meeting
this afternoon, at the residence of the
president, Mrs. c. l.. Morehouse. 1t
was originally proposed to hold the
meeting in the evening, to enable the
men interested in the plan, TO attend
she meeting, but some of the veterans
pointed out that the movement would
depend almost altogether upon the
good will and patriotism of the women,
for whom it would be easier to attend
a meeting in the afternoon than in
the evening 1t is proposed to incor-
porate the society as a state organ
ization and present a petition to the
mayor and the board of aldermen, for
the use of the Jumel Mansion as a SOL
diers' home. A great deal of inter-
est is manifested in the plan and
funds are coming in from all direc-
tions in a highly satisfactory manner
1t is expected that several prominent
war veterans will attend the meeting
this afternoon, and will deliver short
addresses in favor of the movement.