The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26
rains for Frisco to nu..d of. All Others
ANOTHER SHOCK YESTERDAY
Lasted for Nearly Minute and Caused Alarm, But Did No Further Damage Than Shake Down
 Few Buildings.

San Francisco, April 25.-An idea of the titanic task which confronts the citizens food committee may be gained from the figures of the number of people fed yes terday Throughout the city rations for 3i9, ,44O persons were distributed. This, of course is an average estimate based on reports from a few of the food depots. At one station of average size, yesterday provisions were given out to 672 people an hour for ten hours.
 All flour that was received in sacks is being exchanged at the bakeries pound for pound for baked bread. Almost all the bakeries in the unburned districts have opened and are selling bread at the regu- lar price of 5 cents loaf.
 There is no danger of a meat famine. Representatives of the Western Meat company in South Francisco reported to the relief committee today that there are now In the yards 15O0 cattle, sO0O sheep and 500 hogs.
 More than 200 cattle are being killed and dressed daily. and hogs and sheep are 1 put under the knife as soon as they ar rive on the cars. The full quota of em- ployes is at work.
 Cattle Can Have Precedence.
 The Southern Paciac has given orders that all cattle cars are to be rushed to the city at top speed, and are to have precedence even over passenger trains.
 Wholesale grabbing of supplies by some wi.rsS others are in dire want has caused tae aiitary authorities to order new system ap.r the distribution of food and @ hing
 Pitiful stories of suffering from expos ure igi trance and helplessness are Hood ing the relief committee from all sides. Of the great refugee camps that in the : rraxtdio, which is under government con .,Jkfe.. seems most thoroughly systematized, iiat in Golden Gate park most com pletei organized, though it is rapidly being p.aeed on a habitable basis.
 Former Chief of Police Witman report ing on the resumption of retail, business, most important matter, informed the committee that he had induced the fol- lowing to reopen stores:
 Twenty-eight grocers, eleven butchers, fseven creameries, nine bakeries, in addi- lion to those previously authorized to re- 9 open, and four restaurants. The number of each of these would be largely augmented during the course of the day. His committee had also fixed the retail prices.
 Message From President.
 The following telegram was received to- day
 White House,
 Washington, D. C., April 4 ''Hon. James D. Phelan, Chairman Fi- nane Committee, San Francisco, Cal
 ass..- l1A United States mint at San Francisco as a depository for relief funds until the sub-treasury opens, and thereafter can use the sub-treasury until the banks open They should withdraw funds from the de- postories in sums not less than 5000, as the government offices in San Francisco are not equipped to do banking business Please consult as to details of arrange ments the superintendent of the mint. of San Francisco. Secretary Shaw wired suitable instructions to the superintend ent of the mint and the assistant treas urer and authority is especially given to the secretary of war to disburse the con- gressional appropriations amounting all together to two millions, five hundred thousand dollars.
 THEODORE RooSE EEIT."
 Will Consult Architect
 James D. Phelan, chairman of 'n- provement association committee Of city yesterday dispatched telegrams to Architect Daniel V. Burnham and his as- sstant, Mir Bennett, who are in Chicago, to come immediately to this city to take LID the work planned two years ago. Burn ham and Bennett are the originators of the plans to beautify San Francisco and the committee does not want to take any final steps until it has conference with them.
 Many tons of fresh fruit were distribu ted free yesterday afternoon and this morning The oranges and other fruit had been shipped to San Francisco from commission merchants before the earth quake.
 Southern Pacific officials today stated that their estimate of the number of peo- ple who had left the city up to 10 o'clock this morning is 1000. Of this number 5o, 900 or more have returned. Travel out ward bound has been steadily falling off in volume since yesterday and traffic across San Francisco bay up to noon was but little in excess of normal.
 Following the example set by nearly all the business interests of the old San Francisco. members of the Jesuit order announced today that they intended to re- main and that they will at once rebuild both St. Ignatius college and Cathedral.