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NEW YORK, April 70, 1906.

citizen than this impression from the ex-
patriated Aston. When he talks about
America it is safe to put a copper on the
talk, as gamblers say-in other words,
bet directly against his ideas. The editorial
printed this morning by THE Sun regarding
Mr.. Astor's view of the matter will mean
a lot to Ca~lifornians. It's just the good,
cheering word they need at this time.
1T is preposterous TO suggest the aban-
donment of the city. It is the natural me-
tropelis of the Pacific Coast, God made
it so, D.. O. Mills, the Spreckels family,
everybody. l know, have determined to re-
build and to invest more than ever before.
Certainly we do. Burnham, the great
Chicago architect, has been at work for a
year or more on plans to beautify San
Francisco, Terrible as this destruction
has been, it serves to clear the way for
the carrying out of these plans. Why
even now we are figuring on rebuilding,
More than that, | am confident that
except for what fire has absolutely laid
waste, it will be found that the buildings
are less injured than was supposed. Plaster
ing, ornamental work, glass and more
or less loose material has been shaken
down, but the framework, | am sure, will
be found intact in many big buildings"
Congressman Francis Burton Harrison,
whose wife, Mary Croker Harrison, a
daughter Of the late Charles Croker of
San Francisco, was killed in an automo-
bile accident last November, is in San
Francisco. His law partners and friends
got word from him yesterday, saying he
had gone from Sacramento 10 San Fran
cisco, as soon as he heard of the disaster,
to see what aid he could render.
Mr.. Harrison left San Francisco last
Tuesday night with his two children and
Henry T. Scott of the Union Iron Works.
As Don as he got the news at Sacramento
he left his children in his private car in
the care of servants and returned with
Mr., Scott.
Mrs. Harrison inherited from her father
considerable property in San Francisco.
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THEATRICAL FOLK GIVE FREELY.
'Petcr Pan" BENEFIT Nets % BOO-.1ee
Weber TO Open Bazaar-HIppOdr ONE Flans.

Peter Pan" Benefit Nets % BOO-.JSe
Weber to Open BAZAAR ~HIppodrome Plans.
The first theatrical benefit for the San
Francisco sufferers, held last night at the
Empire Theatre, netted So, 407.50 50.
Miss Maude Adams, playing the title
role in Peter Pan" CAV her personal
check for 81 900; J, NJ. Barrie, the author,
cabled $3.50. The nights salaries Of the
actors totaled sl5s 40, and those Of the
musicians and employees, $l11,S0. The
receipts at the door were 81, 1877, and so
was sent in from various hotels as the
profits they had made in advances pri COS
for tickets,
One ticket speoulator, William Hofssss,
turned in slI which he had cleared on
advance prices. In the intermissions photo
graphs of Miss Adams, which she had
autographed hurredly in her dressing
room, were for 50 each. They brought
$50,
The sale for seats for the two benefit
performances to be given to-day at the
Hi ppodrome indicated early last night
that at least $500 would he realized,
Mrs. Hermann 0elriohs, who is hack Of
the benefits, had sold several boxes for a
total of IS ,514. Mrs. George Croker,
Mrs. Frederick Pearson, Mrs. W. X. Van
derbilt Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs.
c. p. Huntington, Mrs. George Gould and
Mrs. Charles NJ. Schwab ordered boxes
without STIMULATING the price. The box
Office receipts last night amounted to si3,e
The largest amount paid for seats was
81 900 for two orchestra seats by James H.
Hoadley, president Of the International
Power Company. He was born in San
Francisco. Among. others who paid large
amounts were Louis Sherry, $500: Henry
Walters, 500; Mrs, Clarence Maekay, 5000;
jefferson Selgman, $l25; Mrs. j, Hood
Wright, SIPS; Mrs. Z. Miller, $l00, yand Louis
Houseman and Mrs. William Croker,
800 each,
An agent Of Mrs. oelrohs took a num-
Der of seats to the Aqueduct raoetraok
to-day, He sold them For 500. Two OF
the chorus girls sold 500 worth Of tickets
in Wall Street.
Mrs. 0elrichs had a box at Weber's Music
Hall last night. In the intermission Fred
Oppenheim of Saratoga auctioned of
Hippodreme seats for her. He sold S8Oe
worth.
Joe Weber, who has already announced
two special benefit performances at bis
music hAQ, yesterday made arTNneomemte
to open a baSaar In the big storeroom Of
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BANKS SHIP MONEY TO FRISCO.
MORE GOLD ENGAGED ABROAD
TO MEET TIE DEMAND.
More Than a6 900 900 Withdrawn From
the Sub-Treasury TO Meet Engage
ments In Europe-S3 ,geO 900 Trans
ferred From Here West-MOney Firm.

ferred from Here Nest-MOney Firm.
Large remittances by New York banks
to San Francisco correspondents cut down
the recently replenished gold supply in this
city yesterday and, on account of the much
larger sums that are to he transmitted
especially by the fire insurance companies
there appeared again a prospect of aImoney
shortage, with its consequent curtailment
Of credit. But no sooner had the prospect
become evident than sterling exchange
rates dropped a cent and bankers grasped
the opportunity to engage gold abroad.
Altogether in the late afternoon the
large banks sent to the Sub-Treasury bonds
to cover Withdrawals of So, 25O, 900 from the
Sub-Treasury on account of gold engage
ments to be made abroad. The money
was withdrawn after the close of business
in London, but it was cabled from that city
that the gold was secured early in the day.
London was in receipt Of large shipments
from South Africa and New York bankers
had bought exchange bills in more than
sufficient quantity to float the engage
ments. Much more gold, it was said on
most reliable authority, will he withdrawn
from the SIb-Treasury on the same ground
to-day.
OF the SO, $50, 600 withdrawn yesterday,
S. 900, GOO was taken by the National City
Bank, 81 600 eco by the Chase National Rank
and $3.50, 600 by another national bank on
account OF the Guaranty Trust Company.
1t is understood that the Chase National
Bank consignment was taken on account
Of a firm OF foreign bankers, and that other
foreign bankers would participate in en-
gagements to be made to-day.
Washington officials yesterday arranged
to have the Mint and sub-Treasury at San
Francisco ray out money there on tele-
graphic transfer from the Sub Treasury in
this city. In this way there was transferred
to that city during the day 81, 1Oo, 900. Laid
law 4 Co., agents OF the Sank Of California,
sent 81 ,0OO, 900 of this amount to that insti-
tuition.
Other banks sent remittances by tele-
graph to Chicago correspondents, to be
forwarded by them in currency by rail to
San Francisco. There were three such
transfers Zone OF $50. GOO, another OF s25O,CC0
and a third Of $500, COO. Two shipments were
made by rail from this city, one OF 81, 900. goo
by the Wells Fargo Company and another of
the SAINT amount by the American Exchange
National Bank. Altogether New York bank
ers transferred So, 100, 900 in large lump
sums.
There was little change in the rates for
time money yesterday, 81 to 90 being bid
for all dates, with 81 to 9 per cent. asked.
Call money lent in the morning at ~. adj
vanced to 8 and then reacted TO So. Ster-
ling exchange, after dropping to si.s2S5,
rallied and closed at s 1880.
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the Gilsey House, The principals in his
company, as veil as all the members OF the
chorus, will act as salesgirls and clerks.
Some of them will sing and reti,e TO draw
buyers.
Mr.. Weber bought $500 worth of goods
yesterday Then all the members OF the
chorus got busy and secured large dona-
tons from various stores. Including two
pianos. A big barrel will be placed in the
middle of the and all the money taken
in will be thrown into It.. The bazaar will
be opened on Monday and will remain open
each day from 10 A. M, TO 4 O'Clock p. NJ.
IN rent of the room and all the fixtures
have been donated.
George M. Conan yesterday invaded the
tinarcial district In a wagon and stopped at
various places on OF near Wall Street, where
ne made speeches from the tail Of the cart.
he sang, to the curb. brokers. Through
these and other efforts he raised over Is 900.
Charles Burnham, president Of the New
York Theatrical Managers Association,
received word last night from the Theat-
Tical Protective Union that all stage hands
for the monster benefit to be held in the
Metropolitan Opera House on May 4 would
% furnished free Of charge. Word was
also received from the Musical Union shat
by scores and that the orchestra at the ben
eft would be h largest ever assembled
in the city.
David Belasco announced last evening
that David Warfield would play a special
benefit matinee Of -The Music Master" at
the Bijou on Thursday afternoon, May 3.
James X. Hackett and Mary MaRnering
Walls OF dericho' ON Sunday evening next
at the fremont Theatre, Boston, the Mayor
of Boston having granted Mr.. Hackett a
special license.
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the iyoung woman suffering from shock.
she was taken home.
The news Of the attempted assault spread
quickly throughout the section and a big
crowd Of Infatuated men began searching
the woods for the negro. I
When word Of this was carried TO the
Fort Hamilton police station Capt. Frederick
Carson hustled out the reserves to head of
any attempt at lynching. When he learned
Of the size Of the searching party Capt,
Carson became alarmed lest his small force
Of policemen could not control the mob
and he appealed to the commandant IL
the Government reservation at Fort Ham.
ilton. A troop Of infantrymen were turned
out % assist the police.
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Present Site Of AItman's Sold.

The group Of buildings covering the west
eriy block front on Sixth avenue between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, occu-
pied by Altman's, was sold yesterday to
Henry Morgenthau and ]. B. Gree nhut.
The new owners will enter into possession
about the middle Of next September, when
the large, part Of the new Altman store in
fhirty:fourth to Thirty-ffth street, will be
ready for occupancy.
The purchasers viii. IL 10 said, offer the
HExeA avenue properly for lease. The site
eontatRa ea.eo0 9quSFe feet. The Sixth
avenue; lots arc AsteIS sd Tonnele lease
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-21
BRUsCR ESCAPES DEATH CHAIR.
Man who Shot Enright Convicted OF Second
Degree Murder.

Man Who Shot EnriEht Convicted OF Second
Degree Murder.
Mike Brusch, the burglar who killed
Policeman Hugh Enright after committing
a burglary in East Ffty-fourth street on
March 20, 1904, vas convicted Of murder
in the second degree before Justice o'Gor-
man In the Supreme Court, Criminal Branch
last night. The Jury was out four hours.
Brusch was convicted OF murder in the
first degree a few months after he killed
EnrIght. While he was in the death house
at sing Sing he saw nine men pass out to
De Killed, At the same time Lawyer Albert
7. Patrick was in the death house. Patrick
took up the case and prepared the papers
for an appeal for Brusch, WHICH was granted
by the Court Of Appeals.
brqsch's hair was black when he waa
convicted first, but when he left the death
house, after having been there for twenty
two months, to be tried again, his hair was
white He Ia now 81 years old, but he looks
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Besides these Office buildings and family
residences" said Mr.. Crocksr, there are
undoubtedly dwelling houses and other
property destroyed that will bring the
figures up to over s15, 600 900. OF course,
this includes the value of the land, but the
buildings and their contents, which have
been destroyed will make our loss fully
81, 500, 900, and this is undoubtedly a con-
s~ervative estimate"
Until yesterday afternoon Mr.. Croker
had a hope that the Mob Hill homes had
escaped destruction, but the latest news
made it certain hat both houses had been
ruined by the fire.
There is a probability, though" said Mr..
Crocker, that the firemen and troops re-
moved the art objects and books from my
own home. II this is so it will cut down
the loss considerably. My art collection
was a very valuable me-. We have heard
that the fremen and troops entered a num-
Der Of houses and removed the paintings
by cutting them out Of their frames"
The insurance on the Croker rites
is merely nominal, the brothers said, and
will not begin to cover the loss.
@We are taking our loss philosophically,
said W. II. Croker, "and we shall be among
the first to start in the great work of re-
building San Francisco. / shall start for
the city next Tuesday, and my brother
George will 60 a week or two later.
mark my words, San Francisco will
arise from these ruins a greater and more
beautiful city than ever. / don't take
any stock in the belief of some people that
investors and residents will be panicky
and afraid to build up again. This calamity,
terrible as y is, will mean nothing less
than a new and grander San Francisco.
see by this mornings SUN that Mr.. William
Waldorf Aston, an English gentleman,
doubts this, and says that San Francisco
never will recover from the blow Nothing
more cheering is needed to an American
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DETERMINED TO REBUILD CITY
CROCKERS LOSE $500, 600, But
BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE.
All Their Friends Figuring on Investing
More Money Than Ever In a Finer san
Francisco Natural Metropolis Of the
Coast Thanks for Cheering Words.

W. II. Crocker of san Francisco, who
with his elder brother George directs most
of the great Crooker estate, places the
total losses of the family through fire and
earthquake at $500, 900. w. H. Croker
is stopping with his family at the Hotel
st. Regis. The brothers endeavored yes
terday to get into communication with the
agents of their property, but they couldn't
succeed.
we haven't n word in the way of private
advices," said W. H. Crocker, but from
newspaper dispatches and messages re-
ceived by the Postal Telegraph Company
and the Western Union we ave formed a
pretty good idea as TO our own losses"
, MIR. Croker gave this list of buildings
owned by himself, his brother and other
members of the Crocker family, the figures
including the value of the land:
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Cemn,rolIer Metz Loses $40 .oskp.

Comptroller Herman A. Metz received
a telegram last night from his San Fran
cisco manager which read; office gone,
Wire instructions, train No. IL, Sacra-
mento. r. l.. Waldo The Comptroller
wired back Instructions His loss will
aggregate about $40, 900. He said his
manager was evidently fleeing from the
burning city. He did not know the fate
of five other employees.
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We have had ten, Of our stores and
a warehouse destroyed in San Francisco
fortunately among our own people no lives
were los). Our own loss Of close to
$3oo,ooo.oo measures small in our grief
and sympathy for our friends and customers.
However, this is our policy: We have
sent ten of our best men, including our
: Treasurer, Director of Construction, and
General Superintendent there, with orders
to open TWENTY new stores imme-
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TROOPS TO PREVENT LYNCHING.
Soldiers From Fort Hamilton Watching
Searchers for q Negro,

Miss Louise OFT, who lives at Eghty-third
street and Eleventh avenue, Dyker Heights,
South BROOKLYN, was attacked by a negro
last night while she was crossing the golf
inks near her home after having visited
some friends in Seventy eighth street.
She struggled with the negro and her
screams attracted Policeman Seery Of the
Fort Hamilton station, who was nearly
two blocks ava
The negro escaped in the darkness. Miss
OFT was taken to the Fort Hamilton pclice
station and an ambulance was Qmnoped
from the Norwegian Hospital. Or. Ldy-
ingston, the surgeon who responded, found
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San Francisco TO Be Rebuilt.


diately. We believe the city will be rebuilt
at once. We understand the damage from
earthquake was small, and in the rebuilding
steel construction will undoubtedly remove
the possibility of future disaster from fire or
earthquake. WE WANT. TO BE
PART OF THE BIG BOOM the
NEW SAN FRANCISCO will have.
We believe it will be a better and
greater city than ever, and we will back
our judgment with our money.
FIN rWr cTnDEC IN
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Court Acquits RaIlahtine's Alleged Black.
mailer.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April 20.--John
S. Hawkins, charged with conspiracy to
extort money from Robert ID. Baliantine,
who committed suicide at Newark, n. j.,
last winter, was to-day acquitted Of the
charge. Six other indictments are pending
against Hawkins, however, and he has
been released under 81 .0c0 bail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
JUDGE HARGIS is ACQUITTED
Kentucky Court Says Politician Did
Not XIII Rival in Jack
son County.

BEATTYvILLE, KY, July 1.-THE jury
in the Hargis-Callahan trial returned a
verdict OF not guilty after being out sew
enty-two minutes. The case was one of the
most desperately fought battles in a Ken
lucky court for years. The men were
charged with the murder OF ]. B. Marcum.
Marcum was a mountain republican law
yer of excellent standing. He was engaged
three years ago as an attorney against
James Hargis and Edward Callahan, re-
spectiveIy democratic county Judge and
sheriff to oust them from their offices on
an allegation of corrupt election. Much
bitterness was aroused. In May, 1903. Mar
cum was shot to death from behind in
the Jackson court house. Curtis Jett and
Tom White were convicted and given life
terms for the murder. 1t was charged that
they were the tools of Callahan, Hargis and
others. Jett. after his conviction, con-
fessed that he shot Marcum and that his
act was inspired by Callahan ard Hargis.
On the witness stand, however, he repu-
dated the confession and said he alone
was responsible. The acquittal followed
largely on this reputation. A jury of
Clark county citizens returned a verdict
for 5000 for damages a year ago against
Hargis on the allegation that he had
caused Marcum to be killed The suit was
filed by Mrs. Marcum. Hargis and Gala
han are vet to be tried In the Lexington
court for the killing Of James Cockrin un-
der similar circumstances.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
BREAKS CAMP
Infantry ReEtment Begins March from
Pueblo, Colo, to Fort D.A.
Russell.

PUEBLO. Colo. July 1.-THE Twenty
ninth United States infantry broke camp
here today and started on a march of 25l
miles 10 Fort d. A Russell Wyo. The
trip is scheduled to occupy nineteen days.
but longer marches may be ordered ia
order 20 consume but eighteen days. It
was the intention TO have the regiment
begin its march northward yesterday but
a day was allowed the officers 70 visit
each other, this is the FIRST time the
fun regiment has been together in several
years The regiment will take part IN
the target practice and army mRneuvers
at Fort y. A Russell early in August
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
Fair Wednesday and warmer I'm East
Portion. Thursday Fair.
HOT DAY IN NEW YORK CITY
Three Deaths and Many ProstrRtiOns
Before severe ThunderstOrm
Brings Relief

NEW YORK, July 17.-with an oficial
maximum OF - degrees and street tenn
perature nearly 10 degrees higher, New
York suffered as severely from the heat to-
day as at any time this summer, and be
fore the refreshing shower in the afternoon
brought relief three deaths and several
score OF prostrations were reported
The thunderstorm OF the afternoon was
severe one. Trees were uprooted in various
sections Of the city and several small boats
in the bay were capsized but without loss
OF life. The only fatality due to the storm
was reported from Staten Island where
man was killed by lightning.
PITTSBURG, July 1I-Heavy rains
throughout western Pennsylvania during
the last twenty-four hours have caused
considerable damage. over an inch was
recorded as the precipitation In Allegheny
county the storms were particularly severe.
In a number of smaller towns the creeks
and rivers were swollen to such a height
that factories on their borders were flooded
and obliged to close down. At West Etna
the bar and plate mills Of the Spang- -Chal-
FAINT company were closed down, throwing
COO men out of work.
At Greensburg a 7-year-old boy was car
ried away by a stream while trying to
cross footbridge and drowned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
LIVELY TIMES AT woRLAND
Large Crowd Assemblies for ReEistra-
tiOn and Good order is Being
Preserved.

WORLAND. wyo.. July 17-fspecial Tel
egram. .J-ReRistration for the opening OF
the shoshone reservation closed the first
day with a total Of 305 at T. m.
The first train into Worland at p. m,
brought a large quota Of people. who told
Of their escape from a large crowd at DIFF
ferent points along the Burlington from
Omaha west who were eagerly awaiting
transportation here. The members Of the
board Of registration. Messrs. Mayer. Hath.
away. Sherman and Mlkesell, express them
selves pleased with the start and all believe
it presages a big rush Of homeseekers.
worland is handling its guests in the
most satisfactory manner. The population
of the town has been largely increased and
order is a marked feature OF the municipal
conditions. Under directions Of the Han
over Land company, water has been turned
into laterals on each side of the streets
and a practical object lesson Of the benefit
Of irrigation is being afforded the visitors,
the majority OF whom are from states
where humid conditions govern agriculture.
Mr.. Buckingham. general passenger agent
Of the Burlington, is here keeping a Wig
liant eye the accommoda tions for the
newcon md General Superintendent
Phelan 4 " Burlington lines west OF the
Missouri y lily energetic in attending
to every o pnnected with the daily
increasing pa r. business TO this point.
Among the q at worland are sew
eral eastern cal eager to study the
surrounding com II has emerged
from its arid con under the infu-
ences OF irrigation about through
the medium of the Sc canals I'm this
vicinity and several large real estate deals
involving close to 100000 are afioat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-18
GIBSON HELD TO GRAND JURY
Former Counsel of Mrs. KHAN, Who
Was Murdered in New York,
Locked Up.

NEW YORK, July l7.-Burton W. Gibson
former counsel for Mrs Alice Kinan, who
was mysteriously murdered on the night
OF June in he old homestead in the
Bronx, occupied by her mother Mrs L. NJ.
stenton, and herself, was tonight committed
to the Tombs by order OF Coroner Nc
Donald in default Of s25 900 bail. This action
followed the close OF the coroners inquest
tonight. when the jury brought IN A verdict
that Mrs. Kinan was murdered by person
or persons unknown and recommended
that Gibson be held for examins ton by the
grand jury.
Gibson occupied the stand during the
gre eater part OF today's session lie said
that Mrs stenton engaged him to defend
sauatter proceedings which had been in
stituted against her PROPERTY and establish
her right 10 title. After prolonged litiga-
ton the property was sold in September
1875. for $500, ostensiby to Archibald NJ
Mcfarland but In reality 20 Gibson, and
nine months later was resold for $4,000
OF the profit Gibson admitted 5000 was to
go "a himself and the rest TO his father
Mcfarland and John Kelley, vino were as
sociated in the deal II appeared that the
only money received by Mrs. stenton was
SC OOc. given 20 her by a lawyer Ashton.
who acted with Gibson in the legal pro-
Ceedings.
Gibson admitted that after the murder
he had visited the stenton home and had
removed certain documents and certain
articles Of value. This ne claimed he had
right 70 do. and declared thai he had
notified ths police al that tuna