Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL
GREEDY PLACES NUMBER AT
LESS THAN 800
CONDITIONS IMPROVING
Better Facilities For Caring For Home
less PeopIe-TotaI Amount Of Relief
Money Received Over $4,000, ooo-
Preparations for the Rebuilding Of the
City.

San Francisco, April 24.-Following
the rain that fell Sunday night and
yesterday morning which greatly in
,tensified the misery and suffering of
the homeless people, last night was
one of comparative comfort am great
ly improved conditions. The night
was clear, warm and balmy. There is
less suffering among the thousands of
day of the terrible disaster. The con-
dition of the people is constantly
growing better The relief work is be-
ing organized and the distribution of
provisions and the providing of shell
ter is daily becoming more systematic
and methodical.
Yesterday wagon loads of quilts,
comforts and blankets had been dis
tributed among those who have sui
fered intensely from cold and exposure
while sleeping in the open air. Other
wagons loaded with tents wendell
their way through the crowded parks
and replaced many improvised shell
tiers which afforded little or no pro
lection against the rain and chilly
winds with water proof canvas tents
AS result there were but few com
plants of suffering this morning.
While the heavy rain added much
to the misery Of the homeless it did
much toward improving sanitary con-
ditions throughout the city.
At 10:40 O'Clock last night an earth
quake shock was felt throughout the
city and momentarily created alarm
among the people. No damage result
ed.
Berkeley, CAL, April 24.-President
Wheeler of the University of Cali
fornia, has suspended the sessions of
the college for the rest of the aca-
demic year.
Oakland, April 24.-Mayor Mott has
been notified that several cities of the
state have been placarded with state
ments to the effect that skilled labor
is eagerly sought in San Francisco He
says that such notices are erroneous.
There is no material in San Francisco
for mechanics to work with.
Oakland, CAL, April 24.-Quite per-
ceptible earthquake shock was felt
here at 10:39 o'clock last night. There
was no damage.
| Los. Angeles. April 24-The citizens
relief committee will send no more
supplies to San Francisco, at least not
for the present. The supplies will be
needed in Los Angeles, in order to
take care of the thousands of refugees
pouring in.
San Francisco, April 24.--Governor
Pardee announced last night that he
| will continue to proclaim legal holidays
from day to day as long as the finan.
cial condition of the state is unsettled
commerce with the orient will be
brief.
Quest for Wife.
| Los Angeles, Cal, April 24.-Mrs
/ Lucien Shaw, wife of Judge Shaw OF
the state supreme court, has disap
peared in the war of the elements that
ragged last week in San Francisco.
1 Early Thursday morning the Shaw
apartments were burned. Mrs. Shaw
! fed with the refugees to the hills
Judge Shaw went north on a special
train Wednesday morning. Thursday
morning at daybreak he reached his
apartments, which were burning fierce
lily. A friend told him his wife hat
| fed few minutes before. He carried
j only few articles in a hand satchel
J 49, two DAYS and nights Judge Shaw