Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-23

v this morning.
ports reached here that violent shock
II OF earthquake were felt all throun
g ROME. April 2l.--This morning :
n Tuscany, doing Immense damag4
h Two towns near Florence have bee
destroyed and the Inhabitants
, Poggibonsi are panic stricken. man
g lives being lost
al OAKLAND. April 2i.--(Noon)
Communication with San Francisc}
Is re-estabiished, probably permansn(
. y. The officials believe all the freN
, are under control. The people ar,
concentrated on rebuilding the city
/ Workmen are being engaged In grea
numbers to clear away the debris pre-
paratory to reconstructiug the down
town district
Trains with building stone will be
given preference over everything bu
relief trains.
The San Francisco postofice was
transferred to Oakland and the de
livery Of mail is begun.
| WASHINGTON, April 21.-Prsst
dent Roosevelt has appointed u. 8,
| Grant, grandson of President Grant
| TO represent the United States army
| at the marriage OF King Alfonso =
Madrid next June.
NEW YORK. April 21.--Raports
from all over the country received up
TO noon today show that In money
and supplies very nearly S20.0 .000, 900
haNn bnpn attha
francisco sufferers and II the enor.
nous fund can be properly distribut.
ed there need be no suffering among
the stricken people after thIs week.
NEW YORK, April 21.--The New
York state San Francisco relief fund
Is apt to reach $1,000. 900. The dona
tlons are the most liberal ever record
ed. as the disaster was the worst.
The donation to the Chicago ARE
sufferers was S1,100O00.
WASHINGTON. April 2l.-The
president today asked congress for
another million for San Francisco sur
ferers, which was granted. TaAs
president has decidsf*tu decline x1f'
Offers ID assistane fypm 1sS1lsn
countries, holding r Il 861ufJ
is well able to care ~ ne
German Steamship q Ehos OF
fered $4,000, whicHs ttsously
declined
WASHINGTON. n The
president today asked congress to ap
proprinte another million for the re.
lief OF San Francisco sufferers. This
was decided on al a conference at the
White House last night which was 1t
tended by the secretarr2os war 81
ready Incurred an bE6dnGSs ~ ".
100000 In relief waGAd The expense
is mounting up 06s siGnihcent rning
Is that the transportation bills have
eaten up quarter OF million OF the
funds. Nearly everything is going by
express and the big express compa-
MES are waxing fat of the Pacific
coast disaster. SO far none except
the Wells. Fargo Express company
has expressed willingness to carry
relief supplies free.
ne troops NJ vancouver phrtAChk
have been ordered to San Francisco
at the order OF General Funston.
These are in addition to the Twen-
ticth infantry ordered to the Preside
from Monterey last night.
The president has declined the sub
scription OF $4,000 made by the Ham.
burg Steamship company ON the
ground that there will be no need to
accept any help outside Of this coun
try.
The state officers OF the District OF
Columbia has authorized 100000 for
immediate use, and will donate fur
ther sums from Its members.
CHICAGO. April 21.-The drst gov
ernment train made 1866 miles In l61
minutes this morning. 1t left Rock
| Island at $50 and expects to reach N
! Oakland Monday. The second train
! passed Grestline, o.. at 3 a. m: the
/ fourth train at 4:30 a. m. These
trains. four and fve. will go through
! today Each consists OF nine cars aud
travels at tremendous speed. Every
shipment is accompanied by men cap
able OF distributing aid properly.
o.