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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25
FRISCO MAILS ARE OPEN NOW.
Only so Bags Destroyed by the Fire
and Earthquake.

Only so Bags Destroyed by the Fire
and Earthquake.
At a meeting of the postal authori.
ties with the military. held at the
lostoffice building, plans have been
completed for the resumption Of mail
service. The San Francisco postof.
flee is in full operation. Three hun.
dred and fifty men are at work in the
main office at Seventh and Mission
streets.
Inspection by Lieutenant George r.
Armstrong and Postoflce Inspector
O'Connell show that all but so bags Of
mail which went through the fire have
been recovered, and now mail is be-
ing handled expeditiously. All trains
are carrying mails into the city and
this is being distributed at the post
Office. which was only partially dam
aged. Branch Offices under the CO.
authority Of the postmaster and the
military, are being established
throughout the city and the adjacent
hills, where the refugees are camped.
All mail matter should be addressed
to the old street number in San Fran.
cisco unless the new address is posi-
lively known. Nine branch Offices are
in operation. Money orders are being
cashed as rapidly as funds can be Sc
cured. The postmaster is completing
arrangements with the superin-
tendent of the mint to convert into
cash the paper now on hand In the
postoffice. All money orders will
be paid on demand, and represent the
only possible means Of sending money
into San Francisco at present. No
banks are open, nor will they be for
20 to 80 days. Letters are being &C.
cepted without stamps or envelopes
and will reach their destination with
cut delay.
The people Of San Francisco, par
ticularly the men of large property
and affairs, are thinking only Of the
future. There is spirit of resigna-
ton among all classes and a deter
mination on the part Of those who
have suffered the most from the
great fire to rebuild. In trdlA "re-
build" is the watchword everywhere.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25
SPORTING NOTES.

Lea Myers, manager for Kid Scaler,
the Spokane lightweight. who is to
meet Maurice Thompson at the Spo-
kane Amateur Athletic club May 4,
has secured training quarters for his
protege at Medical Lake.
Chris Mussen, who won a decision
from Kid Harrison in 10 rounds, and
Kid Harrison are billed for a 10 round
pl eliminary at the Athletic club when
Kid Scaler and Maurice Thompson
meet on May 4.
Honey" Melody of Boston and
Jack Daugherty of Milwaukee fought
eight fast rounds to a draw before
the Badger Athletic club at Milwau-
loo
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25
FRISCO BADLY NEEDS PLUMBER,
California Workers Are Summoned to
San Francisco.

SausStuo VvoINVVo HTS S0tItSutSUS0 "
San Francisco.
DR.. Regginsberger, president of the
state board of health, wishes the
Associated Press to make it known
throughout California that plumbers
are needed at once in San Francisco.
They must bring their own tools.
Their tools will be sufficient creden-
tlals to secure for them free trans
Iortation on any railroad. They are
requested to report at the headquar.
tiers Of the state board of health at
Laguna and Grove streets.
phere of any impression that there
has been any misunderstanding be.
tween Mayor Schmitz and General
Funston and there will be complete
harmony between the military and
civil authorities to ameliorate the con.
ditions. Among those present be.
sides the governor, the mayor and
General Funston were the stats OF
the governor and the general, Chief
Oman, w. F. Herrin, General Manager
Calvin of the Southern Pacific and
2. T. Earl Of Los Angeles.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25
QUOTATIONS. FROM SPOKANE.
Wholesale Produce Prices.

Observation-Disclosures Toe cwt; beets,
$1.1001.25 cwt; turnips, lac Id; ru.
tabagas, 81 cwt; sweet potatoes. So to
1925 cwt; cabbage, $2.2502.75 cwt;
carrots. 81 cwt; lettuce, csc Id; rhu.
barb, &c lb; caulilower, $3.50 doz;
onions, Csc doz; spinach, S5c crate;
parsnips, Lie.
Apples-Spitzenburg, $2.75@3 box;
winesaps, $2.7503; Rome Beauties
$1.75@2.25; Yellow Newtowns, $3.50;
Baldwins, $1.75@2; Black Twig. $40
2.25; cooking apples, 5 tier, 75c@1.25;
cooking apples, 4 tier, $1.25@1.5O: Ben
Davis, $4,000; Walbridge. $1@1.50.
Oranges-$3.75@4 box; lemons, fan
cy, - to $3.50 case; dried figs. 10000
10 ID box; figs in bulk. &c lib; black
fgs. 10 lb pkg, soc; Fard dates, 5000
lb; golden dates, 7@8c Id; cranber
ries, SIS Dbl, IS crate; bananas, $2.7t
@3.50 bunch.
Flour-Local, s4@4.25 Dbl; Minneso
ia, $5.75@6 Dbl.
Butter and Eggs-Standard eastern
eggs. $4@5 case; extra select eastern
eggs, $5@6 case; best ranch, Sc case;
best creamery butter, soc ID; cheese
twins, 15c lb.
Celery-65@80c doz; honey, $3.50
$50; strained honey, SC lb.
Sugar-Granulated cane sugar, $6.2(
per 100 lbs; beet sugar, IS per 100 lbs
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIC ton; bran and shorts, 81
ton; white shorts, SO ton; corn, $1.36
cwt; cracked corn, $1.55 cwt; timothy
hay. SIC ton; alfalfa, $12@13 ton; roll
ed barley, $3.50 cwt; whole oats, $1.46
cwt; choppea oats, $3.50 cwt; wheat
$1.15 cwt.
Wholesale Meat Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, 6 1-2@7c lb;
cows, dressed, 1905 lie lb; NUT
ton, dressed, II 1-2@13c Id; pork, 90
9 lie lb; hams, 12c Id; bacon, lac lb;
lard, 9@10c Id; dry salt extras, 9 1.2c
lb; dry salt backs, 10c Id; veal, fancy
small, 5000; veal, fancy, large, &c;
pork, 8 1-2@9c.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live Stock-Steers, $276@3 cwt;
cows. $2.50@3 cwt; sheep, IS cwt;
hogs, $5.25@5.50 cwt.
Hides-Green steers, Sc lib; cows, 7c
ID; sailed, lie higher; dry hides, 15c
Id; calf skins. green, 10c Id; kip, Sc
Id; sheep skins, $101.26.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 10 1-2c
Id; live spring chickens, 10 1-2c; live
roosters, &c; live ducks, 12c; live
geese, 12c. live turkeys, Ice; dressed
hens, IS 1-2c; dressed ducks, 14c:
dressed geese. 14c; dressed turkeys,
18c; fresh ranch eggs, IS.
Creamery products, I. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat,
20 lie ID.
Feed-Timothy hay, $13014 ton; al.
falfa hay, $1,000 ton oats. $1.35 cwt.
Vegetables-Petatoes, 5O@65c cwt |;
turnips, CSC cwt; beets, 75c; onions,
81 cwt; cabbage, $1.2501.5O cwt; ap.
pies, $102 box; carrots. Coo cwt
Northwestern Wheat.
Portland - Wheat - Club, 69@70c;
bluestem. 70071c; red. 67@6Sc; val.
ley. Ss069c.
Tacoma, Wash.,-Unchanged. Elk.
port: Bluestem. zoe; club, 69c; red.
&c.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25
Result Of Billiard Contest,
Fillmore Electric Line Resumes, Car.
rying Passengers Free.

Fillmore Electric Line Resumes, Car
rying Passengers Free.
San Francisco is not now without
passenger transportation. Cars are
running down Fillmore street and ap
pear to have plenty of power. The
service is free to all. with the excep
ton of boys. The cars on Suffer and
Pacific also will probably be run by
horses. The federal troops under com
mand Of General Funston have already
taken systematic charge of the prin
cipal portion Of the city entrusted to
its care.
Major Benson of the Fourteenth cav
airy, is in command of the provost
guard. General Funston's headquarters
are at Fort Mason and he has under
his command 5000 federal troops.
Five children were born Saturday
night in the hospitals that have been
established at Golden Gate park, max
ing Is births in this park.
Eight babies have been born In
Buena Vista park.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25

Miss Edith Wetmore. daughter of
the wealthy Rhode Island senator, 10
one Of the most consistent music Low.
ers among fashionable folk, and has
been an earnest worker In the effort
to establish national conservatory In
Washington.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25

Bodies Found In Potrero District, 200
in All, DESTROYED.

Bodies Found In Potrero District, 200
in Al, Destroyed.
Two hundred bodies found in the
Potrero district south Of Shannon
street, in the vicinity Of the Union Iron
works, San Francisco. were cremated
at the Six Mile house by order Of
Coroner Walsh. Some of the dead
were the victims of falling buildings
from the shock. some were killed in
the fire. but IT. is believed by the
board Of health that the majority died
from ptomaine poisoning. So many
lead were found in this area that Gre
nation was deemed absolutely neces-
sary to prevent disease.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25


hunger and possible epidemic exists
no longer.
The administration of the city's af.
fairs is progressing most harmonious.
ly. Mayor Schmitz and General Fun.
ston are working in perfect accord.
There was some slight confusion yes.
terday owing to the misunderstanding
Of orders by some members of the
national guard, but this has been
minimized. The system put into force
by the mayor and General Funston to-
day is working out of confusion, and
the city is as orderly as before the
fire.
Many citizens have reported many
extremely arbitrary acts Of the militia.
men, but no complaints have been
heard Of the regular soldiers or the
municipal police.
The relief committee reported ad.
ditional subscriptions of about 1882
900, the largest Of these being one of
100000 by the Chicago Commercial
association.
The total number of bodies recov.
cred and buried up to Sunday night is
500. 1t is impossible at the present
time to obtain any sort Of death list
CT even to make reliable estimates as
to the number of casualties. When
ever a body is found, 1t is buried i'm
mediately, without any Formally what
ever. and as these burials have been
made at widely separated parts of the
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25
RAID A NORTH DAKOTA TOW,

eandits Terrorixe Town and Get Away
With $1,000.
Saturday at Crosby. N. D., robbers
looted the Bank Of Crosby in broad
daylight and secured $1,000. They
operated like the James and Younger
boys driving people of the street
with volleys from their pistols. They
escaped on horseback with horses
they had previously stolen
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25
New York Masons Lavish.

New YORK Maeoho Lavish.
F. H. Robinson, grand master Of Ma
sons o. New York state, announces he
had received contributions 70 the
amount Of $4,000 from the various
lodges in the state for the San Fran
cisco sufferers.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25

Miss Caroline Marcial Of Seville.
Spain. who is one Of the best known
women in that country. IL in Americs
In the interest Of the International In
stitute league.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-04-25
THE CITY WILL BUILD AGAIN.

Before Il.
Homer 8. King, president of the
San Francisco clearing house says:
San Francisco has q future, and
will rebuild. This is beyond doubt.
This is not even a panic, and I have
seen more than one panic. It is only
= setback, from which the city is
strong and vigorous enough to recover.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
Terrorlsts Leave Warsaw.

There are general Indications that
terrorists in large numbers have left
Warsaw for the purpose of terror
izng outlying districts. Governor
General Skallon accordingly has or
dered the return to the country of
police who had been brought into the
town leaving the country districts
comparatively unprotected,
The wholesale searches which have
been made here have resulted In com.
plete failures.
Soldiers Kill Four.
Soldiers last night killed four citi.
znns and made wholesale arrests In
different parts of the Town.
a boy who was being pursued by
soldiers jumped into the Vistula AMI
was killed while trying to escape by
swimming.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
CRUISER BOSTON IN PORT.
Has Listed to Port-Life Boats Provl-
stoned and in Readiness.
{By Associated Pressl


BELLINGHAM, WASH. Sept. A.
The United States cruiser Boston.
which struck Peabody rock in Rosario
Straits yesterday noon, is now lying
in deep water in this harbor in order
to give divers an opportunity to ex.
anime the hull. The vessel has taken
considerable water and has listed five
degrees to port. Seven compartments
nre filled. All the life boats are PRO.
visioned and swung out ready for In
slant use.
The ships diver, who is still at
work, found seam three feet in
length. which is admitting water, but
has not discovered any holes in the
hull. The vessel is believed to be
badly wrenched. Commander Coff.
man is awaiting tugs to tow the Bos.
ton to Bremerton.
The men are beginning to show the
effects of the strain to which they
have been subjected for twenty-four
hours.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
Thought He Was The Negro They
Wanted.
NEARLY A DOUBLE TRAGEDY
One Officer Recognized other and
Lowered Gun, But In Turn Was
Mistaken for the Fugitive and Was
Killed by His Chief.
ASSOCIATED Press.)

REIDSVILLE, GA. Sept. 4.-Last
night Deputy Sheriff E. c. Elsmere,
accompanied by Chessie Purvis, Ma
rion Bennett and Jessie Branch. went
in search of Kid Green, colored, who
was wanted for shooting cows. The
negro was located about two miles
from his house and was surrounded.
Green refused to come out. Elsmere
fred at the negro through the win
dow. Branch thinking the negro had
opened fire on Deputy ElSmere rush.
ed around the house.
Elsmere jumped from scaffold
and Branch thinking 1t was the ne
gro raised his gun to shoot, but rec
ognized Deputy Blsmere and lowered
his gun. Elsmere thought Branch
was the negro trying to shoot him
and fired killing Branch almost IN
statnly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
MR.. TAFT TO TOBACCO TRUST.
Tells the MosuIs Not to Fear the Phil.
ippines-Will Not Interfere.
By Associated Fress.)

10y ASSOCldCeQ Ff&SS.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Secretary
of War Taft has sent letter to the
management of the Tobacco EXPOSE.
ton now In progress In Madison
Square Garden, this city, in which he
wrote that it should be shown to the
members of the trade present at the
exposition what think can certainly
be shown, that the passage of a prop.
err Philippine tariff bill will not in any
substantial way interfere with the to.
pacco trade of the United States"
Mr.. Taft added:
"The demand for tobacco is so
enormous and the capacity of the
Philippine islands to produce it under
the conditions of labor, the irregular
tiles of tropical agriculture and the
difficulties of securing capital. are
such as to make any injury to the to.
bacca trade of the United States. from
allowing the Philippine tobacco to
come IN at 25 per cent. of the Dinglev
rate for three years ana free after
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS 1906

1909. utterly impossible. On the other
hand, the tobacco Interests nre COM
paratlvely 80 small in the Philippine
Islands that to give another market
like that of the United States to the
island owuld add something to the
property Or industry in tile islands.
but. what Is more important, 1t would
give to the people OF the Philippines
Il visible, tangible evidence of inter.
est in this country in the welfare of
the people of those islands. This is
the most important feature of the
BILL"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
HoKE SMITH NOMINATED.
Georgia Also Endorses William
Bryan For the Presidency.
INV Assoo,ars,. praa.,


MACON, GA, Sept. 4.-The unani.
nous nomination of Hoke Smith for
governor of Georgia and the endorse.
ment of William j Bryan for Presi.
,dent in 1908 was the principal bust
ness transacted today by the Demo.
cratic State convention.
The names of other candidates for
governor were not placed before the
convention.
- The platform adopted contains
many radical recommendations and
substitutes the majority vote in pri
maries for nominating conventions in
gubernatorial contests.
The State railroad commission is
severely criticised, while two-cent
railroad fares. State railroad control
lower freight rates. negro disfran.
chisement and an increase in the size
OF the State senate are demanded.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
CabeIl in the Load.

NORFOLK. VA, Sept. 4.-With
three precincts missing in Norfolk
county, two in Princess Anne and one
in Southampton counties, Colonel
George C. Cabell leads Congressman
Maynard by three votes. 1t is very
probable that it will require an Off.
cial count to decide the contest.
Colonel cabeIls Run.
The remarkable run of Colonel
Cabell was pleasant surprise to
even his most intimate friends and
the poor showing made by Mr.. May.
nard who has represented his district
in the House of Representatives fol
three consecutive terms. Is sore dis
appointment to his supporters.
Candidates Carried Home Cities.
Norfolk city, despite the enthusi
asm for the jamestown Exposition,
gave Cabell majority of I'll.
MIR. Maynard in his home town OF
Portsmouth received q majority OF
61O votes.
The nomination is, of course, equiv
alent to election, since the district
is strongly Democratic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
TO TRY REVENUE CASES.
Special Term Of Federal Court Il
Consider Fraud Charges.
iBy Associated PreBsl

GREENSBORO. N. c., Sept. A.
A special term of the United States
District Court for the trial of the ia
nous revenue fraud cases convened
herer this morning, with Judge James
p. Boyd presiding. The case against
r. H. Harding, former deputy col.
lector, was taken up and will probably
consume all of this week.
There are thirty or more revenue
officers. distillers and gaugers named
In the bill of indictment. Two of the
men have already been convicted and
the cases were carried to the Court
of Appeals.
Indictments were found as result
or an investigation made by the sc.
cret service men. 1t Is suggested
that the revenue collectors were paid
hush money" by Illicit distillers
The officers are charged with making
false RETURNS. in that they reported
illicit distilleries destroyed when
they were left untouched.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05

Interfere In tho politics of this State
] reply TINT | nm simply applying to
Illinois principle which l believe
ought to be applied universally. do
not regard II rs compliment to he
endorsed for tho presidency by n con.
vention which endorsed Mr.. Sullivan.
told them In advance that | did not
want M endorsement under such cir
cnmstnnces. ana | rcpudlate It. If
my nomination for any office de-
pended upon that endorsement, |
would not accept Il.
Sullivan Not His Friend.
"Mr. Sullivan IL not my friend, al
though he pretended to be before this
discussion arose. lie would not have
allowed me to be endorsed II he could
have prevented It, but instead of OPP
posing me like q man, he attempted
to link his nnme with mine and thus
secure IN endorsement for himself.
object to him as n political asso.
>''N'' NV 10 NbIt CitNtT
man, and personally very genlnl
fellow; the corporations could not
afford to employ any other kind to do
their political work; but my only 20
liticnl nsset Is the confidence that
the people have IN my sincerity, and
do not want that shattered by init.
macy with man Of his political
methods.
Sullivan Men Deceived Themselves.
Those who voted to endorse me
either deceived themselves or thought
they could deceive ME. If they were
deceived. they will he glnd to be unde.
ceived; If they thought they could
deceive me. they will have more re.
spect for ME when they find that they
did not succeed.
II suggest that every candidate for
office who wants the people to have
confidence In him should announce
that he Is opposed TO Mr.. Sullivan's
methods; that he repudintes his lead.
ership and will oppose his re.elec.
tlon."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
Well Known In Richmond.

RICHMOND, VA, Sept. 4.-Wil.
liam Michaux Archer, who committed
suicide in Halifax, Nova Scotia. to-
Gay, was well known In this city.
where he was born about twenty
two years ago.
He was the son of w. S. Archer,
of Richmond, and was unmarried. He
had been away from his home about
six months and was In bad health,
which is presumed to have been the
cause of his taking his own life. His
body will be brought here for burial.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
Registered n Nova Scotia Hotel
|. as y. Jonas, United STATES.
Put BULLET N HIS HEAD
Was William MIchaux Archer, 'rwen.
ty-two Years of Ago and Unmar.
ried-Had Been In Bad Health
For Some Time.
tBy Associa ted Press,

HALIFAX. N. s., Sept. "A man
VINO hah registered as -. Jones. Unit.
ed States and who - thought to
have come from Richmond, Va, was
found dead In his room at the Halifax
MOTEL today with Il bullet hole In his
mead and revolver clutchcd In his
right hand The medical examiner
reported the case as one of suicide.
The man had been at tho hotel for
two weeks. He was about forty years
of age.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
srlLLmAN DIES OF INJURIES.
New York Attorney Taken OFF by an
Automobile Accident.
(By Associated Press. J

LENOX, MASS. Sept. "A cable.
gram received here tonight announced
the death in Lisieux, France. today of
Thomas F. stillman, an attorney OF
New York, who was injured July IS
in an automobile accident and who
has since been in a hospital at
Liseaux.
The accident to Mr.. stilIman oc-
Cured on an isolated road, five miles
from Lisieux. The automobile, which
was going at, high rate OF speed,
crashed into o heavy truck.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
Situation in ST. PETERSBURG.

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
HERMAN oELRlcH,s DEAD.
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse Comes In
With coIors at Half Mast.


,by associated Fressp
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.--The steam,
er Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, which
arrived today from Bremen, came into
port with colors at half-mast, because
OF the death Of Herman Oelrichs, TIE
vel known millionaire clubman. ON
Doafa on Saturday last. Mr.. Del.
rich died at 8 O'Clock in the evening
The cause of death was Brightis
disease. Mr.. Oelrichs was In moor
health for long time and was Sc IN
when he embarked that he was adj
vised not to sail. He was conscious
throughout and spoke intelllgibly ia
MS servant only half an hour uerore
the end. On the day he sailed he
caDled congratulations to his brother
Snaries, that being the latter's birth.
day. He also asked his brother IL
meet him with a carriage at Ho.
boken.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-05
Professional Game Here.

Dr.. Loeb announced last night that
he had secured the Norfolk state
League team for games with the Ship
builders on the Casino diamond next
Monday and Wednesday afternoons.
The State league season closes this
week.