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The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

From the Brooklyn Union
The ex-President of the United States
champions the abused fisherman liar,
and 1t is now time for a good word for
the hopeful election claim liar
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YuIetide Maxims.

Give and let give.
A burnt Santa breads the FIRE
Poor gifts wax rich when meant as SIGH.
A toy and its internal mechanism are
soon parted.
Never put a Christmas gift cigar in a
horses mouth
Kind hearts are more than CoTOnets,
and simple faith than Mormon blood.
And now the bard takes out of soak the
ancient Christmas necktie Joke
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

In voting down the proposed salary in
crease, the House wants it distinctly I'M
derstOod that it intended to set no prec-
edent for the Senate. and should the
Senate put it back in the bill, the House
would not be so discourteous TO the Sen
ate as TO vote il down again.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Among other delightful and thrilling
events TO which the returning statesmen
may look forward may be mentioned a
Panama Canal speech by Senator Nor
gan and another message from the Presi-
dent
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Courtesy.

From Puck.
The parvenu stood it till he could stand
it no longer.
James" he cried out piteously, tell
me the worst. You find my table man
ners execrable."
But his new butler. bowling first with
stately condescension. only replied;
AS a matter of professional courtesy
Hi cannot hentertain, much less heXpress.
hany hOpiniOn which might seem IN
hanyway to reflect on my predecessor
ere
And bowed again and was silent
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As TO MIR. In Toilette.


Those cxcitable persons who expected
to see the cold shoulder and the stony
stare given TO Senator La Toilette by
his colleagues of the Senate on his re-
turn to washington have been sadly dis
appointed The disputatious Wisconsin
statesman had some very hard things II
say about numerous members of the Sen
ate in his Chautauqua lectures last sum-
mer and autumn, and at the time his Sc
we're arraignment of the Senate vas
thought to oe the precursor of a chilly
reception in Washington when he should
return here at the reopening of Congress.
But. apparently. his colleagues have over
looked and forgiven him for his criticisms.
At any rate, his association with them
seems to be as cordial as il ever was. 1t
cannot be claimed that he has yet at
tanned popularity in the Senate. II he has
q chum among the ninety Conscript Fa-
theirs, that fact is not known. Mr.. La
Toilette does not belong to that class Of
statesmen who invite intimacies. He hoes
his own row in his own way. and asks
no favors of anybody. He is courteous
in his personal relations, but he is not
known to seek companionship In the Sen
ate. Senators generally are courteous to
him. although several OF them make it
convenient to be too busy to see him
when he happens around This is not
ably true of Senators Dryden and Kean.
Of New Jersey, and Senator Scott, of
West Virginia. These three he has at
tackled with virulenCe, but as they were
never very friendly it cannot be said that
his attacks account for the lack of cor
diahty in their present relations.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

The New York Sun credits funny story
to the late Sam Small" If Sam can
manage 20 get day off from preaching
and writing editorials for the Atlanta
News he may conclude to correct this
suggestion of his untimely demise.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

France and Spain have expressed an
urgent desire for the person of Raisouli.
This would be all right with the Sultan
Of Morocco, If the powers Indicated would
only go on and do their own catching of
the gentleman ia question, and not bother
his majesty about Il.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Curtss Jet. serving a life sentence for
The murder of one man. has been given
another life sentence for the killing of Il
second, and is suspected of the killing of
a third Unless Jet is something Of d
cat he viii have a hard time satisfying
the demands of the law
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Some one has discovered that the pick
pockets have formed a trust If pockets
were always as empty as they will be for
the next few days. the concern would soon
go into the hands of 4 receiver.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

KiDg Edward sent ore message 10
Parliament the other day and let it go at
that However. Edward has such a loug
term OF office that he can AFFORD TO send
them in al intervals
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

From the Philadeiphia Press.
We'll" said the new reporter at the
creditors meeting, its easy enough to
pick out the bankrupt.
Think so2" replied the older one
YES; see how shabby and careworn
he looks"
That's the principal creditor. The
bankrupt is that man with the fur ever
coat and diamonds
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Prof. Brander Matthews shows a regu-
lar James X. Jones spirit in refusing to
cOncede the correctness Of the returns
He says ''simplifed spelling is growing in
popularity every day"
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No RenIY.

Oats wot I sit fer listenin' to a false
frien'"
What's the matter. Jimme?'
I WIZ persuaded into tryin' dat sim
lifted spellin on Sandy Claws"
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Now IL is whispered that Mr.. Roosevelt
viii go on a tour Of the world Immediately
after retiring from the Presidency. Thus
goes glimmering the last of Mr.. Bryan
bright ideas
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

The Richmond Dispatch has a
poet named Mundy, and a pert para
grapher asks if he is going 10 appear ev-
cry day IN the week
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squaring the Circle.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
Sometimes It takes a round robin to
make square deal.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

There is one consoling thought; the
parties responsible for the coal famine
out West may reach a place some day
where there is no such thing.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

The students of Q prominent negro col
lege have surrendered their razors TO the
faculty. This is like O Spartan surrender
ing his shield.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Who knows but Senator Foraker may
succeed in establishing a sort of rival
Ananias Club?
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

The good old poem. The Night Before
Christmas" is making its annual round
Of the press.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

A lady writer finds that John D. Rock
efeiler is chiefly characterized by gen
tIeness Of soul" That settles g. Capt
Kidd was undoubtedly a Sunday school
superintendent and Jesse James the in
ventor OF the Salvation Army.
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Robert. No,r a ,IIssionary.


g. II. Roberts, who was denied his seat
In the House six or seven years ago
because ne was a Mormon who confessed
20 having more than one wife living in
Utah. Is now serving his church as
missionary down South. Just at present
his field Of operations is in Florida. and
he is accompanied by several high digni-
taries Of the Church Of Iatter-day
saints Mr.. Roberts, it win be re
membered. was not allowed to hold HIS
seat in the House. although he presented
his credentials attested in due form by
the governor Of Utah. The fight against
him was Ted by Mr. Tayler. of Ohio. who
was then President McKinIey's immediate
successor, and who IS now Federal
judge in the Buckeye State by appoint
menf of President Roosevelt Mr.. Tayler
held his appointment 10 the bench IN
allegiance several weeks while he assisted
the prosecution IN the investigation OF
Reed Shoots right 10 the seat in the
Senate 90 which He was elected by the
legislature of Utah. AIr. Roberts is telling
newspaper interviewers down South that
the great majority Of the members Of the
Mormon Church in Utah are Democrats
and did not vote 20 send Mr.. SmoOt TO
the Senate. MI Roberts was elected 90
the House as "A Democrat. lie declares
that the fight on Senator SmOot is purely
political. According TO Mr. Roberts. Utah
will again be a Democratic state before
long
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

solomon said there was nothing new
under the sun. solomon was a wise man.
Nevertheless. "a Rough Rider refused an
office the other dav.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Tom Watson does not think it likely
that he viii be a Presidential candidate
In 1905. But il will not seem like old
times unless Tom is some kind Of a can
didate
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

r. c. Dun q Co says the cost Of living
is greater this year than last. The trou-
bic about trust busting IS that the trusts
do not seem 10 stay busted
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

1Ir. Rockefeller says: 1T would be a
sorry day for our country when our courts
are not respected" That balif who chased
Alr. Rockefeller all over the face Of the
earth about year or so ago. with a sub
pOeua, entertained the same idea
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Aha, We thought Marie Coreli would
pay the penalty for pitching into the
ladies as she has been doing Of late. a
woman in a London paper refers 10 her
AS the COreli person"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Desperately determined 10 make the Ia
dies read its advice about shopping early,
whether they needed it or not the Athens
(Ga) Call came out Friday with a double
column editorial on the subject, printed
in big black type. and headed This Edi-
torial for Men Only; Women Must Not
Read It."
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

The Deseret (CtaD News calls attention
90 the fact that Caesar was stabbed just
twenty-three times. Caesar appears 10
have been the original 'skidoo" man.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

The esteemed Congressional Record dis
plays queer taste when il rules out pic
lures of interesting canal sites and such
0dd-I0okI1g words as thru, Tho rOIy. %
and -Iockt,' and yet admits "slidoo, "
.'buttin." and ''23
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Nevertheless and notwithstanding.
Roosevelt bears are still more numerous
than Roosevelt messages.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Now that free passes lave been done
away with. Congress is showing "a dis
position % inquire why the government
should pay about three times as much
money for transporting the mails as the
service is worth
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

Archaeologists have discovered a vehi-
Gle that antedates the flood. There are
four such vehicles in Washington, known
as herdiCs.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25

The President wants the evidence in the
fuel cases rushed. Pretty good idea to
rush the fuel also.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-25
For That Purpose.


TEittf Two BIS.
And now the sport
OF weaker sort
Doth feel like sadly bleating;
He gave TO her
A handsome fur.
And got a Christmas greeting.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.


It's here, The fateful day has come.
Some. jewels have received. and some.
Merely a toy
OF little cost Yet who can say
Which bauble brings the most to-day
OF real joy2
The wondrous dry has come at last,
And welcomed with "a joyous blast
Is Christmas morn.
Whether the home be grand and rich.
or lowry as the place tn which
The Christ was born.
The Christmas spirit. too. is rife.
Sulled is the tumult and the strife.
And love holds sway,
All. II there ever comes a time
When man attains 20 the sublime,
This is the day,
For That Purpose
I'D like TO kiss you meath the rose, 4"
said Reginald, we know"
And Grace exclaimed. with upturned
nose: What ais the misuetoe?'
They're on.
Now. John. we certainly mustn't quar-
rel on Christmas day"
''Of course not. Maria. You just control
that temper of yours. and"
Me control my temper? Why, sir, Id
have you know
And away they went
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-04-19

u. fnelan AT the neaa, was appointed
and Mayor Schmitz was instructed ia
issue drafts for all needs on this com.
mittee.
1t is probable that even with the
spirit and willingness shown by San
Francisco people, outside aid will be
necessary. A message from President
Roosevelt was received and it had a.
cheering effect. George Gould also
telegraphed offering assistance.
The freaks of the earthquake were
many. Wide fissures were made in
the streets, street railways were
twisted out OF line, sewers and water.
pipes were burst and it is feared that
there will be an epidemic of disease.
The days experience has been
testimonial to the modern steel build.
ing. A score of these structures were
in course Of erection and not one OF
them suffered. The completed mod.
ern buildings were also immune from
harm by earthquake. The buildings
that collapsed were all flimsy wooden
and old-fashioned brick structures
The damage by earthquake does not
begin to compare with the loss by fire.
Provisions are being sold at fancy
prices and even water is being vended
by the glass. 1t is impossible to give
list OF the dead and wounded.
Ferryboats Resume Running.
In the afternoon the ferryboats re.
=
thousands OF homeless and panic
stricken people left the city and
sought shelter in Oakland and other
suburban towns. The suffering and
hardship beggars description. Count.
less numbers of residents Of the city.
including the Chinese, Japanese and
Italian quarters, have been rendered
homeless and unless supplies and aid
reach the city within twenty-four
hours, starvation will add to the awful
calamity. Nearly ever FAMOUS land.
mark that has made San Francisco ia.
nous over the world has been laid in
ruins or burned to the ground in the
dire catastrophe. Never has the fate
of city been more disastrous.
Mayor Schmitz sent out word to
the bakeries and milk stations
throughout the city that their foot
supply must be harbored for the
homeless. Provisions have alread,
been made to place tents in every
park in the city, and in these those
who have lost all will be given food
and shelter.
Early in the morning the prisoner.
confined in the city prison. on the
NTH floor of the Hall of Justice, were
transferred to the basement of the
structure. Later they We're removed
to tie branch county Jail.
| Troops Patrol the Streets.
At 9 o'clock 1000 men from tn
Presidio arrived down town to patro
the city streets. The Thirteenth in
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-04-19
SdnFrdnCiSCO In Ruins
City Overwhelmed by Earth
quake and Fire.
Hundreds Of Lives are Lost
Property Loss is Estimated at
$2OO,OOO,OOO.
Wholesale and Business District DESTROYED and Com
Wholesale and Business District Destroyed and Con
flasration is Still Raging Buildings Dynamited
to Check Spread of the Flames. Thou.
sands Homeless.

complete story OF the ruin wrought by
the double calamity OF earthquake
and fire that visited San Francisco
will be written and then there will
still remain untold countless tales of
pitfful tragedy. The exact loss Of life
will never be known, az hundreds Of
nnfoftunates have been incinerated In
the flames, which made the rescue of
those buried under tippling steeples
and walls impossible. Temporary
morsues were improvised at many
points, only to be razed by the flames.
The city resembles one vast shambles
Forgetting for moment the terrible
suffering, physical and financial loss
that trails in the wake Of the disaster.
he scene presented by the flames is
one Of unspeakable grandeur. Look
Ing over the city from high hill in
the Western addition, the flames can
be seen rolling sllyward for miles and
miles, while in the midst Of the spout
Ing and belching tongues of red fire
can be seen the black skeletons and
falling towers of the doomed build
ings. At regular intervals the boom
ing of the dynamite tells of the work
Of the brave army of men that are at
tempting to save the city from com.
plete annihilation.
A falling wall from one of the dyna-
mited buildings on Mission street
crushed out the life of Fireman Max
Fenner, while countless others met a
like fate. Through all the streets au-
tcmobiles and express wagons are hur-
rying, carrying the dead and injured
to the morgues and the hospitals.
At the morgue in the Hall of Justice
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-04-19

Iantry, l,UUU strong, arrived from An.
gel island little later and went on
patrol duty at once. The soldiers
have been ordered to shoot down
thieves caught in the act of robbing
the dead and to guard with their lives
the millions of dollars worth of prop.
erty which has been placed in the
streets, that it may escape the raw.
ages of the flames. &
From the "Barbary coast" the horde
of vicious and criminals that infest
that section poured forth and started
early in the evening to loot the stores
and rob the dead. Fearing such a
fiendish climax to this day Of horror,
Mayor Schmitz and Police Chief Di.
neen issued orders for the soldiers to
kill outright all who engaged in such
work. Before the eyes OF an Associat.
ed Press representative three thieves
were shot in the back and fatally
wounded in the burning commercial
district
Shock Comes Without Warning.
The dreadful earthquake shock
came without warning at precisely
5:13 a. M, Its motion apparently be.
ing from east to west. At first the
upheaval Of the earth was gradual,
but in few seconds it increased in
Intensity. Chimneys began to fall and
buildings to crack, tottering on their
foundations. People became panic.
stricken and rushed into the streets,
most Of them in their night attire. They
were met by showers of falling build.
tngs, bricks, cornices and walls.
Many were instantly crushed to death,
while others were dreadfully mangled
Those who remained indoors general.
ly escaped with their lives, though
scores were hit by detached plaster
pictures and articles thrown to the
floor by the shock. 1t is believed
that more or less loss was sustained
by nearly every family in the city.
The tall steel frame structures stood
the strain better than brick buildings
few of them being badly damaged
The big eleven-story Monadnock office
building, in course of construction, ad
| joining the Palace hotel, was an ex
ception, however, it's rear wall col
lapsing and many cracks being made
across its front. Some of the dock.
and freight sheds along the water
front slid into the bay. Deep fissure.
opened in the filed in ground near tn,
shore and the Union ferry depot wa
! damaged. Its high tower still stands
but will have to be torn down.
A portion of the new city ball
which cos. more than $7,OO0,OOo, col
lapsed. the roof sliding into the court
yard and the smaller towers tumblinl
down. the great dome being moved
4 but not falling. The new postotfice
one of the finest in the United States
was badly shattered.
The Valencia hotel. a four-stor'
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-04-19

Ean Francisco, April 19.-Earth-
quake and fire have put over half of
I'm Francisco in ruins. At least 500
people have been killed, 1000 others
injured and the property loss will ex-
ceed $200,00O,000. Thousands Of peo-
pie are homeless and destitute and all
Gay long streams of people have been
Aeeing from the stricken districts to
places Of safety.
The first earthquake shock appar-
emily lasted two minutes and there
was almost immediate collapse Of
0imsy structures all over the city.
The water supply was cut off and
when fires broke out in various Sec
tions there was nothing to do but let
the buildings burn. Telegraph and
telephone communication was shut of
for time. The Western Union was
put completely out of business and
the Postal company was the only one
that managed to get wire out of the
city. About 10 o'clock even the Pos-
tai was forced to suspend in San Fran
cisco. Electric power was stopped
and street cars did not run. Railroads
and ferryboats also ceased operations.
The various fires are still raging and
the fire department has been power
less to do anything except to dynam-
he the buildings threatened. All day
long explosions have shaken the city
and added to the terror Of the inhab-
itants. Following the first shock there
was another witp = five minutes. but
Aot nearly 80 re. Another sharp
shock was felt{ 9:3o p. m. ?
Loss of Life May Never Be Known.
It will be many days before the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-04-19

nrty Doules lie on the SLABS. tIhe
flames rapidly approached this build
ing and the work of removing the bod.
les to Jackson square, opposite. began.
While the soldiers and police were
carrying the dead to what appeared
safe places shower of bricks from a
building dynamited to check the prog.
ress Of the sweeping flames, injured
many of the workmen and sent SOL
der after soldier hurrying to the hos
pitfalls. The work of removing the bod
les stopped and the remainder of the
dead were left to possible cremation
in the morgue.
Under the fierce heat of the noon
day sun nineteen bodies lay in Wash
ington square, where they were taken
at the order of the mayor when the
morgues and Hall of Justice basement
held all that could be cared for.
Partial List Of Dead.
Following is partial list Of the
dead: Professor George Davidson,
Frank Burge, Mrs. McCann, Willie
Carr, Patrick Broderick, Mrs. Lena G.
Powder, w. A. Husetel, William
Knowe, Peter Lind, Annie Wheelan,
Myrtle Mime. w. Koonfeldt, William
Vail. Anna Webster, William Guelli.
man, John Thrapy. Geronimo Stag
man. Philip Busalachi, Max Fenner,
Steve Bunner, Mrs. Ida Hestep, Dr..
Stinson.
The scene at the Mechanics pa
vilion during the early hours OF the
morning and up to noon, when the in
jured and dead were removed, because
Of threatened destruction of the build
ing by fire. was one of indescrihable
sadness. Sisters, brothers and wives
and sweethearts eagerly searched for
some missing dear one. Thousands Of
persons hurriedly went through the
building inspecting the cots on which
the sufferers lay in the hope that, they
would find some loved one that was
missing. The dead were placed in
one portion of the building and the
remainder was devoted to hospital
purposes. After the fire forced the
nurses and physicians to desert the
them to the Presidio and the chill.
drea's hospital, where they renewed
thei. search for missing relatives.
More than 750 persons who were
seriously injured by the earthquake
and the fire have been treated at the
various hospitals throughout the city
The front of the Bailey and the La.
coste buildings, on Clay street, near
Montgomery, fell in, killing three men.
Caring for the Destitute.
At meeting of fifty citizens, called
by the mayor, it was announced that
l,4OO tents would be pitched in Golden
Gate park and arrangements had eI
made to feed the destitute in the pub
lie squares.
A finance committee. with James