Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-28
Looting Among Militia.

San Francisco, April 2S.--ln ADDITION
to the report that the militia have
Kindred the relief work through theil
officiousness now comes many reports
of looting at the hands OF the state
guards, while the demand for their re
moval has become insistent. Instances
are reported, and in many cases proof
is said to be at hand, where when Il
was learned that building was tc
be dynamited, soldiers would enter
and themselves dynamite safes secuf
ing vast quantities of wealth that had
been locked up in private safes. A
survivor of the earthquake who assist
ed in the relief work is very bitter
today in his denunciation of the atti
tude Of the militia. Il saw lots OF
soldiers" he said, with their pockets
bulging with booty, that knew had
been stolen and / overheard one In
uniform Dragging that he had stolen
$4,000 worth of diamonds. Another
told of fine gold watch he had Sc
cured in a like manner"
Unsafe to Venture on Streets.
The officiousness of the militia be
came so pronounced that even the po
lice officers refused to go into the
district patrolled by the militia, declar
ing they were afraid of being shot
Several times police officials in ami
form were held up and relieved OF
their revolvers and stars.
San Francisco, April 28.-The day
broke clear and pleasant with warm
sunshine after one of the most dis
agreeable nights since the great fire.
A cold wind blew from the north until
late last night and the homeless peo-
pie camping out had great difficulty
in keeping warm. Today the weather
bids fair to continue pleasant. Street
cars are in operation this morning and
the confusion and congestion in the
streets in the unburned section is less
noticeable. Many firms have opened
temporary Offices In residences
throughout the city and began work
Strengthening out their affairs with a
view of resuming business as soon as
possible. The Real Estate Board met
the Wholesalers Association in joint
session this morning and there was a
thorough discussion of the details OF
resuming business on this side of the
bay.
Fear Business Win Go To Oakland.
The offer of the citizens of Oakland
of large tract of land on that side OF
the bay to wholesalers has stirred
local real estate men to the import.
ance of immediate action to retain
their firms in San Francisco, and from
the present indications it seems thai
there will be difficulty in arriving Il
some understanding between these lwc
important bodies. There was much ac'
tiyity today throughout the burned
section, many men being engaged III
clearing away the debris in prepara;
ton for the immediate construction OF
temporary buildings. People were fur
ther warned against opening safes OF
vaults at present. Several small Safes
were opened yesterday and the con
tents Immediately took fire.
Money for Rebuilding.
San Francisco, April 2S.--The Exam
iner today says:
"A European syndicate is now
ready to invest three million dollars
in San Francisco realty. The deter
mination to place this sum in real es
tate in this city was formed since the
great disaster and is taken as an evi
dence of the confidence of the worlt
in the future of the new San Fran
CISCO"
Newspapers Issue Regularly.
San Francisco, April 28.-All daily
newspapers except the Post, which has
suspended for sixty days not being
able to get plant in the vicinity, has
been iSsued every day since the earth
quake. On Thursday morning the
Call, Chronicle and Examiner issued
a joint paper but the next day split
up and issued separately. The Bulle
tin, an afternoon paper also secured
the use of an Oakland plant and has
issued regularly Today the papers
regain almost their normal size, is
suing fourteen and sixteen pages Will
advertisements occupying fully half ol
the space.
Banks in Good Condition.
San Francisco, April 2S.-All o
San Francisco's "A banks, 80 CONNER
cial and IL savings banks were located
In the burned district. A close in
spection reveals the vaults In every