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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-13
5UbGE BURcH ATTENDS THE TRIAL
Assistant Attorney General Speaks of
Government's work


Assistant Attorney General NJ, C. Bu-sh
of Washington, ID. c., is the guest of
United States District Attorney Goss. He
was a spectator Wednesday morning al
the big land trial. ..- .,.e. . A.
THE Department of Justice is much i'm
terested in this case" said Judge Burch,
"as It is in all the land trials. l am on
my return from the west, where the de-
partment has been looking into the coal
land Investigations in Utah, which has
resulted in the indictment of several par
ties prominently identified with the ap-
preparation of the coal lands of the coun-
try.
"As result OF these Investigations the
coal lands sim belonging to the govern
ment have been withdrawn from entry.
There yet remains some 100000 acres CT
coal lands, or which might be more prop
erly termed Ignite lands in eastern Mon
tana, through Wyoming and parts of
Idaho. that win be available for fuel pur-
poses for many years to come, that the
government has withdrawn from entry. as
well as some 100000 acres OF excellent
quality of coal lands. The government
now has eight parties out in various parts
Of the country making geological investlga
lions and surveys Of lands that may be
underlaid with coal, that they may also
be reserved for the public fuel supply.
'srhe Interstate Commerce commission
has accomplished a great work in the mat
ter Of these inquiries. which have been
first stimulated through the Department
Of Justice. and the benefits have been mu-
tual to both governmental departments.
The commission can, by its investigations,
probe deeper into these matters than
through the regular process Of the courts
IN that their inquiries are not barred by
technical objections that would naturally
be imposed in hearing in the courts.
This process OF Investigation Is Of great
value to the Department of Justice
my special duties relate largely to the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-13
A Reliable hrmeay for Croup.

with the dry. cold weather of the early
winter months, parents 81 croupy children
should be on the alert 'or ominous symp-
toms. There y no cause for anxiety, bow
ever, when Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Is kent in the home. II this medicine IL
given as soon as the child becomes hoarse,
or even after the croupy cough has ap
peared, the attack may be warded on
Mrs. s. Rosinthal of Turner Mich. says:
I'VE have used Chambcrlain's Cough med
icine for ourselves and children for several
years and like It very much think It Ia
the only remedy for Group and can highly
recommend it,"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-13
All goods sold at Hubermann's Jewelry
Store, Guaranteed as TO Price and Quality
INTENDED MURDER CHARGED
CoIOred Man who Shoots Mt His
Lady Friend Is Round
over.

After a preliminary examination in police
court Wednesday morning James Whit
more, colored was bound over for trial in
the district court under bond OF $500 on
the charge of shooting with intent to
murder. It is alleged that Whitmore fired
two shots from a revolver at May Reed,
colored, on the night of December I, when
a quarrel was started over a rent bill
Whitmore was serving a sentence In the
city jail for frightening Mrs. Brown, SIS
South Seventeenth street, when he was
again arrested on the second shooting
complaint.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-13
Mangum q %. letter. SPECIALISTS.
SYNAGOGUE 70 COME
Congregation of shimfki VIII Erect
Five-ThOuSaRd-DOlla Church
Building.

The Jewish congregation Shimfld. which
at present has no church OF its own, will
build a synagogue IN the spring on the east
side OF Nineteenth street just south of
Cunning on a lot recently bought. The site
10 a half block north Of the Swedish Metho-
dist church. The building will be Of brick
and will cost 5000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-13

land investigations and am kept on the
go constantly. Ny visit here Is TO look in
onto this trial though shall not take any
part in IT, as we deem IT to be in excellent
hands
'I am not IN a position to state just what
the government may do regarding coal
lands already acquired by the railroads
and others, by whatever process Of require
ment, but I 40 think that no more coal
lands win be segregated from the control
OF the government"
Judge Burch left for Washington wednes-
day afternoon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-13
Custodian of Mninr Croft

As the result Of complaint made before
the insanity commission by neighbors. Mrs
Pauline Croft has been made custodian OF
v,ollnst, living with his son at Twentieth
and Anes avenue. He has been giving
music lessons to a class Of ch ldren, Some
OF the neighbors complained Of his actions
and the matter was brought before the
commission. He objected 10 the proceed
ings. contending the complaint was the re-
suit OF spitework.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-13
Nntice.

Beech camp No. 1854 Modern Woodmen Of
America. The funeral Of our late neighbor,
r. w. Baldwin. will be held at the resi-
dence 1910 South Twenty-eighth street, at
10 m. Thursday, December 10. Your at
tendance is requested. w. NJ. THOMAS,
n. ], MARVIN, Clerk. Consul
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-13

BRAcELETs-Frenzer, 18th and Dodge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-13
At TIE PLAY HOUSES.
Mr.. MansneId in 'Peer Gynt9 at the

Richard Mansfield and company In Peer
Gynt," a drama by Henrik Ibsen, in i've
acts and twelve scenes; translation by
William and Charles Archer; arranged
hN Mr. Mansfnld. Thn naaL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

earthquake two Of the most prominclfs
corners in Ilc city We're occupied by
gambling dcnS. one of them. known
us the cafe Royal. has been Il veritable
gold mine for its proprietors.
The California supreme court has
rendered Il decision to the effect that
the game Of draw poker is not Il game
of chance. but Involves judgment and
other elements as well as chance or
luck. and because of This decision these
places are permitted TO be maintained.
They are fr%cQuented by IL hard look
ing crowd of men. and many scandals
are told associated with these places.
y visitors life is probably safe in these
resorts. but his money is not. 1t is said
that the son of the premier of British
Columbia was hceccd of $500 in the
cafe Royal n few years ago. He lost
81 800 in cash. hut stopped payment on
$1,000 in checks.
San Francisco has f~orty-seven square
miles of territory, or about 10000
acres. within the municipal limits. The
finest residences are on Mob hill and
Pacific heights. both of which districts
command magnificent views of the
bay and the Golden Gate. The city
has six large parks and twenty-five
small ones, and Golden Gate park &C.
cupies I'VE 1000 acres.
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happened: Its houses were left unoc-
cupied and unprotected, its former
trade ceased. its lots fell TO Il small
part of their value. its two weekly
newspapers were suspended, Il the
town. deserted by the bulk of its in
hab.tants. was at one time without @
single officer clothed with civil author
ity."
After the first rush to the gold dig
gingS the town began TO regain its lost
ground. and ere long the influx of gold
seekers gave quite an impetus to its
growth. The town was Incorporated
in April. 1850. and the first common
council elected proceeded with diligence
TO plumber the city treasury. The
same year the state was admitted Ia
the Union, and when the steamer Ores
gOn brought the newS-there was nd
Geographic communication in those
days-business was entirely suspended
md the entire population rushed1toahs
wharfs to welcome the harbingcr. The
town had about 10000 Inhabitants ~
that time. and when the people were
Informed that the signal flags of tie
Oregon Indicated that California was Il
sovereign state of the United States OF
America "a universal shout arose from
10000 voices on the wharfs. in the
streets. upon the hills, llou~setorsfAeFa
the world of shipping in the bay.
In its early history the city suffered
from several disastrous fires.
December. 1919. aud June. 1851, six
conflagrations played havoc with the
growing Young town. Better buildings
were MANNED and several fire compa-
MES were organized. These were steps
in the right direction. 1t was also dis
covered that the fires were started by
criminals who protitcd by the confu-
sion.
This fact and the inctiicicn"y and
corruption of the city government led
Il large number OF citizens TO organ
ize the famous vigilance committee
which ruled the place in 1851. quite Il
number of crooks were lynched by
the COMMITTEES. others were driven out,
like John OakhurSt. the leading figure
in Bret Harte's "Outcasts of Poker
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
Golden Gate Metropolis Has
Been Shaken Often
In The Past.
Ew-g RI
PRESENT WORST EVER KNOWN
Some of the Skyscrapers and Other
Buildings Destroyed - Magnificent
p City Hall In Ruins-Fires Ara
rested by Dynamite-Earth.
quake of 1868 Described s5
by Mark Twain.

"HE recent disastrous earthquake
extending ver so large u part
of the Pacific coast region and
wrecking such an extensive
section of the city Of San Francisco
was not the first of these cataStropheS
known in the western metropolis,
though 10y all odds the most damaging
For many years the municipal au-
thorities refused TO permit tall build
ings in the city because of the fear of
earthquakes, several Of which had al
ready been experienced. Finally the
Introduction was removed, however,
and II number of SkyScrdpers resulted.
Prior to 1890 there was hardly Il
building in excess of five stories and
only Il few of that height. Today there
is one eighteen stories high and quite
"A number from twelve TO fourteen
stories.
In the spring of 1S9S, about 10 o'clock
one night, the city had Il seismic shock
that put to test its high structures. II
was the worst earthquake Since lS6N.
when for eight or nine blocks on the
main street Market the ground WAS
cracked open several inches.
In the upheaval of 1898 the tall build
ings Were given a fearful shaking, and
some of their occupants We're made
dizzy and sick. The structures were
~uninjured. and ever since that time
there has not been so much question
of the safety of high buildings of mod
ern construction-that is. buildings of
structural iron frame and faciugS of
pressed brick. terra Gotta or stone.
1t was NJ. Ii. De Young, the proprie-
tor and editor of the Chronicle. who
was the pioneer in this respect. lie
met with opposition from the munich
pal authorities fourteen years ago when
he decided TO erect Il ten story house
for his newspaper. 1t was believed to
be a dangerous undertaking because of
: the egrthauake fear, but Mr.. De Young
won out and thereby set'aB exashple of
enterprise to other wealthy men who
have since built more tall buildings.
For instance. ID. O. Mills, the New
York banker. who owns Il great deal
of San Francisco property, has INK of
the talleSt and finest structures in the
city.
Claus Spreckels. known throughout
the country us the sugar king and the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

Other imposing edinces, many Or
which have been more or less severely
injured, are the Hotel st. Francis, The
Palace hotel. the Hall Of Justice. the
Mutual Bank building. the Pacific Nh
tual Life building and the C%allaghan
building. The greatest property dam
z resulted in the manufacturing dis
trict II the greatest loss of life in
the tenement house district.
The chief street of the city is Mar
ket. running ~diagonally for many miles.
The destruction of many of the depart
ment stores and other business blocks
on Market and Mission streets was al
most complete. Fire added to the hor-
rorS of the situation. and. as the water
mains had been burst by the shock.
the fire department was helpless. The
flames ATE their way along Market
street. and other fires started in differ
ent parts of the city.
As the earthquake occurred but IA
little after ) o'clock in the morning,
practically the entire population was in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

ries, the eight storied being most nu-
merous.
The Call and Examiner buildings
were almost totally destroyed in the
earthquake and many other SkyScrap-
ais were severely shaken, cracked and
damaged,
one of the chief buildings which col
lapspd was the new p%oStottice. This
was a substantial structure of granite,
costing to exceed %SJ.OOO0OO. While
o stirling from an architectural
standpoint, the postotlice was impress
i've from its masSiVenesS.
The Postal building was badly dam
aged. and the operating room was Il
wreck. Power of every Kind was de-
stroyed. and there were no lights, eli
Their gas or electric. Neither the Pal
ace hotel nor the st. Francis was de
stroyed MS far as the Framework goes,
hut the inside plaStering and decora-
lions were greatly damaged.
The business section of the city from
Market street to Mission street and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

Fiat and the city went through a pu-
rilcatiOu process that was of great
benefit to il.
The aspect of San Francisco ut this
time was not inspiring TO infowing
gold seekers. 1t was Il struggling med
ley Of low. diugy adobeS. frail wooden
shantieS, born in m afternoon, with il
Sprin6ling of more respectable frame
houses and Il mass of canvas and rub
Der habitations, 1t was mainly Il city
of tents, rising in Il crescent upon the
shores of the cove. From Clark point
it skirted the land to Telegraph Hill,
along the Clay street slopes. tapCriug
away to the California street ridge.
The larger number passed TO the south
west shores of the cove. beyond the
Market street ridge. Il region sheltered
from clustering winds and provided
with good spring water and named the
Happy Valley.
Stockton street, stretching from Sac
:amento to Green streets, presented
the neateSt cluster of dwellings. ana
Powell street WAS the abode of churches,
fer Of the six churches in existence i'm
the middle of 1850 three graced its
sides ana TWO stood upon cross streets.
within half II block. Mason street.
above it. was really the western limit
of the city, as Green street was the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

northern. Beyond Nfgtson street ran
the trail to the Presidio, past scattered
cottages, cabins and sheds. amid dali
ries and gardens, withsa branch path
to the Marine hospital, III Filbert
street, and another to the North Beach
anchorage, where spectators were
planning a wharf to attract settlement.
After the vigilance committee dis
banded the criminal element became
holder. and in 1856 the crime and cor
ruption in the city had become intol-
cradle to those who wished TO live q
decent and orderly life. When Editor
King of the Bulletin. who had de-
lfouuced the thugs, was murdered by
J;lmes r.. Casey. Il new vigilance or
ganization was created, and in II few
DAYS Casey and another murderer
named Cora were executed in front Of
fle committees headquarters. Many
An wbreakers We're later put TO death,
md The regime of the California dad
hlan'' came to an end.
y Ii has beer asserted that San Fran
cisco is the most cosmopolitan city in
the world. and by cosmopolitan is
meant Il population from all parts of
tle world. Not long ago the records
Indicated that IS per cent of the peo-
pie of the city We're born in foreign
Funds. not in two or three different
countries, but in practically every land
under the sun. According to the ma
tional census reports FOR $50. San
Francisco had IL total population Of
a9S.997. OF these .1T2.1S6 were native
born and 126.S11 were born outside of
the United States. Fully half the
grown persons in the community re-
moved to California from alien lands.
while IL large percentage of the other
half and of the general body of chill
dren were of foreign ~parentage. In
1900 san Francisco had Il population
of :}42. TS2. of which 34.1 per cent was
foreign born.
san Francisco has long been famed
as one of the wide open" cities of the
United States. AS in the days of
1870. the gambler devotes himself to
his vocation with little interference
from the authorities. Prior to the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

independence, the Spanish settlers be
Il the work. and when Vancouver,
the explorer, visited the place in 1852
the preside represented the military
authority, while the pueblo and mis-
sion stood for the civil and religious
factors respectively. The mission was
S%ecularizcd in 1881 and a town laid
out the year following.
In 1916 an American man-of-war, un-
der command Of Commodore John b.
Montgomery, entered the harbor ana
hoisted the stars and stripes oven the
town. Mexico. which succeeded Spain
us the owner of California, was then
at war with the United States, and the
act of Commodore Montgomery ended
her dominion over San Francisco.
Montgomery appointed Lieutenant
Washington A. Bartlett to be Frisco's
first alcalde, or mayor, under the new
regime. Under Spanish and Mexican
rule the town was a sleepy, unpr0greSS-
i've place. but with the coming of Amer
leans and tlr discovery of gold in 1913
there came an era of growth and hus-
tie. This aid not eventuate at once.
for the first news of the discovery of
gold practically dcpopulated San Fran
cisco.
The town was smitten us by Il plague,
and one historian thus describes what
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
Stricken City Long Permeated
With an Air Of
ID
- Romance.
- - .. : =
IN THE DAYS OF VIGILANTES
How the Metropolis OF California Was
Purged of DisOrder-Lynching of
Casey-The Days of The Forty
@A, niners-TOwn %Depopulat-
= ed by the Rush OF
""" NG. Gold Seekers.

~AN FRANCISCO. the earthquake
- stricken city. has long been per-
~ meated with an air Of romanee
and adventure. Nowhere may
one turn without being reminded of
the legends that have been woven
around the forty-ninerS and their i'm
mediate followers. The names of the
streets and of the business blocks, such
as kearneY, Suffer, Montgomery. Du-
pont, Flood. Crocker and Sharon, bring
TO the mind of the visitor long forgot
ten stories of riot or adventure and of
fortunes whose VastneSS once excited
his wonder or made him incrcdulous.
The site of the city was first visited
by Europeans in 1863. and in 1115 Blu
careli ordered Il fort, presidiO and mis-
sion founded on the bay. one year
later, the year of the Declaration of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

bed. Men and women rushed wildly
forth in their night robes and fled in
panic through the streets. Many We're
caught 10y the falling roofs and walls,
and in the poorer districts the tCne-
meuts collapsed like e%g@shells. crush
ing and Sutfocating their inmates be
fore they had time to escape. Iii many
cases fire finished the work of death.
catching the victims ms they We're
pinned still alive under the debris.
10 arrest the spread of the fire along
Market street many buildings were
d%ynamited.
The track of one railroad was de
pressed four feet or more for II dis
lance of three miles. At one point in
The city the earth cracked open for y
distance Of six feet. leaving II yaWnin&
chasm of fathomleSs depth.
The destruction of all telegraph wires,
except one belonging to the Postal
union, made it almost impossible for
the stricken city to communicate with
the outside world. The severe injury
to the Western Union and Postal of
fees. also the Associated Press. greatly
added to the difficulty,
The practical destruction of six or
eight blocks. coupled with the immense
loss of life and damage TO property
throughout San Francisco and the en-
tire coast region. makes this the worst
earthquake disaster in American his
tory. exceeding even the historic
Charleston earthquake of a few years
ago.
San Francisco has suffered from
many slight seismic shocks. II OF
them occurring about Il year ago. At
that time Il long article appeared IN
one of the papers. signed by Il pro
fessor in one of the o~bservatories near
by. stating that there was no pariic-
ular danger from these treinorS of the
earth'S surface. The coast region, az
cording 10 this writer, was newer than
partS OfF the country farther east and
was therefore settling. He said peo-
pie Should reel no alarm. as nothing
serious was liable to happen.
Evidently the earth's crust in the
Golden Gate region has been doing
some more settling"
The lupst severe earthquake san
Francisco bias known prior 10 the pres
cnt one WAS in 1SfS Quite a little
damage resulted, though nothing re-
moteiy comparable 10 This. 1t was the
ISIS ShBkrup that was made famous
by Mark Twain. The most surprising
thing the genial Mark saw at that time
was the opening up of the ceiling of
his room. ihr lips of the oritice work
ing TO and fro like a mouth and Il brick
slipping through and held in Suspeu
sion, like one lone tooth N the jaw OF
an old man.
The last earthquake that occurred in
san Francisco was in January. 1900.
Several distinct shocks were felt early
in the morning. causing the vibration
of buildings all over the city. The
chief building affected was the ST.
Nicholas hotel, which was severely
shaken. The walls collapsed in Ger
talnparts Of the structure. guests We're
thrown out Of their beds and furniture
was destroyed.
In 1904 there was a severe seismic
disturbance in Los Angeles. which was
felt throughout the city and for a
radius Of several miles around.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
New Homes i'm the West.

Over a million acres of land will
be thrown open to settlement on the
S%hoshone Indian Reservation August
Is, 1906. These lands are reached
by the direct route of the Chicago G.
Northwestern R'y. from Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and
other points in the Mississippi Val
ley. Send &c in stamps for pamph-
lets. maps and full particulars to w.
u, Kniskern. p. r. M, G. e n. w.
n.y.. Co., Chicago.
= 1235-4-14-5t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
AVENUE AND MATTANO
PLACE SEWER ASSESSMENT
NnuICE

NOIlNE.
' Notice is hereby given that by
of an order and direction of
THE Circuit Court of the county of
lMiddlesex, dated the ninth day of
instant, the commissioners APP
pointed by the said court to estimate
and assess the benefits of lands i'll
the vicinity of the new eve laid
and constructed in Sayre venue and
Mattano place to connect with the
sewer in New Brunswick avenue in
the city of Perth Amboy, will meet
at the council chamber in the city
hall. in said city, on
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY
FIFTH DAY OF APRIL,
next, at two o'clocl; in the afternoon
of said day to give public hearing to
all parties in interest who may de-
sire to be heard, in reference to the
matter of the assessment for benefits
conferred by the construction OF said
sewer upon the lands and real estate
in the vicinity thereof, pursuant to
an act of the Legislature of New Jer-
sey entitled AN act authorizing cities
to construct sewers and drains, and
to provide for the payment OF the
cost thereof" Approved March 8,
1882, and the several amendments
thereof and supplements thereto.
Dated April 10, 1906,
JORGEN MARTINUSEN,
JOHN ANDERSON,
FERDINAND V. GARRETSON,
Commissioners.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
SMITH STREET AND SECOND
STREET SEWER ASSESSMENT
NnTICE

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of an order and direction of
the Circuit Court of the county of
MiddleseX, dated the ninth day OF
April, instant, the commissioners APP
pointed by the said court to estimate
and assess the benefits to lands in
the vicinity of the new w laid
and constructed in Smith street from
Oak street east and from State street
west and through lands of the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey across
Market street and own Second street
to the Raritan river in the city OF
Perth Amboy, will meet at the coun~
ell chamber in the city hall, in said
city, on
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY
FIFTH DAY OF APRIL,
next, at two o'clock in tlits afternoon
of said day to give public hearing, TO
all parties in interest who may de-
sire to be heard, in reference to the
matter of the assessment, for benefits
conferred by the construction of said
sewer upon the lands and real estate
in the vicinity thereof, pursuant TO
an act of the Legislature of New Jcr-
sey entitled "An act authorizing cities
to construct sewer and drains, and
to provide for the payment of the
cost thereof" ApproTed March &,
1882, and the several amendments
thereof and supplements thereto.
Dated April 10, 1906.
JORGEN MARTINUSEN,
JOHN ANDERSON,
FERDINAND V. GARRETSON,
Commissioners.
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