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Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE.

II may well be doubted whether the
suggestion of a special system of insur-
ance against earthquake loss can be
made practical, at least for long time
in the future. For obvious reasons in
surance has heretofore been unable to
provide against such liability and it has
been excluded from the formal obliga-
ton of the companies. Yet practically,
because of the connection between earth
quake and fire, the former is necessarily
an important although incalcuIable
force affecting the risk of fire insurance
underwriters. In such casualties as at
San Francisco It is obviously impossible
to draw strictly the line between losses
due solely to earthquake shock and
losses due to fire under the terms of or
binary insurance policies, nor will there
be anything but a liberal and praise
worthy spirit to settle losses to the limit
Of the ability Of the fire insurance COM
panies. Thus In the case OF extraordinary
earthquake violence to a city, fire in
surance becomes in some measure earth.
quake insurance. although 1t may not
be possible to make it formally or al
together legally So
Even in these cases such application
of fire insurance resources is in large
part really merely a manifestation Of the
benevolent spirit which moves all classes
to contribute to the relief of the victims
of extraordinary misfortune. That
spirit must be the ultimate reliance in
those rare and tremendous catastrophes
which cannot be foreseen and for which
systematic provision cannot be made.
Among a people like ours, rich and fur
nished with quick and perfect means of
communication and organization, It can
always be depended upon to distribute
very widely much OF the loss in any To-
cGlity, and it must in the nature of
thingf be exclusively depended upon for
relief from many Of the worst conse-
| quences.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Cincinnati Enquirer.
For Greene and Gaynor to work out tho
enormous fine that has been imposed upon
them would keep them busy far into eter-
nifty. The greater the money sentence,
however, the greater will the indueement
be for them to raise the means to pay
what they owe the government. The moral
effect will be good. To furnish the money
will be a greater terror to evildoers than
the penitentiary. The Imprisonment pen
atty has to be paid, anyhow.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
PASSING PLEAsANTRIEs.

Now remember that this is a wild ana
wooily country. Be careful how you fiirt
with another mans wife.
Are they apt to shoot2'
mo: but they are mighty apt to get a
divorce in your favor. Louisville Courier
Journal.
Mrs Browne-Ive just come from Mrs
Youngpop's. / can't imagine prettier pic
ture than young mother putting her baby
to sleep.
singin' a pretty abb 70 it.-Phiiadelphia
Press.
The English nobleman, although not rich,
was up to date.
And every costume that he wore was
most appropriate
can be no dispute
THAT he was quite consistent, for he wore
a business suit.-Cleveland Leader.
you ask me IL ever failed in any role
1 attempted" repeated the great actor.
Yes. once when tried TO look like sober
'' why" exclaimed his friend, YOU'RE
always sober. You never did drink, did
mo. but on this occasion was taking
two drunken friends home, philadelphia
Catholic Standard.
doctor" said the patient upon whom the
hospital surgeon had just operated for APP
pendicitis, you're the same surgeon that
amputated the first finger Of my right hand
when had II crushed in railroad accident
a few months ago amt your"
Yes" answered the surgeon.
"Well you got my index then, ana now
you've got my appendix. ] hope You are
satisfied. Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
JIMMINY CRICKETs.
Sunset Magazine.

Sunset Magazine.
I'd like { be a kid ag'in an play
AT "Ketcherj"
An chase my young sweetheart runnt-
away,
An fetch er
Back SOS tibet she d be IL; err knock tn ball
Ger pickets
Wv tibet OIL fence an elm up Their an fall
Jimminy crickets
ia like T. chase aroun' an hunt, yeh know,
PeTsimmon
Trees. an in tn summer jes' Z go
A-swimmin;
Er so a-huntin' when the leaves had fell
In thickets,
An tear my clothes an go back homs--an'--
we'll
Jimminy crickets!
An, runnin' barefoot, stick my foot ag'in
Tn thistles;
An on the crick hunt willers with sap In,
Fer whistles;
An wen tn circus comes, Jes' feed mule
Fer tickets;
An let em ketch us Their away from
school
Jimminy crickets!
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

The selection OF Messrs. Simpson and
Hughes to prosecute railroad companies
that have violated the law against COM
binations in their relations with the trans
portation Of coal and oil indicates that the
Department Of Justice is determined to get
at the facts. AS legal pump Mr.. Hughes
established his reputation In the insurance
lnVestigatinn
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

If the Beers Of South Africa do not
succeed in causing all the British to
unite on a strong imperial policy in the
colonies there may be some hope for
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

The spectacle Of "Jlm" Dahlman de-
flying 'the two Toms" should have been
caught by the camera and enlarged to
life size to hang in great gold frame
ON the walls OF the Jacksonian club
rooms. where II would be forever, an in
spiration to baekboneless democrats.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

All this pictorial politics displayed
in street car placards is dazzling to
the eye. ALLOW me-" says the candi-
date, ito present my photograph ana
introduce myself, l do not know you
and you never heard of me, but / want
your vote"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Mayor zImman is talking right ont
In meeting as to what he proposes to
do after reelection to the council, and
what is more, his present declarations
accord with his past record. II some
OF the other candidates for Office would
talk up just as plainly they might get
The attention of the voters.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

In spite of the declarations OF some
scientists that there can be no possible
connection between the eruption Of Mount
Vesuvius and the earthquake at San Fran
cisco" saws the New York Times" others
are inclined to view certain facts In re-
gard TO recent seismic and volcanic activ-
ity as, to say the least, suggestive.
Last month there was a severe earth
oualke In the Island of Formosa, and many
lives were lost there, while an enormous
amount Of damage was done. A few days
ago there was another earthquake in the
same island stiH greater havoc was
caused by It than the earthquake In
March, but fewer lives were lost, as far
as is known at present, the reason being
that the people were warned in time.
eren days ago the eruption Of Mount
vesuvius reached it's height and devas-
tated the country around the volcano,
covering an enormous territory with ashes
and caused the loss OF hundreds Of lives.
ION Tuesday night word was received
from Piatigors6 Ciseaucasia, that there
had been two severe earthquake shocks
the previous day in Northern Caueasia.
1.-THE same night a telegram from Ma
drid said that the newspapers there re-
norted that the long dormant volcano on
Palma, the largest OF the Canary islands,
was showing signs of eruption, columns Of
smoke issuing from the crater.
There is one very remarkable circum-
stance In regard 20 all this vicinity. All
the places mentioned-Formosa, Southern
Italy. Caucasia ana the Canary Islands
lie within belt bounded by lines little
north OF the fortieth parallel ana a little
south OF the thirtieth parallel San Fran
cisco "a just south OF the fortieth parallel.
while Naples is just north Of II. The lat
itude Of Calabria, where the terrible tarth-
quake occurred last year. is the same as
that OF the territory affected by the
earthquake in the United States"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Before Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr.. Met
calfe get any deeper in their personal
differences, they should arrange for an
arbitration board to act at the crucial
moment.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

If Premier Sonnino can settle the
question of government ownership Of
railroads in Italy he can afford to re-
tire. crowned with honors out OF reach
of American statesmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

a Mexican has been convicted of muir
der IN wyoming. but 1t is hardly prob
able the incident VIII furnish an oppor-
tunity for reversal of the Cutting" .af-
fair
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
The aound Of rnll .

INIHWWTN DIHTIINII'
After Senators Knox and spooner have
replied to Senator Bailey and Senator
Rayner has again replied to Senators Knox
and spooner then II may be a favorable
opportunity for Senator Tillman to appeal
to Senator Aldrioh to let the senate vote
on IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Now that Costa RIGA is recognized as
the hiding place of pirate gold one can
understand the burning desire of the
various dictators to control the republic.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Anthracite operators and bituminous
miners should get together in their ar
guments against arbitration. but the d.
vergenee serves no good to the anthra-
cite miners and bltnminons operators.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

The new state normal building at
Kearney has been duly accepted. The
forthcoming Nebraska legislature may
take notice that the demands OF the
normal school already exceed the Ia
cilities ana that appropriations for ad-
ditional buildings are the next thing in
order.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Our state officers to distant cllmes ms
soon as their official tenures terminate
does not speak well Tor their loyalty to
the people WIG have honored them.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

The scientist who discovered that the
greatest earthquake shock was at Palo
Alto was not gauging his estimate from
newspaper reports.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Have Nebraska democrats fixed the
day for their state convention without
waiting for the aid or consent Of their
ponulist allies? Hardly.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

II Brazilian states succeed in putting
fancy price ON coffee free silver cham
plons may again find their theories
''DrOyppv
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Omaha is coming gloriously to the
front with its contributions for the re-
lief of the Pacific coast earthquake
and fire victims. Omaha people, how
ever, who have not yet Joined in the
movement, but who are disposed to
subscribe to the relief fund, should
send their subscriptions direct to Luther
Drake, treasurer of the local citizens
committee, in the Merchants National
Bank building. Those who prefer to
contribute clothing or supplies should
send their gifts to Superintendent Nor,
ris of the Associated Charities, at the
relief station, which has been estab-
lished in the basement of the city hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Perhaps another flood on the Ohio
would make Congressman Burton more
liberal with appropriations for the Mis-
souri, river
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Republics may be ungrateful, but San
Francisco must admit they are rot un-
generous.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

WHEN OUT OF town.
subssribers leaving the city ten.
pOrarily should have The Zee
mailed 30 them. Address will he
changed as often as requesJed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Former Attorney General Prout comes
hack to Nebraska as a visitor from Ok.
lahoma. This emigration Of 50 many OF
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

The earthquakes, which have their origin
in the disturbances to which the oceanic
basin is subject, always approach San
Francisco from the direction OF the south
west quadrant. These have been uniformly
more violent than those whose origin is
attributed to the San Joaquin fault. While
the records of San Francisco earthquakes
ND to the present have exhibited mild
type. the damage to property having hith-
erto been slight, It would appear from the
extent and violence OF the present tremblor
that both causes had for once united.
The possibility of such simultaneous ac-
ton of the two known seismic factors OF
the greater peninsular had been forseen
by Prof. lie Conte. He stated that II at
any time an earthquake wave of only mod
crate violence should come in from the
oceanic basin in SUFFICIENT strength to jar
the coastal mountain masses at a period
when the San Joaquin valley was bearing
its maximum weight of water the condi-
tious would be ripe for simultaneous shocks
from the southwest and from the south,
east In such a condition. while neither
OF the shocks by itself would be capable
OF doing any great amount Of damage to
buildings in San Francisco, the eombina-
ton of two distinct sets of waves might
prove too much for any work Of man to
Withstand.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
state Of Nebraska, Douglas County, g.
G. 9. Rosewater, general manager OF The
Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn
says that the actual number Of tull and
complete copies Of The Daily. morning.,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month OF March 1dnA Hnn a. folloWa:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
Ask Your
OunDoctor

If he tells you to take Ayers Cherry
Pectoral for your severe cough or
bronchial trouble, then take it. If he
has anything better, then take that,
only get we'll as soon as possible,
that's the object Doctors have pre-
scribed this medicine for sixty years.
We haze no secrets! We publish
the formulas of all our medicines.
>
Ax.a.s A1n xco5IO a. AIt AYLRs sT@ oSns1Ps.io
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Careful inspection Of these records shows
that two systems of earthquake disturb
ances act upon San Francisco. Those OF
the lighter series show a wave movement
beginning in one of the easterly quadrants
and more commonly in the southeastern.
This series OF light shocks is attributed to
the slip along the line of the San joaquin
fault While they may occur at any season
of the year they are more frequently OBJ
served when the San Joaquin river is run
ming bank high under the influence of the
melting SHOWS in the foothills of the Sierra.
That such a condition has recently existed
is made clear by the report within less
than a month of floods in the interior val
leys of the state. Assuming, as the geolo-
gists do, that the fault in the valley lies
near the roots of tn Monte Diablo range
on the western edge Of the alluvial plain, 1t
will be seen that the physical factors in
volving the slip are very simple. There is
a wide fat plain bounded on the west by
a line of weakness in the rock supports.
When this plain is carrying an abnormal
weight of water the tendency is to break
downward at the line OF the fault. This
tendency will produce jar in the mountain
mass which will be rapidly communicated
to it's furthest extremity.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

This valley of the San joaquin lies above
the line OF a geological fault, at a depth
which can only be estimated as somewhere
about a mile. The artesian we'll borings
which have been abundantly prosecuted in
the counties of MERGED. Fresno, Kings and
Kern afford evidence looking toward such
q determination of bedrock depth. On the
ocean side the continental shelf is ex-
tremely narrow. The great peninsula pre-
sents most precipitous aspect toward the
ocean basin. 1t is interrupted at intervals
by deep submarine gorges extending close
to the shore.
The oceanic basin of the Pacific lie
throughout a region Of volcanic upheavel
and seismic disturbance.
Conditioned on the one side by the known
fault OF the San Joaquin valley and on the
other by the volcanic activity OF the Pa-
ciic basin, the greater peninsula in gen
eral and the visible peninsula of San Fran
cisco in particular have always been sub
ject, so far as the memory Of white set
tiers can go, TO frequent shocks Of earth
quake. In the last score or more Of years
seismographic observatories have been
maintained at several points about San
Francisco bay, and the records have been
suffciently studied to afford data for COM
prehension of the varied earth waves which
have made themselves felt either to the
perception Of the citizens OF the Golden
Gate or to the sensitive instruments. Such
observations have been conducted by Prof
George Davidson, for many years in charge
of the coast and geodetic survey upon the
Pacific coast, by Prof. Charles Burckhalter
of the Chabot observatory in Oakland and
by the stan of the Lick observatory on
Mount Hamilton
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23

Daily average, a, I61
c. c. RosEwATER,
General Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this Est day OF March, 1906.
(SeaD NJ B. HUNGATE,
Notary Public
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
Gauss or rnn EARrH0uAKE.
views Of Professor In University VI
California.

The nature and cause OF earthquakes In
general and the seismic physics OF San
Francisco in particular engages widespread
attention just now Geographers, geolo-
glsts. astronomers and laymen are con-
tributing to the literature Of the tremblor
a variety OF theories. assumptions and
guesses. Regarding the immediate cause
OF the disaster on the Pacific coast the
New York Sun quotes with approval the
opinion OF Prof. John lie Conte. professor
of geology in the University Of California,
one Of the worlds geological authorities.
His explanation Is based upon the noun
tain contours of the coast OF California
from the Santa Barbara channel northward
to the Golden Gate In this region are
represented two peninsulas, one visible, the
other to be discovered through eXamina-
ton of the attitudes upon the map CORE
spending to existing geological features.
This second and greater peninsula com
prises the Monte Diablo and Coast ranges,
separated from the Sierra elevation by the
alluvial soil of the low lying valley OF the
San joaquin. This valley is contoured by
the level of 100 feet and lower for con-
siderable portion of it's length, and prac-
tically all of It lies below the level Of 500
feet. The partition thereby accomplished
between the Sierra mountain mass and the
coastal mountains is suficiently pronounced
to indicate what was at no remote period
an extensive peninsula.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
JAPANESE STORY !.
RECKLESS CANARD
No Ultimatum Served on United
States -Relations Are Most
Cordial.
By w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Oct. 24.-Japan has
served no ultimatum, or other notice,
or the United States, and there is no
for the report recently pub
lished in the northwest to the opposite
effect. I make this statement on the
authority of the White House, the state
department. AM, the japanese embassy,
The Japanese in the United States
already have full admission and equal
privileges, under the law, with the citi-
zens Of any other country, and in order
for any change to be made in this status
legislation by congress will be neces'
sary.-
Recently the president and the state
department have been somewhat an
noyed over the actions of labor. union
people at San Francisco in excluding
Japanese students from the public
schools, but this is purely local senti-
ment and the general government is not
Before the fire there were two schools
in San Francisco for Japanese and Chi
nese pupils exclusively, the only schools
Of that kind in the country. Those
with many other schools, were destroyed
by the earthquake and fire, and at pres
ent there is not enough schoolroom fol
half the white children Of that city
which being the case, the policy OF
reserving what room there is for white
children has been adopted.
The Japanese student who resigned
yesterday froa Annapolis did SO be
cause he had fallen behind in his, stud
les and not because of any internationa
complication. His resignation, how
publications in this part Of the coun
trv and NAV exnlain the n,1hlica flor
of similar report in tho northwest.
am authorized by the Japanese EN-
bassy to say that the relations Of tina
| country with the United States ar,
| cordial to the utmost degree, and tina
| no interchange Of any kind has beer
made with Toxic regarding the United
| States for a long time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
U.S..S. MINNESOTA
ON SPEED TRIALS
Monster Battleship Fit as a Race
Horse fog Difficult Gov
eminent Test.

Rockland, Me-. Oct. 24.-The BATTLE
ship. Minnesota, sister ship Of the
Louisiana, began her acceptance trials
today. The first was the standardized
ton OF her propellers in fourteen runs
OF the mile course off Owls Head. The
speed required by contract is eighteen
The ship is reported as fit as race
horse, and that she will meet and ex-
ceed the requirements of the contract
IS regarded as certainty by naval
experts who have closely watched her
progress from the day her keel was
laid down in the yards of the Newport
News Shipbuilding company. :
Particular interest attaches TO the
trial of the Minnesota because it is
the first of the new ships upon which
there was the stipulation of an extra
trial for speed of four hours duration
over measured course. The ship will
be tried according to the standardized
screw method in accordance with the
current practice, that method having
heretofore. given satisfactory results
The wording of the contract for The
construction of the Minnesota is differ
emit from the wording of the contracts
TOT ships which have recently had their
TRIALS, the requirements being that the
ship shall be subjected to a speed trial
OF TOUR hours duration
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
MOODY FOR BENCH,
WASHINGTON RUMOR
Attorney General Presidents
Probable Choice for the Su-
preme Court Robe.

Washington, Oct. 24.-While no Off
cial statement is obtainable, unofficial
information confirms the report that
the president will appoint Attorney
General William H. Moody Of Massa-
chusetts to the vacancy on the supreme
bench made vacant by the retirement
Of Associate Justice Henry Brown.
The announced intention Of the presi.
dent to appoint Mr.. Moody to the SUI
preme court bench came as SURPRISE
as it was generally understood that he
eliminated the attorney general from
consideration in that connection be.
cause Of the fact, mainly, that Massa.
chusetts already has a representative
on the bench in the person of Asso.
ciate Justice Holmes. ...-
Mr.. Moody's nomination will be sent
to the senate when congress convenes
but the general expectation is that he
will not take his seat on the bench I'm.
til about Jan: l, when it is announced
that he intends to retire from the attor
ney-generalship.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
FLIES IN CIRCLE
WITHOUT BALLOON
Santos-Dumont Wins $4,000 for
Flight in Machine Without
Gas Support.
Journal Special SarYica,

Paris, Oct. 24.-M. Santos-Dumont
won the Observation-Disclosures cup yes
terday on the field at Bagatelle with
his Bird Of Prey, flying machine.
The prize, amounting to $4,000, was
offered for the first aerial appliance
which, unsupported by gas, should make
a circle Of one kilometer without COM
ing to the ground. Santos-Dumont s
flight was free with sustained balance.
The huge contrivance, propelled by a
sixty horsepower motor, shot four or
five meters into the air and continued
at this height until M. Santos Dumont
cut off the power and allowed the screw
to stop. Then the horizontal move
ment was replaced by an inclined move
ment, and with thud which smashed
the wheels and part Of the lower
frame as well as the rudder, the Bird
of Prey came to a standstill. After
repairs had been effected Santos-Du-
mont made another attempt, and this
time his aeroplane fulfilled the require.
ments and won the prize.
The Deutsch: Archde prize amounts
to $4,000. 1t was promised to the
first aerial appliance which, unsupport,
ed by gas, should make a circle Of al
least one kilometer without coming to
the ground.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
ENGINE GOES INTO RIVER
Pittsburg Special Jumps Track-Fou
Men Injured.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 24.-Train No.
$40 Of the Pennsylvania lines west,
known as the Pittsburg special, jumped
the track today near Allegheny. The
engine and several cars left the tracks
and the engine went over the bank.
and slipped down to the Ohio river.
None Of the passengers were hurt.
A man watching the wreck thru =
telescope telephoned that there were q
number Of passengers helped cut Of
the overturned cars. All were Gmping
and had to be supported. Later it was
ascertained that at least four persons,
all trainmen, had been seriously in
jured.