Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-30

enforced silence yesterday with tn
cheering word that IT'S flag was still
flying and nailed to the mast. an,
that all losses would be paid in full
These losses are certain to be ia
more tnan its surplus. and may evei
exhaust its assets, but whatever the,
are these Californians stand ready L
meet them. They assessed themselves
in 1871 to pay Chicago losses, anc
found it the making of their younl
company. and 1t will pay them ever
better today. for the whole world
will understand and applaud.
Chicago furnishes an example oI
equal courage on the part of com
pany which had only finished its first
year of existence the day before the
earthquake. 1t was just getting
81 trted when blow came that would
have been crushing to other than
Chicago men.
From abroad will come many mil.
lions. nearly all the oversee com
panies cabling that all losses may be
paid by draft on the home offices in
order to leave the United States
Z funds intact. American companies
/ are arranging to dispose of their Sc
/ eurities, assess their stockholders and
-vie u promptness and liberality of
payment.
DENVER. Colo. April 26.-Hun-
ireds of refugees from San Francisco
arrived here last night and today.
| They are being handsomely cared for
! by ihe citizens of this place Food
and clothes in abundance are being
furnished all who arrive The task is
considerable but responses are plenti
| ful.
This morning bunch of 75 glass
blowers came in and were fed, socie-
ty women of the city acting as wait.
resses and dishwashers.
Sixty families came in this after.
noon and 300 are expected tomorrow
Everybody is being taken care Of.
The railroads are too generous in the
matter of transportation and crowds
coming and going shower blessings
on Colorado.
s'A'-N q AN-h+NNiN1or ADill Eh.-lO
day in the Preside and at Golden
Gate park $4,000 people are being
sheltered under tents. Provisions
for 10000 are now on hand for two
days, but by tomorrow all the tents
and food wanted for ten days will
have arrived.
Z HAVANA, April 26.--Prof 6,
= Mowacb Of Vienna. who is lee, q
= turing before the Cuban stu q
3 dents of science and who is a 6
= student himself OF the earth's c,
3 actions, declares that a violent &
2 earthquake and tidal wave &
= Will come to Havana between &,
:, May 18th and Goth. He fears 6,
= this from the suns appear =
= ance. The people are more or 6.
= less excited at this declara- 6,
Z, ton made by the professor 9,
= NEW YORK, April 26.-The 6;
: local relief fund for San Fran 6,
:, cisco sufferers is close to 81 {,
= 100000, bringing the total for =
= the country to 21,0OO,0O0. g
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CHICAGO, April 26.-Sarah Bern
hardt opened her performance for
Frisco sufferers in monster tent be-
fore an immense audience President
Roosevelt touched key at Washing
ton which raised the curtain. Many
prominent actors are participating in
the performance.
SILVERTON, April 26.-The Sill
verton committee has sl,250 In hand
and enough to make the contribution
to the San Francisco sufferers $2,-
coo. While offerings are usually
small the response is very general.
The morning has been blustery,
showing much of the time. but winter
is about over and the district is re-
suming its former activity in mining
and milling affairs.
PTTTSBURG, April 26.-According
10 Pittsburg steel men. the rebuilding
of San Francisco may be greatly re-
tarded on account Of the inability OF
steel mills to supply structural shapes
for the new city. The Carnegie Steel
company and the Jones q Laughln
company, the big Independent con
Germs are sold eight months ahead.
According to the local steel men the
San Francisco people will be com
PEELED to go to Great Britain and Ger
many for large amount of their
building material. 1t is believed,
however, that the local mills will at
tempt 20 put aside some of their pres
ent orders to accommodate San Fran
cisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 27.-For
the first time since the disaster street
cars are running this morning from
the ferry up and down Market street
This is a great help to the public
which uses this line more than any
other in town. Seven other street
car lines in the city also started bust
ness today.
The relief committee up to this
morning received over $5.000,000 of
money and were informed that tne
| contribution of the country up to date