The Mena weekly star., 1906-05-03
MILITARY AR[ NC(|NTR(Q
Are Feeding and Sheltering San Francisco's Hungry and Home
 less in Expeditions Manner.
THOUSANDS OF sIGaTSEEaS ON HAND

quors in Places Recently Opened in
 Residence District-Work of Restoring
 Telephone system Making Good Head-
 way-santa Rosa's Revised Figures.
 San Francisco, April 27.-The re- lief work has made rapid progress It IS now in the hands of the military authorities and has been perfected and systematized until the feeding and sheltering of the thousands of hungry and homeless people is going on ex pedltionsly. Five hundred teams are hauling supplies to the 50 odd relief depots Thursday. There is still scarcity of sugar and coffee and an urgent and pressing need for more blankets, cots and tents owing to the unusual cold nights for this season of the year which now prevail
 With the relaxation of the military law, and the abolshing of passes, per. hitting people to return to the city thousands of curiosity seekers were attracted from across the bay Wednes- day and Thursday hundreds gazed sadly upon the ruins of their homes and dug through the ashes for some treasured memento.
 The marines have destroyed a con- siderable quantity of liquors in that section of the city which they hold sway. This branch of the navy con- trols and polices the best portion of the residence district, and although they have ruled with an iron hand their authority has been exercised with such good judgment and discretion that not simple complaint has been made
 It was understood by storekeepers whose places escaped that they could open their places for business, but they overlooked the fact that only such places as had no bars attached would be permitted to do so.
 As result detail of marines destroy ed hundreds of dollars worth of liquors in places which had been opened. Other proprietors were given the choice of closing up again or having their val uahle stock poured into the street.
 The work of restoring the telephone system is making good headway. Forty telephones were in operation Thurs day, but the dynamiting of walls tenn porarily put some of them out of com mission again. The Dairymen's associa, tion has announced that 1t will furnish milk free to the relief organizations until May l.
 Every effort Is being made to as- certain the correct number of victims of the earthquake and fire and their identity, not only in this city. but in other places where fatalities occurred. Capt Wynne. assistant to the military secretary, requested the Associated press Wednesday night to state that cerned who know of people who have perished in the earthquake or fire to send name, age and sex and any other data to him at Fort Mason, Cal
 It is particularly desired to obtain names in places throughout the state outside of San Francisco.
 Santa, Rosa, Cal, April 27.-The latest figures show 51 dead, 63 injured and seven missing. The entire. bus mess section of the town was de- stroyed and many residences went down. Twenty fires started but the water supply was unimpaired and within three hours the flames were under control despite the fact that the engine house was ruined. Cut of by the disaster from communication with the rest of the world. Santa Rosa knew nothing of the destruc- ton of San Francisco until the ar rival from there of a train load of nearly 1000 refugees, begging for help that could not be given them. But nearby towns came to the rescue and after d period of starvation and suf- fering, aid was received
 The court house, the new Masonic temple, the new library. the Odd Eel lows building, went with the other buildings, but larger and better struc- lures will replace them. It is the intention of business men to at once begin rebuilding. Soon as the dead were buried business men began clear ing passage way through the streets and teams were put to work hauling the rubbish to waiting freight cars.