The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-04-26

built in front OF their houses and the
wind famed many fires into nasty
blazes, and for a time it looked as IL
many fires would be started. but po-
lice orders We're issued that the fires
must be put out, and with a score of
assistants and soldiers the building of
fires in front of houses was summarily
suppressed.
In all homes left standing no lights
We're allowed to be burned. In places
where persons lit the lights contrary to
orders the police and militia of citizens
forced the occupants to e%xtinguish
case of hospitals. Soldiers patroled
the streets and no citizen was allowed
to pass from one block to another ex-
cept with written permission from the
chief of police.
Mayor Schmitz issued a declaration
pointing out the danger of building
nreS IN houses n suggesting that
various sanitary precautions be fol
lowed In hope Of preventing pestilence
and sickness.
THE HUNGRY ARE FED.
DR.. vorsang, chairman Of the com
m1ttee to feed the hungry, reported
everything possible being done to pro-
vide food for the populace, and that not
a hungry soul existed in San Francisco
last light. There was no trouble in
the distribution Of the food nor in pro-
curing 1t. and that in quantity and
quality 1t was satisfactory.
At III y. NJ. G. A. building on Page
street, and at Park lodge thousands
and thousands are fed from morning to
night. All kinds of provisions and
clothing, meat, vegetables, bread,
canned goods, tea n coffee and the
like are handed out in abundance, not
a soul being turned away.
Today $50 Stanford students will
traVers the various districts of the
city and hand gut supplies from door
to door, n additional stations will be
established.
PROVISIONS PLENTIFUL.
Twenty carloads of foods of various
Kinds came this morning. The McNear
mills announced they will send 5000
pounds of flour a day from now on.
Marcel Cart, chairman of the commit
tee on refuge for the homeless, says
temporary structures will be erected in
Golden Gate park for protection of the
homeless at once.
Major McIvor. of the United States
army, Is now laying out a sanitary
camp at this point. Conditions among
the homeless in the park are reported
by Chairman Cart as excellent, cut it
is feared there will be considerable suf-
fering in the Mission district, where the
committee has not been able to reach
all the people. A subcommittee has
been appointed to impress all vacant
buildings n all deserted houses that
after examination should prove to be
safe.
FRAMES OF BIG BLOCKS SAFE.
1t was stated upon authority last
light that the Merchants Exchange.
Fairmont hotel and Monadnock block
will be open for public offices Monday
morning. All these buildings nave been
carefully examined by experts and ar
chltects, who have pronounced their
frame work and foundations absolutely
safe.
According to latest reports the Ferry
pulldlng is safe from destruction which
at one time vas threatened by the
flames which spread along the sea wall.
Efforts OF the men under General Cas-
ter and the fire tugs and steamers will
succeed in checking the fire neal Lom-
bard street.
FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
In other directions the fire is now
completely under control.
Mayer Schlnitz and General Funston
nave established headquarters at Fort
mason, which was saved by some des-
perate work on the part of the soldiers.
diueu ny IL DouS OF sailors from the
warship Chicago.
The records in the hall of records
have been unframed, which will pre-
vent any tangle in titles.
me entire western addition of the
city, lying west of Van Ness avenue,
which escaped the sweep Of the flames
yesterday. is absolutely safe.
PROVISIONS DESTROYED.
Forty carloads Of supplies which had
been run upon the Belt Line tracks
near Meiggs wharf, are reported de-
stroyed. Thousands of tons of provis-
ions were brought over the bay during
the night and sent to various distrib-
utlnS stations III drays and auto
mobiles.
AS an inevitable result of the catas-
trophe people are scattered far and
wide and the destruction of telegraph
facilities renders it impossible to find
them or to communicate with them.
TELEGRAMS HELD UP.
A great many strangers do not know.
where the temporary offices of the tele-
graph companies are located and these
offices have been necessarily shifted
from time to time. Even if the Offices
could be reached facilities for sending
the messages have been so crippled that
the companies. although working inceS-
sanity. are unable TO give much relief.
There are thousands of kilograms at
the Offices of both companies awaiting
transmission.
The Southern Pacific succeeded in
getting Il train through on the coast
division last night. Trains are now run
ming with comparative regularity.
FRIENDS ARE SAFE.
Eastern people need have little solicit
tude for their friends who We're here as
tourists at the time of the earthquake.
1t may safely be asserted few If any
of such persons have been killed or in