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INJUNCTION ISSUED
RESTRAINING V0lIVA.

Rockford, Ills, April 1S.-Following
the illng OF bill to set aside the con-
yeyance of property I'm Zion City val
ued at 100000, Judge Wright. Of
the circuit court, today granted an in
junction restraining Wilbur G. Voliva
and others from interfering with or In
any way preventing John Alexander
D0wie from going 10 Zion city and re-
naming there or entering his house or
his barn at will. The injunction also
gives Dowle the right TO hold religious
services In the Tabernacle on alternate
DAYS and his opponents are enioiued
from doing ANYTHING to affect title TO
property described In bill Of complaint.
The bill was fled by Atty Haley Of
Joliet. The hearing Is set for April rs.
before Judge Wright IN Beividere.
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DEATH LIST INTO
THE THOUSANDS.
Federal Officials Declare That
The Full Truth Has Not
Been Told.
ACTUAL FACTS SUPPRESSED.
Railroad and Mall Officials Say They
Will be iIanipercd Beyond Des-
criptiOn for Long Time.

Chicago, April lS.--The federal au-
thorities IN this city decided today that
they had received information ndcat-
ING that the reports of the disaster In
San Francisco have fallen short OF the
actual facts. Supt Of Mails West de-
clared he hs been informed by Off
Gals of the railroads carrying the mails
to the Pacific coast that the loss of
property viii be immense and that 1t Is
certain the death list will run into the
thousands Supt. West said;
THE mail service IN California will
be hampered almost beyond descrip-
lion Incoming mails from across the
Pacific ocean must be landed some
where else than San Francisco, and this
VIII cause great delay IN the arrival
Of the mails at eastern points"
SHOCK AT Los ANGELES.
Los Angeles. April lS.--There was a
slight shock felt at Los Angeles. The
clocks In the general offices of the
Santa Fe stopped. There was no shock
experienced at Santa Barbara and none
at Stockton and south of there.
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knocked down at Tracy San Joaquin
county. Freight cars IN the railroad
yard at that place were started to
rolling and had 10 have blocks placed
under them.
A report came from Woodland that
chimneys were knocked down at that
place.
Word came from that point saying
that there was scarcely whole pane
OF window glass left IN that place.
About Q o'clock word came to the
railroad office that the county court
house at Santa Rosa had fallen and
that a number of people had been
killed, but that story was not confirm
ed.
( A railroad dispatch said the shock
was felt as far east as Hazen, New,
which X about SO miles beyond Wads-
worth.
A hotel In the town Of Collinsviie,
on the Sacto river, was wrecked by the
earthquake shock.
No one was Injured there,
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w, X. JONES ARRESTED.
Former inhrmary Superintendent is
Charged with Embedding Property.

William r.. Jones. Jr., former superin-
tendent Of the country inlirmarl. was ar
rested last night By Deputy Sheriff Steele
on the charge OF cmbezzling property OF
tho alleged value OF 800 The complaint
was drawn up by Assistant County At
torney Willard Hanson, and was sworn
20 by Steele. \ warrant was issued from
Judge Dlchls court and Mr. Jones was ar
rested ut his residence as he was at
supper with his family
AS soon rs possible ne was taken before
Judge Diehl who liked the bond at szsa
This was Immediately furnished by MIR
Jones. who gave his personal check FOR
the amount As soon as he has consulted
counsel arrangements will be made for
the arraignment and the preliminary
hearing
The complaint enumerates scores Of
small articles alleged q be missing from
the indrmary, The alleged value Of tho
articles range from about 10 30 cents
each. For instance, these articles ara
mentioned: A cur and saucer, milk strain
~, potato CRATER, two pairs Of socks. r
butcher knife and 40 on.
This morning Mr. Jones was asked for
a statement concerning this latest move
To make political capital by character
assassination methods. and said:
81 do not care at this time 10 make a
detailed statement In the light OF tho
cowardly attacks which have been made
on me In the past. Il appears quite clear
that this arrest on u trumped up charge
was animated by the spirit OF malice
There IN no truth IN the charge. fact
that will clearly be shown when the prop
er time comes
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PAVILION NOW
GREAT M0RGUE.
Three Hundred Dead Bodies
Have Been Collected in
Single Building.
RELIEF FROM LOS ANGELES.
sDeclal Train Bearing Supreme Court
Judges and Newspaper Cores
pondcnts To Leave Vt Once.

Los Angeles. April Inflammation
from San Francisco is that Mechanics
pavilion Is being used as a morgue.
Three hundred dead bodies arc reported
already gathered at that place. The
Wind is blowing a gale, and the flames
are said to be making Roadway.
The shock of the earthquake was felt
ss Far south as Santa Barbara. The
n,ct that Oakland and San Jose and
other bay cities have not been able to
communicate with Los Angeles would
Indicate that they, too, have suffered
from the shock Ass
A special train carrying tho supreme
court. now in session at Los Angeles,
will leave here IN few hours. This
train will also take newspaper CORE
spondents and probably may offer as
sistance II II Is needed Gen. Funston,
commander Of the Preside, has turned
am the entire force Of soldiers at that
point. and established martial law in
San Francisco, The mayor has closed
every saloon in the city.
There Is jam of panitstriclcn
people at the ferry, seeking to cross
he bay TO Oakland. Fires are raging
everywhere, and the firemen are using
dynamite. The Palace and Grand ho-
tes have been destroyed.
Mayor Schmitz has sent to Oakland
for more dynamite.
Fires are reported at Oakland, Ala
media and Berkeley.
The Call and Rialto buildings ara
ablaze. The lofty Call building Ia
swaying and expected to topple over.
Tho Southern Pacific building next door
20 the Postal Telegraph, is aflre.
POSTAL IN RUINS.
The Postal building Is almost an en-
tire wreck. but communication Is main
tanned with Los Angeles on a single
wire.
The Sunset Telephone building on
Bush street and the w, II. at Pine and
Montgomery streets,are entirely wreck.
3D.
IIp TO II o'clock about 400 dead had
been brought to Mechanics pavilion,
and others were coming In all the time.
The soldiers are maintaining order as
far as Is possible. but the population
has no thought of anything but escape
from the city. Sho - continue at In
terSas. At 9;20 10 o'clock there
were heavy shoe Aat did further
damage and broug., increased panic.
The Nevada bank block. and the w. u.
buildings at Pine and Montgomery are
utterly demolished. A lodginghouse at
Second and Stevenson buried many vic
tins, six having been taken out. II is
said buildings were destroyed at Salt
mas, about 100 miles south Of San Fran
cisco
Nothing has been heard from San
jose and other cities south Of San Fran
cisco on the coast.
When the first shock occurred at 5.15
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RAILROADS DEMORALIZED.
Tracks sink and Operation Impossible
Under Existing Conditions.

Sacramento. April 1S.--All the plans
for running trains on the western d.
vision Of the Southern Pacific railroad
between this city and Oakland were
knocked out this morning by the ter
rife earthquake shock In fact the
Train dispatcher's Office was practically
thrown out of business from the fact
that II had no telegraph wires operat-
Ing TO San Francisco and no connection
could be had by telephone.
But the breakdown OF the wires was
not one-half the cause of trouble for
the railroad officials. A short time
after the big shock came message
from Suisun, Solano county, saying
that long section OF railroad TRACK
had disappeared from view. 1t was
learned later that at one place between
sprig and Teal stations, In the Suisun
marshes, for distance Of one mile
and half, the track had sunk down
from three to six feet, and at another
point nearby 1000 feet Of track went
out Trains which should be dispatched
Tor San Francisco early this morning
mad TO be brought back and they were
sent to the bay city by the Lathrop
route.
1t was at the spot where the track
disappeared that the railroad company
mad go much trouble last winter. when
loaded passenger train came near
GONG out of sight. A great army of
men was then set al work to fill up
Tue sink. The task was a most din
cut one, as enormous timbers which
We're thrown into the hold quickly sank
rom view and the trainloads OF earth
jumped In disappeared like snow IN "A
nerce sunshine. But the engineers
hnally mastered the situation, and after
weeks time. trains were sent over
,ne route again. Ii IL now feared that
u WIN take several weeks time to re-
PAIR the present collapse, and In the
meantime all trains will be sent by
'he Stockton route.
mere are great crevassea on each
sue OF the track through the Suisun
marshes, and II Is reported that a great
vveah OF water has flowed over the
oWlands between Suisun and Benecla.
"a short distance below Suisun a
southern Pacific switch engine sank
mo the ground for distance of three
.sct not far from where the track dis
appeared.
~ report was received at the train
uspatcher's Office this morning about
o'clock saying that Miidmills. chin
,eys and water tanks at Suisun had
pe.n Frustrated
"indmills and shimneys were
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SALT LAKER AFFECTED.
Offices Of T.. ". Wilson Wrecked In
san Francisco.

r.. w. Wilson, formerly OF the Com
mercial National bank i'm Salt Lake,
and now vice president and manager OF
the American National bank IN San
Francisco was the subject of much in
quiry today. His San Francisco bank
was located in the Merchants Elk
change building. handsome new struc-
ture. in fact the most beautiful AMI
biggest office building in san Francis
co, which according To the dispatches.
Is a total wreck. and which. IL Is stated
in a private dispatch TO Pollock & Co g
Salt Lake office, was so badly shattered
that no one dares to venture inside. In
this building were also located the
Southern Pacific Offices, the loss OF
which will seriously hamper railway
service in the California division, No
advices were received from Mr. Wilson
today, but 1t is probable that he was
not injured.
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SAYS OIL WELLS
WERE THE CAUSE.

l.. w, Blankman, who has been all
of his life resident or San Francisco.
and who Is at the Kenyon today ac-
counts for the earthquake IN rather
unexpected fashion. lie declares that
the hundreds of thousands of barrels
OF oil that have been tapped from the
California fields and the great flow Of
natural gas which has recently been
brought into service for commercial
consumption, must have removed
tremendous pressure from the stratas
of earth below San Francisco.
AWFUL PRESSURE OF GUSHER.
~ have seen" he declared, these oil
wells breaking loose with force suf-
ficlent to throw the oil 200 feet IN the
air, and then ! have seen this same oil
evaporate from % 10 II in gravity.
showing that II was charged with gas,
Kept in II by the immense pressure,
and escaping as soon as the natural
pressure of the outer air was reached.
Continuing to explain his theory that
the earthquake was the result of the
draining of these underground oil
chasms, Mr. Blankman stated that all
the oil fields in California appear to be
connected The oil basin grows deeper
to the north from Los Angeles, indicat-
lIb Niiit aNlt wv hdhSiiit 'lu0t VI thf III
dips that way, and by its own weight
would cause an earthquake II the pres
sure of the oil and gas were removed
from below II.
DEEPENS NEAR SAN FRANCISCO
At Los Angeles the oil is encountered
near the surface, and has high flash
test, showing that the pressure is not
great. while at San Francisco the oil Is
encountered four or five times as deep.
that Is near Stockton, east of San Fran
cisco. and It has no flash test, as II ig-
mites in the ordinary air, and Is sur
charged with gas which evaporates m
der the lower pressure of the natural
air very readily.
TEN THOUSAND WELLS.
Altogether" concluded Mr.. Blank
man, there are now over 900 oil and
gas wells operating in California, and
you can readily see what a tremendous
pressure they have taken OF the roof
OF the caldrons in which the oil has
been collecting through the centuries
OF course am not scientist, and pos
sibly this idea Is all wrong but II strikes
me as a possible explanation.
Mr.. Blackman tried all morning to get
into connection by telegraph with his
folks, but up to noon was unable TO DO
so.
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TROOPS ORDERED OUT,
Steps Being Taken for the Relief OF
Sufferers ms Far as Possible.

Gen. Funston called all the available
troops for service II necessary In the
emergency. -,
The board Of supervisors will meet
Immediately to take necessary meas
ures for relief and protection OF the
sufferers by disaster. Chief of the IRE
derVrtment sullivan Is lying in very
nrecarious condition. Both he and his
wife were injured.
At II o'clock. San Francisco time,
the employees Of the Postal Telegraph
company had To leave their office on
account of the FIRE. AT the time they
left the Palace hotel and the Grand
hotel we're not yet on fire, but were In
Immediate danger. The militia Is In
charge of the town.
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MAKING A CLEAN UP.
Ogden Police Got Busy Last Night and
Made Arrests.
lsnecinI 10 the oNews.Dl

Ogden, April lS.-Last night Detec-
tive Pender, Capt Brown and several
officers made a roundup OF suspicious
characters aud landed sesen of them
in jail. The men are accused of par
ticipatlon In the numerous burglaries
which have occurred here.s On three Of
them Joseph sullivan Joseph Kelly and
Louis Beckmsn, articles which were
stolen during the week were found. The
last named is well known TO the ogden
police. and bears an unsavory reputa-
ftlon here.
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EARTHQUAKE NOTES.

There are quite number of San
Francisco people at the Salt Lake ho-
tells and they We're I'm a terribly eX-
cited condition OF mind this morning,
when the news came OF the condition
OF things at home. They besieged the
telegraph offices. but details We're very
meager. The Bell Telephone offices tried
to communicate with Portland, but the
wires were down between Baker City
and Pendleton. and that source of in-
formation was cut off.
Captain Hammond of the reclams-
ton bureau of the geological survey in
this city said this noon that his branch
of the service has a fine experimental
station at Berkeley, With a full force OF
men, and he was very anxious to learn
how the station there had Jared.
The report Of the fatal accident to
Chief Sullivan OF the San Francisco
fire department occasions widespread
regret in this city, as he is we'll known
here.
The Postal Telegraph management
here stated this noon that the COM
pany's building was not destroyed. as
reported. and that four wires were II,
operation between San Francisco and
the east. However. at the time the
fire was sweeping M Market street,
and there was no telling what might
happen later unless the flames were
stopped.
A guest at the Wilson who received
word from San Francisco this morning.
said the man who sent II had TO travel
a long distance out from the city In an
automobile tO find telegraph station
from which TO send ,he message.
Exalted Ruler Homer OF the Elks sent
a message this morning to the exalted
ruler In san Francisco, rendering sym.
pathy and such assistance from the or
der in this city as might be called for.
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WEATHER BUREAU
ON THE EARTHQUAKE

Washington, April is.--The weather
bureau this afternoon Issued the fol.
lowing report regarding the San Fran
cisco earthquake;
THE great san Francisco earthquake
OF April Is, 1906. was registered upon
the bosch omorl seismograph at the
weather bureau Office at Washington,
beginning at eight hours, 10 minutes
and 20 seconds, seyenty-ffth meridian
time. The record shows a disturbance
Of considerable magnitude at Washing
ton, although not severe enough to be
felt by individuals.
The stronger wave motion began at
S,25 a. M, that IL about five minutes
after the first imperceDtible tremors.
The recording pen was carried entirely
off the record sheet by the violence OF
the motion from S:32 TO S35 a, M.
After the latter time the motion
gradually diminished over q longer
period of time but did not entirely cease
ulltll about 1885 - m.
THE vibratofy motion OF the ground
at Washington was really a compare
lively slow and deliberate motion, each
back and forth movement taking Is to
~ seconds OF time, The largest move
ment of the ground registered before
the pen went off the sheet, amounting
to about four-tenths OF an inch or a to
ard fro movement nearly one-half inch
In the surface OF the earth In this city.
(Signed) WILLS MOORE.
90
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ALMOST A FARCE.

But Judge Humphrey holds that II
the commissioner of corpora tons land
therefore. II the interstate commerce
commlssionl did, In the course of any
investigation prescribed by Congress ask
any questions OF person not called ~
a Witness, or ask any questions Of
corporation not called as witness,
with regard 10 the action Of the corpor-
ton on a subject out of which prcsecu-
lions may arise. then The fact Of such
question having been asked operates
as bar 10 the prosecution Of that rer-
son or of that officer of the corpora
ton for his own misdeeds. Such In
depreciation Of the law comes measrr-
ably near making the law a farce, AMI
therefore recommend that the Congress
pass declaratory act stating It's real
intention
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
The White House, April IL, 1906
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THREE BURGLARIES.
Committed on South Temple, Street
This Morning.

At an early hour this morning three
burglaries were committed on south East
Temple street, within half block Of each
other. The door Of each house visited
was pIcd open, presumably with a Jim
my too the Doual drug store and tho
Van Dyke drug store, being entered from
the Main street entrance, and the otheC
the book store Of Frank Leib was broken
into from the rear door The first named
place lost So on 81 IN cash and n quantity
nf perfume The Van Dyke people were
relieved Of like amount Of money. and
Mr. Leib reports about $40 IN coin and
some postage stamps missing.
This forenoon FIVE suspects weer arrest
ed hy the police, but up TO late hour
nothing very tangible had been found to
connect the Quintotte with the robbery
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WORLD THE TERMINUS.
Automobile Line To- Run To ThcrmOp-
oils From &. ". 4 q. Depot.
Especial to the "News.")

Worland, Wyo. April 1S--World
viii be the terminus, during the pres
cnt year at least. Of the Burlintton's
Frannie-Therm1poli line, and In or
der that pass lgers. freight anu ex-
press matter en- route from the Pacific
northwest to the Wind River reserva-
ton opening in August may be transs
orted quickly, an automobile line will
be put on between this place and
Thermopolls. The distance is 35 miles
aud ! good road will he constructed all
the way. The round trip win be made
IN about Ave hours.
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REPAIR SHOPS FINISHED.
New Building of q. s. l.. M Pocatello
Ready To Turn Over.
Special to the News. y

pocatello. Ida. April S,-The new
building Of the Oregon Short Line
freight car repair shops was completed
today ard viii soon be turned oyer to
chief Engineer Ashton for the oregon
Short Line.
The old roundhouse is 10 he RACED
and tho steel cars now there for repairs
viii be the first to be moved over the
new plant.
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/. N. FULTON APPOINTED.
VIII Act ns Travelling Freight Agent
For the Illinois Central.

Contracting Agent Foley Of the lIll-
nois Central this morning announced
that he had secured the services of |.
n. Fulton for the Illinois Central dur
Ing the wool seaso I'm this territory
Mr.. Fulton Is well known here and for
some time was travelling freight agent
Tor tho oregon short Line. but left here
q so &c eattl1. Thore - acted IN Il
similar capacity for the Mutual Steam-
ship company.
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FUNERAL SERVICES.

Meakin-Funeral services over tho
late Edward Meakin VIII he held at the
Twenty-third ward Westinghouse on
Friday at y. m. The remains VIII be
at the Westinghouse at | o'clock, so
that all who care to see the body may
do so. The burial will be in the city
cemetery.
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AT FORT. DOUGLAS.
Extra Edition Of Post Paper Conveys
News Of Earthquake to Troops.

The Salt Lake papers were not the
only ones which got out extras today.
Al Fort Douglas the post paper pub
lished for the benefit OF the soldiers,
did yeoman service, in connection with
n Bulletin system furnished by the
News" Most OF the troops were alb
sent on a practise march and a cour-
Ter was dispatched to them ON horse
hack ut noon carrying a special edition
of the "Twenty-ninth Infantry SEN
tincl." giving bulletins on the progress
of the fire and the earthquake news In
general, received here UP TO noon,
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NEW YORK MANS VIEW.

New York. April lS.-Speaking Of the
possible causes Of the San Francisco
earthquake, Prof Charles +. Berkey.
Of the department OF geology, Colum-
bia university, said today;
There is no possible connection be-
tween the San Francisco disturbance
and the recent eruption OF Nesuvus.
Earthquakes are not necessarily of vol
canic origin. The arths crust I'm cool
ing, contracts, and often contracts UNI
evenly, so that II causes the strata TO
slide. Such a sliding OF the earth's
crust might have caused the San Fran
cisco earthquake"
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GUSTAvUS E. ANDERSON.
Gets Alternate Fellow ship In Geology
At Columbia University.
(SpecIal IN the NNews. u

New York, April 1s.-Columbia uni
versty yesterday distributed a number
of fellow ships Gustavus Edwin Ander-
son Lehi. Utah received an alternate
fellowship In geology.
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EAnTHouAKE IN OREGON.

Marshheld Or, April lS.-An earth
quake shock was experienced here nj
$50 this morning, No damage.