The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-03

system has fun military adn,inistra-
ton rations Will be refused male adults,
with view To enforcing n return %
work To which the men show disincli-
nation.
Drunkenness Restrained.
while the influx Of people and grad
uai resumption of ordinary avocations
are accompanied by slight infraction.
yet order IL wonderfully maintained
and drunkenness In entirely absent,
owing Tn restrictions on liquor selling
Electrical railways are gradually re-
newing service To a very limited cx-
tent. The excellent health continues
unchanged with the absence of any
prospective epidemic OF contagious
disease. Water conditions are improv-
Ing. Commercial supplies are arriving
rapidly and cooperation OF the navy.
national guard and civil authorities
continues most harmonious"
Red Cross Good Work.
Washington. April 3o.-Three hun.
dred thousand dollars was forwarded
by wire by the American Red Cross
today To James ID. Phelan. OF San
Francisco. He In advised $1,000. 900 il
nj the disposal OF the Red Cross COM
mittee.
Judge Morrow. president of the CAL
ifornia Red Cross. advised the Red
Cross her. today that IL will be bet
ter from this time on for the society
to send money to California rather
than food and provisions, as immediate
needs are provided for.
A Quiet Sabbath.
San Francisco, April 3o.-The Sec
ond Sabbath since the fatefui April
IN served as a clearing house In the
m nd ..f Ia ..ls
oldtimc quictudc Is missing. the day
has witnessed less OF the excitement.
confusion and clamor or It's immediate
predecessors, and the community at
large has been enabled To make
calner survey OF the situation and TO
enter into n more intelligent and ra-
tlonal preparation for the future.
AZ far rs possible work was sus-
pended for the day and the tired on
Gals, who for nearly two weeks have
lahored necessarily with little sleep To
bring a scmblance OF order out of
chaos. took advantage OF the lull TO
secure greatly needed rest and To pay
some attention To pressing personal
needs.
with the advent OF the Sabbath came
an opportunity To review the tremen-
dous accomplishments OF the past
eleven days. to provide remedies In the
defects In the task to judiciously care
for all classes OF the destitute ire
spective OF race or creed. Plans for
solving the tremendous financial prob
lens that confront the city began yes
terday To assume tangible form. and
the Sunday closed with the brightest
prospect that has faced San Francisco
since three fourths OF Its territory was
laid waste.
Will Ask for Government Aid.
At tho meeting yesterday at which
n. IA.
man OF the finance committee. and
some noted lawyers and bankers
plan was preached for financing the
city which IL IL hoped will meet with
the Endorsement OF the general COM
mittce. II being estimated that the
city has suffered n loss OF nj least
$500. 900. 900 by fire. IL Is considered that
there II not sufficient money In San
francisco To reconstruct the city and
that the people here must look else
whero for funds to rehabilitate their
destroyed fortunes.
Mr.. Pheian said that II the money
Is borrowed through ordinary chan
nels the rate OF interest Will add a
burden To necessarily increased taxa
ton that VIII be too heavy to bear.
The plan OF Mr. Phelan IN To frame
legislation To present To congress ask
ing the United States TO indorse the
proposed bonds Of San Francisco
With this guarantee OF the govern
m.nt the city viii be able To- go into
the financial markets OF the world and
borrow the needed money at or ga
per cent. the bonds to run for nifty
years and constitute a mortgage on
tho best portion OF the city. MIR. Phc-
Ian asserted that such legislation would
not be- new In congress. IL was By
virtually such measures that the Cen
trail Pacific and Union Pacific railroads
were built and more recently by like
legislation that railroads I'm the Philip
pines became assured to the people OF
the islands.
The work OF furnishing the nrccs-
sari"s OF life to the homeless and
needy continues with more system and
with undated energy. but despite the
care OF the officials at the heads OF the
bureaus complaints are reported OF
oversights In supplying stations. but
these errors are quickly rectified.