The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
SILVER IN Rain.
Thousands of San FranciscO's
Homeless Without Shelter.
People in Houses Refuse to Ad-
nit the Suffering.
DOORS BROKEN DOWN.
Soldiers Force Entrance for
Women and Children.
Street Cars Start and Stores
Open for Business.
DOORS BROKEN DOWN.


morning because the water dripped
forded poor protection against the
heavy rain that began to fall about l
O'Clock and continued for several
hours. Drenched to the skin by the
heavy downpour and with bedding
thoroughly soaked many persons were
driven into nearby houses for shelter.
Although the various camps were
better prepared for the storm than for
several days past, hundreds of tents
having been received and put up since
the last storm. still there are thou
sands who are without proper shelter
and who shivered in their wet clothes
last night, vainly trying to get warm
after the rain ceased, by walking or
were huddled around little camp fires.
The least distress and suffering was at
the Preside, where nearly all the
refugees have been provided with tents
by the quartermaster' department. A
wagon load of picks and shovels was
furnished with which trenches were
dug to carry off the water and the
ground banked around the tents, max
ing them comparatively comfortable.
In Cow Hollow" at the rear of
Harbor View, about 5000 Italians
from Telegraph and Russian hills and
a sprinklipg of Chinese and japanese
are CdIlDGQ- 6W OIL In3Dn nave DGGn
provided with tents. and there was
much distress among the women and
children of which there are many in
the camp. A chilly wind is blowing
this morning and the difficulty of pre-
pairing warm foods adds to the distress
Of the homeless, and especially those
who are fioundering in the mud in the
low bottoms.
Break Down the Doors.
In Lafayette and Hamilton squares
comparatively few tents have been is
sued to those camped there, but the
ground is high and the drainage good.
Where the rain penetrated the i'm
provised tents Of blankets, quilts and
other like material, the soldiers took
the quilts and children into the house
in the vicinity. In many instances they
gave up their own tents to shelter the
suffering Many tents have been pro-
vided at Jefferson square since the last
rain where several thousand are
camped. few who were not ade-
quately sheltered were taken into the
large automobile garages in the vicinity
and to the Lutheran church. In several
instances people in houses refused to
admit women and children in distress
from the cold and rain and the military
unceremoniously broke down the doors
with the butts of their rifles Several
thousand tents are en- route here and
! 1t is expected that within a few days
fully $50, 600 refugees will be comfort
I dDlN llOQSeQ-
Cars will start to run on several
streets in San Francisco today. permits
sion to run cars on Pacific avenue, Fill
more Church, Sixteenth streets and
/ certain parts of Mission street having
| been granted by Mayor Schmitz late
last night It is specified that the cars
will not run after o'clock at night
and the United Railways will maintain
a patrol of one man in each block
| operated in the unburned district as a
protection against fire.
Stores Are Opening.
Over $50 stores were opened for
business yesterday, but before night
numerous complaints were received
that storekeepers had raised prices to
prohibitive figures
| Captain Rfttenhouse of the United
States marines, commanding the dis
! trfct from Bush to Oak and Fillmore
! to Divisadero streets, called at the cen
trail police station last night and re-
| quested that detectives be detailed tC
/ investigate some of the complaints
made to him that exorbitant prices
| were being charged in certain quarters
The alleged systematic theft of several
tons of Red Cross supplies has beer
disclosed by the arrest of Arthur ia
| cobs yesterday by Police Commissioner
! O'Grady and Detective Matthewson
Jacobs IS said to have made a confess
sion duplicating several confederates
and revealed the place where he had
hidden the loot. Jacobs is teamster
who volunteered his services to haul
supplies from the water front to the
various relief depots- His offer was
accepted and it was While hauling REQ
Cross supplies that he is alleged tC
have done the footing during the first
few days Of the relief when it was
not organized as it now is. Under the
present system of handling supplies
4 this is practically impossible. Abou
two tons of the stolen goods have beer
recovered and it is expected that ia
cobs' pals will soon be under arrest.
Suggests a Formal Call.
Washington, April 27.-Secretary Taft
has telegraphed to Governor Pardee, OF
California, a suggestion from the presi-
dent that in order to avoid any possible
legal complications the governor should
call upon the president formally for the
use of United States troops in San
| Francisco.
Casualties Overestimated.
San Francisco, Cal, April 27.-It is
the opinion of General Greedy that the
number of casualties have been over
estimated.
$50 many and grossly exaggerated
reports of the number of deaths due
to the earthquake have been sent out
that we have determined to make g
systematic investigation he said Fol-
instance 1t has been stated that there
were as many as "a lives lost in the
Valencia hotel but so far as we have
/ been able to ascertain the loss not not
exceed 20. I believe that there are
similar discrepancies which viii devel-
op later after thorough examination
Of the records and search of the
ruins
At the temporary Office of the tai
collector they are bewailing the fac
that they are yet unable to get at theil
records, for If they could do SO they
could collect large sums in taxes. Yes
terdav. considerably more than 500 was
collected in small sums and $50 600 could
have been collected If the books had
been on hand E J. Lebreton called a
! the ONCE Wednesday and wanted L
pay over a. 600 in gold, but as the book.
were not available the exact sun
could not be determined. Ashton &
Gardner. real estate agents. announced
their desire and ability to pay abou
| $4,000 in taxes. but they were in thi
same plight as Lebreton and could no