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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20

taken since the city has been in the
lath Of devastation. This was to
lombard the entire section cf the city
lying along the east side of Van Ness
avenue, from Golden Gate avenue to
Pacific avenue. .16 blocks in all. con-
tanning The homes Of many ilillionaires
and numerous apartment houses.
The military was notified ana barrels
Of gun powder. the only remaining ex-
plOSiVe III the city, were taken from the
Preside, for Mcdowell, Alcatraz and
other nearby posts. Hundreds Of po-
lice, regiments of soldiers ana scores
OF volunteers Were sent into The doom
Cd district to warn the people to flee.
The ropulace heroicaily responded to
the demand of law and went bravely on
their way trudSIng painfully over the
pavemcnts with the little they could
get together. Every available wagon
was. taken hy the military to carry the
poWder.
Gen. Funston is cooperating with
Mayer Schmitz and orders have been
issued to all officers to kill without
warning all male factors. When men
have been needed to carry out the
plans of rescue. they have been press
ed into service. In a few instances ii
was necessary to resort to the cooked
revolver ard drawn sword, after which
there was no hesitancy.
The Preside reservation. the vast
Richmond district, of thousands of
acres, Golden Gate park, and the Sug-
hills resemble one vast circus ground.
Tents and improvised coverings have
been erected everywhere. fireplaces
built in the streets, beds and mattress
ses thrown down all over the section.
The people thus situated are philoso-
phical
But there Is the one great danger Of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20

which he adinoaished the i'nN to per
form their duty faithfully. hone silly and
t,uthfuily. and to uphold the rights
OF American citizenship and Aive JUS
tlce to the prisoner.
During the afternoon Scs sion, which
was attended by great crowd of spec
tators. Mrs Cooper sat in he prison
ct's dock. Her face was chalk white
and scarlet by turns. and as Nr. Heath
made his pow werful plea for justice she
was overcome by her emotion and
wtpt softly.
The scene was truly a dramatic one.
The usually somber court loom was
brilliantly lighted and the jury sat in
its place. keen to the senSibilities of
the great duty which devoived upon
il. Every one of the II men sworn
to faithfully try the issue between the
stat" and the prisoner was motionless
ing the two hours which Mr.. Heath
talked. The men were human-and
th'y were impressed, surely. to as
great an extent as were the spectators
hose interest in the caus" was not
as great as To the II men who will de-
eide whether or not Alice Cooper killed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20
THE COURT AND COUNSEL.

, Ia the jury which the speaker char
a,tcrized as the onr great factor in
Amci lean liberty and the protection of
man and woman.
Dulire the lust half of this introduc-
tory speech. which Mr.. IIra,h said he
ftlt his duty to make before ne entered
into making his plea. the speaker at
tackled without mercy some Of the wit
ECeSeS who appeared for the govern
ment, and especially severe was his
arraignment Of r. l.. w. Martin, the
&c ston Pinkerton detectiV- VINO took
Mrs. Coopers statement, and who was
employed by the government to some
extent upon tie case. MI. Heath refer
red to Mr.. Martin as a member of a
profession whose business 1t il 10 mur
der workingmen for money"
Mr.. Heath spent about half an hour in
bitter denunciation Of what he term
cd the yellow newspapers" 1t was
through certain metropolitan journals,
he asserted, that valuable evidence ad-
mitted now by the government, was
suppressed at the time the shooting
of Northy was first reported. Mr..
Hcath'S voice rose paSsionlt'ly as he
| charged these newspapers with selling
| their utteranCcs for MONEY.
printing lies in their columns that
they might cater To the sensationalists
and sell few more papers-and thus
gain for their Golfers paltry few
dollar-and each dollar wet with
the tears of this woman. each dollar
wet with the blood of husbands 8
heart, each dollar wet with .he tears of
little Lore and Nelma Cooper. oh, you
who have done this thing to this poor
little woman / say to you-cowards,
You are towards. You would not have
dared to do such a thing if you had
| found the respected attorn " general
| in unfortunate circumstances, or the
honored county attorney or even my
| self-but you chose this poor little
woman. living down here in n remote
Maine village and printed those vile
| calumnies that a few more paper:
| might pe sold. COWards!"
| During this impassiohed speech, Mr.
Continued on Page Eight.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20

San Francisco. April 19.-ThousandS
uron thousands of people are fleeing
from the fire today, which is raging
through the city. They are flocking
to the ferrys. to the parks, to the mill
tary reservations and to the suburbs.
r, sidents Of the hillsides in the central
norton of San Francisco, seemingly,
were safe from the roaring furnace
that was consuming the business sec
tion. They watched the towering
mounds of flames and sp@culated as
ia the extent of the territory that
was doomed Suddenly there was a
whispering alarm up and down the
long line Of watchers and they hur-
ri.d away to drag clothing, cooking
utensils and scant provisions through
th., streets From Grant avenue the
nrocession moved westward. Men AMI
women dragged trunks, packed huge
bundles of blankets, boxes of provis-
ions-everything they could lay their
hands on quickly. Wagons could not
Ne hired except by paying the most
extortionate rates
But there was no panic. The people
,ra calm. stunned and they seem not
"a realize the extent of the calamity.
Tbev hear that the city is destroyed
II 90 far as business plants are con-
cerned; they tell each other in the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20

the homeless ANA that is that food sup
llY Will run out Every grocery in san
Francisco has been taken by the au-
thority and each family is being sold
only one article at Il time. In many
places the police and military prohibit
over charging. Gen. Funston annOunc-
ed this morning that raJionS would
soon reach the city and that people
would be supplied from the Presidio.
Bakeries have already been built with
in the reservation and the bread sup
ply therefore has not failed complete
ly. The government also has begun
TO AID i'll the flight of the people to
Oakland, berkeley and Alameda. Tug
boats and steamers are being dressed
INTO service Tor this purpose and there
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most natural tone that their residences
were destroyed Iy til. flames, hui there
is no hyStcria, no Outcry, no criticism.
Nayor Schnmtz and Chief of Police
Dinan have been forced from place To
place by the flames.
DaybroaE found them directing the
municipal council which is Il committee
of safety from the Paramount hotel
the beautiful structure thac stood on
tile top of Mob Hill. But that caught
fire and they retreated to the Gushing
at Iarkin and Sutton streets then to
The north end police station in Sacra-
rlento street. Here the council COM
posed Of the financial leaders of the
city, met this morning and decided to
resort to the most heroic measures Vet
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20
Conditions and General Forecast.

SOHuiIlCFS ant 1STGTdI ESTcCdSts
Washington. April 19.-Therr have been
showers in eastern Colorado, New Mex
leo. Texas. oklahoma. Kansas, the Mis-
souri, valley and the upper Lake region,
over the remaining districts in the West
from which reports have been received
ana in the East and South generally,
clear weather continues. Temperatures
changes We're uuinlportant except in tn"
central Rocky mountain region and the
Northwest, where it is warmer, and over
the southern slope where it is consider
ably cooler. There will be local showers
Friday in northern New England Else
where the weather will be generally fair
Friday and Saturday except On the north
Pacific coast, where showers are probable.
The winds en- the New England coast
will be light to fresh south TO southwest
and west; in the middle Atlantic. light to
fresh southwest TO west; on the south At
lantic. light to fresh and variable
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20

is vast army on the way to the fer
ries.
From the water front the burned city
can be seen today in al its smoky ma
kedness. From the Pacific Mail dock to
Vallejo street on the west size, a dis
tancc of two miles. wreckage and ruin
is the rule. Although the fire did not
jump East street. the damage has been
enormous.
Looking up Market street from the fer
ry building to the city is a smouldering
mass of ruins. Great manufactures, mer-
camille houses. banks and Office build
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20

| of flames as far aS the eve could see to
the south, to the east and far out tu
the west lay in cruel fantastic heaps
charrcd and smoking, all that remained
of prosperous city. The metropolis of
the Pacific coast was in ashes.
This has been another day Of an un-
even struggle Of man against an lIn-
conQuerable element. Acre after acre
has De6n ground fho dust and ashes,
despite the heroic perseverance of the
frcmcn to limit the connagration.
Tonight there is hope that the worst
has been nearly reached and that when
tomorroW's dawn comes. the end will
have come: but the hope is faint. If
the flames can he barred from the
western addition then the end viii be
written to the great disaster.
San Francisco is not discouraged. Its
best and highest class has already be-
gun To plan for restoration and to care
for the stricken ones, and the relief
will be immediate and effective. Total
subscriptions of $1S0,000 We're an
nounced tonight.
Arrangements were made for the inn
mediate relief Of the needy. The b2l-
ing Of $4,000 loavcs Of bread daily will
begin tomorrow. Free transportation
will be provided by the Southern Pa
cific Railroad to destitute persons de-
String to go to the interior points.
Ma ior MckeeVer was appointed com
rl;.nlant Of the camps of the homeless.
IL vas announced that tomorrow there
would begin a delivery into the city OF
10 TOO. coo gallons Of water.
Tonight for tn" first time direct tc!"-
graphic communication was rc-ostablishcd
between SIN Francisco and the outside
world and this message hld the homer o'
being tho first to b" sent.
Rv the most energetic efforts in the
face of great obstacles. the Postal Irie-
craph Co. succeeded in restoring one 81
its shattered lines and its managers are
hopef,l of bringing back its service 70
normal in a daY or two. The Postal
Office tonight is in u little wooden Struc-
ture erected on piles at the water 'front.'
Tonight three distinct fires were burn
ing. One was in the territory that eX-
tends from Mob Hill Clsterly towards tn"
watrr front 1t was travelling slowly
nortEcrlv toward the Telegraph Hill sec
tior and may die out for lack of mate
lat
ter front.
Tho second center was in the Mission
district. Here the fire had reached 18th
street but was making little hcad'way to-
warl the hillsdcs to the west, Where
thousands Of people are camped.
The third and most dangerous IRE is
that threatening the western part OF the
city This is really a continuation of the
Mob Hill fire. 1t is wedGe-shapcd with
the apex putting forward. This is the
no.nt against which the firemen are bend
ing their greatest efforts Dynamite was
used for back-firing purposes with only
fair success Tonight many blocks may
be blown up.
Chief of Police Dinan tonight said 80
would fully cover the number of dead.
About 20 bodies have thus far been found.
There was considerable shooting of loot
ers today. but the offenders escaped with
wounds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20

ings are nowhere to be seen and only in
spots is there 50 much as n tower, the
monument of a burned structure.
Today was bright and warm. The sun
beat down on the tired workers and res
cners. There is scarcely any water to re-
lieVe the thirst of the suffering The
dead, in many instances, are lying in the
streets and the ruins. The authorities
are doing all in their power to remove
the bodies in order that a pestilence may
he prevented. 1t has been necessary re-
neatedly to remove the injured from
places where they had sought refuge for
the fire kept increasing with alarming
rapid3ty. Water is the incessant cry of
the fremen and the people; one wants it
TO tight, the other to drink; but there is
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20
Flames Have Ragged Unchecked and Practically Entire Population Now Homeless and
in Need Of Money, Food and Shelter
Miles of Houses Blown Upoot Suma Enormous
LOsDeath List Not Great Feared
Every Quarta-- Refugees Being Cared May

San Francisco. April 19.-San Fran
cisco tonight is the city desolate. 1t
seems that the acme of its misery was
reached at dusk when the flames burst
from all sides Of the beautiful Hotel
FairmOnt, the structure that above ev-
cry other was apparently most strong
ly enIrenched against the attack Of the
all-consuming fire.
And surrounding that lofty pinnacle
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20
ASKS JUSTICE FOR MRS. COOPER
He Incidentally Makes ImpassiOned
and Rather Bitter Attack
Upon the Newspapers.

Charles Northy-and Whether or not
she shall spend the rest of her natural
life behin5 the gray grim walls of
the Sta.e prison at ThomaSton. The
great responsibility did not need to be
impressed upon these men by the coun-
sci for the defence. Truly and well
did they understand il!
The first hour of Mr.. Healh's address
was devoted to an exposition Of the
INC olhodS of American ana English law,
and especially applied with reference
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20

The last stages of the long drawn ont
trial of Mrs. Alice Cooper for the muir
der of Charles d. Northy, Jr, are now
in progress i'll the supreme judicial
court. The afternoon session was held
later than usual, from until a few
minutes after 6 o'clock, and that time
was consumed by Senior Counsel
Heath for The defence i'm the opening of
his closing argument. Mr.. Heath did
not put forth any of his argImentativc
romts-making Il general address, in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20
COOLER WEATHER.

Washington. April 19-Forecast for Fri
day and Saturday: New England: Fair
in south, showers in north portion Friday
cooler in east portion. Saturday fair,
light to fresh south to west winds be
coming variable.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20
only scant drinking supply.
ALL EFFORTS FRUITLESS.
Blowing Up Mile of Buildings Fails to
Check Flames.

San Francisco, April 19-All efforts
to check the spread of the flames at
van Ness avenue by blowing up a mile
Of buildings on the east side of Van
Ness avenue proved frutless. The fire
EaS spread across the broad thorough
fare and from present indications the
Continued on Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20
Boston Forecast.

Boston, April 19.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Fair Friday and Saturday,
light variable winds.
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SWINDLED JEWELERS..
Young Man From Virginia Admits
Passing Bad Checks.

PATERSON, n. j., December 2S.-Eugene
E. Lang, a well-dressed young man, giving
his home as Manchester, near Richmond,
Va, was arraigned before Recorder Noon
burg this morning on a charge of disorderly
conduct. He was sent to jail for ten days
and will probably be turned over to the po-
lice of Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth or
New York, as he has, by his own confess
sion, passed worthless checks on jewelers.
in those cities
He was arrested last night while at
tempting to pass check on Paul Rubin, a
jeweler at II Main street. Rubin suspected
him and telephoned to the police. Detec-
tives Lord and Keppler arrested Lang as
he was boarding trolley car. Lang offered
Rubin check for $50 on the Union County
Trust Company of Elizabeth.
The checks were made payable to Morris
Barr and were signed E. E. Schmitz Lang
in his confession says that he attended col
lege in Baltimore, and that his father is a
wholesale liquor dealer.
He confessed to passing a worthless
check on Signund Mestor of Montgomery
street Newark, and another. on jeweler
named Celebrano of Elizabeth. He also
admitted defrauding jewellers in Jersey City
and New York.
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S0JU7TIH|IEIR|M RA0lWAW,

n B.-Following schedule figures published only
as information, aud are not guaranteed.
7:35 am. Daily. Local for HarrisoDburs. War.
1o:5l am. Daily. washington and Florida Linn.
tied. Through coaches and sleepers to Columbia.
Savannah and Jacksonville: Dining car service.
Ills am. Daily. United States Fast Nail
First class coaches and sleeper to New Orleans
Dining car service.
and way stations on Manassas branch.
ass pm. Daily. Local for Warrenton. Char.
lottesville and intermediate stations:
1880 pm. Daily New York and Atlanta Express.
First class coach to Atlanta sleeper to Columbus,
Ca; Sunset tourist sleeper Washington to San
Francisco Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
$3.50 pm. Daily. New York and Florida express.
Through coaches and sleepers to Columbia, Savan.
nah and Jacksonville. Sleepers to Augusta and
1000 pm. Daily. New York and Memphis Linn
fled via Lynchburg First-class coach and sleepers
to Roanoke KNOW Vile, Chattanooga and Memphis;
sleeper to Birmingham and New ORLEANS. Dining
service.
1o45 pm: Daily Washington aud Southwestern
Limited. All Pullman train: observation car to
Atlanta and Macon; club to Atlanta sleepers
to Nashville. Atlanta Macon. Birmingham and
New Orleans Dining car service; .>or
Leave Washington $40 am. 80, 4:45. sos
pm. week days for Bluemont; 6:2s pm. week
days for Leesburg only. On Sunday leave Wash
ington $40 am. sos p M, for Bluemont.
Through trains from the south arrive Washington
and $50 pm. daily. From Cha rlottesville s:10
am; from Lynchburg and Charlottesville. 9:2o
III Ticket ofHces. 7o5 18th St. s11 Pa. ave- and
E. ce1 Z. AcRsR Station sH. HARDwlok.
W. H. TAYLoE. c. PA. L. 8. BROWN. G. a.
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before the last meeting for 1906 of the ex-
ecutive committee had been open ten min
utes. Soon after Thomas F. McAvoy took
the chair 1t was proposed that all contests
be referred to the general committee. Mr..
Featherson asked by what authority this
was to be done.
Senator Grady pointed out that Mr..
Featherson had supported a similar resolu-
ton In 1902 when the question of allowing
William S. Devery to act as leader of the
old ninth was under consideration, and that
the action of the committee had been sus-
tanned by the courts.
Commissioner Lantry moved that all
questions as to leaders be referred back
to the general committeeman of the dis
trict affected. Mr.. Murphy moved that
this resolution be laid on the table. Both
Mr.. Featherson and Mr.. Lantry demanded
a roll call, but the question was decided
without one. Mr.. Featherson and Com
missioner Lantry were the only two to vote
in opposition.
Mr.. McAvoy was elected chairman of the
new executive committee. Charges that
Commissioner Lantry was guilty of treach-
cry to the state ticket were sent to COM
mfttee of five for consideration over his
vote.
J. Sergeant Cram was reelected presi-
dent of the general committee and John T.
Oakley vice president and Thomas F. Smith
reading secretary.
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SHOOT UNMUZZLED DOGS
Stringent Order Issued in Mount Yer
non Following Rabies.

NEW YORK, December 2S-FoIlowing
the death of Mrs. Charles Weeks of New
Rochelle, who died of rabies on "Wednesday
as the result of dog bite, E. j. Preston,
assistant state commissioner of agriculture.
notified the Mount Vernon board of health
yesterday that, in view of the number of
cases of rabies reported in the town of
East Chester and the city OF Mount Yer
non, beginning tomorrow his assistants will
shoot all dogs found at large unlicensed
and unmuzzled.
Mayor Edward F. Brush of Mount Yer
non has informed Commissioner Preston
that the health board and the police depart
ment will assist his men. The state de-
partment deputies will patrol the streets of
Mount Vernon, Bronxville and Tuckahoe
with shotguns and shoot all dogs found in
the streets unmuzzled, whether they are
licensed or not.
M. Quigley of Waverley, N Y, who will
be in charge of the work, reached Mount
Vernon last night. He said:
I'VE intend to kill all unmuzzed dogs
wherever we find them, and no matter to
whom they belong AS to how many will
assist in the work and how long 1t will
take to complete it L cannot say. Further
than this l have no statement to make
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OUTRAGE AT Ell RENO.
Negro Soldier Seizes Physicians Wife
and Throws Her Down.

Ell RENO, Okla, December ga negro
soldier assaulted Mrs T. S. Clifford wife
Of a prominent physician here, yesterday
near the Rock Island station. Great ex-
element prevails and talk of lynching is
heard on every hand.
Mrs. Clifford and her sister, Mrs. s. H.
Clarke, were attempting to pass a negro
soldier of the 18th Infantry when he vicious
ly grabbed Mrs Clifford around the waist
and threw her into the street, excIaiming
that the sidewalk belonged to him. Mrs
Clarke screamed and the assailant fled
News Of the attack spread rapidly, and
the entire police department, reinforced by
several hundred men and boys, searched the
town and surrounding country, but this
evening the chase was given up. The negro
was in uniform, and must return to the
post or become a deserter Word was sent
to Fort Reno and all absentees We're noted
Both Mrs. Clifford and her sister are
positive they can identify the man and will
go to Fort Reno tomorrow and attempt TO
find him among the soldiers who We're out
of the post today when the assault oc-
CURED.
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and the East.

900 Pm. CONGRESSIONAL LIMITED" ~,
New York only. daily. All Parlor Cars. D.,ps
Express. $780, $50 1000 CNew York only, and
t11.oo AM. t12.a5. IS 90. t4.45. $50 and 10 90
An, 2.01. 1900. t4.45. $50 and 1000 PM.
1870 might.
For Philadelphia only. Express. TAO. 1000 AN.
I2.o1 PM week -days; 6.55 AN, {? 90, 8.I5, 400
and tbs Pm. daily.
For Boston. without change, TAO A. IL. week day,
and t5.35 Pm. daily.
For Baltimore. 500. 6.15. 6.55 40. $50, 500.
$50 1000. 1880. 11.o0 AM. IL oil, 1898, lis.
200 800. 3.l6. $40. 400 400 / nited). 42o.
AS AS. 6.35, b.4s. 8io. $50. 715, 7.4O. 1000.
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On Sundays. e.55. $50. $50. go 1850, 11.Oo
AM. l2O1. 1.15, 400 800 9.15. 40 400 40
Limited. 4.2O. 4.45. 6.35. 545 e.1o. $50, 715
40 1000 1910 PM and ~ 80 night.
For Annapolis. 7.4O AN, 1888, 40, and "a,
PM weekdays. Sundays $50 and 5,5
pm.
For Pope's Greek Line $50 An. and AS Pm
weekdays; go AN Sundays
Ticket Offices. corner Fifteenth and streets.
and at the station, Sixth and streets, where or
dcrs can be left for the checking Of baggag, to des
tination from hotels and residences.
Telephone call Main $3.50" for Pennsylyap,,
Railroad Cab Service.
tDlning Car
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GUGGENHEIM SURE FOR SENATE.
His Last Opponent Before Colorado
legislature Withdraws

DENVER, December 2S-The last YES
tige of opposition to the election of Simon
Guggenheim to succeed T. NJ Patterson in
the United States Senate disappeared last
night when Representative R. w. Bonynge
left for Washington after announcing his
withdra wal from the Senate race.
Bonynge was Guggenheims most forrni-
dable opponent and had spent his holiday
vacation In a vigorous canvass of the leg
lslature and party leaders. He said before
leaving that he found the sentiment for
GuSgenheim so nearly unanimous that he
had given up all idea of having his name
mentioned
Mr.. Guggenheim will be the unanimous
choice of the republican caucus. He an
nounced yesterday his withdrawal from all
connection with the American Smelling and
Refining Company and that he will give
much time hereafter 10 Colorado enter
prises in which he is interested.