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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26

asylum near San Jose. DR. W..
that eleven employees and om.
the institution, including Drs ~
and Cell, were killed and two,,'
juied. Among the patients saj
were killed and 12O injured ,s1
buildings were completely demor,
Dr. Clark went to Agnews i, II
tomobile, taking four nurses win l
and materially assisted the rem,s1
members of the staff to organi,s 4
measures. Tents have been 50, !,
the grounds of the institutio,
the injured, as well as the unins,
are being cared for. A temn0,.
building is being erected to hons.
patients until other measures q, j
can be taken. DR.. Clark said that 4.
was absolutely no confusion and /
he believed all the patients had i.
accounted for.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
Finger Cut OFF While She Law Un.
conscious,

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Passing
through this city Tuesday on Denver
K Rio Grande train, bound for Chicago.
where her parents reside, was a San
francisco refugee who said her name
was Miss Logan. She wore a bandage
on her left hand, and said that while
she ley unconscious upon the floor OF
the lobby of the st. Francis hotel in
San Francisco, the third finger of her
lett hand was cut off and she was
robbed of rings that she had worn
there. The young woman is about %
years of age and is almost prostratel
with grief and Indignation.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26

The fire at San Francisco has
been gotten under control. but
only after the entire business
section Of the city had been
wiped out, but few buildings
on the outskirts being saved.
II is impossible to estimate
the loss Of life, and the total
loss will probably never be
know. Various estimates Of the
number Of dead are made, the
figures being all the way from
500 to 1000.
The property loss is estimated
at from S2oo,ooo,ooo to $5oo.ooo,-
600. A great many buildings
were gutted and much may be
saved from the wreck.
While every effort has been
made to identify the dead, it
is impossible to do so, many
bodies being entirely consumed
in the flames.
Extraordinary measures for
relief have been taken. Con-
gress has appropriated $780,
600, while gifts Of from $4,000
to 100000 have been sent by
leading financiers Of the country,
and everywhere offers of assist
ance are made.
Carloads Of food are being
shipped to the suffering people,
and everything possible done to
relieve their distress.
The city will be rebuilt. OF
that there is no doubt.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
Shock Slight at Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Gala combined y
quest from the municipal officials a's
all commercial bodies of the city wa
made Saturday to send out poSlu''
and unequivocal denial of the apsu''
stories in circulation Throughout Wv
east regarding the extent of the ealu'
quake tremor experienced in this c'
The shock was very slight and auss
lutely no damage of any sort results
Local officials are receiving inquire
from all parts of the country in Iels, ',,
ence to it that indicate that extreme, y
erroneous impressions have be'u y
ceiYed
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
KILLED NUMBER ONE THOUSAND.
This Estimate is Made by San Fran
cisco Coroner.

San Francisco.-Coroner William
Walsh estimates that the total number
of dead will not be less than 1000 His
reports are complete and his estimate
is made up from all the data he has
been able to collect. Coroner Walsh
said:
Bodies that the deputy coroners
have found and buried number 800, as
follows
AT Polk and Bay streets, SO; at
Portsmouth square, 2S; at Washington
square, IL; at the Six-Mile House, 200:
at Laurel hill, 49, scattered in different
parts of the city. TO-
No thorough search has been made
of the district south of Market or the
Chinese quarter. Many lives must
have been lost in these sections. South
nj Market street are the cheap lodging
houses and many of these collapsed
from the earthquake. There is little
chance that half of the inmates of the
collapsed buildings had opportunity to
escape. This is also true of China
Town
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26

San Francisco.-The number of
lives lost as the result of the earth
quake on Wednesday, April IS, and the
terrible fire which followed, will prob
ably never be known. as undoubted.
ly many bodies were burned to ashes.
and many will never be identified.
But it is known that at least 500
are dead as the result of the terrible
catastrophe, while scores of unidenti,
fled corpses have been dumped into
trenches, unknown graves, for the
sake of preserving the public health.
The monetary loss as the result of
the earthquake and subsequent fire
is simply appalling, being placed at
from $200,O00,000 to 100000 900. Rol.
la V. Watt, western manager of the
Royal & Queen Insurance company.
and one of the most prominent insur-
ance men on the coast, was asked If
he would hazard an estimate on the
financial loss. He said:
MY idea is something like 5000. .OOO-
600, have heard other insurance men
place the figure at 100000, 900. We
don't know, 1t Is simply too big for
any human head to figure at this
time"
After four days of chaos and such
terrible destruction of property and hu.
man suffering as has seldom been wit
messed in all the past ages, during
which time almost the entire business
portion of this great city and many
or its most palatial residences were
destroyed, either by earthquake or fire,
the flames were brought under control
In some portions of the city and had
burned themselves out In other places
for lack of further fuel to feed the
hungry nav of the fire demon,
But what vast and terrible destruc.
ton Few of the magnificent build.
ings of the city are left standing, and
not landmark that made the city
famous remains. Nearly every house
in the city is damaged.
The work of relief for the sufferers
is going forward as rapidly as possi-
Bile, The homeless are now being
supplied with food enough for their
pressing needs. Carload after carload
of supplies from eastern points and
from sister towns of the stricken city
are being received and distributed !
and it is believed that suffering from
lack of food will not be great.
The greatest danger that now
threatens the residents of the stricken
city is the breaking out of a pestilence,
which may be caused from inability
to preserve sanitary requirements.
But everything that can be done is
being done TO prevent such an occur
renee, Vast armies of men will be
put to work at once to formulate meas. |,
ures of protection for the public health. n
That the city will be rebuilt. greater
and grander than ever, there is not the
shadow of doubt, No sooner have
INV SihouluVlihS eHDeTS cooled than
an army OF men will commence the
work of reconstruction. Men like
James d. Phelan Isaac Guggenheim,
Herman Olereich, w. r. Hearst. and
hundreds of others who have contrib. !
lted To the upbuildng of the metropo- /,
lis of the Pacific, have not lost heart. ,
but are ready TO make a new and {
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
Tomales in Ruins.

Oakland, Cal-A dispatch i'OI
San Rafael says: The town !"
Tomales is a pile of ruins. All Oh w
large stores are fiat. The Ca'nO''
church, a new stone structure, Is a~ ',
ruined. Many ranch houses ana Va, .ni
are down. Two children, Anita ,,'us sus
Peter Couzza, were killed in la'"''
house about mile from town
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
Neat Trick Turned by Russian Reds

Warsaw, Russia.-Seven men in
carriages and attired in uniforms OF
the gendarmerie and police drove up
TO the prison here at O'Clock Wednes.
day morning and presented a false or
der for the delivery of three political
prisoners who were to be tried on that
day, saying that they intended to con.
vey them to the citadel The prison,
ers were delivered to the men, who
then drove away At daylight the car.
riages were discovered empty on the
outskirts of the city, the drivers
bound and gagged, and the discarded
uniforms inside the vehicles. There
was no further trace of the political
prisoners or of the men who had res
cued them.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
ALAMEDA WAS LUCKY.
No One Was Killed and But Fs
Buildings Wrecked.

Alameda, Cal.-Although but MIN
miles from San Francisco, this tow
did not suffer heavily from the teIl
bic earthquake which caused sue
havoc in the great city across the ba!
Chimneys fell and some buildings wen
wrecked, notably the Citizens BAN
building, but no lives were lost and
one was injured. Alameda people az
doing everything in their power 10 u
lieve the distress of their neighbors'
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
Sacramento Is Safe.

Sacramento-Num inqul''
from the east indicate some "u'
spread belief that Sacramento w.
partially or completely demoiisn.1
Not a dollars damage was done, ~, ~
crack in building or person w.
injured.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
REVOLVER FALLS FROM PockE'

Los Angeles Physician Shot WV"
Helping Sufferers in San Frano'S'"
San Francisco.--Dr Charles T. i''
CART of Los Angeles, who had cn''e'
OF corps Of nurses at the Hears'
lief hospital in the Crocker gralliD.
school on Page street near pan,
was instantly killed on Sunday ."
automatoic revolver dropped out :
his pocket. 1t discharged and the U"'
let passed through his heart. Dr. ~ y
CART was one of CALIFORNIA; m"'
prominent physicians.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
TROUBLE IN FRANCE.
strike Situation is Growing More Sc.
rious Day by Day.

Paris.-The strike element is in.
creasing in France with the approach
of May Day when the authorities an.
prehend a serious general movement
ABOUT 5000 persons employed in the
lewelry trades and 1000 EMPLOYED in
,he paper industry have Joined the
pook printers here, who struck work
some time ago. The leading estab.
lishments are guarded by troops
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
Says Railroad Rate Bill Will Pass
Without Amendment.

Trinidad, Colo.-Judge Cowan OF
Fort Worth, Tex. on Tuesday wired
from Washington TO Murdo Mackenzie
president of the American National
Livestock association, who resides
mere that after a canvass OF the senate
he was satisfied that the railroad rate
Dill would pass without any amend.
ments. Judge Cowan is representing
the American National Livestock ms.
sociation at Washington.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
NO TIDAL WAVE.
San Diego Has Not Suffered From
Sliuht Shock.

San Diego, Cal.-All rumors lid
there has been a tidal wave or cas
disaster here are pure inventions.
4:30 p. m. on Wednesday there wasI
light shock of earthquake. 1t did d
damage whatever, and was so sligl
that many people did not feel it RI
ports about a disaster to San Dss
have been circulated during the pal
two days, and there is much indigli
ton here over what seems to hsV
been deliberate attempt to injure th
Cjty
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
FORT BRAGG DESTROYER
Earthquake, Followed by Fire.
The Town In Ruins.

Berkeley, Cal.-Private adyices
ceived here are to the effect that X
Bragg, one of the principal lumbet,
towns of Mendocino county, was
most totally destroyed as the result
a fire following the earthquake.
The bank and other brick buida
were leveled as a result of the tr,
blors and within few hours fire i
completed the work of devastation
But one person of the 5000 inhl
itants was killed, but scores were
iured.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
FRANCISCO,
LIES In ASHES

Earthquake and Fire Bring Death and Desoaon to City at
the Golden Gate the Number Of Lives Lost Being Est
mated From 500 to 1900 While the Monetary Loss is
at Least S2oOOooooo, and May Reach S5OoOoOOOo-
Residents Are Living in Public Parks and Vacant Lots
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
OTHER TOWNS !
IN MOURNlIN(

San Francisco Not Alone in Her Sorrow, Many Lives y
Lost and Much Property Destroyed in Other Tow
the Stricken San Jose and Santa Rosa Suffer g.
Losses, While Many Patients in Agnew Insane A.,
are Killed Sacramento, Los Angeles San Dieoo r.''
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
DEAD AT AeNEw
Victims in Asylum Number ss Dead.
Many Injured.

Oakland, Cal-Dr. Clark suro.,.
.enueht OF the San Francisco Count,
hospital telephoned Oakland concern
ns the situsnOn at the Agnews Insan.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05
ANIMUS AGAINST CHARTER
Real Reason why Certain Lobbyists,
in and Out OF ONCE, At
tack IL.

OMAHA, Jan. 4.-Editor OF The Bee:
You do not seem TO understand the powers
that are guiding and directing the con-
city charter. Let me give you a Few facts.
The attorney of the school board was the
attorney and lobbyist at Lincoln all last
winter for the contractors who controlled
the majority of the old Board of Public
Works that was an obstruction 20 all pub
could not control. This attorney, with the
assistance of several other lobbyists fought
the charter up TO the last moment of its
passage, and the said school board attor-
ney brought additional amendments on the
day of it's passage for the pretended pro-
ton provision, but really to defeat the
charter The conspirators thought we could
not get it through, but we did, and then
they vowed they would beat it in the
courts
One of the new provisions of the charter
provides that all contracts must be made
by ordinance, which will give the people
two weeks to see what they look like.
Contracts cannot he rushed through the
council by resolution in one night any
more This provision has saved thousands
Of dollars TO the people last year. II is
not popular with those who do not want
square deal"
A MEMBER OF THE DOUGLAS DELE
CATION.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05
CREOLE WIDOW PROVES A MYTH
Men who Paid s5,OO0 Each for an
Introduction want Money
hack.

NEW YORK, Jan. ~. g. Harrington.
Of the alleged fraudulent matrimonial
agency in New Orleans, was arrested here
today preparatory to being returned To
New Orleans. He was indicted there for
advertising the matrimonial offer of an
alleged Creole widow who owned a 100000
sugar plantation and wanted husband.
These advertisements were inserted during
1894, in newspapers in St. Louis Kansas
city and other southern and western cities
The widow was described as very beautiful
and hundreds of men answered the offer
writing to the agency at New Orleans
which Harrington is said to have con-
Quoted. The agency asked these cor
respondents to contribute 5000 lee each
to secure an introduction to the widow
On complaint of man from Nelasco, Tex
and another from Sinope. La. ;hat no
introduction resulted from the fee Earring
ton was arrested He forfeited sl,Ro cash
bail and escaped from Louisiana.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05
COMMERCE OF ELEVEN MONTHS
Manufacturer of Country Particip.te
ia Extent of over Two Hill
lion Dollars.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--Manufacturers
participated to the extent of more than
u.ooo 600 900 in the 81. 800 OOO coo worth of com
merce of the United States during the
steven months ending with November, 1905.
Statistics announced by the Department
OF Commerce and Labor show that the
value OF the manufacturers material i'm
ported was sSlS,0OO,OOO during these eleven
months and of manufactures exported $500.
0o.0o against Sass. 600 600 the previous year.
The value Of crude material for use in
manufacturing imported in this time was
$3.50 COCOON against S3Os,OoOOOO in the same
month of the pervious year During those
months there was a remarkable increase
in the exports of agriculturaI products
especially of corn, the value OF which rose
from s2l,OOo,OOO in the previous year to $50,
10000 during the first eleven months of last
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05
WOMAN DENIES ABUSING BABY
Arrested on charge Actually OF whip
ping an Infant Four Months
OF Age,

The police matron is holding Mrs. Hazel
Hess and an adopted baby. precisely 4
months old. Mrs. Hess was arrested We'd
nesday evening at 100 North Sixteenth
street by Officer Woodbridge. who charged
the woman with cruelty to a child The
officer stated tho woman lived in the room
at the above number with the baby. which
was kept in a cold place. without comfort
and had been whipped. The woman will
be tried in police court Saturday morning.
Mrs. Hess stoutly denied the allegations
OF the officer when questioned regarding
the treatment OF the child She said the
baby had been well cared for. Mrs. Hess
said she adopted the child four months
ago at lying-in hospital at Twenty-scc-
oud and Charles street.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05

diaft hu; .rad not made very clear eN-
PLANTATION as to- his right to receive that
sum OF money. and pleaded the excuse
that as &c came To his address aud was do
li,trcd to him lawfully, he had right 60
use the proceeds, IS it had been sent TO him
10y "Soruc one.
Tn, letter was delivered at his address,
1888 Reos street. hut IN the interim Mr..
clark has removed from Rees street and
his present residence could not be ascer-
tanned. The matter is still in the hands of
the postoffcc inspectors and 1t IL thought
some Of the proceeds Of the draft may yet
be recovered from the investments made
with tho money 10y the Rees street Clark.
w n. Clark Of Binney street was in
conference with the postoffice. bank and
Hayden Bros Wednesday afternoon rela r.
tive to tho matter.
W a. Clark of Recs street has not Yet
been placed under arrest.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05
FIGHT ON TICKET SPECTATORS
Mayor of Chicago Orders the Arrest
of Men Doing Curbstone
Business.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Mayor Dunno an
nounced today that he would at once issue
orders to Chief of Police Collins to arrest
all scalpers of theater and amusement tick
cts who operate on the sidewalks or streets
The mayor will direct that special detail
OF detectives be made for the work.
The sale of tickets in the hotels at prices
above those charged at the box offices will
not be stopped at present, but the mayor
declared today that he would secure the
passage Of a city ordinance which would
provide for license fee of $500 for every
dealer in theater tickets. This. he believes,
will greatly lessen the practice.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05
LAFOLLETTE IS SWORN IN
Former Governor Of Wisconsin Takes His
Seat in United States Senate.
ESCORTED TO BAR BY Mr.. sPooNER
Appearance of Political Enemies To-
Eether Attracts Attention OF
Large Crowds in the
Galleries

WASHINGTON. Jan. AFTER waiting
for almost year r. NJ LaFollette APP
peared In the senate when II reconvened
today after the holiday recess TO claim his
seat as senator from Wisconsin and the
oath OF ONCE was administered to him by
Vice President Fairbanks. The ceremony
vas witnessed by a crowded gallery, which
manifested much interest in the proceed
ngs This interest was greatly heightened
by the fact that Mr. LaFollette was es-
corted into the senate chamber and to the
vice presidents desk by Mr.. Spooner, be-
tween whom and Mr.. LaFollette there has
been I'm recent years a difference of opinion
as to party and public policies amounting
TO personal antagonism. Neither senator
displayed any trace OF such feeling today
Mrs. LaFollette was among the spec
tators of her husbands initiation into this
new sphere of public duty.
The senate discussed at some length a
proposition to print a magazine article by
Mr.. Newlands and also a resolution for
the regulation OF senate patronage. Both
were adopted. A resolution calling for in
formation concerning the status of affairs
in Santo Domingo was presented by Mr.
rillman. who made unsuccessful effort
10 secure immediate consideration of it
Mr. Gallnger had expected to open the de
bate on the merchant marine shipping bill
today, hut when the bill was laid before
the senate he asked TO be excused from
talking until next Monday. when the bill
will be formally taken up as the unfinished
business.
Assignments OF Mr.. LaFollette and Mr.
Gearin to committees were made as fol
lows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. river front, chair
i.riI
grafton. Indian affairs and pensions.
Gearin-Claims, pensions forest reserva
tons. industrial expostions, nationa
banks and District of Columbia, Mr.. Sim
mons resigning from the last named com
mlttee to make room for the Oregon sena
tor.
At 214 the senate went into cxccutiv
session and at 2:23 adjourned until Mon
daV
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05
KNOWLTON IN LEAD FOR CLERK
support of FIenniken Practically As
sures Selection OF the Usage
Man.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


DIES MONIES, Jan. 4.-(SpecialJ-L. Is.
Knowlton of Usage today developed
strong lead for the position of reading clerk
Of the house. one of the few positions open
for a contest at this session, when it was
disclosed that Representative j. c. F1enni-
ken of Strawberry Point would give him
his support Corlett, the former reading
clerk was from Flennken's county Clay
ton Representative II. L. Teachout of this
county said today that Knowltons appoint
mon: was assured.
c. r. Benedict. chief clerk of the house.
was today circulating "A petition to have
the caucus of republicans Of the house at
o'clock Saturday afternoon i'm the large
committee room OF the house.
Politicians from the Eighth district are
saying that d. C. Sutherland of Clarinda
( former attorney of Page county. will soon
enter the race for congress against Con-
| gresham w P. Hepburn.
Senator HAYWARD Of Scott county is said
to have drafted a bill to abolish the state
printer and binder and let the state print
| ing by contract
| Governor Cummins has appointed DR.. b
| l.. Eiker of Leon i'm Decatur county, a
member of the State Board of Health ant
| State Board of Medical Examiners, to sue
coed DIR. IL. Matthey of Davenport. Other
appointments by the governor are: Captain
A. l.. Holland. TO be oil inspector, to sue
coed John Il. Currie of Creston HOLLAND
was appointed under the soldiers prefer
ence law. Peter Malcolm of New Hampton
was appointed to succeed himself on thu
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners :
member of the Board OF Control is to be ap
pointed this. year to succeed Judge Robin
son. 1t is generally assumed that Judg
Robinson will be selected to succeed him
| self.
Commissioner n. II. Ketchum of the rail
road commission will 20 TO Council Blum
| to investigate the shortage of freight cars
Letters In large numbers are being receive
at the Office OF the commission complainin
of the shortage. II Is claimed the cars ar
being held at Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05
SYSTEM IN THEIR MADNESS
Adjoining Houses Are Entered same
Night by Burglars Who
Get Little.

Burglars entered adjoining homes at 1905
and lOOS South Twentieth street Wednesday
evening and secured a small amount of
plumber The home Of Charles Brown at
the first mentioned number was entered
through a window during the absence OF
the family A gold locket and gold set ring
were stolen. The residence OF n. l..
Levelle. next door, was entered through a
rear door which was broken open. A
trunk was opened and a quantity of silver
ware stolen. As the Levele family is I'm
New York City, the amount of their loss
has not been determined by the police.
Night providers entered the saloon OF W.
e. Parrot, 612 South Thirteenth street, and
stole SO from a drawer
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05

AIege order Has Received Nothing
from BROKEN Bank.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Jan. 4.-The case OF
Modern Woodmen of America against the
estate of L. II. McCutchen and his bonds
men. as assistant treasurer of the Modern
Woodmen, has been reopened in the federal
court. The suit is for $1OO,15S the amount
that is alleged to have been deposited in
McCutchen's bank at Holstein at the time
of the failure OF that institution. The suit
has been brought in the name of A. n.
Bort OF Beloit. Wis, head banker Of the
Modern Woodmen.
The beginning Of the litigation may be
laid to the failure of the McCutchen bank,
which paid out only about 50 cents on the
dollar. The allegation is made by Mr..
Bort in this action that the Modern Wood
men have never received any part of its
deposit there.