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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05

The Examiner BuTIding.-Before this
collapsed IL was eight stories high,
standing on the southeast corner OF
Market and Third streets. the corner
near which were all the big newspaper
offices. The offices OF the Examiner.
Mr. Hearst's san Francisco paper, oc-
cupied the rotunda OF the building, the
rest being rented for offices. The build
ing was OF the Spanish Renaissance
style. The severity OF its exterior was
broken by the ornamented windows OF
the second story and the logglas with
their decorated columns along the top
stories
The Call Building.-This was the tall
est building on the Pacific coast and
was occupied by the San Francisco
Call. having in II besides 272 offices. IL
was erected in lS96-07 at the south
west corner OF Market and Third
streets. From the basement to the top
OF the dome was 800 feet. There were
sixteen floors. II was constructed en-
tirely OF marble. sandstone and steel
and was considered freproof II was
OF no little architectural beauty. IL
was one Of the first buildings seen
when one entered san Francisco.
Mark Hopkins Institute-This was
formerly the magnificent private resi-
donce OF Mark Hopkins. one OF Cali
fornia's pioneer citizens. AT the south
east corner OF California and Mason
streets II was given 10 the city In
1898 by l.. +. Searles OF Methuen.
Mass. IL had been used for Illustration
and instruction In the fine arts. IL con
tained many line specimens OF paint
ing and sculpture A spacious gallery
had recently been idcd 10 the instl-
tute. The interior OF the house was fin
ished with rare woods and beautiful
frescoes.
The Hall OF Justice. This was one OF
the newest. II not the newest. public
building in the city. 1; was situated on
the east side OF Kearny street, be-
tween Washington and Merchant
streets. opposite Portsmouth square.
The cornerstone was laid In 1896. IL
contained police headquarters. the po-
lice courts and the criminal depart
ments OF the superior court. IL stood
on notorious ground II was In that
neighborhood that the most famous
gambling deus were once located. and
there later on the Jenny Lind theater
was burned down and rebuilt
The following are some OF the other
buildings that were destroyed: The
Croker building. the Fairmount hotel
the Lick House. the Grand Opera
House. Merchants Exchange. the Occl-
dental hotel. the Russ House. PARROT
building. Ptclan building. Hlbernia
bank. california hotel. Grace church.
Orpheum thcater. Columbia theater
and Mechanics pavilion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05

gomery streets. covered two and a
half acres OF land. IL was seven sto-
ries high. The building cost $T.0OOOOO
and was projected by the late W. c.
Ralston. The Palace was the most IA
nous hotel In the city. 1t was the rem
devious of many notable men about
town. particularly the gourmands Of
San Francisco.
The building was a huge pile of
stone and brick, I'm the center OF which
was a court 81 by IA feet. Ii had a
bitumen drive for carriages fifty feet
In diameter. The floor Of the prom
enade was paved with marble. The
west end of the court was encircled by
a series OF DOric pillars Of classic de-
sign. The pillars were surmounted by
a coping on which were tropical plants
and flowers. Tables and settees were
usually scattered about the court.
where men might have an afternoon
chat and smoke.
The court was covered by n glass
roof. and n goodly number OF the $50
rooms looked out into this opening,
which furnished them with a subdued
light The Palace hotel was connected
by a bridge across New Montgomery
street with the Grand hotel. which was
under the same management and
which was also destroyed.
The Palace hotel was provided with
reading and smoking rooms, social.
women's and mems parlors. telegraph
offices. billiard rooms, 1--WE elevators,
restaurant and grill room. which was
considered one OF the most elegant din
ing apartments for men in the world.
The outer and inner partitions were OF
brick from top TO bottom. -Four arte-
sian wells furnished the hotel with wa
ter. From the top Of the hotel fine
birdseye view of the city could be OBJ
tanned. The extent Of the corridors
amounted 10 some two and bali
miles. The style OF the building WAS
peculiarly San Franciscan. bay win
dows Astounding.
The Gin House.-This stood on Point
Lobos, at the south head OF the Golden
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
a Pathetic Incident.

The meaning OF the San francisco
disaster 10 thousands throughout the
United States was brought out the 9th
er afternoon 10y little incident in the
New York Times Office young wo-
man asked there for the latest infor-
nation from san francisco. 4 map OF
the city was shown 10 her and the zone
OF danger pointed out. Her home was
only few blocks away. In vain she
was assured that the fire had not
reached SO far. She saw for herself
and began 10 trcmhlc as she looked.
then burst into tears. Her father and
mother and two brothers are In San
Francisco. and she could get no word
OF them. Her father is eighty i've
years old and almost helpless. The
young woman said she believed she
would never see them again and might
never even have word OF their end
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
MEMORIES OF FRISCO.
Mark TwRin's Description of Earth
quake lie saw In stricken city.

Mark Twafn's Description of Earth
quake lie saw In stricken city.
Samuel l.. Clemens Mark Twain.
after his recent lecture at the Carnegie
hall, in New York, for the benefit OF
the Robert Fulton Memorial associa-
ton fund, spoke as follows about the
earthquake stricken city OF San Fran
cisco:
The poor, smitten city. 1 have no
close friends there al present. although
l have some at Alameda l see that
all of the district around Montgomery
street is destroyed. The place where /
lived while there and the place whore
/ boarded is gone. l knew the dis
trict very well, as was a reporter on
the Call and so OF course got around
pretty well. / worked first as q re-
porter on the Virginia City Enterprise
and in September or October, 1862,
went to San Francisco. / was on the
Call until 1866.
II was there when they had ons
healthy earthquake, however. Il was
the worst ever heard OF. 1t was one
Sunday afternoon, hot and close. I
was walking along the street when +
was Jlggled. 1 did not know what had
happened. I thought there had been
quarrel or something between the
houses. ] saw the front OF a six story
brick house fall across the street and
form a bridge. j sprung MP against
the wall. But, say, that was the only
house In town that did such a thing
don't know how 1t happened. No
one else saw II but me. l never told
any one about IT,
''The last time i was there, I think,
was In 1868. The town then had us.
600 people-that is, $4,000 Chinese and
100000 people was there In 1868 and
wrote 'Roushing It In sixty days. II
would take me six months now. The
town has grown from what IL was
when I was there to what IL was two
days ago since L left There were NO
big buildings there then"
After his address at Carnsefs haIi
he made an appeal 10 the audisres 20
remember In their hearts and with
their purses the people n "oan Fran
cisco. the smittsn city"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05

fore he could pull Ii In again, the wreck
ing boss grabbed il like a pay check.
Carhart. who was catching the news
from the rattle of young Giddings. went
wild trying to repeat it to Duffy with
out losing it in his throat The chief
was opening his eyes. trying to under
stand.
Medical men of violently differing
schOOls-allopaths. homeopaths. osteo-
paths. eclectics-f1ade their peace with
a whoOp. A redheaded druggist. who
had rung himself in for a free ride to
the horror. threw his emergency pack
cts into the middle OF the floor. The
doctors caught the impulse Instru-
ment cases were laid with solemn ten
derness on the heap, and a dozen crazy
men, Joining hands around the pyred
saws and gauze. struck up "Old Hun
dred."
Engineer Monsoon was a new man.
who had been over the division only
twice before in his life. both times i'm
daylight For that emergency Abe
Monsoon was the man OF all others. be-
cause Z takes more than an ordinary
moon TO scare a thoroughbred West
End engineer. But Monsoon and his
moon headlight had between them saw
ed De Molay Four from the scrap.
The relief arrangements and Mon
soon's headlight were the fun Of Il. but
there was more. Martin DUFFY lay
eleven weeks with brain fever before
they could say moon again 70 him. Bob
had skipped into the mountains In the
very hour that he had disgraced him
self. He has never shown up at Med
icine since. but Martin is still chief.
AID they think more Of him on the
M0-ntain district than ever.
Bucks got the whole thing when De
Molay -Four reached Rat River that
night Bucks and Callahan and Moore
and Oyster and Pat Francis got IT and
smiled grimly. Nobody else on Special
500 even dreamed OF leaving a bone
that Sunday night I'm the Cinnamon
cut All the rest OF the evening Bucks
smiled just the same at the knights
and the Knightesses. and they thought
him. for a bachelor. wonderfully enter
tanning.
A month later, when the old boys.
more or less ragged, came struggling
back from Frisco, Bucks crowd stayed
over a train. and he told his Pennsyl-
vania cronies what they had slipped
through in that delay at Rock Point
"Just luck" laughed one Of the east
ern superintendent. who wore on his
watch chain an enormous Greek cross
with "Our Trust Is In God" engraved
on II. Just luck" he laughed. wasn't
ftTs
Maybe" murmured Bucks. looking
Teton peaks. That is, you might call
IL that back on the Penn. Out here I
guess they'd call IL, Just God"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
vASTL0SSl IN BUILDINGS
Beautiful Structures Ruined by
San Francisco's Earthquake.
BONE FAMOUS THE WORLD OVER

Luxurious Palace Hotel, That Cost
7,OOO.OoO-CIin House, That slid In
40 the Sea. Was Favorite Resort of
Thousands--Mnssive Mnps Building
and Biggest Church Gone.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
KEPT FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Immigrants Won't he Allowed to Go
There YET.

Robert Watchorn. commissioner OF
immigration. announced recently that
be had received word from Secretary
Metcalf OF the department OF com
merce and labor at Washington not TO
allow any more tickets to be sold 10
immigrants who may desire TO 20
through 10 San Francisco until further
word is sent him from Washington.
says the New York Times
Twenty Italian immigrants who
arrived at New York few days ago
on the White Star liner Republic. from
Liverpool. held prayer meeting on
Ellis island the other night giving
thanks for their delyerance from the
disaster in san Francisco They had
intended 20 GO through 20 the coast
but when they arrived al New York
they found the fare was more than
they expected They were kept on
Ellis island until they could raise the
money
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05

For red checks some good iron or
sulphur preparation taken internally Is
the best thing
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
POLITICAL DRIFT.

In his run for governor Of New York vii
liam Randolph Hearst was scratched G5.OO
times, enough to remove the itch for office
Governor-elect Hughes of New York has
appointed as his private secretary Robert
II. Fuller, legislative correspondent Of the
New York Herald.
Governor Hoch of Kansas says that since
his reelection he has undertaken new
contract 1t is, in the governors terse vo-
cabulary, ITO drive booze out of business"
Lewis Emery, late fusion candidate for
governor of Pennsylvania, has retracted
campaign charges made against state
senator and thereby escaped the expense of
a libel suit.
Mr.. Hearsts statement of his campaign
expenses, which footed up t255OOO, appears
to have been merely a sample nugget, The
total output of the lode will have to be left
to the Imagination.
Senator Tilman declined TO omit dash
words from lecture for the benefit Of an
Ohio church and his engagement was can
celled. The senate has no means Of en-
forcing the Ohio system,
The Britishers rail and turn their eyes
out and up when discussing the vast expen-
ditTes for American political campaigns.
Yet an official statement of the expenses
for the SO members OF Parliament recently
elected puts the total at S5,s3429O, or an
average of 9S cents a vote. The expendl-
lures Of presidential campaigns in the
United States did not exceed $500, 900 until
1896 1900 and 1904, when they were said to
run between 100000 and slO.OO0OOO.
Kentucky home of Mars Henry Waiter
son, and incidentally Of the Bourbons, has
been slipping hard and swift from the re-
publicans. In 1895 the legislature went re-
publican In 1897 the democrats won the
General Assembly through bitter republican
dissensions. The Legislature then elected
was democratic on joint ballot by a majcr-
ity Of 90. The legislature elected in 1901
stood on joint ballot: Democrats, 100; re-
publcans 3s. The legislature IN 1908 went
on joint ballot: Democrats, 102; republicans
SO. The legislature elected last year stands
Democrats, 107; republicans. 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
WALL STREETS pREpIoAMEST.

Wall street criticism of Secretary
Shaw, taking it as representative of
the concentrated speculative interest,
is identical in spirit with that which
has been directed against long line of
his predecessors in office. 1t is intensi-
fed now only by his policy of distribu-
ting treasury surplus funds for deposit
with the banks in all sections of the
country instead of massing them in
the eastern and, principally, the New
York banks, and by the materially
changed relations between the west
and the eastern financial centers.
In final analysis, the real grievance
of these critics is against a situation
for which neither Secretary Shaw nor
any of his near predecessors Is respon-
sible, namely, the subtreasuTy system,
which has been the fixed policy of the
country since 1916. Their proper
course, If they wish a different treas
didly and squarely on the subtreasury
system before the people. But the ma
tional judgment and traditions are
acknowledged to be so conclusively set
against all proposals of that sort,
notably the recent suggestion of a
great central semi-oflcial bank, that
no one will come into the open to press
them, but, on the contrary, resort is
had to evasions and schemes to ma
nipulate the treasury funds.
What enhances the exigency of the
centralized speculative interests is the
rapid accumulation of loanable surplus
throughout the interior OF the country,
which through the spring and summer
months is massed on deposit in the
eastern eenters, drawn thither in part
by demand for mercantile and indus
| trial uses, but becoming also a stimu-
liant for the gambling flames always
burning. 1t is up to the financial In,
stitutions there to adjust themselves
to the known fact that these balances
from the interior will surely be drawr
down during the autumn and winter
months for crop movement and not tC
permit them to be tied up in specula
tive commitments. II Secretary Shaw
had last summer deposited in the east
ern centers the surplus revenue as I
accumulated in the subtreasury, as h,
is now blamed by the Wall stree
critics for not doing, such deposit
would simply have been capitalized Il
speculation, at once increasing tn
money famine in the crisis and depriv
ing himself of alleviating its worst ei
fects upon legitimate business.
In short. the annual stringency Il
Wall street and all aAiliated quarter
is bound to become more severe pre-
cisely as western financial potenc
grows, and as the treasury. handlln
} directly its cash income. disposes @
the surplus more with view to tn
broad business interest Of the country
That policy viii not be reversed what
ever improvements may be made :
currency and banking methods tn
sooner Wall street manipulatiye inter
ests appreciate this fact and su-ci
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

FEDERATION RESPONSE TO ROOSEVELT
1t is significant that in the discus
sions of the National Civic Federation
the question of national taxation of
incomes and inherltances should so
distinctly take the foremost place.
That this distinguished body OF
thoughtful men, drawn from all sec
tions of the country and representing
every variety of political, industrial,
financial and social interest, should be
absorbed in these problems, when so
many other topics are pressing, indl-
Gates that President Roosevelt in his
message recommendations and the pre-
liminary suggestions has struck a re-
sponsive chord. 1t is obvious that he
could not have expected substantial
action on the two propositions at the
present session of congress, but his
challenge has elected attention every
where.
1t may we'll be that legislative re-
suit may come sooner than superficial
observers now imagine. For, as the
proceedings of the federation show
the question of revision of the tariff
will raise the whole question of ma
tional revenue and open the oppor.
tunity, If the public mind be ready
for it, to consider in its length and
breadth the issue of income and in
heritance taxation.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
TBE soUTB OMAHA PosroFFIcE.


Under the constitution the president
has the sole and exclusive power, by
and with the advice and consent OF the
senate, to fill all appointiYe offices not
otherwise provided for by law. Strictly
speaking, It is the presidents right and
privilege to name as postmaster at
South Omaha anyone whom he may see
fit to choose and to ask the senate to
confirm the appointment.
A long established custom, however
has secured the force Of unwritten law
by which representatives in congress, II
of the same political faith with the
party in power, are accorded the right
to recommend candidates for postoftice
vacancies in their respective districts,
and to have such recommendations ac-
cepted In the absence of objections go
ing to fitness or integrity. 1t is only
pursuant to this unwritten law that
the postmaster general notifies the con-
gresham when such a vacancy occurs
and asks for his recommendation.
In the matter of the South Omaha
postoffice everything seems to have
gone along according to rule until the
recommendation made by Congressman
Kennedy reached the president, where
q different name, urged from other and
outside sources, was substituted, evil
IDENTIFY as a personal favor to a former
cabinet member who never lived in this
district. Even under these circum-
stances It seems to us that the presi-
dent might with propriety have sent
for Congressman Kennedy and told
him that he wished to make a personal
appointment at South Omaha, or at
least to have notified him that his rec
ommendation made at the solicitation
of the Postofice department would not
be entertained,
The South Omaha postofice is not
such an important position that its pos
session will determine the fate Of ma
tions,, but it undoubtedly has a large
bearing locally upon the strength or
weakness of the party organization.
SO long as the postmastership is a po-
litical prize, it ought to be awarded in
recognition of political service with a
view to the future welfare of the party,
especially since the republican party
in Nebraska has already too many
heavy loads of this kind to carry.
P. S. The withdrawal of the nom
ination and the substitution Of the
name of the candidate endorsed by
Congressman Kennedy in no way invali-
dates what The Bee has here said
although 1t may be taken as evidence
| that the president did not Intentionally
disregard Mr.. Kennedy's endorsements
Irrespective of the merits of the differ.
ent candidates for appointment to the
position. all of whom are doubtless
competent to perform the duties, II
will surely be far better for the party
to have it known that the source Of
favor for local patronage is somewhere
near at home, rather than in the handi
of far-distant strangers.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

WESTERN RAILROAD PREPARATIONS.
The action Of the board Of directors
of the Northern Pacific. authorizing a
large stock issue, following so quickly
the authorization Of t6O,OOO,OOO ad-
ditional stock by the Great Northern,
foreshadows extensive railroad con-
struction and betterments In the west
ern field. All the great transconti-
mental interests have indeed been
placing themselves in position for such
operations covering a series of years.
The Union Pacific, as Is we'll known,
has enormous resources, both In the
way Of stock authorization and a cash
fund, the proceeds Of sale of its hold
ings in the now dissolved Northern
Securities trust: Likewise the Mil
waukee system, supposed to be in har-
mony with the Hartman group, has
within a few weeks arranged for a
stock increase Of 100000, which
would be available for it's extension to
the coast, in large part paralleling the
Hill lines at close range.
These vast preparations do not
necessarily Imply railroad war in the
common acceptation of the phrase, al
though there are numerous evidences
Of far-reachlng hostility, The tre-
mendous development of the plain,
mountain and coast regions would
alone require and explain all the rail-
road extension in sight, or for which
any sort Of preparation is being made
But whatever the motive behind these
operations may be, It is apparent that
the next two or three years will see
completed an unprecedented amount
of new railroad mileage and better
ment in the west.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
THE NEW BOOK ESTIMATES.
some Figures on the Cost of Running
the Government.

Few Of the millions Of United States
citizens have any notion of what IL costs
to run the government, If the secretary
Of the treasury submits his budget calling
for upwards of sGSO, 10000 for the year
between July l, 1907, and June 30, 1908, the
general impression is gained that the
amount Is quite large, but the average citi-
zen let's 1t go at that.
II, however, curiosity leads to more de-
tailed examination Il Is discovered that
the cOuntrys budget is contained in a
large volume OF more than 400 pages, in
which, with minute eXactness, the esti-
mates for each branch Of the government
are indicated the items being plainly given
for the benefit Of the congressman whose
appropriation bills are based upon this
book of estimates. The out.ays do not
conform to the estimates in every particu-
lar, many changes being made when the
time comes for appropriations. But in a
general way any one may md out for him
self about how the public funds are used
The tabuiated statement showing the
actual outlays for one year, with the pro-
posed expenditures for the next, is worth
/ studying, as some sort Of a notion may
| be formed of the lines IN which incTeasS
or retrenchment is sought Sometimes
stance, the actual appropriation Of Sl4
/ 10000 for Indian affairs for the year
closing next June and the budget estimat,
Of approximately S. OOO,OO0 for the year end
ing June, 1908. A proposed reduction OF
over 5000 900 in pensions has a speacla
meaning, as the number Of deaths Of vet
! erans is recalled. IN like manner an In
crease OF 600 in the estimate Of tht
military establishment and Of nearly thret
times that amount for the navy points IN,
way 20 the distinct policy OF those in powe
TO build up these two arms Of the govern
ment service.
The expense OF the Postohice department
is not estimated with definite figures, IN,
amount OF tho annual dehct being un
known. Put for the other branches Il 4
possible 10 secure a reasonable acourac!
IN planning. so that the book Of estimate
has great value as a working basis for al
who have. the administration Of nationa
affairs under. their direction.