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The Washington times., 1906-04-23
w AND MORE MODERN CITY WILL RISE ON THE RUINS OF THE OLD
ChTTLE SWALLOWED BY
OPENING IN STREET
Refugee Tells of Man by His Side
Being Crushed Under Fall
ing Wall.

OMAHA, Neb., April 23.-Union Pa
cifc trains from the West are crowd
ed with refugees from San Francisco.
The road is running extra trains as
fast as they can be filed with pas
sengers. The refugees show the result
of the terrible trials through which
they have passed, and many are on
the verge Of nervous prOstratiOn. G. a.
Raymond. n mine owner of Tomales.
Cal. was in the Palace Hotel when the
earthquake occurred. He says:
II had 5000 in gold under my pillow.
awoke as I was thrown out OF bed.
Attempting to walk. the floor shook so
that J fell. 1 grabbed my clothing and
rushed down into the office. where
dozens were already conRregated. Sud
denly the lights went out. and every
one rushed for the door.
Outside 1 witnessed a sight I never
want TO see again. II was dawn and
light. ] looked up. The air was filed
with falling stones PeOple around me
were crushed 10 death on all sides. All
around the huge buildings were shak-
ing and waving. Every moment there
were reports like 100 cannon going of
at one time. Then streams of FIRE would
shoot out. and other reports followed.
I asked man standing by me what
had happened Before he could answer
a thousand bricks fell on him ana he
was killed.
AT places the streets had cracked
and opened. ChaSms extended in all
directions. saw a drove Of cattle.
wild with fright rushing up Market
street I crOuehed beside "A swaying
building AS they came nearer they
iisappea red. seeming to drop into the
earth. When the last had gone I vent
nearer and found they had indeed been
precipftateCs into the earth, a wide fs-
sure having swallowed them. ! worked
my way around them and ran out to
the ferry. was crazy with fear and
the horrible sights"
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DRUNKEN WHARF RATS
BURNED BY SCORES
FrightfuI Scenes Witnessed by Phila-
delPAia Tourists Who Escaped
Through Horrors.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. April %
j. .. Gill. n retired member Of the
firm of King. HiIlman < Gill. Of Phila-
delphia. arrived in this city from San
Francisco, where. with his party, he
passed through the horrors OF the
earthquake and subsequent FIRE
Mr.. Gill and his wife and several
prominent Philadelphians spent the
winter In Honolulu and on the coast
The party were at the St Francis
Hotel Wednesday morning.
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. GIL there were
in the party ". T. AumOnt. a retired
officer. Of the Girard Trust Company. OF
Philadelphia; Mrs. AumOnt, Miss Flor
ence Aumont, Miss A II Haehnlen and
J. MfIlard KessIer.
Mrs. Gil and myself were IN a room
on the third floor OF the hotel" said
Mr. Gill
we were awakened by the rocking
Of our beds. Then they seemed 70 be
lifted from their legs, suspended IN the
air and as suddenly dropped. while the
plaster began cracking and falling II e
arose and left our room after putting
on a few clothes We telt that with
every step we were Lrcadlug on glass
and that the ten stories above US would
fall. not allowing us 10 escape alive
But once outside the building and with
our friends L began 10 realize what
had happened
Il made my way back 70 the room
and packed our suit cases came
across Il valuable necklace and pearls
that my wife. in her haste, had left
behind.
with hundreds OF others we roamed
in the park in front Of the hotel several
hours When we saw the nre nemmlng
in the lower part Of the city we walked
toward the outskirts and were sheltered
Tor a time az 1917 Jones street by a Miss
MCEWen EariV next morning we start
ed for the ferry. Policemen frequently
stopped uD and it was with dif51ulty and
much trepidation that we walked
through the burned district and arrived
AT the wharf at 5-15. just fifteen minutes
before the boat left.
The scenes We passed through were
sickening and indescribable. 7 fancy
that scores of men. wharf rats. who
had looted wholesale liquor houses and
were maudlin drunk, were burned 70
death without being the wiser, because
Of their condition"
Walter r Marsh and party are among
the survivors who have reached Colorado
Springs. Marsh IS IN charge OF the
National Express COmpany's business at
New York. They made theI~ escape
only half clad and arrived in Colorado
Springs with no belongings
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Work Like Trojans Send
ing Shelter and Sup
plies West.

Next TO the actual developments at
San Francisco, the vision Of the coun-
try is now centered upon the move
ments Of the army in rushing relief TO
the devastated city and handling prac-
tically the entire situation there from
the policing Of the city TO the distri-
button of rations and other supplies
and shelter
Within twenty-four hours after the
full extent Of the disaster was known
to the Secretary Of War, special trains
were en- route.
BY nearly every officer upon whom
emergency had fallen, red tape. that
has always been so celebrated IN the
army. was cast 10 the winds
Funston's Service.
By his courage and cool judgment
that won the plaudits Of the world In
the Spanish-American war. Brigadler
General Funston acted on his own re-
sponsibility and had accomplished
much before an order IN answer to his
messages could reach him from the
War Department
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BRIG. GEN. HENRY G. SHARPE,
Commissary General of the Army.

In the Offices of the department at
Washington the same spirit has pre-
vailed Every officer has put his
shoulder To the wheel and acted
promptly and efficiently.
In Washington the burden Of the
work falls first upon Secretary Of War
Taft then upon General Bell as chief
several divisions. but chiefly upon
those Of the quartermaSter general and
commissary general
Bells Good Record.
General Bell. new at his du. .es.
worked like n Trojan and one familiar
with the whole course. issued orders
right and left. acting on his own re-
sponsibilIty when the Secretary was
at the Capitol endeavof,ug 10 procure
the special appropriations for the 81
600. 900.
In the same way has action been
taken by Quartermaster General
Humphrey and Commissary General
Sharpe. Having unbOunded confidence
the situation, both Secretary Taft and
General Bell gave them instructions
not to stand upon the receipt Of orders
when a moments delay might handi-
cap the movement Of relief TO san
Francisco. So upon these officers the
major portion of the work in Wash
fngton naturally fell
has fallen the hardest part Of the gen
eral proposition. The CommiSSary C,e-
partment has found II a big matter to
provide the provisions that have been
called for by General Funston TO
check the tide OF starvation, but the
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GRAND ARMY VETERANS
CONTRIBUTE TO FUND
Notified by the Commander-in-Chi
Send Funds Through the
Red Cross.

Local posts of the Grand Army OF
the Republic have Joined the large
number of organizations which are con
tributing TO the relief OF the California
sufferers. BY direction Of Commander
in-Chief Tanner all posts OF the Grand
Army are to send their subscriptions
Of money and clothing through the Red
Cross Society.
B. p. Entrikin, department command
er, has notified District posts 10 send
all contributions in this manner and
a meeting viii be held next Saturday
night in Grand Army Headquarters
when reports Will be made as 10 the
number and nature Of the COntribu-
tiOnS.
Until that time IL cannot be known
just how far the work Of the Grand
Army will go. but all auxiliary
branches Of that body are combining TO
do everything for the Western suffer
ers
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POLICE HOLD CAR TILL
OWNER CAN RAISE FINE

PITTsBURG. Pa. April 2S--Pitts6urg
police officials think they have solVed
the question of how to catch autono-
biIe scorchers. Policemen mounted on
motor cycles will chase the speed-hmil
defers. and It is believed they can be
overhauled and kept in subjection IN this
way.
on their hands, which is being held as
security for a fine. E. H Jennings. son
of the oil operator, was arrested Thurs
day evening for running an auto with
out displaying license plate When he
had a hearing yesterday morning he did
not have enough money to pay his fine
and the costs
Magistrate f. c. Negley then an
nounced the police would retain the car
while the owner hunted around for
enough money tS pay his fine.
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EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FELT IN OREGON
Houses Rocked at a Num-
Der Of Places.
FURNITURE T0PPLED OVER
Refugees From San Francisco Reach
Portland-Eegerly Borne
Away.

PORTLAND, Ore, April pa dis
tinct earthquake shock was felt through
out parts of this State between l and
1.15 o'clock this morning.
At Glendale. reports say, the shock
was so severe that houses rocked and
china in closets was broken, while fur
niture tOpDled and fell.
At Grant Pass. at shortly after I
O'Clock, the earth began to qIiver and
shake violently. No loss OF life or
property damage has been reported, but
the fact that the earthquake shocks
have extended this far up the Pacific
coast has occasioned uneasiness.
Two hundred and fifty destitute refu-
gees from San Francisco have arrived
here. They were net by the general
relief committee and hundreds of citi-
zens and were eagerly borne away to
find temporary homes in Portland.
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GOVERNMENT RELIEF GAR
BURNED WITH CONTENTS

DENVER, Col, April 23.-At Creston,
Wyo., today an express car in the Gov
ernment relief train being sent to San
Francisco from the SChuylkiII arsenal
was burned, the fire originating from
sparks catching under the roof
The car was sidetracked and the two
train crews attempted TO save it, The
flames drove them away. however. be-
fore they could break open the doors
and save the contents of the car No
one was seriously injured.
The car contained provisions in boxes
and tents.
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MU-SO-LIT CLUB.

The Mu-SO-Lit Club viii next Tuesday
evening, al the Metropolitan A NJ. Z.
Church. present Prof Kelly Mille-, IN
der the auspices of the Bethel Literary
and Historical Association. Prof. Miller
VIII deliver the first in a series of lee
tUres on Some Aspects Of the Race
Problem" Music viii he furnished by
the Aeolian Mandolin and Guitar Club.
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PACIFIC RAILROAD
RUNNING INTO FRISCO

A. J. Poston, general agent here for
the Southern Pacific Railroad. received
a telegram this morning from San Fran
cisco announcing that his road had re-
sumed its service into the city and
trains were running on schedule time.
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PART OF VENEZUELAN
CABINET IN AMERICA

NEW YORK, April g. - Among the
passengers who arrived here on the
steamer Caracas from Venezuela and
Porto Rico were J T Cadenas, secre-
JaTy Of state of Venezuela H. d Bar
riara. minister Of foreign affairs. and NJ
Carso and family
n. CarSo is the confidential friend Of
President Castro. Of Venezuela
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SULTAN O. PARIS TITLE
M00RS GIVE FALLIERES

PARIS, April 23.-'Sultan Of Paris IS
Monsieur Fallieres' latest title. The
President Of France has received a let
ter from the Moroccan pretenGer in
which the latter says: Under the invO-
cation OF the Grace Of God and under
His power. and by an effect OF his divine
benevolerCe. we have learned OF the
accession Of the Sultan Of Paris-the
Medina OF the West-tO whom / am
happy 10 send my congratulations and
my good wishes"
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FRIGHTFULLY MANGLED
AT TUNNEL ENTRANCE

Mangled almost beyond recognition.
the body OF John Elliott, forty-two years
old. Of 1929 L street southeast, was
found at the entrance OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad tunnel near Second and
G. streets southeast yesterday morning.
1t is believed Elliott started through
the tunnel TO walk TO his home late
Saturday night. when he was run down
by one of the New York express trains
and instantly killed.
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HEAVY FALL OF SPRING SNOW
WIKESBARRE'S EXPERIENCE

wILKESBARRE, Pa. April 23.-At an
early hour this morning snow fell here.
and 1t was impossible to see more than
100 yards. so thick was the fall The
fakes were large.
The snow was heavy and wet. making
walking uncomfortable
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quartermaster' department has found
* q much bigger proposition 20 pro-
VIDE the tents ana other supplies and
transport them as well as the proVi-
slons 70 the scene OF calamity
Applause From Officers
Already General Humphrey and Cen
eral Sharpe. as well as General Bell
and Secretary Taft, are receiving the
plaudits OF the officers Of the army and
navy, who realize the difficulties they
are encoUntering and overcoming. and
OF public officials generally. Little less
credit IS due, perhaps. 10 the medical
department, a the head Of which Is
surgeon General O'ReilIy. who also has
acted promptly IN every way that has
seemed possible for him 10 aid the suf-
ferers.
Both Generals Humphrey and Sharpe
nave won their spurs in efficient serv-
Ice General Humphrey is a New York
er by birth and came up from the
ranks lie rose from private to first
sergeant in the Fifth Artillery after
beginning service in 1853. and in 1866
ne began his career under shoulder
straps. He was promoted TO captaiu.
and assigned 20 the ouarternos - a. a. !. =
department in 1873 and he has been IN
that department ever since. gradually
climbing up 10 the head
General Sharpe IS also a New York
81. ne having entered the Academy in
1870 lie entered the commissary de-
partment in 1883 and has gradually
risen 70 the highest place. being made
brIgadier general and chief OF the de-
paTtnent last October. He also served
as colonel in the cOmnissary depart
ment OF the volunteer service in the
Spanish war.
The Washington times., 1906-04-23

Other news of the San Francisco
earthquake and fire, rs well as the
relief work being done, viii be
found on page 3.
The Washington times., 1906-04-23
MONEY SUBSCRIBED
At TIMES OFFICE

The Times has received the following
The Washington times., 1906-05-31
LARGE INCREASE IN
INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK. May 31.-Dividend and
interest payments for June this year
VIII aggregate 50. .633.517. in comparison
with 39.977. .047 a year ago. In the com
ing month the railroads viii pay out in
dividends. $7196. .225. as against S5,OSS. .74O
a year ago: the industrials viii disburse
81, ,932,5s3, in comparison with $14,7O0.5S6.
and miscellaneous corporations $6.170, ,O64,
as compared with 3.7l1. $50. the total for
June. 1905. for the railroads boang $31.-
29S.S76. as against $23, SIC twelve
months ago.
In the matter OF interest, the railroads
will pay out $15. .603, ,216, as compared with
S13. S22. .6T in June of 1906, while mis-
ceIlaneoUs corporations will disburse $4,-
l.s25, as against S2.65354i a year ago.
The largest disbursement TO be made
next month is by the Standard Oil Com
p8ny. which will pay out $, $50, ,447, while
the Pennsylvania Company will pay out
s., ,2SS,335. The only other companies dis
bursing more than 81, 10000 are the
American Tobacco Company and the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company.
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All Moving Smoothly.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

T street northwest between Ninth and
Tenth streets-Catherine s. Hill to
William Z. H Merritt. part original lot
il. square 81. Slo.
Clark Mills estate-Albert 3. Hines ct
uX. TO Walter r. Wilcox. lots % and q.
SO.
Mintwood-Julia c. Alvord TO Esther
F. Noble, lot I43. $. $50.
Alley between Il and 7, Sixth and
Seventh streets northeast-Thomas Nor
rissey et al TO Ebert Perry, lots 10 and
IL, square SOS SO
1893 L street northwest-James NJ.
Green ct UX. TO Starr Parsons. lot L,
square 2f7. $40
ia X street nOrthwest-Lucia G. VI.
Costin et al 20 Felix A. Van Reuth,
part lot 4, square 427 s10.So0 Felix \
Van Reuth ct uX- convey same properly
TO Isaac Goldenberg. SO
InGieside-John + Lynch ct ux to
George A Whitfield lot p. block S, so
OUld's Second Vacancy-Albert F Fox.
ct al. trustees. to John Y. Farnum. part.
S3,4S7.5 So John r. Farnum ct ux. to Louis
=. Shoemaker and Charles 2. Williams,
same property. SO.
Kalorama Heights-William X Hill et
ux. 10 Charles G.. Williams. part lot IA.
block 3. SO.
North Capitol and II streets north
west-Sallis A. Schafhirt to Frederick
Schafhirt. lot !, square 623. SO.
l. street southeast. between Sixth and
Seventh streets-Frede C s. Hunter
10 Elizabeth D. HOppen, part original
lots 3 and 4. square ss1- 80
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Cotton Market Excited,
Stop Orders Are Caught

NEW YORK. May 31.-The local cot
ton market this morning had an ex-
cited opening, some big stop loss orders
being caught. chiefly in July. First
prices were six TO sixteen points lower
and in ten minutes July was down nine
teen points against a drop Of seven 10
nine points In new crop months.
May was of seventeen points in the
same period, but was :iOt traded in 10
any great extent
On the call business in July was the
heaviest seen here in many weeks The
market at New Orleans also was active
and down twenty-five points on July
at one time while, December lost only
seven points BY 1920 o'clock the local
market was two TO three points up from
the lowest, but still very feYerish
Opening quotations: May l0.S5GlO So;
June. 10. T5d1079: July. 1O77d10.7s; Au-
gust, 0.5S4106Q: October, I044dIO 45:
Dece nber, 10 461IO.47.
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BODY OF MAN FOUND
FLOATING IN RIVER
CONTINUED from FIRST PageO

Decoration Day parade. Yesterday,
however, he announced that he did not
feel like undertaking the usual march
He went out TO Arlington. however, and
later in the afternoon went down the
river.
Last night he was deep in the spirit
of Decoration Day, and exchanged remi
niscences of battles and other incidents
of the war with his old comrades. The
last man to bid him goodnight was T
T. Lane, a fellow-comrade and clerk
Mr.. Lane stated today that Mr.. Shan
non apparently was in a happy frame
of mind
All of the clerks in the War Depart
ment who knew the deceased well scout
ed both murder and suicide theories.
They cling TO the accident theory
Mr.. Shannon was q 81. 400 clerk in the
department. He was born in Canada and
served IN the First Massachusetts CaX-
airy, enlisting August 5. 1862. He was
wounded June l., 1853, in the battle of
Aldea. Va After this he was transfer
red to the Veterans Reserve Corps and
served in the general service from jan
uary 10, 1864 to July l. 1874. de entered
the war Department in 1861 first as q
messenger and was later appointed
SIefh, which work he has since followed
he had the reputation Of being the finest
IEouneed messenger in t1e department
before his promotion.
The Washington times., 1906-05-31
EARNINGS OF LEHIGH
VALLEY ROAD DECREASE

NEW YORK. May 31-The I.ehigh
Valley railroad is the third in the list
of anthracite roads to show the heavy
losses which resulted from the coal
strike. The monthly earnings of the
Reading and Jersey Central, which were
published recently. showed the serious
falling of in receipts occasioned by the
CiminutiOn Of coal traffic.
In its report for April the Lehigh Val
ley shows gross earnings of S1.Sl7.143. as
compared with So ,997 for April. 1905.
a decrease Of $S21. .S54. Operating OK
penses were only slightly lessened, but
net earnings amounted to S314 S44 as
compared with 81. 079. .7c9 for April 1905. a
falling Oft of S76f S65.
Other income of the Lehigh Valley
amounted 10 so. 40. a decrease OF Ss5. .43l
making the total net income $685., ga, a
decrease for the month OF $50. .295.
Gross receipts for the ten months end
ed April 70 were $2T, ,I9S, $50, as compared
with S23,5O664s for the same period in
1910. Net earnings were Sl0.167 ,0S0. as
compared with $l0.079.796 THUS. while
the anal figures of the year may not
show any falling of from those OF 1895.
and NAV even record a Slight gain. it
is evident that the strike has operated
toward counteracting TO a great extent
the effect of tho prosperous period of
the present fiscal year, precluding any
ioea OF increased dividends.
The Washington times., 1906-05-31
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY.


PAID-UP CAPITAL, sI.Ooo.90
SURPLUS. S55q. 900 earned
Loans In any amount made or an
proved real estate or collateral at rea-
Eonable rates
- Interest paid upon deposits On monthly
balances subject TO check.
This company acts executor ad-
- rninistrator. trustee, agent. treasurer
- registrar. and IN all other hduciary ca
pacities-
Boxes for rent IN burglar and freproof
vaults for sac deposit and storage OF
valuable packages.
JOHN JOY EDSON- President
JOHN A SWOPE- Vice President
ELLIS SPEAR Second Vice President
ANDREW PARKER......--......--- Treasurer
HARRY G. MEEM- Assistant Treasurer
BOYD TAYLOR Assistant Treasures
THOMAS BRADLEY......Reai Estate Oficer
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is prepared TO assume the management Of
your real estate Careful attention given 10
all details.
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BEARS MAY SELL COTTON
ON GOVERNMENT REPORT

NEW ORLEANS. May 31.-The
in its summary of the
cotton situation today says:
Mondays Government condition and
acreage bureau report. now that the
talent believes bull manipulation of the
summer months is a thing of the past.
may stir up n selling movement should
1t lean toward the bearish contention.
But in that event it would be well
Tor the trade not to overlook the very
important fact that the intrinsic worth
OF cotton today is 2 or cents
a pound greater than IL was several
years ago. and the man who bases his
calculations on false premises in the
sNpectatlon 5S.,n OF long swing Of the pen
quinn may pay pretty penny for real
knoWledge The farmers are not go-
ing 70 give any cotton away to the
speculator either this wear or NEXT
The spinner will probably need too
much OF 1t TO justify radical low price
talk for many a day 10 come.
THE Times-Democrat will Issue its
acreage and condition report for June
on Monday. June T."
The Washington times., 1906-05-31
RAILROAD ISSUES
SHOW Up STRONG
Lists Made General Advance
to Over Four Points.
MONEY CROWD is ACTIVE
Many Calls for Loans on Floor of
Exchange at Four Per
Cent.

NEW YORK. May S1.-The market
showed almost uniform Improvement
during the first hour. with exceptional
strength in Illinois Central, ST. Paul
and the Hill-Harriman issues.
The list generally made advances rang
ing from Y TO over points. There were
realizing sales, but the reaction. out
side of Illinois Central, was unimpor-
tant. Some Importance was attached in
the money crowd TO the open offers of
large amounts OF call money at per
cent
Government bonds unchanged; other
bonds firm
The opening was marked by general
advances, ranging from u to rs. the last
in Illinois Central. Steel and Northern
Pacific were up IS; Sugar. Great North
ern preferred and New York Central p;
Amalgamated, Erie and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit u. Reading started %s higher.
Amalgamated reacted slightly.
There were several demonstrations or
strength in different groups in the last
hour, which carried prices up sharply
The most important movement was in
Consolidated Gas, which rose to III,
against 136 on Tuesday.